Wednesday, September 5, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Pak blasts kill 29
At least 29 persons were killed and over 60 injured in two bomb blasts near the general headquarters of the garrison town of Rawalpindi this morning. Army spokesperson Maj-Gen Waheed Arshad confirmed 25 deaths, mostly civilian employees of the defence ministry working in atomic AQ Khan Laboratories Kahuta. In video (56k)

Unfortunate, says India

Pakistani army and bomb disposal officials examine the site, which was hit by an explosion in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. — Reuters

Jammu varsity prof loses headship over survey
Jammu, September 4
A professor of Jammu University is in trouble for conducting a survey on the Jammu and Kashmir issue, following a complaint by a political outfit which finds the scholar "anti-national". Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, Jammu University, Rekha Chowdhary, was yesterday removed from the headship on the charge of misusing her powers.

Punjab hurting own eco-health
Chandigarh, September 4
The Punjab government has not only been causing economic loss to the state, but also causing degradation of soil by way of effecting nutrient imbalance, depleting underground water table and abusing pesticides and fertilisers leading to several environmental and health hazards.

15-member panel on nuke deal
New Delhi, September 4
The government tonight announced the composition of the key committee, to be headed by external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, to look into the concerns of the Left parties on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.

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It’s USA’s duty to back India at NSG: Kakodkar
Kalpakkam, September 4
India said today that it was the “duty” of the USA to convince the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) under the civil nuclear deal to provide it with nuclear fuel and light water reactors and ensure “clean, unconditional exemptions” for trade in the atomic field with New Delhi.

A hush start to war games
New Delhi, September 4
The Left seems to have got more fodder for its protests against the US participation in the country’s biggest-ever war games, which got under way in the Bay of Bengal, with the news that a top US military official was coinciding his visit with the Malabar exercises.

Don’t go to IAEA: Left In Video (56k)

Hurricane hits Central America
Nicaragua, September 4
The highly dangerous Hurricane Felix ripped into Central America on Tuesday, smashing up a port on Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast and threatening deadly mudslides in Honduras and Guatemala.

India seeks Bangladesh’s help to tackle terror
New Delhi, September 4
In the backdrop of reports that a Hyderabad blasts suspect has been held in Dhaka, India has asked Bangladesh to cooperate in tackling terrorism emanating from there.