Flash floods add to Orissa's misery
Flash floods followed by the devastating cyclone have worsened the situation in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jaipur, Kendrapara & Jagatsinghpur districts. People in these districts are crying for food, but the state administration is unable to supply relief material.

Mangal Bank fraud -- Action sought against top officials
A shareholder of the Mangal Co-operative Bank Ltd has sought a criminal investigation into siphoning out of Rs 9.50 lakh from the bank in 1991 and action against the members of the board of directors.

Bihar scores a first with education plan
After new slogans came a cropper in the recent Lok Sabha elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Laloo Prasad Yadav today fell back on his seven-year-old populist move aimed at identifying himself with the Dalits and Harijans.

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  Chandigarh Headlines
  Parag Jain replaces Reddy as UT SSP
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  CTU moots 50 per cent hike in fares
  Part of marriage palace in North Park demolished
  Godrej fires 38 staffers
  Frames of journey through US
  Twenty one models for NIIFT show
  K.B.S. Sidhu takes over as PUDA chief
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  500 children take part in contests
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  PWD workers hold rally
  PTL nets Rs 70-cr profit
  Helpage India gives Rs 2.8 lakh for eye-care
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  East meets West in fusion show
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