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Rajya Sabha pays tribute to late members

New Delhi, Feb 23 (UNI) The Rajya Sabha on the opening day of the Budget session today paid homage to its Members who had died during the intersession and to the victims of the Samjhuata Express blast.

The House paid tributes to late sitting Members Sumitra Mahajan of the Indian National Lok Dal and Chittabrata Majumdar of the CPI-M and former Member Hokishe Sema.

The Members also paid tribute to the 68 people who had died in last week's blasts in the Samjhauta express train near Panipat.

Later, copies of the President's address to the joint sitting of Parliament were tabled in the House after which it was adjourned till Monday.

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Success of Composite Dialogue pedicated on Pak commitment:Kalam

New Delhi, Feb 23 (UNI) President A P J Abdul Kalam today reiterated India's concern at infiltration and cross-border terrorism and said the success of the Composite Dialogue Process was predicated on Pakistan fulfilling its commitment not to allow its territory to be used to support terrorism. In his address to both Houses of Parliament, the President said it was a matter of satisfaction that the dialogue process with Pakistan was progressing steadily. The Composite Dialogue Process, the Joint Commission.....

Kalam asks security agencies to respect human rights

New Delhi, Feb 23 (UNI) Taking a tough stand against terrorism and extremism, President A P J Abdul Kalam today said the government attached the highest importance to ensuring that all security agencies respected basic human rights, even in the most trying circumstances. ''My government recognises the challenge posed by terrorism and extremism and has been resolute in dealing with it,'' he said in his address to a joint sitting of Parliament. Stating that the government's focussed and holistic attempt to.....

Wife murdered

Balaghat(MP), Feb 24 (UNI) Fed up with abject poverty, a farmer murdered his wife and later committed suicide by hanging. The incident occured at Ladsa village under Rampayali police station of this district on Wednesday, a delayed official report said. Police said Chunnilal gagged to death his wife Khelanbai(47) at their farm and later committed suicide by hanging from a tree. The couple had five children and one and a half acre land could not sustain the family, police said......
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