Sunday, February 5, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

IAEA refers Iran to Security Council
India again votes against Iran
New Delhi, February 4
India again voted against Iran as the International Atomic Energy Agency today referred the Iranian nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council which has the power to impose crippling political and economic sanctions on Tehran.
BJP asks govt to explain IAEA vote against Iran

Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Aliasghar Soltaniyeh (left) talks to Chairman of the IAEA Board of Governors Yukiya Amano at the beginning of the meeting in the UN nuclear watchdog's Vienna headquarters on Saturday. — Reuters photo

Iran to curb UN checks on N-plants
Vienna, February 4
Iran will immediately curb UN inspections of its nuclear plants and pursue full-scale uranium enrichment after a UN nuclear watchdog agency vote reporting it to the Security Council, a senior Iranian official said today.

Airport workers call off strike New Delhi, February 4 After much drama, threats, clashes and finally a written assurance by the Union Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Praful Patel, the Airport Authority of India’s employees today called off their four-day old strike. Nation page: AI craft flouting Civil Aviation Rules
A worker removes garbage from the domestic airport after the four-day-old strike was called off by the Airports Authority of India Employees Joint Forum in New Delhi on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Frivolous litigation cause for concern: CJI
Chandigarh, February 4
Expressing concern over the rising frivolous litigation in the country, the Chief Justice of India, Mr Justice Y.K. Sabharwal, today favoured stronger penalty against persons indulging in such kind of litigation.

125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

	PUNJAB: BJP vows to reduce interest on agri-loans
	HARYANA: Fate of Tau’s statue uncertain
	HIMACHAL: Truckers resent delay in freight revision
	J&K: PDP-NC war over self-rule hots up
	CHANDIGARH: CJI asks universities to improve quality
	LUDHIANA: Man plots kidnap of nephew, held
	DELHI: Demolitions: Upmarket schools under scanner
	Opinions: Regulatory body needed
	BUSINESS: Ambani brothers’ spat resurfaces
	NATION: AI craft flouting Civil Aviation Rules
	WORLD: Indo-Philippines ties enter new phase
	SPORTS: No room for complacency

The Chief Justice of India, Mr Justice Y.K. Sabharwal (left), and the Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice, Mr Justice D.K. Jain, share a lighter moment at the inaugural session of the Moot Court Competition-2006 at the Army Institute of Law, Mohali, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

SC notice on MPs expulsion not called for: Somnath
New Delhi, February 4
Backed by the support of presiding officers of legislative bodies and political parties, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today said the Supreme Court notice on the MPs expulsion was “not called for.” In video (28k, 56k)

Outstanding officers to get PM’s awards
New Delhi, February 4
In the first-of-its-kind move, the Manmohan Singh government has decided to introduce “Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration” to recognise extraordinary and innovative work done by Central and state government officers.

SC stays allotment of plots to MNCs in Mohali New Delhi, February 4 The Supreme Court has stayed the allotment of plots to some multinational companies in Mohali for setting up industrial focal points as announced by the Punjab Government in its December 2003 advertisement, following a petition by some “allottees” claiming that the land was allotted to them a year ago in the draw of lots for residential purposes.