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Tuesday, May 19, 1998

	India has not misled US: Jaswant The Indian government on Monday lashed out at US officials for accusing India of being "duplicitous" and saying they had been "seriously misled" by India on the conduct of its five nuclear tests last week. A key aide of the PM who was closely involved in the planning of last week's tests, Jaswant Singh, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission led the rebuttal, saying he would not respond to the language of US spokesmen which was used "more out of frustration than out of reason."		George defends position on China Union defence minister George Fernandes has asserted that he had never said China was enemy number one. "I had merely said in my perception of national threat China was number one," said Fernandes on his first visit to Mumbai after taking oath as Defence Minister.
	Sanctions may hit Haryana power and road projects With the US and Japan slapping economic sanctions on India, the World Bank-funded soft loan to Haryana may be in for some major problems. Haryana was to supposed get $800 million (approximately Rs 3,200 crore) for power and road sectors. The threat to oppose loans -- if carried out -- can prove to be a setback to the ambitious power reforms and highway upgrading programmes of the HVP-BJP Government in the state.		ULFA outrage over NSCN bid for Assam's Naga tracts Fresh trouble seems to be on the cards along the sensitive Assam-Nagaland border with two major outlawed organisations of the region, the NSCN(IM) and ULFA crossing swords over the territorial domination of the two groups. While the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isac Muivah has last week reiterated its original demand for an independent state comprising, the ULFA has retorted back by saying that it will fight for stopping any move to give away Assam areas.

A-I sets in gear evacuation of Indians from Jakarta
The Air-India (A-I) has put in gear operations to airlift approximately 2,000 Indians from riot-ravaged Indonesia within the next four days. Responding to the call to evacuate Indians from Indonesia, which is witnessing a bloody round of rioting against President Suharto's government, the airline on Monday extended to Jakarta its Singapore flight A-I-440/431, which is operated with a 203-seater A310 aircraft.

3 Al-Umma aides held
Three persons accused of harbouring activists of banned Al-Umma extremist group, involved in the blasting of RSS headquarters at Chennai and Coimbatore serial bomb blasts, were arrested at Vijayawada on Monday even as the police launched massive manhunt to nab the militants at large.

Repeal Articles 356, 370
Pune boy severely hurt in PMC pool; fourth case in a month
Water supply to Manmad restored
Development authority for Nashik mooted
Firms chip in to erect war memorial
Check on cases of tainted petrol
Gurgaon illness due to spurious drugs, suspects Health Dept
House to seek Suharto's ouster
World Vignettes
US Justice Dept to probe satellite deal with China
Victorious Lebed may vie for top post
Sanctions will shatter economy should Pak go nuclear
Sinatra's secret child speaks out
American hawks pounce upon visa policy
For and against
Multi-crore projects bite dust as city builders run for cover
Mumbai Notes
BMC shares cost of 13 flyovers
MHADA to undertake SRD housing
Court orders workers to take over bank canteen
Mumbai rail corporation finally gets on track
Municipal hospitals to treat senior citizens free
An existence in transit
Annan moots sops for Pak
Jakarta Indians return home
Military against Suharto's exit
Test may bring skeletons out of Pak cupboard
Quicktakes
Encounter, a new chapter
The pain and passion of Pokharan, proud BARC scientists reveal all
Mumbaikar leads Everest team
Strike may delay SSC, HSC results
`Pak economy will suffer if it goes nuclear
India readies to face Pakistan at NAM meet
Indian scientists denied entry into Germany, US
Communal hue to transfers
Aloria plans for rainy day
3 passengers drugged, robbed in Rajdhani
Samples of drugs seized for testing
Vadodara Beat
Two splurge with stolen card
Sonia's order smudges lines
Undertrial dies in Tihar Jail
No fond farewell for Vilasini
Domestic help arrested for Mukherjee Nagar murder
DSO to issue a show-cause notice on co-op diesel pump
Girl drowns at Gurgaon Gymkhana
Tiger nearly out, others may follow suit
Cops threw me off roof, alleges trucker
Flu, not malaria in N Gujarat, says health team
Light showers bring relief to sweltering city
Vadodara Crime Watch
ESMA seems to be just another act
SGCCI, EPCH sign MoU
Agarwal vows to overhaul water network
New police chief promises faster results
Students try to popularise course
IPCL closes down its plant
Going through fire, water to save lives
Pune Beat
Water scarcity promoting disease
Melody queen leaves audience cold
Puneite sets foot on Everest
Medical officer suspended
Talks organised in city to mark World Telecom Day
Discussion on N-tests today
Cellphones confiscated
Civic body plans to buy gas meters
Results on time, assures Sudhir Joshi
It is a tailor-made livelihood for this man
UGC turns teacher-friendly, promises grant of Rs 7 lakh for
Highest grant for Pune varsity
Vegetables squeeze buyers
Pune Notes
It's not alliance for selfish motives
City blood banks face acute shortage
Munde accepts responsibilty for shoot-at-sight policy
Directory for emergencies
Drugs worth Rs 1.5 crore seized
School children hospitalised
Vintage car rally in Bangalore
Hubli to get phone connections within 48 hours
Major fire in Max Page office at Bangalore
Kumbabhishekam at Kanyakumari temple after 300 yrs
Marina wears a deserted look