Sunday, February 16, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Crisis in UP blows over
BJP sets up three-member panel
New Delhi, February 15
In a fresh effort to defuse the long-simmering crisis facing the BSP-BJP coalition in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP high command today decided to set up an informal three-member panel to interact with Chief Minister Mayawati with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee also asking the state leaders of the two parties not to rush to the Centre with their problems.
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Shut terror camps, India asks Bangladesh
New Delhi, February 15
India and Bangladesh today made an ambitious bid to cross the hump in their bilateral relations, though the two sides maintained their previously-stated positions on the most important irritant in their ties — the presence of terrorist training camps and anti-India insurgent groups on Bangladeshi soil. In video (28k, 56k)
In video: Even as the authorities feign ignorance, a large number of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh settle down in Varanasi.
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PSSSB ex-chief appears in court
Kharar, February 15
Mr Tejinder Pal Singh Sandhu, former Chairman of the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board, (PSSSB) appeared in the court of Mrs Preeti Sahni, Judicial Magistrate, Kharar, today.

Dhumal’s kin own 3 pumps: Capt
Gagret (Una), February 15
Adding to the duel of charges and counter charges between the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh and the BJP leaders, the former at a press conference held here today alleged that three petrol stations owned by the son and close relatives of Himachal Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal, had been identified in Punjab.

TRIBUNE FOLLOW-UP SGPC orders probe into ‘assault’ Amritsar, February 15 Religious advisory committee (SGPC) passes resolution on March 9, 1940 to allow baptized Sikh women to perform ‘kirtan’ inside sanctum sanctorum of Golden Temple.’ ‘... five Sikh high priests direct the SGPC to allow baptised Sikh women to perform ‘seva’ in sanctum sanctorum of Golden Temple on February 9, 1996.’ From left to right: Bibi Kiranjot Kaur, Bhai Ashok Singh Bagrian, Dr Harnam Singh and Prof Jaswinder Kaur Dhillon. — Tribune photos