Thursday, April 26, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

IIMs may go ahead with admissions
New Delhi, April 25
The government today appeared to be veering around to allowing IIMs to go ahead with admissions to the general category students this academic year and await the Supreme court verdict to provide reservation for OBCs.

UPA, Left to meet today
Nation page: Trafficking, quota to generate heat

Tainted MPs may be kept out of House

‘There is no question of ignoring issue’ New Delhi, April 25 Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee is convening an all-party meeting next week to discuss the conduct of MPs in the wake of the human trafficking case. Punjab page: 2 fake travel agents held

In Punjab, ADGP to take on travel agents Chandigarh, April 25 In a bid to provide  relief to victims of unscrupulous travel agents and women deserted by NRI husbands , Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal today announced that an officer of the rank of ADGP would be appointed to deal with such cases.

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

Earth has a near-clone

A multi-media simulation showing the new planet discovered at La Silla's observatory in Chile. Astronomers reported on Tuesday they had discovered a "super-Earth" more than 20 light years away that is the most intriguing world found so far in the search for extraterrestrial life. (Details on World page)

Calypso Tango
Aussies in final
Australia’s Nathan Bracken celebrates after dismissing South Africa’s Graeme Smith during their World Cup cricket semifinal match in Gros Islet on Wednesday. Australia beat South Africa by seven wickets to enter the final.
— Reuters (Details on Sports page)

Punjab Agri Bank Furniture Scam
Sixty officers chargesheeted
Chandigarh, April 25
As many as 60 officers of the Punjab Agricultural Development Bank have been chargesheeted for their role in the alleged wrong purchase of a huge quantity of furniture during 2005-06.

Betting from place owned by IG’s wife
Chandigarh, April 25
An inter-state gang of cricket bookies operating from a marriage palace owned by the family of an inspector-general of Haryana police was busted today by the Sonepat police.

J-K roundtable: PM firm on solution
New Delhi, April 25
The outcome of the third roundtable on Jammu and Kashmir, which concluded here yesterday, clearly brings out the determination of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make the exercise result oriented by involving all shades of opinion, including the separatists.

Editorial: Message from Roundtable

Cops torture youth to death, ‘rape’ sister
Doda, April 25
The death of a youth due to custodial torture and the alleged rape of the victim’s sister led to strong protests at Prem Nagar in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir where agitating people blocked the Jammu-Kishtwar road throughout the day today.