Wednesday, July 24, 2002, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

No Central rule in Gujarat: Advani
L.K. Advani New Delhi, July 23
Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani tonight rejected the Opposition demand for President’s rule and removal of Chief Minister Narendra Modi prompting a walkout by the entire Opposition even as the BJP allies opposed early Assembly poll in Gujarat.

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Kapil India’s Cricketer of Century
Sachin Tendulkar is people’s choice
London, July 23
India’s World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev was tonight declared the ‘Indian Cricketer of the Century’. The ‘Haryana Hurricane’ was selected ahead of 15 other illustrious cricketers—including Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar—for the most coveted award at a glittering ceremony.

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Jaitley interlocutor on J&K
New Delhi, July 23
The Centre today formally announced the appointment of BJP General Secretary and former Union Law Minister Arun Jaitley as its representative to discuss the issue of devolution of powers regarding Jammu and Kashmir.

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Yatris made to spend night in buses
Protesting pilgrims lathi-charged
Jammu, July 23
Chaotic scenes were witnessed here today with pilgrims bound for the Amarnath shrine spending the night sitting in buses as they were not allowed to proceed to the camping grounds in MAM Stadium. Protesting pilgrims were even lathi charged yesterday.

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh meets Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Sharad Yadav

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh meets Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Sharad Yadav to discuss the drought problem in Punjab and other pending issues in the Capital on Tuesday.
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Dheera, Sagar implicate Sidhu
Record statements in Patiala court
Patiala, July 23
Two touts of suspended PPSC Chairman Ravinderpal Singh Sidhu, Randhir Singh Dheera and Prem Sagar, who today recorded statements under Section 306 CrPC in a bid to turn government approvers against their former “boss”, have both implicated Sidhu in their statements claiming the latter had asked them to solicit bribes for him in return for jobs in the State Civil and Judicial Services besides other posts advertised by the PPSC.

Concern over infiltration by Chinese army
New Delhi, July 23
The Rajya Sabha today expressed concern over reports of infiltration by the Chinese army into Indian territory from parts of Ladakh and Uttaranchal.

Maruti 800 prices slashed
New Delhi, July 23
The “people’s car” became more affordable from today with Maruti Udyog Ltd dropping prices of Maruti 800 by Rs 15,000 to Rs 18,000. The company has however, withdrawn all its earlier incentive schemes, including free insurance on the entry-level model.

Baba Bhaniarawala returns to village
Dhamana (Ropar), July 23
After the quashing of Ropar District Magistrate’s order regarding a ban on the entry of controversial Baba Piara Singh Bhaniarawala in the Ropar district till September 12 by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on July 19, the Baba, after reportedly spending some days in Himachal Pradesh, once again returned to his native Dhamana village last evening. Earlier, the Baba had returned to his village on July 10 after spending nine months in jail.

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