Jaswant-Sharif meeting likely
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 — The External Affairs Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh today indicated that India could have a dialogue with Pakistan during the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly session, but categorically stated that Islamabad would have to put an end to its policy of aiding and abetting cross-border terrorism for the two countries to get down to "reasonable" and meaningful talks.

DIFFERENT SHADES OF ELECTIONEERING: As the polling date is nearing, different political parties are pressing into service more and more vehicles to reach voters in all parts of the constituency to seek votes for their respective candidates in Chandigarh.
— Tribune photos by Parvesh Chauhan

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Pandits to boycott LS poll
JAMMU, Aug 31 — Panun Kashmir, a premier organisation of Kashmiri Pandits has given a call to migrant voters to dissociate themselves from the Lok Sabha poll process as it was "meaningless" and would "legitimise government's apathy and neglect of the displaced families".

Independent for Delhi seat abducted
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 — An Independent candidate for the New Delhi Parliamentary seat was allegedly abducted while he was on his way to a nearby police station to seek permission for taking out an election procession.

TRAI for free incoming calls from Nov 1
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 — The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today proposed a calling party pays regime effective from November 1, allowing free incoming calls to cellular phones, a 33 per cent tariff cut for outgoing calls and over 20 per cent cut in monthly rental.

Four cops suspended in Dara case
CUTTACK, Aug 31— The Orissa Government has suspended four policemen even as combing operation to nab Dara Singh continued on the fifth day today along the Mayurbhanj-Keonjhar border.

New twist to Pramod’s remarks
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 — The controversy over Information and Broadcasting Minister Pramod Mahajan’s reported remarks equating Congress President Sonia Gandhi with Monica Lewinsky took a new twist today with the Minister accusing The Hindustan Times of distorting its correspondent’s news copy on his speech and the daily standing by its report.

Deras, urban voters to seal fate
SANGRUR: Heads deras and the urban voter will decide the fate of Akali titans Surjit Singh Barnala and Simranjit Singh Mann who are locked in a bitter fight for supremacy in this constituency. The contest is fast developing into a triangular one with the CPM candidate gaining ground.

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