Tuesday, August 27, 2002, Chandigarh, India
 Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

SC notices to Centre, EC, states & parties
Presidential reference on Gujarat poll
New Delhi, August 26
A five-Judge Constitution Bench headed by Supreme Court Chief Justice B.N. Kirpal hearing the Presidential reference under Article 143 on holding early elections to the Gujarat Assembly issued notices here today to the BJP-led NDA government, the Election Commission, all state governments and six national political parties.
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India thrash England by innings  (Sports page)

Members of the Indian cricket team Members of the Indian cricket team  Harbhajan Singh, Parthiv Patel, Anil Kumble, Sanjay Bangar, captain Saurav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar celebrate victory in the third Test against England at Headingley on Monday. India beat England by an innings and 46 runs to square the series. — Reuters


Stopping infiltration in Pak hands: Sinha
Yashwant SinhaNew Delhi, August 26
External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha today said he did not believe that Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf could not ensure the complete stoppage of infiltration across the Line of Control, thus virtually rejecting the US assertion that Islamabad was not in total control to check infiltration into India.

Cong to project Ghulam Nabi Azad as CM
New Delhi, August 26
The Congress, which is making a serious bid for power in Jammu and Kashmir, will project state PCC chief Ghulam Nabi Azad as its chief ministerial candidate.

  
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‘Shivani had documents against him’
R.K. SharmaNew Delhi, August 26
The arguments on the bail petition of the Haryana cadre senior IPS officer R.K. Sharma remained inconclusive and the court posted further hearing for Wednesday.
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Veerappan sends cassette listing demands
Jaya blames CM for kidnapping

Veerappan Bangalore, August 26

Forest brigand Veerappan has sent a cassette, apparently listing his demands for the release of former Karnataka minister H Nagappa, who was kidnapped by his gang in Chamarajnagar district last night.
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Geete, Verma inducted into Cabinet
New Delhi, August 26
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today effected a minor reshuffle in the Union Cabinet filling the vacancy caused by the Shiv Sena’s Suresh Prabhu by bringing his party colleague Anant Geete in his place as a Cabinet Minister.

Violence by students, NIT closed
Hamirpur, August 26
The local National Institute of Technology, known as Regional Engineering College has been closed for indefinite period following incidents of stone throwing, burning of government property and damage to the vehicles of the faculty members last night.
Damaged cars of the NIT staff in Hamirpur.
Damaged cars of the NIT staff in Hamirpur.

Notice to two Punjab officials
Siphoning off of industrial subsidy
Chandigarh, August 26
In just over six years after the Punjab and Haryana High Court took a serious note of a news item appearing in The Tribune, Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice S.S. Grewal today directed the issuance of a notice to the then Punjab Director of Industries and Commerce D.S. Kalha, besides the then Additional Director Sanjay Kumar, to show cause why directions for criminal prosecution should not be given.

No coal rakes for PSEB stations
Patiala, August 26
No coal rake was received at either Lehra Mohabbat and Bathinda power stations of the PSEB today. However, the Ropar station received four rakes.


   
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