CPI-ML settles for Dipankar
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) has elected young turk Dipankar Bhattacharya as its new General Secretary. The election was necessitated by the death of Vinod Mishra five days ago.

Gowda flays move
Former prime minister H D Deve gowda criticised the Union Government's decision to build expressways in the country, and charged the Centre with doing everything in practice which was "opposite of what is desired in a developing country."

Manipur team meets PM
A delegation of all political parties of Manipur headed by Chief Minister W Nipamacha Singh has met Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and many other Central leaders and protested against the reported decision to extend the cease-fire between the Central Government and the NSCN(IM) to the state.

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