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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States   04 January 1998 ALL Books worm their way back to readers, thanks to electronic media Business opportunities Industrial gases business heads for a shake-out Mir space station back in orbit after a dizzy spell Malaysia to deport one million foreign workers Tokyo has no ways to deal with a fast-greying population Losing friends and gaining foes ANDHRAPRADESH Hegde to announce Lok Shakti poll pact on Jan 9 ASSAM Frightened Assam villagers flee to the forest at night DELHI Cong strikes alliance with Prakash Ambedkar's RPI Pawar wins over Chavan for smooth ticket distribution IT Dept to tap cell phone subscribers Rajasthan telecom circle cleared ICC has gone too far, says Kapil Dev "Best left-arm spinner" takes a big step Chambers caution states on wasteful spending of VDIS benefit Dhawan's ticket annoys Sonia EC likely to review poll schedule Govt laughs its way to coffers; VDIS nets Rs 10,050 crore CAT order on Cabinet Secy's extension stayed Laloo's front yet to take shape Vajpayee's "liberal law" thesis on gender concerns may irk allies Paswan derails norms for loyal staff Rajiv Mishra pulls out of first two matches Rajiv Mishra pulls out of first two matches KARNATAKA Mulayam gets HC notice over IAF pay row KERALA Water your roots well, Karunakaran tells UDF MAHARASHTRA Code stalls retailers demands, stir off Bizbits J&K CM seeks investments Badla picks up on BSE Hotmail merges with Microsoft Mumbai Scan Sena seeks to yoke Sharad for better harvest "Ritual" in Meenatai's memory becomes a "moral" dilemma BJP's sneha sammelan turns sour; workers rough-up Kirit Somaiyya Thane Round-Up Wary of EC, CM sticks to moral code Thane Round-Up Wary of EC, CM sticks to moral code ORISSA One for the Cong; SJP man defects PUNJAB Punjab seeks more forces for LS polls TAMILNADU NBFC may face fund outflow CII summit to focus on economic reforms Glut hits Chennai property market Broking houses put plans on ice Advani sees South warming up for the BJP wave Household space-savers at "Conzumer" Household space-savers at "Conzumer" WESTBENGAL Motor cover premium to double in 3 years National Insurance lowers target