Saturday, August 3, 2002, Chandigarh, India
 Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

J&K poll in Sept, Oct
CEC promises fair poll, rejects foreign observers
New Delhi, August 2
LyngdohThe Election Commission today announced a four-phase polling for the 87-seat J&K Assembly, the term of which is due to expire on October 17, and categorically rejected demands for posting foreign observers for the elections in the strife-torn state.

 
Centre to send more forces to J&K
 
Graphic: J&K Assembly Election Schedule
 
Gujarat poll not EC’s first priority
  Nation page: J&K poll Pak’s acid test: India
  J&K page: Farooq for foreign observers

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Poll Bill: govt gives in to Oppn
New Delhi, August 2
Acutely aware of the arithmetic in the two Houses of Parliament, the BJP-led NDA government accepted the Opposition viewpoint and dropped certain contentious clauses in the draft electoral reforms Bill.

3 cops die in Jammu encounter
Jammu, August 2
Three policemen were killed and four wounded in nearly a 16-hour operation in the Raika forest area on the outskirts of the city today. One militant, identified as Mohammad Idnan of the Lashkar-e-Toiba and hailing from Lahore, was killed in the operation.
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Wailing relatives of J&K police Sub-Inspector Ranbir Thakur who was killed during a gun battle with militants in the Raika forest area near Qasim Nagar, in Jammu, on Friday. — PTI photo

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ISI propping up ULFA
New Delhi, August 2
With Pakistan-backed terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir coming under scrutiny of the world, Inter Services Intelligence from across the border is now in the process of propping up the United Liberation Front of Assam in the North-East again with the purpose of creating further terror and strife in India.

Oppn seeks Naik’s resignation
Petrol stations’ issue rocks Parliament
New Delhi, August 2
The reported allotment of petrol stations to ruling coalition functionaries and Sangh Parivar leaders today rocked Parliament with the Opposition vociferously demanding resignation of Petroleum Minister Ram Naik and probes by CBI and a parliamentary committee.

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Amarinder leaves for UK, USA
None named to officiate in CM’s absence
Amarinder SinghChandigarh, August 2
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, accompanied by nine others, including the Finance Minister and two MLAs , three bureaucrats and three policemen left for his foreign visit today without naming anyone to officiate in his place during his nine-day absence.

Vancouver gurdwara heritage site
Chandigarh, August 2
The first Sikh temple built in Abbotsford in British Columbia 91 years ago has been accorded the status of a national heritage site by the Government of Canada.

Prime Minister Jean Chretien is greeted as he takes part in a heritage designation ceremony at a gurdwara Prime Minister Jean Chretien is greeted as he takes part in a heritage designation ceremony at a gurdwara in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Wednesday, as Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal (left) looks on.
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Sukhbir’s notice to DGP Pandey
Chandigarh, August 2
Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Union Minister of State and son of former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, has sent a notice to two senior officers of the Vigilance Bureau, Mr A.P. Pandey, Additional DGP; and Mr B.K. Uppal, DIG, threatening them with launching legal proceedings against them for defaming him.

Manmohan blames it on crisis of governance
Dr Manmohan SinghChandigarh, August 2
A former Finance Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, today attributed the current economic slowdown in the country to the “crisis of governance.”

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