Sunday, March 12, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

PM for judicial reforms Expresses concern over hostile witnesses
New Delhi, March 11 In the wake of public outcry over the failure of prosecution in Jessica Lall murder to nail down the accused wielding political and money power, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today expressed serious concern over criminal cases falling flat in courts.	CJI says govt sitting on judicial reforms, criminal justice delivery system on verge of collapse Note of caution on “judicial activism” by Manmohan
Perspective page: Jessica Lall case: Need to reform the system

No confrontation with legislature: CJI
New Delhi , March 11
While expressing opposition to the proposed National Judicial Council, Chief Justice of India YK Sabharwal today refused to buy the argument that there was confrontation between the judiciary and the legislature in view of Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s assertion that he would not submit to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court on the issue of dismissal of MPs in the “cash for query” scam.

No cap on N-capability: Manmohan
New Delhi, March 11
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told Parliament that India had not accepted a cap on its strategic nuclear capability while clinching the civilian nuclear deal with the USA. He reiterated that India’s separation plan under the Indo-US nuclear deal would not adversely affect India’s strategic programme to maintain a minimum credible deterrent.

World page: Discussions on in US over nuke deal

Colonel indicted in espionage case
Chandigarh, March 11
A serving Colonel has been held blameworthy for loss of highly sensitive military information, which was reportedly passed on to Pakistani intelligence by an Army jawan posted as a clerk in his office, it is learnt.

Bomb found at Mumbai railway station
Mumbai , March 11 Acting on a tip-off from alert passengers, the anti-terrorist squad of the Mumbai Police recovered a crude bomb at the Byculla railway station in Central Mumbai this morning. Nation page: Varanasi SSP transferred A bomb squad expert carries the explosive in a water bottle found at Byculla station in Central Mumbai for defusing in Mumbai on Saturday.

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	PUNJAB: Inclement weather may hit wheat yield
	HARYANA: Hooda seeks separate High Court for state
	HIMACHAL: Govt instructions give criminals advantage
	J&K: Hurriyat chief unhappy with Centre over dialogue process
	CHANDIGARH: Syndicate okays 10 pc fee hike
	LUDHIANA: Fear and scare of mutilated bodies
	DELHI: BJP insists on ouster of Sheila Dikshit govt
	OPINIONS: Focus on outcomes, not just outlays, says Mohanty
	BUSINESS: VAT panel to meet Chidambaram
	NATION: Hard-pressed to support UPA: Left
	WORLD: Big five fail to agree on action against Iran
	SPORTS: India falter after Kumble’s jumbo feat

Kumble’s 500th Test wkt
	Sports page: India falter after Kumble’s jumbo feat Self belief kept me going: Kumble Kapil, Bedi praise Kumble Anil Kumble shows the thumbs-up sign as his team-mates celebrate his 500th Test wicket, during the third day of the second Test match between India and England in Mohali on Saturday. — PTI photo

Kerala CM to be decided after poll, says CPM
New Delhi, March 11
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) today categorically said it would decide about its chief ministerial candidate in Kerala only after the poll while in West Bengal, sitting Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is the obvious choice for the top job in the state after the election.

Indo-Chinese border talks begin
New Delhi, March 11
Special representatives of India and China today held their seventh round of boundary talks here. The two special representatives —National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan and his Chinese counterpart Mr Dai Bingguo — will continue their talks in Kottayam (Kerala) tomorrow. Before the talks began, Mr Dai called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In video (28k, 56k)

Punjab page: Chinese team for closer ties

Milosevic found dead in cell Amsterdam, March 11 Slobodan Milosevic, former Serbian leader indicted for war crimes for orchestrating the Balkan wars of the 1990s, was found dead in his prison cell near The Hague, the UN tribunal said today. Milosevic, 64, was found dead in his bed at a UN prison near The Hague, the tribunal said in a statement. (Details in World page)