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

Setback for CBI in Bofors case
No extradition of Quattrocchi Kuala Lumpur, December 2 In a major setback to India, a Malaysian court today rejected its plea for extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi to stand trial in Bofors pay-off case.	Hindujas’ trial stayed New Delhi, December 2 The Supreme Court today modified its earlier order and stayed the trial proceedings against the three Europe-based Hinduja brothers in the multi-crore Bofors case despite opposition from the CBI.

Putin’s warning on Pak arms serious: PM
Shimla, December 2
The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, today asked the international community to take a serious notice of the observation made by Mr Vladimir Putin, Russian President, that weapons of mass destruction with Pakistan could fall into the hands of terrorists and bandits.
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee addresses a Press conference in Shimla on Monday. — Photo Anil Dayal

  Oppn takes exception to PM’s statement on temple attacks

4 panels to probe irrigation scam
Chandigarh, December 2
Following directions from the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, the authorities concerned have decided to set up four committees for further probing the multi-crore irrigation scam in the Upper Bari Doab Canal remodelling project.

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VB unearths promotion scam 
Accuses Gurdev Badal of perpetrating it
Ludhiana, December 2
The Ludhiana Vigilance Bureau has claimed unearthing of a promotion scam that allegedly took place in the state agriculture department during the tenure of the sitting MLA and former Agriculture Minister Gurdev Singh Badal between 1997 to 2002.
Gurdev Singh Badal comes out of a district courtroom in Ludhiana where he was produced by the Vigilance Bureau on Monday.
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Delimitation deferred
Shimla, December 2
The ongoing process of delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies, which caused much turmoil in the state on the eve of election, has been finally deferred.

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Sonia assures changes
Amritsar, December 2
Certain Congress members of Parliament and senior leaders from Punjab today met Ms Sonia Gandhi, president, Indian National Congress, at New Delhi to apprise her about the ‘tampering’ with the list of office-bearers of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, announced by state party chief, Mr H.S. Hanspal.

Bhattal in Capital, to meet Sonia
New Delhi, December 2
Punjab Agriculture Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal arrived in the Capital today to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other AICC leaders over the Amarinder government’s filing a challan against her in a Chandigarh court after she got a reprieve in the embezzlement case following orders of a court in Bathinda.

  Plea to Sonia in Bhattal case

Mufti meets PM, ministers
New Delhi, December 2
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today met Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and discussed the situation in the state for about 30 minutes.

Blackwill reaches Srinagar Srinagar, December 2 The US Ambassador to India, Mr Robert Blackwill, arrived here this evening on the first leg of his three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Soon after his arrival here, he was flown to the 15 Corps headquarters of the Army. Mr Blackwill had a meeting with senior civil and police officials about the prevalent situation in the valley.

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