Rail Budget approved
New Delhi, April 25
The Railway Budget secured Parliament’s approval today after the Rajya Sabha returned the Railway Appropriation Bill.

Govt agrees to JPC on stock scam
Parliament to adjourn tomorrow
New Delhi, April 25
The government and the Opposition are today understood to have agreed to a sine die adjournment of the Budget Session on April 27 in view of the May 10 assembly elections.

Probe against minister’s son begins
Amritsar, April 25
The tall claims of the SGPC having launched a campaign against drug addiction and liquor notwithstanding, several family members of leaders of the ruling party continue to be “patit”.

Hesitation to fire led to killings
Swami reviews border situation in Assam
New Delhi, April 25
The Centre today said it was probably the hesitation of the BSF personnel to fire at civilians which led to their capture and brutal killing by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel in Pyrdiwah outpost.

Asma Khan, daughter of Amanullah Khan, JKLF chief based in Pakistan, and her husband Sajjad Lone, son of the APHC leader and People’s Conference Chairman Abdul Gani Lone, at their Rawalpora residence in Srinagar on Tuesday.
— Photo Amin War

HP in dire financial straits
Banks told not to honour govt cheques
Shimla, April 25
The Himachal government has sent an SOS to the Centre after finding itself in a serious financial crisis with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ordering the commercial banks not to honour the cheques of the state government as it has run into an overdraft of about Rs 180 crore.