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

SC stands by EC order
Hearing on caretaker govt in Gujarat on Sept 17
New Delhi, September 2
Observing that Gujarat is not an issue before the apex court as the Election Commission has decided to hold the Assembly elections in the state in November-December, the five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court said today that it could not give its opinion on the presidential reference before the October deadline for reconstituting the dissolved Gujarat Assembly.

    Left asks PM to stop Modi yatra
    Gaurav yatra put off to avoid tension, says Jaitley

"Ravi Kant flees country"
New Delhi, September 2
The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on the bail application of Haryana cadre IPS officer R.K. Sharma after the police told the court that the accused had fled the country.

Delhi cops on Sharma trail in Solan
Solan, September 2
A team of Delhi Police headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police the Hemant Chopra, was in town today. The team was spotted closeted with Mr V.P. Saini, Junior Telecom Engineer, in charge of the local Telegraph Office, in his office at 2.30 pm today.

    Cops question driver of Ravi Kant

Dhindsa’s plan to stop organ sales
New Delhi, September 2
Union Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, who leaves for London tomorrow, said today that he would urge the British authorities to chalk out a joint plan to combat organ sales after a sting operation in the UK linked them to his home state of Punjab.

    Editorial: Selling body parts

Ultimatum to Vedanti, Manjit Khalsa Panchayat wants Jathedars to quit Amritsar, September 2 The Shiromani Khalsa Panchayat served a 10-day ultimatum to Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar of Akal Takht, and Prof Manjit Singh, Jathedar of Kesgarh Sahib, to resign from their respective posts.