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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (8632)	10/19/1999 10:11:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 12475

Nice, hard-hitting article. His comments about Uma Bharati, while humorous, are also right on the money ("...with Uma Bharati there, I can't think of a better way to deter tourists and tourism..."). Maybe Vajpayee should have split the Family Planning Ministry further, so that he could appoint a "Minister for Nirodh", another "Minister for Deluxe Nirodh", and yet another "Minister for Super Deluxe Nirodh" <g>

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (8632)	10/19/1999 10:56:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

India cyclone casualties mount The death toll is mounting in the wake of the ferocious cyclone which ravaged parts of eastern India on Monday. As the army joined a massive relief and rescue operation, officials say 61 people are now known to have died. The BBC's Mike Wooldridge: 'The casualty toll continues to rise'. Military helicopters started air dropping food parcels to the thousands of mainly poor people marooned in villages across the Orissa state. Thousands of people in the path of the cyclone had been evacuated, and officials said this helped to limit casualties. Fifty-six of the deaths were in Orissa, with the worst-hit tribal-majority area of Ganjam accounting for 49 fatalities. Three people were killed in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh following heavy rains sparked by the cyclone. Most of the deaths resulted from houses collapsing and falling trees.................... Soldiers are helping the relief effort Winds had reached 200km (125 miles) per hour.... news.bbc.co.uk