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Baba Amte chosen for Gandhi prizeNEW DELHI: Gandhian and noted social worker Baba Amte has been chosen for the coveted Gandhi peace priz...

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Baba Amte chosen for Gandhi prize
NEW DELHI: Gandhian and noted social worker Baba Amte has been chosen for the coveted Gandhi peace prize8217; for 1999 for his exemplary work for treatment and rehabilitation of leprosy patients and his concept of the Shramik Vidyapeeth8217;.

Kalam elevated
NEW DELHI: A P J Abdul Kalam, scientific adviser to defence minister, was on Thursday appointed principal scientific adviser to the government of India and accorded the rank of a Cabinet minister.

Dara aide held
BARIPADA: The police has arrested Mahendra Hembram, an associate of Dara Singh, main accused in the Graham Staines murder case, from Jamshedpur last night. A special squad of the police, led by Dilip Das, nabbed Hembram from the steel city.

Sharma critical
NEW DELHI: The condition of former president Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma was stated to be critical8217; since he complained of breathlessness this morning. The former president had been put on ventilator since morning and therewas no improvement in his condition, the sources said.

 

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