Friday, August 11, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Midair terror plot foiled
* 24 persons arrested in UK
* 7 held in Karachi
* 10 US-bound flights targeted
London, August 10
A suspected Al-Qaida plot with strong Pakistani connection to blow up as many as 10 civilian airliners during flights from the UK to the US was foiled today with the arrest of 24 persons in the UK and seven persons in Karachi.

Alert at IGI Airport Special Article: Casual approach to terrorism Business page: Airline shares dip after terror alert Passengers queue at the departure area of terminal One of Heathrow Airport in London, on Thursday. — Reuters photo

Privilege motion against PM rejected
New Delhi, August 10
In a decision that saved the Congress-led UPA government from possible embarrassment, Rajya Sabha Chairperson Bhairon Singh Shekhawat today rejected the breach of privilege motion moved by suspended Congress leader Natwar Singh against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the leakage of Justice Pathak Authority report.

India: The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

Nation page: NDA-Left clash over Vajpayee’s letter
Opinions page: Don’t quit, Mr Speaker

Natwar relents, wants to meet PM
New Delhi, August 10
After launching a personal tirade against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a mellow and friendless Natwar Singh today sought an appointment with him and Congress President Sonia Gandhi in a belated attempt to mend fences with them.

Punjab page: Capt distances from Natwar’s politics

Punjab okays cut in petrol, diesel prices
Chandigarh, August 10
After keeping the matter pending for over two months, the Punjab Council of Ministers today cleared the legal hurdle to reduce the price of petrol by 91 paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise per litre.

Ghulam Hassan elected chief of
Jamait-e-Islami
Jammu, August 10
Sheikh Ghulam Hassan was elected today a Amir of the Jamait-e-Islami in Jammu and Kashmir after he received support of majority from the council of representatives which comprised the electoral college.

CM gives Rs 50 lakh for flood victims
Srinagar, August 10
Four persons lost their lives and seven others were injured in the recent floods that affected a population of 21,600 in 25 villages spread over seven blocks of Kargil district of Ladakh region.

LeT commander, cop among 4 killed in valley
Srinagar, August 10
A top commander of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba and a state police constable were among four persons killed in the Kashmir valley overnight, official sources said.

’93 Mumbai blasts verdict on Sept 12
Mumbai, August 10
The verdict in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case will be delivered on September 12, Judge Pramod Kode of the special Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Act court ruled here today. (Details in Nation page)

Another grave of female foetuses Patran, August 10 Even as the people of this town were still reeling under shock after a mass grave of unborn daughters was detected in a pit situated in the vicinity of local Sahib Hospital yesterday, the district health authorities today identified another pit, near the earlier one, in which about 200 to 300 female foetuses were suspected to be buried. Editorial: The shame of Patran Chandigarh page: Female foeticide goes on in Mohali Punjab page: Foeticide: women panel orders inquiry Foetus dumping case: police remand for couple till Aug 13