Lawyer held in assault case
KAITHAL, Sept 3 — A local lawyer, Mr Ishwar Singh Mehla, who had allegedly attacked the Judicial Magistrate, Ms Shalini Singh, with a knife in her courtroom and later threatened the Additional Sessions Judge, Mr R.C. Bansal, on telephone on September 2 was arrested by the police today. He was produced in the court of Mr N.P. Dewet, who remanded him in judicial custody till September 19.

Hrishikesh to get Phalke award
NEW DELHI, Sept 5 — Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who evolved a new genre in Indian cinema carving a niche in an industry dominated by commercial films, was today chosen for the coveted Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1999.

Vajpayee’s visit to strengthen ties
NEW DELHI, Sept 5 — Issues of international terrorism including Pakistan sponsored cross-border terrorism, international security, UN reforms and steps to augment bilateral economic cooperation particularly in energy, information technology and infrastructure sectors will dominate the agenda of bilateral talks during Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s US visit, commencing from September 7.

Hospitals employ untrained staff HISAR, Sept 5 — How safe are the hands you entrust yourselves unto should you need medical treatment in upmarket private nursing homes in Haryana? Before you decide for yourself, please note that among those who masquerade as paramedics are those who have never had formal professional training.