Thursday, December 31, 1998
Govt sacks Navy chief, wife says it's communal
The Government yesterday dismissed Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat. Defence Secretary Ajit Kumar was also transferred out of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
FM to rope in more PSUs for buyback
Following the failure of the disinvestment programme, the finance minister is firming up proposals to prompt at least six cash rich public sector undertakings to buy back their shares and thus help the government to meet the fiscal deficit target.
Dani exonerates Pawar; Govt rejects report
The one-man Justice S S Dani Commission, which investigated the deaths of 114 Gowari tribals in Nagpur in November 1994 has absolved then chief minister Sharad Pawar and three of his Cabinet colleagues of responsibility for the tragedy.
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