Monday, March 12,  2001, Chandigarh, India
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Annan’s no to UN resolution on Kashmir
Islamabad, March 11
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has ruled out implementation of the UN resolution on Kashmir or a separate UN Human Rights Commission for Kashmir, saying a lasting solution to the problem lay in the implementation of the Lahore declaration.

Buddha statues completely destroyed
Islamabad, March 11
The Taliban militia late tonight completely demolished two giant statues of Buddha hewn from a cliff face in Central Afghanistan despite desperate pleas from abroad to spare the third and fifth-century relics.

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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) and Taliban Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil (left) hold talks in Islamabad on Sunday. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) and Taliban Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil (left) hold talks in Islamabad on Sunday. Mr Annan later walked out of the meeting. — Reuters photo

Hurriyat to meet today
To discuss UN chief's statement
Srinagar, March 11
The Hurriyat Conference executive council will meet here tomorrow to discuss the statement by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the resolution of Kashmir issue and nominate a team which will seek a meeting with the UN chief during his visit to New Delhi.

Pak to sack top scientist
Islamabad, March 11
The Pakistani military regime has decided to terminate the services of the country’s top nuclear scientist, Mr Abdul Qadeer Khan, Chairman of Kahuta Research Laboratories, The Nation said today.

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Kolkata, March 11
Off spinner Harbhajan Singh took the first Test hat-trick by an Indian as part of a five-wicket haul to cause an Australian slide after a rampaging start on the opening day of the second cricket Test here today.

Gopi lifts All-England title
Birmingham, March 11
Pulella Gopichand capped his spectacular run at the All-England Badminton championship with a straight games victory over Chen Hong in the final tonight to become only the second Indian to win the men’s singles title.

Punjab to export wheat to Dubai
Malout, March 11
Punjab has signed a contract with Dubai and Sri Lanka under which the border state will export wheat and potato to these countries.

How to tamper with voting machines!
Chandigarh, March 11
Can electronic voting machines be tampered with? “Yes”, says Mr Amarinder Singh, president, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, supporting his assertion by giving a demonstration of how an EVM with a cleverly programmed chip installed in it can transfer votes polled by one candidate to another leaving no remnants of the original voting pattern.

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SEBI issues new guidelines
New Delhi, March 11
In the wake of stock market crash and payment crises, the Securities and Exchange Board of India today came out with a set of new guidelines to control the bourses and ensure that payments are settled immediately and investors get their money without any delay.

Overthrow of elected govts
Mauritius asks India to launch movement
Port Louis, March 11
Mauritius has taken the initiative of launching a unique political movement for the protection of democratically elected governments in countries that have a large Indian presence.


Rebels’ threat unnerves BJP
Shimla, March 11
Unnerved by the threat to “expose” the Dhumal government in the Vidhan Sabha, the top brass of the Sangh Parivar and the BJP high command have swung into action to dissuade the rebels from taking any action which could further precipitate matters.

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