PM to head panel on prices
With the government more or less laying the blame for its sluggish response to the runaway increase in vegetable prices at Finance Minister Yashwant Sinhaís door, it has been decided that the Cabinet Committee on Prices (CCP) is to be re-constituted to include both Home Minister L.K. Advani as well as Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. Vajpayee will head the committee which is currently headed by Sinha, a report from New Delhi said.Cabinet to be expanded today
With the government under pressure to pull up its socks after the BJP's electoral rout, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has decided to go in for a limited Cabinet expansion tomorrow. He will induct Jaswant Singh, Pramod Mahajan and Jagmohan, a report from New Delhi said.
Elders flay women's sale
The shocking story of the auction of women for prostitution in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh published by The Indian Express today rocked Parliament and jolted the state administration, a report from New Delhi said.
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