S P O T L I G H T

PM likely to meet Bush on Sept 12
New Delhi, August 29
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is likely to meet US President George Bush in New York on September 12, US Ambassador here Robert Blackwill said. Talking to reporters after a 45-minute meeting with Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani in North Block. TNS

Sinha reappointed
New Delhi, August 29
Lt Gen S. K. Sinha retd has been reappointed as the Governor of Assam, “the President has been pleased to appoint Lt-Gen S. K. Sinha as Governor of Assam for a fresh term on the expiry of the present term on August 31,” a Rashtrapati Bhavan note said. UNI

Soldier dies in blast
Kathmandu, August 29
A Nepalese soldier was killed today when the bomb he was defusing exploded at Lalitpur, six km from here, army sources said. The bomb exploded prematurely at Hoka Bahal of Lalitpur district as the bomb disposal team was trying to defuse it, they said. PTI