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Friday, May 29, 1998
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Summer fury claims some more lives
The unrelenting heat wave sweeping most parts of the country claimed 38 more lives, pushing the death toll to 287 this summer, as no respite from the blazing sun appeared in sight. Thirty-four people died in Orissa since yesterday, taking the toll to 59 as the entire western belt of Orissa turned into an inferno, recording 49.8 degrees celsius.
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No attack on Pak stations, says Malik
India's Army Chief General V P Malik yesterday accused Pakistan of launching a "disinformation campaign" about a pre-dawn attack on its nuclear facilities and said the country had neither mobilised its forces nor had any plans for carrying out such an attack.
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Britain, Germany blast tests
The British government condemned Pakistan's nuclear tests and called on both Pakistan and India to unconditionally accept the NPT and CTBT. Britain's Foreign Secretary Robin Cook speaking from Luxembourg said, "both Indian and Pakistan should back-off from the arms race they have become engaged in." He said that they could do more for regional security by signing up to the test ban and non-proliferation treaties.
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State Cong chief's kin held for theft, released on bail
La Affaire Pench Synthetics took a curious twist when Ashish Deshmukh, son of State Congress president Ranjit Deshmukh, was held along with two others after the police seized a considerable part of the ``stolen'' machine parts from their factory premises at Buti Bori.
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Police chief sent team to meet Veerappan: Nakkeeran editor
Editor of Nakkeeran R R Gopal has alleged that the three-member team from another Tamil magazine, Netrikan, was sent by STF Joint Commandant and Chennai City Police Commissioner P Kalimuthu to the forests with specific instructions to persuade the forest brigand Veerappan to surrender.
Haryana Govt yet to check "doubtful" liquor
The Haryana government is yet to start tests for checking adulteration in liquor in the post prohibition era, even as complaints regarding liquor of `doubtful' quality continues to pour in. Couple of days from now, it will be two months since prohibition was lifted in Haryana by the Bansi Lal Government. The State Government netted crores of rupees by auctioning bar licenses to hotels and resorts. But in it's enthusiasm, it probably forgot to monitor the quality of liquor and alcoholic beverages sold in the state.
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 HC notice to Centre in telecom scam
Court asks Clinton aides to testify
US Congress probing Chinese immigrant's role in satellite deal
Elections in '99, says Indonesian speaker
World Vignettes
An apology of a row
China tightens security, detains dissidents
Now China will clone the giant panda
Port workers' retirement age raised
Mumbai Notes
2 yrs' RI for Congress worker
Film workers' plea to Centre
Clerk's death, varsity sets up panel on relief
BMC blacklists contractor
State to issue yellow ration cards
MUTP to ease commuters' burden, speed up trains
WR clears muck on tracks
MRI gives judge dose of JJ's bitter medicine
Mira-Bhayander police get cracking on illegal hooch dens
Ferris wheel comes a circle...mela goes on
Mumbai Beat
Censors snipe at obscene film ads
Experts soft-tread on Pak fallout
Unforgiving Clinton slaps sanctions
India bans Australian naval ships
Pak has fudged or has lost half its stock
Pak settles score, but five won't go with five explosions
China was told in advance of nuke blasts
Pak cries wolf at Geneva to fool CD meeting
N-dimension to proxy war
Pune Beat
School autos challenge RTO norms
PMC water project put off further
Tailor murders employer after tiff over payment
Dhamale will go the Kalmadi way
Bedi robbed of Rs 1 lakh
Onscreen presence, what?
Team Work pays
Luxury liner service
Four-member gand loot cash at petrol bunk
Vegetable prices on upward spiral in Bangalore
Inter-State gang of flesh traders busted
Fake notes racket brought to light
Urdu edition of development magazine launched
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