Sunday, July 6, 2003, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Give Ayodhya, Mathura, Kashi to Hindus: RSS
Kanyakumari, July 5
Ashok SinghalEchoing the VHP’s stridency, the RSS today demanded the “handing over” of Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura to Hindus either through negotiation or legislation and asked the Muslims to give up their claim over these places of worship.

Seer’s proposal not positive: Muslim board
Nation page: Another Muslim body for ‘give and take formula’


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Verma meets Advani
Badal-Amarinder issue not discussed
New Delhi, July 5
Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani with Punjab Governor O. P. VermaPunjab Governor O P Verma, who met Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani here today, refused to be drawn into the “Badal-Amarinder controversy” saying that he was not in a position to say whether the raids being conducted by the VB on Akali Dal chief’s properties were wrong or right.
Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani with Punjab Governor O. P. Verma in New Delhi on Saturday. — PTI photo

Punjab minister faces action
Harbans LalChandigarh, July 5
The Punjab Forest Minister, Mr Harbans Lal, seems to be in serious trouble because of his “indictment” in a multi-crore tree felling scam in Ropar district.

Bush told Musharraf to end terrorism: Powell
Colin Powell New Delhi, July 5
The USA has once again sent strong signals to Pakistan that it wants Islamabad to stop terrorist activities against India.

USA defends seminar on Kashmir
World page: Pervez raises Kashmir with world leaders

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People-oriented issues to dominate
Cong session

New Delhi, July 5
Even as it debates the critical issues of coalition, Ayodhya, communal and casteist challenges, the Congress has ensured that issues of governance, social empowerment and rural transformation are given adequate importance in the discussions at the party’s brainstorming session at Shimla, beginning July 7.

TN Govt sacks 1 lakh striking employees
Chennai, July 5
Invoking the amended ESMA provisions, the Tamil Nadu Government today sacked over one lakh striking government employees even as the Madras High Court asked it to withdraw unconditionally all cases of suspensions and dismissals and release the arrested leaders.

3 Lashkar men killed in encounter
Srinagar, July 5
At least five persons, including three militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, were killed in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since yesterday.

Monsoon brings relief to farmers
A scene at the busy ITO New Delhi, July 5
The monsoon showers, which lashed different parts of North India, brought a sigh of relief to farmers as the sowing of paddy would pick up in the coming days.
Even the delayed monsoon could not move the civic authorities to act as the early morning downpour brought woes to people of Delhi which witnessed heavy traffic jams. A scene at the busy ITO on Saturday shows the choked drainage system. — PTI photo

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Canal scam: probe reveals misuse of funds
Gurdaspur, July 5
The inquiry report of the three-member committee headed by Mr Bhagat Singh Sandhu, Adviser, Irrigation, to the Chief Minister, Punjab, that was probing the UBDC scam has been submitted to the government.






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