Monday, February 5, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Trouble again in Tataland
* 40 hurt as Singur protest turns violent
* No acquisition till I am alive: Mamata
Kolkata, February 4
Ms Mamata Banerjee’s re-launching of the second phase of agitation against the forcible acquisition of the farmlands for industries today coincided with the outbreak of a fresh violent incidents at Singur and several other places.
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Office of Profit
Clean chit to Capt, 36 MLAs
New Delhi, February 4
Just before Punjab goes to polls, Congress chief ministerial candidate Capt Amarinder Singh and 36 other MLAs in the outgoing state Assembly got a shot in the arm with the Election Commission clearing their names in the office of profit case.

Punjab Votes ’07
Haryana stalwarts drag battle to Punjab
Patiala, February 4
A central leader, a Chief Minister and a former Chief Minister were all in the hometown of Capt Amarinder Singh today. Two of them canvassed at various venues in the city while the third reviewed arrangements for the visit of the Prime Minister on February 6.

 

Capt storms Badal’s home turf Role reversal: Royals look to common man (Details on Punjab page)

EC summons Chief Secy, DGP
Amritsar, February 4
The Election Commission has summoned the Punjab Chief Secretary, Mr K.R. Lakhanpal, and the Director-General of Police, Mr Rajdeep Singh Gill, to the Capital tomorrow for an overall review of situation in the state.

Pranab backs Musharraf
Militants must give up violence
New Delhi, February 4
India today endorsed Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s statement that terrorists could not be taken “on board” on Kashmir and said militants should be asked to give up violence.

World page:4-point plan can provide solution: Pervez

Four Jaish militants arrested in Delhi
New Delhi, February 4
Four suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad militants, including a Pakistani national, were tonight arrested after a gunbattle with the police in the heart of the city here and three kilograms of RDX was seized from them.

1 dies, 10 hurt in J&K blast

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

	PUNJAB:Capt storms Badal’s home turf
	HARYANA: Assured career progression: govt to implement SC order for petitioners only
	HIMACHAL: New hydro-power policy contravenes power Act
	J&K:  Mirwaiz seeks militant leaders’ initiative on ceasefire
	CHANDIGARH:  19-year-old stabbed to death, father injured
	LUDHIANA:  Admn cracks the whip on erring employees
	DELHI:  10-hr power cuts in Faridabad industrial sectors
	OPINIONS: Lure of lucre
	BUSINESS: Taxmen to scan telecom ledgers
	NATION:SC refers govt pension issue to larger Bench
	WORLD: Musharraf mulls emergency option: Report
	SPORTS: Mumbai press for victory

Should Judges declare assets? No way, says CJI
New Delhi, February 4
Holding that there is no limit to judicial review, Supreme Court Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan has ruled out the question of having any compulsory annual declaration of wealth and assets by Judges of the apex court and high courts.

MASSED START: Nearly 20,000 skiers at the start of the “Moscow Ski-Track 2007” competition outside Moscow on Sunday. — AFP

Monday Special Prasar Bharti to fight back Chandigarh, February 4 Faced with relentless onslaught from private TV channels and other media, Prasar Bharti has decided to fight back. While holding on to its primary role as a provider of clean programmes, both through its numerous TV channels and radio station, Prasar Bharti is learnt to have decided to fight back.