The Hindu : Thursday, January 01, 2004

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THE HINDU wishes its readers a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

Opposition tries to rally secular forces
NEW DELHI, DEC. 31. The Opposition today stepped up its efforts to rally secular forces against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Continuing with her initiative, the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, ...

SAARC nations strive for SAFTA accord
ISLAMABAD, DEC. 31. Bilateral contacts between India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the SAARC summit are possible if the regional grouping succeeds in adopting the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) framework and the additional protocol to ...

Good tidings on the economic front
NEW DELHI, DEC. 31. There is good news for the economy in the new year. On the back of a rising stock market and plentiful foreign exchange reserves of over $100 billion, the Central Statistical Organisation today announced that the economy grew ...

"They are Lyngdoh's, not Election Commission's views"
NEW DELHI, DEC. 31. The views expressed by the Chief Election Commissioner, J.M. Lyngdoh, in the last few days on politicians or on holding parliamentary elections "do not reflect the views of the full Commission." Authoritative sources told ...

'BJP will not hesitate to tie up with AIADMK'
COIMBATORE, DEC. 31. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not hesitate to enter into an alliance with the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for the Lok Sabha elections, its national secretary, L. Ganesan, said here ...

Petrol, diesel to cost more
NEW DELHI, DEC. 31.For the second time this month, the Government-owned oil companies have hiked petrol and diesel prices by Re. one a litre each, effective from midnight tonight. Petrol in Delhi would cost Rs. 33.70 a litre from the new year ...

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