Saturday, January 25, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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India, France sign extradition treaty
Paris, January 24
India and France have finally signed an extradition treaty after nearly a decade of negotiations. The document was signed by Indian Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani and French Justice Minister Dominique Perben at the Justice Ministry Office here today.
French Justice Minister Dominique Perben shakes hands with Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani
French Justice Minister Dominique Perben shakes hands with Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani after signing an extradition agreement in Paris on Friday. — AP/PTI photo

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PM appeals for consensus
Reservation for women in Parliament
New Delhi, January 24
Stressing on changing the mindset of people on issues like female foeticide and education, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today appealed to all political parties to join hands with the government in giving reservation to women in Parliament.

PANCHKULA EPISODE: A TRIBUNE FOLLOW-UP
Mukul apologises, sent on leave
Bhagat Singh asked to submit report
Chandigarh, January 24
Acknowledging for the first time that the Panchkula episode “has been very unfortunate”, the Punjab Government today asked its Principal Secretary Industries, Excise and Taxation, Mr Mukul Joshi, to proceed on earned leave after tendering an unconditional apology in writing to the Chief Secretary, Mr Y.S. Ratra, and his wife, Kalpana.

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Lobbying on for Mukul’s posts
Chandigarh, January 24
With Mr Mukul Joshi proceeding on earned leave from today because of the Panchkula episode, intense lobbying has started among top echelons of the Punjab bureaucracy to secure posting as administrative secretaries of the Industry, Excise and Taxation Departments, respectively.

Workers protest against Joshi

Tight security for R-Day
New Delhi, January 24
A security blanket will be thrown in and around the Capital for the Republic Day parade, “At Home” at Rashtrapati Bhavan and beating retreat functions in view of the threat posed by some militant organisations.

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Khatami arrives on 5-day visit
New Delhi, January 24
Iranian President Seyyed Mohammed Khatami arrived here this evening on a five-day visit, aimed at imparting a new strategic dimension to Indo-Iran ties and making the Central Asian region better accessible to India without having to use Pakistani land route or airspace.
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Iranian President Seyed Mohammad Khatami being received by the Minister of State for External Affairs Digvijay Singh at Palam Airport in New delhi on Friday.  He will be the chief guest of the forthcoming Repubic Day Ceremony.  — PTI photo

SYL meeting: Centre in ‘thinking mode’
Chandigarh, January 24
The Cabinet Secretary, Mr Kamal Pande, today heard both Punjab and Haryana on the construction of the SYL canal. Informed sources in New Delhi told TNS that the Centre was in the “thinking” mode having heard the views of the two states.

UK to set up visa centre in Chandigarh
New Delhi, January 24
The British High Commission today announced its decision of setting up new visa application centres in New Delhi, Chandigarh and Jalandhar from February 3. More such centres would be opened across the country over the next month.

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Bansi Lal, son indicted
Chahal panel on prohibition policy
Chandigarh, January 24
The Justice G.S. Chahal Commission of Inquiry has indicted former Haryana Chief Minister, Bansi Lal, his son, Mr Surendra Singh; and the then Prohibition Minister, Mr Ganeshi Lal. The commission was set up by the Chautala Government on December 6, 1999, to probe various facets of the prohibition policy introduced by the Bansi Lal Government in July, 1996.

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