Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!remus.rutgers.edu!shakti.ernet.in!ramani From: ramani@shakti.ernet.in Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia Subject: India News Message-ID: Date: 20 Jun 91 21:28:41 GMT Sender: gaddam@remus.rutgers.edu Lines: 100 Approved: gaddam@remus.rutgers.edu ============================================================ Madras Rajiv-suspect 3 the owner said payas and his brother used to come to the shop aften to buy groceries and pick up the messages about the next days's calls. Occasionally, relatives of payas, like his wife or sister, who was also staying with him, would receive the calls, he said. He said he could not make out the gist of the conversation as he was preoccupied with business. The shop owner said he was not aware of any calls to the shop from abroad immediately after the killing as the shop was closed till Mr Gandhi's funeral. However, after it was opened, there were no calls from abroad or from any friend of Payas, barring a local call a couple of days later, he said. He said CBI men traced his shop through a telephone number which seemed to have figured in the diary of shankar, an LTTE man arrested at vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu after the killing. He informed the CBI that the calls were meant for payas and his brother, kanthan. Congress-solarz Congress adopts solarz substitute ================================= washington, June 20 () Congress wednesday night defeated the burton amendment seeking a plebiscite in kashmir by adopting a solarz substitute amendment. The gist of the amendment, solarz's press secretary bob hathaway told , describing the fast-moving events which led to frustrating the intent of the supporter of the kashmiri secessionists, namely Congressman burton, is as follows: the solarz substitute that was adopted urges the government of India to investigate all reports of human rights violations in kashmir it urges India and pakistan to settle all their disputes by peaceful means. It urges the Indian government to undertake discussion with reprsentatives of the people of kashmir. It condemns acts of terror by militants in kashmir and urges them to cease the use of force. End od First Article ============================================================ Guwahati poll asm ================== guwahati,June 20:: the Congress(I) is all set to form a government in assam by winning 65 of the 123 seats results of which have been declared so far. In naharkatia assembly seat rechecking of the rejected votes began tonight following a complaint of Congress(I) candidate, Mr. Hari phukan, who was trailing by only 57 rpt 57 votes at the end of the counting yesterday. The result of this constituency, which was withheld, was expected to be announced by midnight, official sources said. The badarpur seat was countermanded following the death of a natun asom gana parishad (nagp) candidate. From the jalukbari assembly seat, former home Minister and nagp working president, Mr. Bhrigu KUmar phukan won by a huge margin. The last result that of the guwahati (west) is yet to be announced. Newdel ====== Rao-Sharif Sharif rings up Rao, indo-pak issues be solved bilaterally new Delhi, June 20 () the pakistan PrimeMinister, Mr Nawaz Sharif, today hoped that all outstanding issues between India and pakistan would be solved bilaterally, according to radio pakistan. The radio said Mr Sharif had a telephonic talk with mr P. V. Narasimha Rao and congratulated him for leading the Congress-iparty to success in the mid-term polls and on his election as party leader to head the new Indian government. Mr Sharif also hoped that both the countries would work for his recent proposal for a five-nation conference on nuclear non-proliferation in south asia, the radio said. End of Second Article ========================================================== Edited to Suit the needs of MNS ===========================================================