Thursday, April 4, 2002, Chandigarh, India
  Updated at 3:00 am (IST)


Five burnt alive in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, April 3
At least nine persons were today killed, five of them burnt alive and two in police firing, and more than 12 injured in fresh upsurge of communal violence in parts of Gujarat a day ahead of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s visit to the state to take stock of the situation.
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How Ravi Sidhu got Kasauli lodge
Chandigarh, April 3
Was the Masonic Lodge at Kasauli bequeathed to the Punjab Public Service Commission chairman Ravi Sidhu by Mr Autar Singh Sekhon , a former Chief Engineer of Punjab and a member of the Council of the All-India Institute of Engineers?		 Masonic lodge in Kasauli
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CRC for oath of transparency
New Delhi, April 3
The country should have an “oath of transparency in place of an oath of secrecy” to provide speedy disposal of cases, minimise manipulative and dilatory tactics of the babudom besides checking graft and corruption.

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  Seeks amendment in Prevention of Corruption Act

  Panel for sweeping electoral reforms
  Statute panel for Articles on childcare, environment
  Editorial: Looking ahead, constitutionally
      
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Reviving militancy in Punjab
 BKI activists getting training in ISI office
New Delhi, April 3
Far from cracking down on cross-border terrorism as demanded by India and the civilised world, Pakistan has embarked upon another devilish plan: revive militancy in Punjab in a big way.

India, S. Korea to form counter-terror ties
Seoul, April 3
India and South Korea today decided to establish a dialogue mechanism on counter-terrorism, increase defence contacts and give a new impetus to economic ties to boost annual bilateral trade from the existing $ 2.5 billion.
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Pak troops fire at 42 Indian posts
Jammu, April 3
Pakistani troops fired at 42 Indian border outposts along the international border in the Jammu division, injuring one woman, official sources said here today.

Reliance allowed to bid for IPCL
New Delhi, April 3
The government today allowed Reliance Industries to bid for controlling stake in the Indian Petrochemical Corporation Limited and modified the pricing formula of gas to be supplied to the public sector company after privatisation, clearing decks for its disinvestment.

SC confirms death penalty in Bitta case
New Delhi, April 3
The Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentence on Devender Pal Singh for attempting to assassinate the then Indian Youth Congress President M.S. Bitta in 1993.

Palpable tension at Malout
 Akalis allege cops helping government
Malout, April 3
Polling in this constituency will be held tomorrow amid perceptible tension which has been building up for the past some days between the Akalis and Congressmen. The Congress is supporting the CPI candidate, Mr Nathu Ram, and the Shiromani Akali Dal is campaigning for its candidate, Mrs Mukhtiar Kaur.

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