Saturday, July 12, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Peace journey begins
Lahore, Delhi buses cross at Phagwara
A Pakistani woman carries her sick two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Wagah, July 11
The metal doors on the Wagah joint check-post flung open with a clanging sound at 8.35 a.m. today as the gold-coloured “sada-e-sarhad” (voice of frontier) Lahore-Delhi bus crossed the Redcliff Line dividing the two neighbours.


They are here for better treatment of their baby       

Ludhiana page: Warm welcome for Pak bus passengers

A Pakistani woman carries her sick two-and-a-half-year-old daughter as she arrives to board the Lahore-Delhi bus on Friday. The girl has two holes in her heart and is being brought to India for treatment. — Reuters photo

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Positive signals from Pakistan on trade ties
New Delhi, July 11
Positive signals are understood to be emanating from Pakistan on stepping up trade and economic cooperation multilaterally with SAARC countries — a move which would indicate, if it fructifies, that Islamabad agrees with the Indian line of thinking of “Trade first, Kashmir later”.

Editorial: One more step

No decision yet on troops to Iraq, says Advani
Chandigarh, July 11
A BJP worker touches the feet of Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani
Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani said today that there was no decision yet on sending Indian troops to Iraq.

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CBI challenges Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal
Sajjan KumarNew Delhi, July 11
The acquittal of Congress leader and former MP Sajjan Kumar by a Sessions Court here in an 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, was challenged by the CBI in the Delhi High Court today. 

Bhisham Sahni dead
New Delhi, July 11
Bhisham Sahni
Eminent litterateur Bhisham Sahni, who had slipped into a coma yesterday at the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre here, died this evening, hospital sources said. 
‘Sahni was embodiment of Punjabi spirit’

VHP to go ahead with temple construction
New Delhi, July 11
The Sangh Parivar top brass and some Hindu leaders today suggested that the construction of the Ram temple on the disputed site should be started from an “auspicious date”.

Edit page: The past as propaganda

Amarinder to sue Dhindsa, Khurana, Malhotra
New Delhi, July 11
Amarinder Singh Accusing BJP leaders Madan Lal Khurana and V.K. Malhotra and Union Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa of “character assassination,” Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said he would file criminal defamation suit against them for levelling allegations regarding evasion of customs duty and returning crores to settle loans taken from banks after becoming Chief Minister.

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Advani assures Badal of action against CM
Captain’s functioning undemocratic, says Badal

SC sets aside HC order on A-I hostesses’ age limit
New Delhi, July 11
In a setback to Air-India hostesses’ fight for parity with men cabin crew in flying services, the Supreme Court today upheld the airliner’s rule banning them from air duty after the age of 50.

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Revised fees keep students away
Amritsar colleges defer hike
Chandigarh, July 11
"I got 68 per cent marks in B.A. and wanted to join M.A. (English). Since my parents cannot afford to fund the multifold increase in the tuition fee for higher education — from Rs 385 to Rs 8800 per annum — I have no option but to look for a job instead," says Amanpreet Singh, an ex-student of DAV College, Jalandhar.

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