Chandigarh Headlines

112 SGPC men support Badal
In a quick rebuttal to SGPC chief Gurcharan Singh Tohra faction8217;s claims of the support of 92 SGPC members in opposing the reconstitution of the Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission, the Badal faction, in a show of support, organised a parade of 112 SGPC members from various districts of the state before Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at the Circuit House, this evening.

Vajpayee rejects Patel8217;s sacking
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today rejected the demand for dismissal of the Keshubhai Patel government in Gujarat following attacks on Christians and commended it for 8220;effectively8221; controlling the situation in a short span of time.

CBI to probe gang-rape
The Orissa government has ordered an inquiry by the crime branch of police into the alleged gangrape of Anjana Mishra, estranged wife of a senior government officer, las night even as reports of the incident sparked political turnoil in the state with the opposition parties demanding the resignation of Chief Minister J B Patnaik.