Saturday, September 27, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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No bilateral talks with Pak at SAARC meet: PMAtal Bihari Vajpayee
New York, September 26
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today ruled out bilateral talks with Pakistan during his visit to Islamabad for the SAARC Summit in January next. “There is no proposal for talks (in Islamabad). There is no atmosphere for this.


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Vigilance seeks appointment from Badal
Disproportionate assets case
Parkash Singh BadalChandigarh, September 26
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has sought an appointment with former Chief Minister and Akali Dal chief Parkash Singh Badal, for questioning him regarding the properties allegedly owned by him and members of his family in a disproportionate assets case.

SC stops premature release of convicts
by Haryana
New Delhi, September 26
Taking serious view of the alleged en masse remission of the sentences of criminals by the Om Prakash Chautala government in Haryana to facilitate their premature release from jails, the Supreme Court today put a bar on any such release in future.

Trade unions to go on strike against
SC ruling

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh keeps out
New Delhi, September 26
A day after the Central and state government employees decided to go on a nationwide strike against the Supreme Court’s “adverse judgment” on strikes, leaders of all Central trade unions, barring the RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, today resolved to observe “National Protest Day” on the second day of the next Budget session.


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Amarmani to undergo lie-detector test
New Delhi, September 26
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathi, arrested in connection with the poetess Madhumita Shukla murder case, will undergo a lie-detector test, most likely on Monday.
“We have informed the lawyers of Mr Tripathi that if he refuses to undergo a polygraph test, it will go against him,” a CBI official told The Tribune here today.

Report on power MoUs goes to
Cabinet panel
Shimla, September 26
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet today decided to refer the report of a high-powered committee, which reviewed the memorandums of understanding (MoUs), power purchase agreement and implementation agreements, signed by the state electricity board and the Himurja with private companies, for the execution of hydel projects to its sub committee to recommend further action to be taken on the findings of the committee.

SC cancels bail to journalist Gopal
New Delhi, September 26
The Supreme Court today cancelled the bail of R.R. Gopal, editor of Tamil magazine “Nakkeeran”, against whom the Jayalalithaa government had slapped POTA after he was arrested in connection with a case relating to the disappearance of a person.

India stun S. Korea, enter final
Kuala Lumpur, September 26
India came from behind to scrape past a gritty South Korea 4-2 in a keenly contested match to book a berth in the final of the Asia Cup hockey tournament here today.


Prabhjot Singh (left) celebrates his goal with his teammates Baljit Singh Saini (No. 4) and Gagan Ajit Singh during the semi-final match of the 6th Men’s Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Kuala Lumpur in which India beat South Korea 4-2. — AFP photo

Prabhjot Singh celebrates his goal with his teammates






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