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Wednesday, May 20, 1998

	Sukh Ram faces trial in telecom scam case Former communications minister and leader of the Himachal Vikas Congress, Sukh Ram, who resigned from Himachal cabinet last month, would face trial in a telecom scam case as a special court on Tuesday ordered framing of charges against him. Special judge Ajit Bharihoke who found `prima facie' sufficient evidence to proceed with the trial against Ram and two others, fixed tomorrow for completing the formalities of framing of the charges.		Cong puts off Tiwari's appointment The formal appointment of N D Tiwari as Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee chief has been put off for fear of a split in the state unit. A section of the UP Congress Legislature Party, led by Pramod Tiwari, is said to be all set to desert the Congress in the event of Tiwari's reappointment as the state party chief.
	Decks cleared for prosecution of dismissed MP ministers Four of the ten Madhya Pradesh ministers, who were dropped on Monday by the state Chief Minister, Digvijay Singh, had been indicted by the Lokayukta on corruption charges. The Chief Minister told newsmen that the Lokayukta did not need permission to prosecute these four as they were no longer ministers.		What's this show? ask BJP allies The BJP was forced to abandon its plan of holding a rally in Bangalore to celebrate the successful nuclear tests on Monday because of opposition from its allies. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad's proposal to build a "shakti peeth" at Pokharan is also being opposed by the allies.

BJD top brass gives by-polls the go-by
Resentment is brewing in the rank and file of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the leadership's obvious lack of concern towards the by-polls. Though the party's main rival Congress has launched its election campaign in the five constituencies which are going to the polls on June 3, the BJD top brass is still busy trying to sort out the differences in its leadership.

Bora's resignation accepted
Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta yesterday took the revolt in his two-year-old ministry head-on by dropping senior Minister Jatin Mali and accepting the resignation of Forest Minister Atul Bora. Atul Bora had announced his resignation on Monday in a press conference, where Jatin Mali, Higher Education Minister, was present, accusing Mahanta of `high-handedness' and demanding a change in the leadership.

"Meeting" challenges, 100 years late
Back bill if Vidarbha included
Basu wish list gets Central favour
Cong politicising farmers' suicides, says Nirupam
No counter guarantees for power
Maharashtra insulated from US curbs
Nuclear tests not a military decision, says Gowda
Thackeray climbs down on Ganesh Naik, Sainiks say no
UMC chief transferred
Training, moral policing and drive for austerity mark Cong Inc