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New Delhi. Feb, 28 (Samaehar) The first two returns fijorri the sixth general election werb Within the congress grasp at th^ end of the scrutiny of more thain 3.900 nominations filed from '/ihcj $42 Lower House constituencies.
The two Congress candidates assured of unopposed election are Chhatra Bhadur Chhetri from the lone Sikkim constituency j and R inch in Khandu Khrime froth the Arunachal West constituency. V
While Mr. Khrime was thq lone
candidate tor Airwriachal Wes) Mr; Chhetrr^
[nominee left in the field for the | Sikkim seat; tfie riomihatiW 1 papers of all hps seven rivals j having been fouhd invalid after {'scrutiny.;; j-.'"". ' ''�
j Reports frbiji across the j cou ntry spoke of withdrawal of it least 65 candidates* the rejection {of the nomirtations pf 3S {candidates and postponement of | decisions on thi validity of at \ least six nominations owing to
disputes.
New Delhi; Feb. 26 (Samachar): Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and all her 12 Ministerial coBeajgues from Uttar Pradesh will seek the people's verdict again i. in! the coming Lok Sabha elections. [The most significant inclusion- in the list of candidates, released bjy the Central Election Committee today is thai of Sanjay Gandhi who will contest from Amethi Constituency. Amethi is adjacent to the Rae Bareli constituency [from where Mrs. Gandhi j seek
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reflection. � v YV f; '�'='��'/ � ! Sanjay Gandhi Will be opposed fey the Janata P^y cvandidate, iRavindra Pratapf Singh who$$ nomination was jjdso announced -yesterday. He is ja young lawyer ]and has been a Student leaders (Raj Naraih. of the Janata Party iwill contest against Mrs. Gandhi, jthe Janata Party candidates tip Icon test from JBih ar inel ude jJagivari Ram, Madhu Limaye, ;P,N. Tiwari; $hyam Nandan I Mishra, Ramanajnd fewari. and iKarpoori Thakuri Y^:;:>^'/Y I-�
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New Deliiii; Feb. 25 (Samachar); John Cavanaugh. Democrat! member of the U. S. riotise of Representatives, envisaged a more mature and developed relationship*' between India and the United States under President . Carter. . ;l ' J' ;
Mr, Cavanaugh said his< visit to
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NeV Delhi. Feb. 25 (Samachar): Three more countries from the European Common Market,[Italy, West Germany and Holland jhave, for the first time placed prdjers of Indian Coal the government . announced. . � , /' j '[.
India has thus been successful in entering coal market of sixjECM �countries during the f current
India had enable4 him to see **a very improving [situation both politically and economically."* Y: He told newarnen he would jrepprt favourably! on India to the Ssub-committee cfn international :economy and monjetary policy and ]the committee -ojn banking and ?finance, .;of � wh�ch he ..was %: {member. '����}'� , .'�.V;,;-'y � -r-^-i |:
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| financial year ahj official releasee jsaid. ��' � '\:-Af;r;:^ i Italy has ordfered supply c*f ;;20.000tpnnes of pal while West |Germany and |Hb*land have (ordered 25,000 to|ines and 20^000 j tonnes respectivjiily.. The first tshipmien^
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New Delhi. Feb! 25 (Samachar): jier/sS^
Vietnam will welcome I fdreigh l^aid, '':'^:W:':|^vv^;Vv;;-X'':;^;
,0 vest ment on. principles of ' i He listed three* areas in. ^
nutual interest and fonj the |investments wpt*td be accepted
condition that investors; respect j production ^oopej-atioh, the country's sovereightyi and independence Viethamesje J.frem-
juction sharing, Mht ventures a^ ; projects for expoh epmniodities;
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New Delhi. Feb. 25 (Sapiaphar): The newly formed Congress for Democracy will fight the genera! election on the Janata j Party symbol, a spokesman announced. The party's general secretary
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New Deihi. Feb. 28 (Samachar) India and Japan have exchanged notes concerning the projects lpaira for 9 billion yen (Rs. 27r$6 erores or $30.6 million at the current exchange rate) and commodity loan for 10 billion yen (Rs.130% erores or $33 million) ait the current exchange rate) jtoi India for 1976-77. !.,]�. � '.'�
The notes were exchanged in New Delhi February 18,1 1,977 betweem Takashi j Stjizuki. Ambassador of Japan to India and Dr. Mamohan Singh, iSectetary,
| H N. Bahugunaj told reporters ; this decision had been taken i because of legai compulsions, j The CFD would IJpwever retain its | separate identity!and also have its i own election manifesto, he said.
