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750 huts razed for widening Mithi
Monday, June 18, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Cities
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As part of the Mithi River Development Project, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday undertook a demolition drive in Kurla (W) where around 750 hutments on the bank of the river were pulled down. Mithi River is being widened to 100 metre on the downstream of airport to Kurla side and roads of 12 metre width are being constructed on either side.
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Mumbai
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Disciplinary action against Marvan Atapattu
Monday, June 18, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Sports - Cricket
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Former captain Marvan Atapattu faces possible disciplinary action after opting out of Sri Lanka's forthcoming cricket test series against Bangladesh.Atapattu, 36, was recalled to the test squad for the first time in 18 months earlier this month but later sent an email to Sri Lanka Cricket that said he was unable to play due to personal reasons.
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Marvan-Atapattu
Sri-Lanka-Cricket-Team
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Shaun Tait to undergo elbow surgery
Monday, June 18, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Sports - Cricket
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Australian pace bowler Shaun Tait expects to be back in action by mid-August after he undergoes arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday. Tait, a World Cup revelation with 23 wickets at an average of 20.30 in the Caribbean, has been troubled by his bowling arm accentuated by his slingshot delivery.
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Australian-Cricket-Team
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Salman Butt is new Pak vice-captain
Monday, June 18, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Sports - Cricket
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World Cup discard Salman Butt, who played a crucial role in the Pakistan's 2-1 win over Sri Lanka in the Abu Dhabi series, has been appointed as the new vice-captain of the team.An ad-hoc committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday decided to replace Mohd Asif with the 22-year-old opener for the next three assignments.
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Pakistan-Vice-Captain
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English in a crossfire in Karnataka
Monday, June 18, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Cities , Education
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English, the lingua franca of globalised world, appears to have been caught in crossfire in Karnataka with some sections of students being
encouraged to study the language while others prevented from doing so.
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Karnataka
English-Medium
Education
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Atlantis crew completes last spacewalk
Monday, June 18, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Technology
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Astronauts put the final touches on a new solar power unit for the International Space Station on Sunday in their last spacewalk before the scheduled departure of the shuttle Atlantis on Tuesday. Still to come on Monday is a test to make sure the space station's guidance system is in good shape after a computer crash last week.
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Atlantis
NASA
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Cong to play gender card for Patil
Saturday, June 16, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Politics
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The UPA leadership plans to use the gender issue as the main thrust of its campaign and is also planning to reach out to parties outside the ambit of the UPA in an effort to ensure Pratibha Patil’s victory in the Presidential elections on July 19.
“She is a woman of stature and great dignity, we are proud to have her as our candidate,” says parliamentary affairs minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi.
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Congress
Pratibha-Patil
Presidential-Poll
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Illness spared him, then did him in
Saturday, June 16, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Crime , Cities
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Fate can be cruel. Gangster Ejaz Pathan, the only accused among the prime plotters of the 1993 serial blasts conspiracy to be tried and convicted by the Tada Court, on Friday succumbed to the very illness due to which he was spared a harsher punishment than the 10-year jail term handed to him.
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Mumbai-Blasts
Ejaz-Pathan
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Heavy rains lash Capital
Saturday, June 16, 2007 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Cities , Environment
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Heavy rains lashed the Capital on Saturday morning heralding a wet weekend for Delhiites who had been sweltering under hot and humid conditions a few days back. It rained for more than an hour in the morning on Saturday. The weatherman said the showers which started on Friday are likely to continue later on Saturday and Sunday.
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Heavy-Rains
Delhi
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Lady dies in hospital awaiting help
Saturday, June 16, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Health
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A woman vomiting blood got no assistance in the emergency room of a leading city hospital. Her desperate family called for an ambulance to take her to another hospital, but health workers at the hospital stood by and watched.
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Medical-Negligence
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