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Ajay Chautala files bypoll nomination

Hisar: The Hisar Lok Sabha bypoll appears to be a triangular fight with INLD secretary general Ajay Singh Chautala on Monday filing his nomination papers for the October 13 election. The two other key candidates in the fray are HJC-BJP combine candidate Kuldeep Bishnoi and Jai Prakash of Congress.

3 piracy attempts foiled by Navy

New Delhi: Three piracy attempts in the last four days in the Gulf of Aden have been thwarted by the Indian Navy which neutralised eight armed Somali pirates,Navy officials said on Monday.

Student beaten up by seniors

Kanpur: Ajay Kumar Yadav,first-year student at the government polytechnic here,was seriously injured after he was allegedly beaten up by eight seniors,the police said.

Mill worker suicide bid at Assembly

Puducherry: Balajai,a worker of the Pudicherry Cooperative Spinning Mills,on Monday attempted to commit suicide in the Assembly complex here protesting the delay in disbursement of salaries and allowances to the workers.

Rain hampers relief work in Sikkim

Gangtok: Helicopter sorties with relief to earthquake-affected areas which resumed on Sunday after a two-day gap were again suspended due to incessant rain on Monday.

Bar to send own Lokpal draft

Pune: The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa BCMG will draft the Jan Lokpal Bill an intermediate draft from Lokpal and Jan Lokpal Bill that will be submitted to the standing committee of Parliament. The decision was taken in a full-house meeting of the Bar Council in Mumbai on Sunday.