Tuesday, December 17, 2002, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

13/12 attack: four convicted
New Delhi, December 16
The four persons who were accused in the attack on Parliament case were convicted by a Delhi court today. The accused, including two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants and Delhi University’s suspended lecturer S.A.R. Geelani, have been convicted under POTA.
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SC notices to Punjab, Centre on SYL canal
New Delhi, December 16
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre and the Punjab Government on an application by Haryana alleging that both had failed to discharge their constitutional duties and obligation in completing the Rs 700 crore Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal as per the apex court’s orders.

Justice Amar Bir Singh Gill goes on leave
Chandigarh, December 16
Mr Justice Amar Bir Singh Gill of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, involved in the Punjab Public Service Commission recruitment scam, today proceeded on “indefinite” leave.

17 new ministers likely in J&K
New Delhi, December 16
There are indications of at least 17 new ministers joining the J and K Cabinet. It is understood that five members each will be inducted from the Congress and the PDP while the remaining seven will be from the Panthers Party and Independents.

Snow in hills, shiver in plains
Chandigarh, December 16
People in and around Chandigarh and parts of Punjab and Haryana shivered today as the day temperatures plummeted by two degrees under an overcast sky, coupled with the north westerlies blowing across from the freshly snow-clad higher reaches in Jammu and Kashmir and the adjoining areas of Himachal Pradesh.

Education now a Fundamental Right New Delhi, December 16 A fundamental Right to Education has been written into the Constitution, it was announced today. It is intended to benefit India’s 190 million 6 to 14-year-olds, especially some 35 million currently not attending school.