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New Delhi, Fej|�. 28 (Samachar) [Education Minister Nurul Hasan \ called upon teaclferis JFebruary "18 j to play a , **dyiiamic role" V in j promoting uni>|ersalisation of
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r � lnauguratingj a natipniS ; conference on tejacher educatipji, f Prof. Hasan skid the job M j teacher should lie to inculcate tn ! the students ^e,* meaning of compositie cultare, secularism, national integra^pn and socialism and help them develop a scientific {,iemperament,.-� |'Vv �;�'��:/.�;' ;-:.V^:
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Calcutta, Feb; 27 (Samachar): An Indian geologist Jias warned of Global critfcal shortages of vital mineral resourcjes in the next few decades biecausie of the population explosion aiid the rise in life } expeictahcy.; .
V.K.S. Director
General of the jGeoIogical Survey of India (GSJ) tjold the International geological Cporelatiora iPrbgrantines regional meeting for South and Central Ajiia that the population explosion had resulted on a rising deiyahd for consumer demands. This was reflected in an increased demand for miner-, ais. It ali^ j implied a rising demand for energy; which involved fossil fu^ minerals for '< hticlear power andi geothermal power sourcesi
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New Delhi, Feb. 25 (S^macharf: The
assured the nation that it will preserve and consolidate dembc-racy andpiiif ah of
violence and disorder $o that the people can harmony. The as
iihain poll promises Hstefd in the partyrs election manifesto released by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi* "/-A
The manifesto declared that the Congress: was committed to the purpose of cohsplidatihg the country's unity, modernising the society without loss of Indian
in
personality, integrating industry and agriculture with modern science and technology, uplifting masses and ending archaic, herarchical systems in which disenminatioh and exploitation have become entrenched.
It defended emergency as s timely measure that saved the Republic from catastrophe and restored political stability. Mrs. Gandhi explained that by stability she meant that the ship of state should be; on. even keej and charter a course which is faaown and recognised not only in the country but by other countries as
New. Delhi, Feb. 27 (Samachar).
R.D. Bhandare has resigned as Governor of Ahdhra Pradesh to contest the upeoming tpk Sabha elections oh the Congress ticket. I Mr. Bhandare is the second j governor to quit this week; Joginder Singh quit *s Governor |of Rajasthan also to contest as a j Cpngr0s>-':candtdat^.: '^^^
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w ueim. Ffeb. 25 (Samachar): Dr. Chiyukulaj Krishnamoorthy, Director pif All!India Coordinated �Research Project for dryland agriculture, has won the Borlaug Award for 1976 fpr his services to agriculture. �'�'j %--:a
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New Delhi, Feb. 28 (Samachar) The International Monetary Fund is making the first interim loan disbursements^ totalling 31.59 millipn SDRs (approximately Rs. 31 crore), to 12 lpwTincome countries from the special Trust Fund, created but of profits from the sale of gold by IMF through 'auctions.' . I.. ;�� '
, Sixty-One member countries; including India; have been listed as countries eligible I for trust Fund assistance. Biiit befbr^ approving assistance, jthe Fund has to satisfy itself that the country concerned has a need for ^balance of payments assistance ba$ed oh its reserve position, and that it is making a reasonable strengthen its: payments
position.
; The loans carry an. interest of one-half .per cent and are repayable in ten equal semiannual instalments beginning five and a half years from the date of each disbursement.
India has suggested that the ^itenafbrv^
into account the developmental needs of low-income countries.
The 12 countries which have been given the first loans include Phillippines ($8,215 million SDRs); Zaire (5.989 million SDRs), Kenya (2.544 million SDRs), Tanzania (2.544 million SDRs,) and Nepal (742,000 SDRs; Further loan disbursements are planned at six-monthly intervals. 'J
Krishnamoorthy, an�eminent' ;sbil Scientist, jhas been chosen
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tipnal deficiencies in the, problem ! of soils arid: crop nutritioriall research. ' 'H':A"--:- v.':
New Delhi, Feb. 26 (jSamachar). The Indian steel industry ,is:. making a determined bid to sell its; cotsU
countries ^r; ^ up of steeJ plants and allied projects,
A dielegatipn led by B.Pi Eillimoria, Chairman! of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) will be visiting Saudi Arabia and Kuwait this weekend for discussion with top Government offic-
ials and representatives of Indus-
Indian steel industry which has developed ; over, the last two decades m collaboration^ with thrW Soviet Union, the Federal Republic of Germany^ Britain, Japan and Canada has been able to assimilate the steel technology which is relevant to developing countries.
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