Saturday, February 22, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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SC to hear Ayodhya case on March 6
New Delhi, February 21
The Centre today received a setback in the Ayodhya case when the Supreme Court while rejecting the plea of an early hearing, fixed March 6 as the date to take up the Union Government’s petition seeking to vacate the apex court’s interim order banning all religious activities in the 67 acres of acquired land around the disputed site.



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VHP warns govt of hard steps
New Delhi, February 21
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad today threatened that tomorrow’s meeting of the Dharam Sansad here would take “unprecedented and hard decisions” on the Ayodhya issue even as it revealed that a court was in possession of a scientifically conducted probe on the Ramjanmabhoomi temple, the findings of which would bring out a verdict in favour of the Hindus.

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VHP chief Ashok Singhal talking to the media while Mahant Avaidhyanath looks on in New Delhi on Friday on the eve of VHP organised dharma sansad.
— PTI photo

Sonia takes BJP to task on graft
Kulu, February 21
Former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh presents a photograph to Mrs Sonia GandhiAn aggressive Congress President, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, today launched a frontal attack on the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Shimla for alleged all-round corruption and declared that they deserved to be thrown out on this count alone.
Former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh presents a photograph to Mrs Sonia Gandhi, President, AICC, at an election rally in Kulu on Friday. Also in the picture are Ms Mohsina Kidwai and Ms Vidya Stokes. 
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PM’s poll remarks raise storm
New Delhi, February 21
The government today came under heavy attack in Lok Sabha with the Opposition charging Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee with seeking to flare up “communal tension” by playing the Hindutva card ahead of the Himachal Assembly poll.


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Vohra to start talks in March
New Delhi, February 21
N N VohraDeputy Prime Minister L K Advani today said the Centre’s new interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir, former Home Secretary N N Vohra, would start holding talks with the elected representatives and other groups in the state from next month.


J&K page: N.N. Vohra commands respect, acceptability

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New guidelines for lecturers’ selection
Amritsar, February 21
The state government has laid down fresh criteria for the recruitment of lecturers in all 240 aided and unaided colleges and four universities of the state. The Punjab Public Service Commission has been asked to adopt the guidelines which would make the selections transparent, apart from ending nepotism and political interference.

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