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CBI final report in JMM secy's kidnap case soon
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday informed the high court that it had failed to trace Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren's secretary, who had been abducted four years ago. The CBI told the division bench that extensive probe by the CBI to trace secretary Sashi Nath Jha had not yielded any result and so were closing the case.
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Appellants delay transfer of final Bofors papers
Following unacceptable demands by the appellants in the Bofors-India case, Swiss authorities have abandoned, once and for all, procedures that would have led to a swift transfer of the remaining Bofors documents to Indian authorities. The documents, the last of the remaining papers, are believed to link the Indian business family, the Hindujas, to bribes paid by Bofors for the sale of Howitzers to India.
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Allahabad HC upholds ban on lottery sale
The Allahabad high court has upheld the ban imposed by the state government on sale of lottery tickets of Nagaland and of other states in Uttar Pradesh. A division bench, comprising Justices M Katju and S L Saraf, held that in view of the ban order of October 29, 1997 no Nagaland state lotteries or lotteries of other state governments shall be sold in Uttar Pradesh.
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UK gives up imperial legacy on Kashmir
In a break from the past, the new Labour Government in Britain has said it was not for "imposing any solution on Kashmir from outside" and endorsed the "crucial importance" of ongoing bilateral dialogue between India and Pakistan for resolution of the issue.
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