• USA for Chinese missile curbs on Pak

• USA keen on good Indo-Pak ties
  

PWG blasts court  building
Hyderabad, December 1
Continuing with their violent spree, PWG Naxalites have blown up a court building housing the offices of Assistant Session Judge and Judicial First Class Magistrate at Asifabad in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh. 

• Govt may ban PWG

Murderer of teacher identified
Assailant hired by Kadian men?
Panipat, December 1
The Panipat police is believed to be on the verge of working out the gruesome murder of a retired teacher, Ms Joginder Kaur, in which the involvement of certain close relatives and supporters of the Haryana Assembly Speaker, Mr Satbir Singh Kadian, is being alleged.

Dhumal removes Principal Secy, appoints Sein
Shimla, December 1
In a major reshuffle at the top bureaucratic level in Himachal Pradesh today, the Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary, Mr Ajay Mittal, was removed from the post and Mr Bhim Sein appointed in his place. Mr Bhim Sein was presently Managing Director of the H.P. Civil Supplies Corporation. Mr Mittal goes as Secretary, Industries and Personnel.

Teachers to cease work from Dec 4 Stir may hit exams in Punjab, UT Chandigarh, December 1 The constitutional crisis arising out of non-implementation of the Pension-Gratuity Act by the SAD-BJP government in Punjab is threatening to disrupt the forthcoming examination season yet again with teachers of 140 non-government aided colleges up in arms against the inaction by the government in this regard. The nearly 5000-strong teachers’ brigade has given a call for “Total Ceasework” in these colleges spread over Punjab and Chandigarh from December 4 to 10.