Thursday, January 9, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

All-party meeting backs Amarinder
Calls for special Assembly session
Chandigarh, January 8
Despite the boycott by the SAD and its ally, the BJP, the all-party meeting today backed Capt Amarinder Singh to defend Punjab’s riparian interests vis-a-vis sharing of water or construction/completion of the SYL canal as per the Supreme Court’s directive.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh presides over an all-party meeting in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

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So close and yet so far
Chandigarh, January 8
Only a boundary wall separated them. Though they — the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana — are caught in a political war of facts and figures over the vexed and sensitive issue of the SYL canal, they had been in hearing distance of each other for most part of the day today.





North shivers
Mercury dips, fog engulfs region

Chandigarh, January 8
People in the north-west region shivered as icy winds forced the mercury down by 3°C to 4°C below normal while fog continued to hit road and air traffic today. At least two more persons and four buffaloes were killed in a pile-up involving four vehicles, including a sugarcane-laden tractor-trailer during blinding fog, about 20 km from Moga last night.

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DIVERSIFICATION OF CROPS
Centre’s nod to Johl’s plan
Chandigarh, January 8
With the endorsement of the Johl Committee scheme on crop diversification by a high-level team of top officers of the Union Government in Delhi today, Punjab has crossed the first major hurdle on this front. The Union Government team which has accepted the “ merits of the scheme” will discuss the issue with the Union Finance Ministry for providing funds to implement it in the state.





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J. M. LyngdohHP poll in Feb: Lyngdoh
Shimla, January 8
Mr J. M. Lyngdoh, Chief Election Commissioner, today stated that the schedule for the Himachal Assembly elections to be held in February would be announced soon. The dates for poll in the tribal areas, would depend on the snow factor.
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Row over Pak N-scientists deepens
Islamabad, January 8
The controversy over some Pakistan nuclear scientists collaborating with countries listed as “axis of evil” by the USA has deepened further with the media here today publishing contents of a brochure allegedly by its top nuclear scientist D Abdul Qadeer Khan offering nuclear technology to other nations.

Amartya, Naipaul may get citizenship

New Delhi, January 8
More than 1000 eminent members of the Indian diaspora from over 46 countries will converge here tomorrow for the first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, an annual event held in recognition of the significant role played by NRIs and people of Indian origin (PIO) in nation-building.

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