Sunday, August 11, 2002, Chandigarh, India
 Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Hurriyat sticks to poll boycott decision
Srinagar, August 10
The Hurriyat Conference today ruled out participation in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, but decided to convene a meeting of its general council on Monday to discuss the invitation for talks extended by leader of the Kashmir Committee Ram Jethmalani.		 Abdul Ghani Bhat, chairman of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference, and Javid Mir, a conference executive member, during a press conference in Srinagar on Saturday.
Abdul Ghani Bhat (right), chairman of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference, and Javid Mir, a Conference executive member, during a press conference in Srinagar on Saturday. — Reuters photo
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Time to bow out, Mr Ram Naik
Hari Jaisingh
THE entire nation has been watching with dismay and disgust the naked show of political games of favouritism, nepotism and shady practices of the Union Petroleum Ministry headed by Mr Ram Naik. Equally disquieting has been the obvious insensitivity of the powers-that-be to the startling disclosure of allotment of petrol pumps and gas agencies to his partymen, loyal functionaries and power-sharing co-brothers.

Advani’s poser to EC on Gujarat poll
New Delhi, August 10
Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani today raised a question on the competence of the Election Commission to decide the timing of the election in Gujarat asking “who would decide when the elections are to be held there”.
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Minorities panel to summon Ratra
Move to check fallout of Malout incident
New Delhi, August 10
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has decided to summon Punjab Chief Secretary Y.S. Ratra and other senior officials armed with all reports and information to stall another religious conflagration erupting in the state.

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Punjab to get $ 1 bn from IFC
New York, August 10
The International Financial Consortium (IFC) comprising leading banks and foundations has agreed to provide $ 1 billion to boost Punjab’s rural development programme during the visit of the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh.

Shivani murder case
 No bail for absconding IG
Panchkula, August 10
The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Panchkula, Mr H.S. Bhangoo, today rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Haryana Inspector General (Prisons), Ravi Kant Sharma. The latter is wanted by the Delhi police in connection with the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case.

Ashwani Talwar, lawyer of Ravi Kant Sharma, who is one of the prime accused in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, talking to the media outside Panchkula courts on Saturday.
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Explaining her inability to appear before the TADA court hearing the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case, former actress Praveen Babi in a exclusive interview revealed that she faced "serious threats to her life".
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No diplomatic status for Agnihotri: USA
Washington, August 10
The USA has ruled out any diplomatic status for Ambassador-at-large for Overseas Indians Bhishma Kumar Agnihotri, saying there are certain criteria for according such a status. It is reliably learnt that the State Department conveyed its decision to the Indian Embassy here in response to such a request made by it.

UK Muslims ‘funding’ Pak madarasas
Donate $ 800 million annually
London, August 10
Madarasas in Pakistan receive more than £ 800 million a year - equivalent of the country’s income tax revenue — through charitable donations mainly from wealthy Britain-based Muslim businessmen.

Farmers resorting to canal water theft
Chandigarh, August 10
More and more farmers in Haryana are believed to be resorting to theft of canal water as a result of the drought situation in the state. Sources in the state government’s Irrigation Department said that 1321 cases of water thefts had been recorded since mid-June when personnel of the department had started patrolling in the vulnerable areas along with policemen to prevent possible resistance by farmers indulging in water thefts.

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