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The Indian Express daily newsletter  
Edition of Friday, November 19, 2004  
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INDIAN EXPRESS  
  
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES  
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J&K thaw: PM lifts freeze on Govt�s hiring  
Yesterday, in his public rally at Srinagar, several young men in the audience 
loudly protested that the Centre should lift the freeze on government 
recruitments. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh listened.  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59161  
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Snubbed, Hurriyat doves flock to hawks, tell UPA: respect NDA�s terms  
Snubbed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh�s references yesterday���there is no 
separatism�� and ��this is the age of Internet and the telephone�� on the 
Hurriyat demand that they be allowed to travel to Pak�the Hurriyat moderates 
today ratcheted up the rhetoric.  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59164  
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J&K Finance Minister says he needs reality check: Rs 5,800 cr  
J&K Finance Minister says he has a little problem: how to tell people that of 
the Rs 24,000 crore announced in the PM�s plan yesterday, Rs 5,800 crore is 
what the state will get�over the next four years.  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59166  
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Told to hand over keys to Kangla, Assam Rifles begins house-hunting  
The transfer of Kangla Fort to the Manipur government, the highpoint of Prime 
Minister Manmohan Singh�s visit to Imphal on Saturday, was to be a smooth and 
honourable affair.  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59168  
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In the hills, Uma climbs down a bit  
Like a soap opera that refuses to end, the saga of the suspended sanyasin 
continued today with Uma Bharati upgrading her self-portrayal of ��a daughter 
driven out of home on Diwali-eve�� to an ��Abhimanyu caught in a 
<i>chakravyuh</i> of BJP power-brokers.��  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59173  
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Congress-CPM: For these women icons, there�s little contradiction, a lot of 
hope  
For these women, well into their 80s, the first port of call in their fight 
against the British was the Congress party. Today, despite their frail physical 
condition, they gathered here for a convention of the All India Democratic 
Women�s Association.  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59176  
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Mukesh Ambani admits there are �ownership issues� in Reliance group  
In a rare public admission, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, in an 
interview to CNBC TV 18, has said that there are ��ownership issues�� with his 
younger brother and vice-chairman Anil Ambani.  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59177  
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Dixit, Dai begin boundary talks in Beijing   
India and China began a crucial round of boundary negotiations on Thursday, 
with both sides keen to find a ��mutually acceptable�� solution.  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59179  
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England, Windies here for World Cup: hold the breath, it�s kabaddi  
The Iranians may go ��<i>jhoo, jhoo</i>�� and the Indians ��<i>hu tu tu</i>��, 
but it�s all in the name of the same game�kabaddi. Starting tomorrow, 12 
teams�including the UK, West Indies, Canada, Japan and Korea�will compete for 
the first Kabaddi World Cup, to be held at a dusty sports ground in central 
Mumbai.  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59182  
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ANALYSIS  
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The Jharkhand Olymics  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59119  
  
The potential of total fiasco  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59122  
  
Cricket�s restless pilgrim  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59117  
  
More in Analysis at http://www.indianexpress.com/analysis.html  
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EDITS  
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Read his lips  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59114  
  
A firm handshake  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59115  
  
Going green  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59116  
  
More in Edits at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html  
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COLUMNS  
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A vote for the Lord  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59118  
  
This priestly turbulence  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59120  
  
Is it a bird? Not it�s a scramjet  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59121  
  
More in Columns at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html  
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SPORT  
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Safs see Kanpur as catalyst for change  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59138  
  
India smiling as events take favourable turn  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59140  
  
Agarkar stands up to be counted  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59145  
  
More in Sport at http://www.indianexpress.com/sport.html  
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NATIONAL NETWORK  
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PM promises houses to KPs  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59158  
  
I don�t trust cops: Seer  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59186  
  
BJP changes Mumbai guard, springs Gadkari surprise  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59194  
  
More in National Network at http://www.indianexpress.com/national_network.html  
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INTERNATIONAL  
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Israeli tank kills three Egyptian cops  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59147  
  
Iran denies secret nuke activities, Powell differs  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59149  
  
Kasuri calls PM�s border view counterproductive  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59152  
  
More in International at http://www.indianexpress.com/international.html  
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BUSINESS  
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PowerGrid IPO not this fisc  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59162  
  
Govt to examine anamoly in fuel pricing: Aiyar  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59163  
  
Plan panel for usage of forex funds  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59165  
  
More in Business at http://www.indianexpress.com/business.html  
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FROM THE FIELDS  
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Kerala ploughs the way  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59124  
  
Fields Inc: Boardroom moves into boondocks  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59129  
  
Project report separates rice from Johl�s chaff  
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=59132  
  
More in From The Fields at http://www.indianexpress.com/from_the_fields.html  
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