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RPI member Shegaonkar to take oath as Mah Minister on Oct 4

Mumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) Republican Party of India legislator Preetamkumar Shegaonkar will take oath as Maharashtra's Minister of State for Housing in place of Dayanand Mhaske on October 4.

Mr Shegaonkar was elected to the Legislative Council few months ago. RPI leader Ramdas Athavale had not renominated Mhaske for the Legislative Council biennial elections. Mr Shegaonkar was elected in his place from the Legislative Assembly quota, sources said.

The decision was taken at the meeting of the Congress-NCP co-ordination committee held at Sahaydri Guest House in South Mumbai. The meeting was attended by Chief MInister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil, Mumbai Congress president Gurudas Kamat, AICC general secretary Margaret Alva, Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, MPCC president Prabha Rau, NCP state president Arun Gujarathi and Preetamkumar Shegaonkar.

It was also decided to set up manifesto review committee comprising state unit president of both parties, one minister and one general secretary each from Congress and NCP.

The state unit presidents of both parties have been authorised to set up district level co-ordination committees comprising local leaders of both parties.

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Indian eves squander lead, lose 2-3 against Germany in World Cup

Madrid, Sep 29 (UNI) India squandered a goal's advantage and suffered their second successive defeat in the Women's Hockey World Cup after Germany scored twice in the last 10 minutes to win 3-2 in a Pool 'A' match here today. Both the teams were tied 1-1 at half-time. The Indian girls fought hard against their mighty opponents and were on the verge of scoring an upset win after leading 2-1 with under 10 minutes to play.....

Quake rocks Trinidad, Venezuela, some damage

Port of Spain, Trinidad, Sep 29: A strong earthquake hit Venezuela and Trinidad today, knocking out power across much of the Caribbean island and sending thousands of people in Venezuela into the streets.Callers to local radio said there had been structural damage to some buildings in Trinidad, which was the epicenter of the 6.1 magnitude quake.But authorities in both countries, which are separated by just a few miles (kilometers) of the Caribbean Sea, said there were no.....

Condemned Briton's family stage demo for Musharraf

OXFORD, England, Sep 29 (Reuters) Relatives of a British man due to be hanged in Pakistan in two days urged the country's president today to intercede, staging a demonstration as Pervez Musharraf arrived to speak at Oxford University. Leeds-born Mirza Tahir Hussain is due to die on October 1. He was accused of killing a taxi driver in 1988 but was acquitted by the Lahore High Court. Pakistan's Federal Sharia Court then took up.....
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