The Hindu : Sunday, November 03, 2002

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A big elevation for an unassuming person
JAMMU, NOV. 2. It was celebration time for the people of Jammu as soon as it was announced that the Congress legislator, Mangat Ram Sharma, would take oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of the State. It was the first time that someone from this ...

Telecom engineers call off stir, to get higher pay
NEW DELHI, NOV. 2. Telecom services have returned to normal with the engineers calling off their agitation following an agreement with the BSNL and MTNL on revising their pay scales. As a result, the junior telecom engineer's monthly salary will ...

War-time awards conferred for `special missions'
NEW DELHI, NOV. 2.For the first time after the Kargil conflict, three war-time awards were conferred on two Army officers and a havildar for "special missions'' across the Line of Control during Operation Prakram. The Vir Chakra, awarded for ...

Elton John casts a spell
BANGALORE, NOV. 2.Saturday night fever hit Bangalore's music freaks like a "rocket man". Sir Elton John was in town to perform, playing his piano, to give life and voice to his immortal hits. And waiting for him were over 35,000 fans, jampacked ...

EC seeks Gujarat report on transfers
NEW DELHI, NOV. 2. Even as the Election Commission keeps a constant vigil on the activities of the Narendra Modi Government in Gujarat, it has called for a compliance report from the State on its earlier direction to transfer officers who had ...