Saturday, September 7, 2002, Chandigarh, India
 Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

ICC bows to players
Denies seeking payment from BCCI
London, September 6
The International Cricket Council today announced that it had reached an agreement with top Indian cricketers which would pave the way for their participation in next week’s mini World Cup in Colombo, but intriguingly added that the Board of Control for Cricket in India had now issued a directive not to negotiate with Indian players any longer.

  Sports page: Bhupathi-Mirnyi duo wins US Open doubles

Independent candidate shot
Srinagar, September 6
Militants shot dead an Independent candidate along with three of his associates, while injuring two others in Handwara constituency of Kupwara district today.

J&K page: Cong man pushed down to death In video (28k, 56k) Unidentified relatives mourn the death of Independent candidate Sheikh Abdul Rehman after an attack in Machipora on Friday.  — Reuters photo

Bhat, Shabir under ‘house arrest’ APHC leaders refuse police offer
Srinagar, September 6 Barely hours before leaving for New Delhi to hold the second round of talks with the Kashmir Committee, Hurriyat Chairman Abdul Gani Bhat, his senior amalgam colleague Moulvi Abbas Ansari and Democratic Freedom Party chief Shabir Ahmad Shah were put under the house arrest.	From Left: Shabir Shah, Abdul Gani Bhat, and Moulana Abbass Ansari  In video (28k, 56k)

US, UK planes raid Iraqi base
London, September 6
Britain confirmed today an air raid by US and British warplanes on an Iraqi air defence base, but refused to confirm reports that some 100 planes took part. 
  World page: USA, UK turn heat on Iraq

Vajpayee to focus on terror  in New York
New Delhi, September 6
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will urge the international community in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 13 to launch a “comprehensive war” against terrorism.

Sainiks come to Manisha’s rescue
Mumbai, September 6
Violent protests by Shiv Sena activists forced cancellation of the shows of the controversial film “Ek Chhoti Si Love Story” in most cinema halls here, but its screening at Navi Mumbai and Ulhasnagar, and Delhi was held smoothly marking the movie’s commercial release today despite the Bombay HC stay.

  Manisha stays away from NCW meeting

Distress sale of paddy in Ludhiana, Amritsar Chandigarh, September 6 The delay in announcement of the minimum support price and the date from which the procurement of paddy by official agencies would start notwithstanding, farmers bringing paddy to various grain markets in Punjab are being forced to resort to distress sale of their produce.