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Pak-linked terror plot foiled; 3 held in Maharashtra,
Gujarat
A
suspected Pakistan-linked terror plot has been
foiled with police arresting two Mumbai residents,
who were planning to attack three targets including
ONGC headquarters, and a third man in Gujarat
capital after busting a terror module.
The arrest of three men Saturday night by the
Anti-Terrorism Squads (ATS) of Maharashtra and
Gujarat, who claimed the plot had Pakistan links,
along with a top militant in Manipur was described
by Home Secretary G K Pillai as a "major
success".
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Bareilly peaceful before BSP's Lucknow rally
Sunday
brought some hope to the people of Bareilly, shut
down since 14 days due to curfew. More than 100
people, mainly artists and intellectuals chosen
by the administration, walked on the streets.
The
news of relaxation in the curfew is a big relief
for Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), just a day before
their maha rally in Lucknow. Picked up by the
government, people marched for peace, desperately
wanting an end to the curfew.
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Punjab cabinet approves budget proposals for 2010-11
The
Council of Ministers today approved the presentation
of State Budget for the year 2010-11 during the
9th Session of 13th Vidhan Sabha on March 16,
2010. A decision to this effect was taken here
at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Deputy
Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal this evening,
as the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has
been advised rest for some time more.
Disclosing
this here a spokesman of the Punjab Government
said that the Cabinet also gave approval to lay
the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General
of India relating to Civil, Commercial and Revenue
Receipts of Punjab Government for the year 2008-09,
besides Finance Accounts and Appropriation Accounts
of Punjab Government for the year 2008-09 on the
table of Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
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China oil firm takes $3.1B stake in SAmerican
firm
Leading
offshore producer China National Offshore Oil
Corp. said Sunday it has agreed to pay $3.1 billion
to form a joint-venture with a major Argentine
energy firm, helping to expand China's access
to natural resources in South America.
The
investment will give CNOOC a 50 percent stake
in Bridas Corp., which is currently controlled
by Bridas Energy Holdings Ltd., the Chinese firm
said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange.
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Alonso wins Bahrain season-opener on Ferrari debut
Fernando
Alonso won the season-opening Bahrain Formula
One Grand Prix and led a Ferrari one-two in a
dream debut with the Italian glamour team on Sunday.
In
a race led for more than two thirds of the distance
by Germany's Sebastian Vettel before the Red Bull
slowed and was reeled in, the Spaniard laid down
a marker for the season with his 22nd career victory.
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