Tuesday, June 4, 2002, Chandigarh, India
 Updated at 3:00 am (IST)


Petrol to cost Rs 2.50 more
New Delhi, June 3
The Centre hiked petrol and diesel prices by about Rs 2.50 and Rs 1.50, respectively, with effect from midnight tonight, more than 48 hours after the government took an unprecedented decision of stating that a price hike was due to be announced.
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India, Kazakhstan join hands
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee with Kazakhastan President Nursultan Nazarbayer at a welcome ceremony at Presidency Building in Almaty on Monday. Almaty, June 3
In an obvious reference to Pakistan, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today asserted terrorism and religious extremism should not be allowed to flourish in Asia even as India and Kazakhstan set up a joint working group to combat the menace.
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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayer at a welcome ceremony at Presidency Building in Almaty on Monday. — PTI photo

Six Pak soldiers killed
Guns continue to roar along border
Jammu, June 3
Artillery and mortar guns continued to roar on the LoC and exchange of small arms fire and mortar shelling on the International Border in the Jammu sector remained a usual feature of the border scene today.

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War sirens installed in Jammu
Pak constructs spring top bunkers along LoC
Jammu, June 3
In view of the heightened tension on the Indo-Pak border, the Jammu administration has installed 15 war sirens in different parts of the city and its outskirts to warn the people of any aerial attack by Pakistani forces in case a war breaks out between the two nations.
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Mahajan, Shourie lock horns
New Delhi, June 3
A tug of war between Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie and Communication Minister Pramod Mahajan over the VSNL decision to invest Rs 1200 crore in Tata Teleservices is likely to have serious consequences with some heads rolling after the return of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee from his Almaty visit. 


BKU leader freed to facilitate talks
Backing farmers, Congress starts dharna
Jind, June 3
Bowing to the pressure of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), the Haryana Government has apparently released one of the top BKU leaders from prison to facilitate an agreement with the BKU.
Congressmen and their leaders stage a dharna in front of the DC office in favour of agitating farmers at Jind on Monday.
Congressmen and their leaders stage a dharna in front of the DC office in favour of agitating farmers at Jind on Monday. Seen in the picture are Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Mr Virender Singh and Ms Selja. — Tribune photo Karam Singh 

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