| Jamir
sowrn in as Maha Guv
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Mumbai,
July 19:
S C Jamir was Saturday sworn in as Maharashtra Governor of at
a brief ceremony held at the Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan here.
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| `PMO
`patent promotor' of horse-trading'
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Patna,
July 19:
Amid allegations of poaching of MPs ahead of the July 22 trust
vote in Lok Sabha, the BJP on Saturday charged the Prime Minister's
Office with being a 'patent promoter of horse-trading'.
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| Disclosure
of selective details may lead to misuse: CIC
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New
Delhi, July 19:
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has refused to entertain
the plea of a journalist seeking information on incentives provided
to ministers by a government carrier, saying that it can be
misused.
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| No
question of PM's resignation: Cong
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New
Delhi, July 19:
The UPA on Saturday struggled hard to conjure up 271 for government
survival in Tuesday's trust vote as the Congress put up a brave
front ruling out Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation,
claiming he will sail through comfortably.
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| 2-year
RI for 3 in Mumbai riot case
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Mumbai,
July 19:
The special riots court on Saturday sentenced three persons
to two years rigorous imprisonment for rioting and assaulting
a police constable during the 1992-93 communal clash in Mumbai.
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| `No
quality waiver to fill posts'
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New
Delhi, July 19:
Caught on the back foot for suggesting a "one time"
dilution of standards to fill up vacancies of officers in the
armed forces, the Defence Ministry on Saturday clarified that
it was merely "seeking opinion" of the three services
on measures to check the acute shortage of officers.
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| Govt
hints steps to counter Hyde Act
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New
Delhi, July 19:
The government is "open to the idea" of amending the
domestic law to counter the US Hyde Act which has been the major
cause of opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal from the BJP
and Left parties, highly-placed official sources said on Friday.
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| MPEB's
move to save power showing results
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Bhopal,
July 19:
Believing in theory of `Energy saved is energy produced', the
Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board has taken a slew of measures
for energy security in the state.
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