Monday, January 21, 2002, Chandigarh, India

 Updated at 3:00 am (IST)


Troops to stay till Pak delivers

West can’t tell us to pull back forces: Defence Minister George Fernandes George

Washington, January 20
Defence Minister George Fernandes has virtually ruled out de-escalation on the border until Pakistan delivers on two of India’s demands that Islamabad hands over criminals and terrorists and stop cross-border terrorism.

India seeks infiltrators’ list
We are being pushed to the wall: Pakistan

Islamabad, January 20
As the Indo-Pakistan stand-off over New Delhi’s demand for handing over 20 terrorists continued, India has asked Pakistan to furnish a comprehensive list of militant groups who had infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir in recent times, a move resented by Islamabad which said it was being “pushed against the wall” by New Delhi.

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US Secretary of State Colin PowellPak to hand over Dawood: Powell
New Delhi, January 20
US Secretary of State Colin Powell is understood to have told the Vajpayee government during his just-concluded visit here that Pakistan would hand over underworld don Dawood Ibrahim to India with some strings attached.

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Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manely poses with his wife Judith in front of the Golden Temple on Sunday. — Reuters photo 

Gen Vij goes on leave
New Delhi, January 20
The Indian Army tonight refuted reports regarding the sacking of Lt-Gen Kapil Vij, Commander of 2 Corps, which during peace times is based in Ambala but is presently deployed on the borders due to the ongoing “Parakram”.

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Jammu, January 20
The police has foiled a major plan of disrupting the Republic Day celebrations here by arresting two militants belonging to the Hizbul Mujahideen who, during interrogation, confessed that they planned to cause explosions and carry out suicide attacks.

Pak refuses transit facility for Indian wheat
Islamabad, January 20
Pakistan has said it would not extend transit facility for Indian wheat being supplied to Afghanistan under the World Food Programme.

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Tourists frolic in snow near the US Club in Shimla on Sunday. — Tribune photo Karam Singh 

No change in Punjab list: Vora
Bathinda, January 20
Even as several Congress leaders, who were aspiring for the party ticket for the February 13 Assembly poll in Punjab, have still been camping in Delhi with the hope that lady luck may smile on them if any change in the list is made, the General Secretary, AICC and incharge of the Punjab Congress affairs, Mr Moti Lal Vora, has categorically said that no change will be made.

INLD-BJP tie-up in tatters
Chautala to field nominee in Yamunanagar
Chandigarh, January 20
The INLD-BJP alliance in Haryana is in tatters following today’s announcement by the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, that the INLD would field its candidate in the Yamunanagar Assembly byelection. 

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