Monday, January 13, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

BSF thwarts ISI’s bid to dig tunnel Along the Zero Line  (Ferozepore), January 12
The BSF has thwarted an attempt of the ISI to construct a tunnel across the zero line of the Indo-Pakistan border near the border outposts of Kassoke and New Mohammadiwala. In video (28k, 56k)   Pak shelling repulsed	The mouth of a 20-metre long tunnel dug by the ISI in the Ferozepore sector.  — Photo Anirudh Gupta

Seizures, arrests spark Al-Qaida fears
London, January 12
New fears about the spread of the Al-Qaida across Europe have arisen after police cracked down on suspects planning to spread poison in London and the arrest of two Al-Qaida members in Germany. 
In video (28k, 56k)

  World page: ‘Panic rooms’ to protect royal family

“Devdas” sweeps Zee cine awards
Mumbai, January 12 The opulent tragedy “Devdas” has swept the popular Zee Fairglow Cine Awards here, but the choice of some winners seems to have left fans unhappy.

Don’t field some MLAs, Cong advised
New Delhi, January 12
A survey done for the Congress in Himachal Pradesh has advised the party to not give ticket to 30 per cent of the sitting MLAs. It has also suggested it to make special efforts to woo Brahmins, reach a “soft understanding” with the Himachal Vikas Congress and keep the election campaign at an aggressive pitch.

  Himachal page: HVC keen on poll pact with Cong
  CPI decries Cong’s poll stance

Factionalism worries BJP, Cong Shimla, January 12 Deep-rooted factionalism continues to worry the BJP and the Congress, the two main contenders for power in the state, even as the Chief Election Commission announced the date for the Assembly poll in the hill state. In fact, the high commands of the two parties have been busy finding a workable solution to end the factional war, which can spell doom at the hustings.