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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States   23 February 1998 ANDHRAPRADESH Poll boycott calls by Naxals don't impress voters AP students will get 85% private engineering seats DELHI President seeks legal advice, awaits ruling 13 MLAs ditch Pal, back Kalyan BJP demands Bhandari's ouster Second phase Sonia vows to salvage secularism in Sena backyard Governor put the cart before horse FIs may back Sterlite offer Over 200 cos fall in CLB net for defaults ONGC plans another subsidiary NBFC diversifies into dry-cleaning IA plans to tap market for funds Pinching where it really hurt GOA JCT hold Churchill brothers GUJARAT Tribals throng legal aid centre for out of court settlements Muslim Board may wean away fence-sitters from the BJP JAMMUKASHMIR Farooq misusing Central funds KARNATAKA DRDO to develop advanced materials Law to prevent abuse of genetic technology urged MADHYAPRADESH Satta dens fear to put cards on Arjun Singh In MP, fate of politicians hangs by a leaf MP plagued by injury worries MAHARASHTRA Joshi for "final" war against Pakistan Falling EMRC standards bemoaned Lifting mutual funds Star gazing Shivaji descendant takes on his Sena in Satara I won't tolerate booth capturing, says Joshi Socialists throw their lot behind Cong candidate Tupe Warne looking forward to battle Tendulkar No verdict yet on Rathi family murder case Bathena's touch gives Katgara crown Peace Tyron's hat-trick in St Andrew's victory Indiscretion wins the Poonawalla Breeders' Million Houses destroyed in Dombivli pipeline burst Otters enter final BJP men protest UP `fraud' No appeal on foreign arbitration awards Father Agnel top Ramabai Nagar is the unspoken issue here Rough ride ahead for rail commuters VHP targets missionaries ORISSA Orissa require a miracle to avoid defeat against Karnataka PUNJAB Punjab start favourites TAMILNADU Chettinad feast UNIONTERRITORIES Mill workers block highway to protest firing deaths UTTARPRADESH Few voters but heavy polling Moral of UP story Uttarakhand rhetoric fails to please Bhandari ignored President's message Bhandari lives up to controversial image WESTBENGAL Ray's wife will not accept Bharat Ratna Mohun Bagan Club goes the MCC way -- admits women