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An avalanche has buried a Pakistani military camp near Saichen along the Indian border, trapping at least 117 soldiers in the frozen wastes where neither side fires at the other but weather takes a heavy toll irrespective of the colour of the uniform.
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| ‘Cow’ fiasco rocks Seba |
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| Munda promises right to food |
| Chief minister Arjun Munda today announced the state government would introduce a Right to Food Act, going one step ahead of the Centre which is inching closer towards cl ... |
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I do not think Manmohan Singh will make me sit (and discuss) this issue
Asif Ali Zardari
on the Hafiz Saeed bounty
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