Wednesday, November 17, 1999
Navy, Coast Guard nab pirates, rescue hijacked merchant vessel off Goa coast
A joint operation by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard ended on Tuesday morning with the interception of a hijacked merchant vessel 450 km off the coast of Goa by a naval missile corvette after a high speed chase on the seas.
States okay ST reforms
The Centre succeeded in bringing the states closer to the reforms programme with Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha getting them to agree to implement a host of reform-oriented measures within a stipulated time frame.
Bihar Governor sacks underage minister
Bihar Governor Suraj Bhan today dismissed state Horticulture, Weights and Measures Minister Rakesh Chaudhary, alias Samrat Chaudhary, for being ``underage,'' three days before his term as Minister would have ended.
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