ASF put in cold storage
Sharad wanted 10,000 Biharis on force
NEW DELHI, Sept 26 — The grandiose plans of raising a crack aviation security force (ASF) has been put in cold storage because of the fear of having to induct 10,000 nominees of Union Civil Aviation Minister Sharad Yadav.

Punjab, Haryana against cuts
Sales & other taxes on petro products
CHANDIGARH, Sept 26 — Both the Punjab and Haryana Governments are finding it hard to accept the suggestion of the Union Government to cut down sales and other taxes on petroleum products. “This is one major source of revenue and we just can’t afford it,” senior officers here said.

Taxmen zoom in on dream merchants
MUMBAI, Sept 26 — Income tax teams today raided premises of film stars Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Amrish Puri and director Yash Chopra as part of massive operations to unearth black money in India’s film capital.

3 hurt in stone pelting
SUNAM, Sept 26 — Three employees — Mr Prem Singh (PWD), Mr Karnail Singh (PWD) and Mr Hakam Singh (Education) — were today injured when some miscreants reportedly pelted stones on their vehicle at Ubhawal village, the native village of Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.

More women choose death in J&K Survey reveals dehumanising side of militancy JAMMU, Sept 26 — Even in the absence of any official or non-official survey, police records have revealed that the rate of suicide among women in Jammu and Kashmir has touched a new high during the past seven years.