US scribe’s fate still uncertain
3 held for sending fake e-mails
Islamabad, February 3
The fate of kidnapped US reporter Daniel Pearl continued to remain unclear today as the police reported no fresh clues on the 10th day of his abduction, despite the arrest of the person who phoned the US consulate in Karachi for a $ 2-million ransom and three others for sending fake e-mail messages.

Indo-US army-level talks from today
New Delhi, February 3
In a bid to give a fillip to military cooperation, India and the USA will begin week-long top level Army and naval interactions from tomorrow aimed at kickstarting joint exercises and building mechanism to exchange information on terrorist organisations.

UK reopens Hinduja passport inquiry
London, February 3
The Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair has reopened an inquiry into the so called Hinduja affair, a controversy over passports granted to two wealthy Indian brothers, his Downing Street office said today.

2 militants holed up in mosque
Srinagar, February 3
The Army and police have laid a siege around a mosque where two militants have been holed up at Tarzoo, near Sopore, in Baramula district this afternoon.

7 Cong workers hurt in attack
Bandh in Mehta Chowk
Chowk Mehta, February 3
Seven Congress workers were injured when followers of the Damdami Taksal (Bhinderanwale) allegedly attacked the house of a former sarpanch with lethal weapons here today.

Sikh agenda tops morcha manifesto Chandigarh, February 3 Sikh agenda dominates the manifesto of the Panthic Morcha, which has promised a clean and transparent political system in the state. It has promised the waiver of loans up to Rs 50,000, a ban on the tobacco, the revamp of the top-heavy administration with the supremacy of the civil authority over uniformed services and the free play of market forces.