Wednesday, September 4, 2002, Chandigarh, India
 Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Jacob likely to replace Bhandari in Gujarat
New Delhi, September 3
In view of the possibility of the state coming under President’s rule, the Centre is seriously considering replacing the Gujarat Governor, Mr Sunder Singh Bhandari, with the Punjab Governor, Lt-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd).

    Editorial: EC wins Gujarat case

Indian players consider legal action
London, September 3
Unwilling to budge from their stand that they will not sign the ICC contract, the Indian players are said to be contemplating legal action against the game’s governing body.

    Sports page: SA players to sign ICC contracts

Shabir to back Congress
New Delhi, September 3
Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party chief Shabir Shah has decided to support the Congress in the coming Jammu and Kashmir elections in a determined bid to defeat the National Conference.

  Shabir Shah sees Farooq as hurdle
  BJP cautions J&K groups of Pak trap
  Don’t disrupt poll, George warns Pak
  Editorial: A makeshift compromise
  Nation page: Pak move on LoC ‘sagacious’

J&K page 162 left in fray for first phase Hurriyat launches anti-poll campaign Kashmiri women listen to the speech of a NC leader in Sopore, 62 km north of Srinagar, on Tuesday. — photo Amin War

Ms Laxmi Kanta Chawla, a former BJP MLA, and other party workers stage a mandal-level dharna in Amritsar on Tuesday.  — photo Rajiv Sharma.

Ravi Kant arrested, fears wife
Panchkula, September 3
Ms Madhu Sharma, wife of IG Ravi Kant Sharma, main accused in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, today said she apprehended her husband has been picked up by the Delhi police.

    Sharma in India, says police

Release water to TN, SC tells Karnataka
New Delhi, September 3
The Supreme Court today ordered the Karnataka Government to release from its four reservoirs 1.25 tmc feet of water everyday to Tamil Nadu, starting tomorrow.
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SPECIAL REPORT ‘Hospital panels toothless’ Experts rue flourishing organ trade New Delhi, September 3 Hospital authorisation committees screening applications for organ donations from live donors can at best reject applications on detecting claims of false kinship. They are not authorised to take any punitive action.