Sunday, December 10, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

N-Bill: Over to Bush
Overwhelming approval from both US Houses
Both the US House of Representatives and the Senate have overwhelmingly approved legislation that allows the US to engage in nuclear commerce with India. The action paves the way for President George W. Bush to sign the legislation into law.

Nation page
BJP ‘studying’ agreement
Table facts in Parliament: Left
Opinions page: The US nuclear enactment

Tough road ahead: PM
Seeks support of states in attaining 9 pc growth

New Delhi, December 9 Listing agriculture, irrigation, infrastructure, water resources and education as priority areas, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought states support for “difficult” policy changes for attaining ambitious albeit feasible 9 per cent growth during the 11th Five Year Plan.

Minorities must have ‘first claim’ on resources Plans for minorities, particularly Muslims, must have the “first claim” on resources so that benefits of development reach them equitably, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today.

Punjab page: CM seeks Rs 544-crore farm package Haryana page Hooda seeks slice of service tax, suggests pragmatic planning Himachal page: Virbhadra wants sops for industry

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

Project Anger
30 hurt as police, tribals clash
Kinnaur, December 9
At least 25 police personnel and five tribal persons were injured in a clash between people and the police at Wangtoo in Kinnaur district this evening. 

Farmers riot in Maharashtra
Mumbai, December 9
The local administration at Wani town in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district today clamped curfew after cotton growers gheraoed minister Manohar Naik, sent to pacify the farmers.

7 miners killed
Panaji: At least seven persons were killed when a mining dump caved in at an iron ore mine at Collem, 60 km from here today, the police said. — PTI