Sunday, December 1, 2002, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Advani dares Pak to fourth war
Bhuj, November 30
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today dared Pakistan to fight a fourth direct war with India instead of engaging in proxy war, targeting temples and innocent civilians. Charging Islamabad with nursing a wound since the creation of Bangladesh, he threw an open challenge to Pakistan, saying “let us fight it out face to face. We have fought thrice, let there be a fourth war.”

In video: Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj kicks of campaign for the Gujarat Assembly elections in Ahmedabad. (28k, 56k)

Pandya meets Vajpayee, Advani
New Delhi, November 30
Despite Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani’s meetings with former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya for ensuring a smooth election campaign in the state, the BJP appears to be on a sticky wicket as Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s “arrogant and authoritative” style has put a damper on the enthusiasm of party workers and sympathisers.
In video (28k, 56k)

J&K page: 5 infiltrators killed Four ultras among eight killed in Jammu A relative of Nazia Ayoub attends to her at a local hospital in Srinagar on Saturday. Nazia was among five persons injured in a landmine explosion on Saturday afternoon. — PTI photo

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Challan not at my behest: Amarinder
Asks Centre not to tamper with MSP mechanism
Chandigarh, November 30
The Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt Amarinder Singh, today denied that the filing of a challan in a corruption case against his seniormost Cabinet Minister, Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, in a court here yesterday was due to vindictiveness on his part.

• High command looks into Bhattal case

38 die as bus falls into Chenab
Jammu, November 30
At least 38 persons, including women, were killed when a passenger bus in which they were travelling fell into the Chenab today. As many as 20 passengers were injured. The police said the bus, carrying 57 passengers, was overloaded and was on its way to Marmath from Doda.

Irrigation scam: CE suspended
Chandigarh, November 30
The Punjab Government has suspended Chief Engineer, Sukhjinder Singh Sandhu, Superintending Engineer, Jarnail Singh, and Executive Engineers Gurmail Singh and Anil Khosla in connection with a multi-crore scandal pertaining to the Upper Bari Doab Canal remodelling project of the Irrigation Department.

6 Pakistanis held for attacks in Kenya
Kikambala (Kenya) November 30
Six Pakistanis and three Somalis were among 12 persons held in Kenya in connection with anti-Israeli attacks that left 16 persons dead near Mombasa, the police said.

Gorshkov deal not being signed during Putin’s visit
New Delhi, November 30
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 38-hour-long visit to India beginning December 3 evening will mark a watershed in the emergence of a new India-Russia-China axis and is bound to take Moscow-New Delhi strategic ties to new heights.

• PM, Putin press conference on Dec 4

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