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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States   12 February 1998 ASSAM ULFA men strike pre-poll terror Bhupen hazarika sings paeans to halycon political times BIHAR Lantern appears to be flickering but Bihar refuses to come oot of darkness DELHI Poll days should be declared holidays Customs plays Censor at book fair BJP denies gaffes on Jayalalitha Banned minister defies EC order "Tiger's book hides more than it reveals Cong pulls up BJP for `hurting' Sikh sentiments Govt finalises sell-off strategy for 19 PSUs A-I joins fare war over Gulf MUL unveils new Omni, prices up by Rs 6,000 NC renews plea to postpone counting date Crime-free polls is top priority for EC Salgaocar hold the psychological edge Air-India fail to capitalise on lead Sonia can shatter BJP's dreams Operation Salvage Prabhakar readies for battle with BCCI Maruti unveils new "Omni" bus edition GOA Soares equalises for Dempo GUJARAT Big notes from Little ones KARNATAKA Tandoori nights Good day for Arjun, Randhawa KERALA Murali has a task FC Kochin face a daunting task Former Gujarat MLA gets 83 yrs RI MAHARASHTRA RBI, SEBI plan to plug loopholes RBI refuses NBFC status to 4 cos Fiscal deficit may overshoot 4.5% target Cong unveils Sonia's State visit itinerary Seven bankers to issues fail to renew licences Full float of rupee likely to be delayed Interest rates, rupee to go down Drama at Film Institute as students go on hunger stir Pawar remark threatens to spoil RPI party in Chimur SI in ACB net Thackeray turns messiah of tenants Army gets tough anti-tank missile armour Morajkar, Chitre shine for Podar Meghe, a political alien in hometown Wardha City pats striking motormen Regional formula threatens to derail admissions Tough first round for Patel Azhar among top ten batsmen Some jawans fired on their own, says Kadam Maharashtra win Mumbai Notes Country seen as safe haven for foreign funds SEC bestows global custodian status on Stock Holding Corporaton BSE clearing house to buy out auctioned bad paper BOLT expansion spurs rise in Mumbai bourse's delivery-based turnover TAMILNADU Hari Singh tops again Bankmen puncture Mahindras' hopes Entertainment clubs set to woo Chennai UNIONTERRITORIES Tembe tames Rao WESTBENGAL Neelotpal's run ends