VP bowed under pressure
Advani deposes before Liberhan panel
New Delhi, June 13
Home Minister L.K. Advani today said the V.P. Singh government’s commitment to the policy of appeasement resulted in the withdrawal of a 1990 ordinance to acquire land around the disputed structure at Ayodhya, which was to be handed over for ‘kar seva’.

No trace of Devyani
Kathmandu, June 13
Mum is the word in Devyani Rana’s neighbourhood in Maharajgunj in central Kathmandu on the Commission’s request for her appearance for inquiry into the Narayan Hity palace bloodbath. 

• Editor’s family braves detention fearlessly

• Kantipur not to file habeas corpus petition

Chohan’s petition dismissed
Chandigarh, June 13
The London-based self-styled president of “Khalistan”, Dr Jagjit Singh Chohan’s petition seeking seven days’ notice in case he was required by the Indian police was today dismissed by Mr Justice Mehtab Singh Gill of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on technical grounds.

BMW case: HC reduces Nanda’s surety amount
New Delhi, June 13
The Delhi High Court today reduced substantially the bond and surety amount of BMW case prime accused Sanjeev Nanda from Rs 45 crore for allowing him to go abroad and directed him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 5 crore and three sureties totalling Rs 14 crore.

• Jaya’s disowned foster son held

• Karunanidhi named in FIR

Transformer thefts jolt PSEB
Patiala, June 13
Transformer thieves have become active in the state. A spate of robberies in the district in the past two months bear testimony to the fact. 

Kewal issue not in my purview: CM Kotkapura, June 13 Giani Kewal Singh, Jathedar, Takht Damdama Sahib, seems to be getting marginalised in the religio-political scene of Sikhs after non-bailable warrants were issued against him and his son Barjinder Singh and another relative, Joginder Kaur by Mr Jatinder Singh Bheniwal, Judicial Magistrate, Talwandi Sabo, in the case relating to death of his daughter-in-law Sharanjit Kaur.