The Hindu : Saturday, December 13, 2003

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Act against criminals, court tells Bihar
PATNA, DEC. 12. The Patna High Court today asked the Bihar Government to tighten up law and order in the State immediately and send back to prison those ``criminal politicians'' and gangsters who are out of jail on medical grounds and continuing ...

Let's reject conflict, says Vajpayee
NEW DELHI, DEC. 12.Making out a strong case for rejecting conflict and embracing cooperation, the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said today that South Asia needed the wisdom to emulate the experience of regional organisations in other ...

Ban on cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh
BHOPAL, DEC. 12. The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet today decided to impose a complete ban on cow slaughter, a promise made by the Bharatiya Janata Party before the elections. Presided over by the Chief Minister, Uma Bharti, the Cabinet also decided to ...

Chair walks out of House
NEW DELHI, DEC. 12. It was an unusual day in the Rajya Sabha today. The Deputy Chairperson, Najma Heptullah, walked out of the House abruptly following an argument with the Congress member, Kapil Sibal, who wanted permission to speak on the ...

'Vande Mataram' restored
JAIPUR, DEC. 12.The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Government in Rajasthan has ordered the recital of Vande Mataram every morning in the hostels run by the Social Welfare Department. The superintendent of a hostel in Jalupura was ...

Pencil pistol cartridges seized
SRINAGAR, DEC. 12.Police have recovered a rare pencil pistol and 25 ``chemical'' cartridges from a militant hideout in North Kashmir's Kupwara district, leading to suspicion that militants might be switching over to chemical or biological weapons ...

Himachal tape row
SHIMLA, DEC. 12.The leakage of tapes seeking to link the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, V.B. Singh, and some other Congress leaders with recruitments by the Subordinate Services Selection Board has triggered a controversy with the Opposition ...

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