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Sunday, February 7, 1999, Chandigarh, India

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Police force deployed at Golden Temple
Prohibitory orders imposed

AMRITSAR, Feb 6 — The police has been deployed at all entry and exit points around the Golden Temple complex to ensure peaceful holding of meeting of the SGPC executive on February 10 apparently to remove the Akal Takht Jathedar.

Badal to send reply today
CHANDIGARH, Feb 6 — The Punjab Chief Minister and President of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, said here today that he would reply to the letter from the Jathedar of Akal Takht, Bhai Ranjit Singh, with regard to the "Quami agenda" tomorrow. The reply would be sent through a special messenger and also on fax to him.

53 detonators found on Sukhbir's route
BHAGPUR VILLAGE (Ludhiana), Feb 6 — The recovery of 53 detonators last evening by the police from near the scene of a public meeting addressed by Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, Union Minister of State for Industries, here today may have foiled a possible attempt on the life of the son of the Punjab Chief Minister.

E D I T O R I A L
Punjab: at the crossroads again
by Hari Jaisingh
Punjab is once again passing through a serious crisis — a crisis which is reminiscent of certain dark shadows of the eighties.

Gujarat initiates security steps
GANDHINAGAR, Feb 6 — The Gujarat Government, under flak from various quarters for attacks on minorities in the state, has begun providing security to Christian institutions and missionaries and has approached members of other minority communities as well to save them from any possible harm.

US sanctions on India, Pak to stay
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 — The USA today announced economic sanctions against India and Pakistan will stay as there was no breakthrough in the recent talks Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott had with External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh and Pakistani Foreign Secretary Shamshad Ahmed.

New transport policy on anvil
DHARAMSALA, Feb 6 — The Chief Minister, Mr P.K. Dhumal, said that a new transport policy will be framed, so that the income of both government and private bus operators increases.

Today's issue comes with the
Book Review and
Sunday Reading sections

IN PASSING

. . . but I am still a minister!

By Sandeep Joshi

Editor, Printer and Publisher : Hari Jaisingh
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