41.   Two other senior bureaucrats submitted resignations after their punishments were announced.

42.   A report released last week -- prepared by senior federal bureaucrats -- found that no children were thrown overboard in the incident.

43.   A senior bureaucrat in Bhubaneshwar blamed the organisers for the tragedy, saying inadequate arrangements and the exits had contributed to the death toll.

44.   But some senior bureaucrats have argued the ballot could lead to court cases for defamation.

45.   The report was submitted to the government late Saturday and was prepared by a panel headed by a senior bureaucrat, V.K Jain, the Times of India reported.

46.   The visitors include relatives and friends of the large community of Pakistani immigrants in Britain, local businessmen, families of senior bureaucrats as well as students.

47.   Japan on Wednesday picked Yoshihiro Sakamoto, trade ministry senior bureaucrat, as its top trade negotiator to replace Sozaburo Okamatsu.

48.   The director general is the most senior bureaucrat in the finance department and is responsible directly to the finance minister.

49.   The paper conducted the poll following the recent series of bribery scandals involving senior bureaucrats, including former vice health minister Nobuharu Okamitsu.