The Indian Express -- General

Wednesday, June 18 1997

Bangladesh refugees refuse to return home

Over 43,000 Bangladeshi tribal refugees, who are still sheltered in the six South Tripura camps, have refused to return to their homeland in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of south-east Bangladesh, alleging that the Bangladesh Government has not implemented the 20-point economic package.

Indian rights case comes up before Canada SC

Canada's supreme court has begun hearing a landmark case that will decide whether native Indians' right to their traditional lands was wiped out by colonial rule. The Gitskan and Wet'Suwet'En people claim they are the rightful owners of 57,000 sq km of land in remote north western British Columbia.

Joshi rules out chemical zone at Amravati MIDC

No chemical zone would be established at the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation area near Amravati stated Chief Minister Manohar Joshi. The delegation insisted that the chemical zone proposal be cancelled and a thorough survey of industrial development of the district be conducted.

Inter-state panel seeks curbs on Centre's role

Netanyahu blames Arafat for fresh unrest

Want Euro, will compromise

Rural YC team quits en masse over leader's `misbehaviour'

Crackdown on Indonesian rioters

Another fire breaks out inthe Capital

Colleges can admit their own students: HC

HC orders builder to pay NABRs 1 lakh

Quicktakes -- Harikishan Shastri dead

MSEB scheme fails to evoke response

Education tax to fund Adarsh school project

EU likely to adopt pro-US stance