Restore democracy, India tells Nepal
Nepalese leaders warn King
New Delhi, February 14
The Indian Ambassador in Nepal, Mr Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, briefed External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh this evening about the latest ground situation in the Hindu Kingdom.

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Power in valley partially restored
Jammu-Srinagar highway thrown open
Srinagar, February 14
With improvement in the weather condition, traffic on the 294-km long Srinagar-Jammu national highway has been restored, while power supplies were also partially restored in the Kashmir valley after more than a week.

A snow-removing machine of the Border Roads Organisation in action near the Jawahar Tunnel on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Monday to restore two-way traffic on the arterial road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country.  — PTI photo

Foreign Secretary draws ‘Lakshman Rekha’ for SAARC
New Delhi, February 14
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today virtually drew a ‘Lakshman Rekha’ for SAARC member countries saying that India would not like to see a SAARC in which some of its members perceive it as a vehicle primarily to countervail India or to seek to limit its room to manoeuvre.

Hoshiarpur boy kidnapped for Rs 50 lakh ransom
Hoshiarpur, February 14
That kidnappings have become more of a routine in Punjab has been proved once again by the sensational kidnapping of a ninth standard student, Abhi Verma, by car-borne kidnappers while he was on his way to school this morning.

Chautala suspends Financial Commissioner
Chandigarh, February 14
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, today implemented his threat of taking action against those IAS officers who, he said, “are not obeying the government’s orders under the garb of the model code of conduct”, delivered at a Cabinet meeting held here on February 11 immediately after his return from Pakistan.

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Shift Pappu Yadav to Tihar: SC
New Delhi, February 14
The Supreme Court today ordered the shifting of controversial RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan, alias Pappu Yadav, a key accused in a murder case, to Capital's high security Tihar jail from Patna's Beur prison, for frequent violation of jail norms there by him.

Second phase Bihar poll today Shoot orders against booth grabbers; border with Nepal sealed Patna, February 14 Amid shoot-at-sight orders against booth-grabbers, sealing of Indo-Nepal border and aerial surveillance in the Naxal-hit areas, the stage is set for the second phase of Assembly elections in Bihar in 82 constituencies tomorrow, official sources said today. (Graphic) Election page: Close contest in Jamshedpur-West Posters on Gujarat riots in two more Bihar districts Gujarat riots CD breach of copyright: producer