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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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