Wednesday, July 9, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Cong for quota in private sector
Shimla, July 8
Reservations being the most potent weapon in the politics of social empowerment, the Congress Vichar Manthan Shivir here is looking for ways to increase the ambit of quotas as also evolve ways to trigger rural transformation.
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Himachal page:
Cong to take on BJP on its own turf
Cong delegates for poll alliances
Sonia Gandhi visits presidential retreat

NHRC team’s report on Best Bakery case within week
Vadodara, July 8
The team of the National Human Rights Commission, which is on a day-long visit here today to examine documents pertaining to the Best Bakery case, today said that it would present its report to the commission within a week.

Wimpy staff’s kin move NHRC
New Delhi, July 8
Relatives of Wimpy International employees moved the National Human Rights Commission today alleging that the Vigilance Bureau of the Punjab Government had detained their breadwinners without any charges against them.

Orbit Resorts’ petition dismissed
Punjab page
SAD getting inputs from private agency
‘BJP not supportive of Akali fight’

3 Indians among 115 killed in Sudan
air crash
Khartoum, July 8
A Sudanese airliner crashed early today in eastern Sudan, killing all but one of the 116 persons aboard, including a senior military officer and three Indians, officials said.

VHP wants law on temple
Scope still for talks, says Shahabuddin
Ayodhya, July 8
The VHP today said with the rejection of Kanchi Sankaracharya’s proposals on Ayodhya, enactment of a law by Parliament for building a temple was the only solution and warned of a mass movement against political parties which opposed it.

BJP rejects demand for PM’s resignation

India has largest number of hungry people New Delhi, July 8 Despite impressive strides made by economy in the recent years, India continues to be the home of the largest number of hungry people.