Sunday, August 25, 2002, Chandigarh, India
 Updated at 3:00 am (IST)


Cabinet returns poll Ordinance to Kalam
 New Delhi, August 24
The Union Cabinet after reconsidering the proposed Ordinance to amend the Representation of the People Act expectedly returned it to President A P J Abdul Kalam for his assent.

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  Minor Cabinet reshuffle tomorrow

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Ultras kill 8 in Rajouri village
GraphicJammu, August 24
At least 12 persons, including three women, were killed in three separate incidents in the region late last night. According to the police, eight civilians — most of them Gujjars — including three women were gunned down at Dudasan village in Rajouri by a group of militants. 

Pak summons Indian envoy
Fernandes meets Army commanders in Leh
New Delhi, August 24
India’s Acting High Commissioner in Islamabad was summoned to the Foreign Office today and a strong protest was lodged over what it called “the unprovoked attack by the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force on Pakistan army’s positions across the Line of Control in the Gultari sector” during the night of August 22-23.

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J&K poll: BJP announces list
To contest 17 seats in first two phases
New Delhi, August 24
The BJP today announced its candidates for the first and second phase of elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.
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Kashmir panel pins hopes on APHC
New Delhi, August 24
The Kashmir Committee is confident that the All-Party Hurriyat Conference will participate in the forthcoming Jammu and Kashmir elections in parts if not in toto.

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Sonia calls govt communal, scam-tainted
New Delhi, August 24
Congress President Sonia Gandhi said today that the “scam-tainted and communal” NDA government was “neck deep in corruption” and despite having a Prime Minister and a Deputy Prime Minister, it was unable to take action against those responsible for scams.
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HP Cabinet okays new norms
Shimla, August 24
The Himachal Pradesh cabinet today approved new guidelines for the regularisation of unauthorised constructions in the nagar panchayats of Dhalli, New Shimla and Totu and the creation of journalist welfare fund in the state. It also approved a youth policy.

Noormahalias’ apology rejected
Amritsar, August 24
The controversy surrounding the “godman” Ashutosh refuses to die down as the Sikh high priests today rejected the unconditional apology tendered by the secretary of the Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan for injuring the sentiments of Sikhs. 

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