81.   The CBI was last week given the go-ahead by the federal home ministry to bring charges against the holy man in the cheating case.

82.   The daily quoting home ministry sources said the troops would be deployed in the eastern state because of worries that political turmoil could lead to violence in Bihar.

83.   The court Sunday gave the home ministry six days to justify its refusal.

84.   The home ministry plans to issue regulations to implement the presidential decree, officials have said without giving any date.

85.   The home ministry said in a press release that militiamen Ali Murtaza and Ruhul Ameen were killed when security forces came under fire and were forced to fight back.

86.   The home ministry statement, in a question-answer format, said the prisons department however did not allow the media to tour its facilities for security reasons.

87.   The home ministry withdrew charges of espionage against the sailors and ordered them to be released on Thursday, The Times of India said.

88.   The government has temporarily suspended joining of top-ranking police officials in the UN peace-keeping missions, according to the home ministry sources.

89.   The home ministry, presently involved in a cabinet reshuffle, would not comment.

90.   The Japanese embassy in Kathmandu appealed to them through police and army checkposts to report to the embassy or the home ministry as soon as possible.