Tehelka probe panel for examination of all defence deals
New Delhi, February 17
In the first secret interim report, the Tehelka Commission of Inquiry headed by Mr Justice S N Phukan has suggested that a sitting Supreme Court judge should examine all defence files since Independence, it is learnt.

Khadoor Sahib named holy city
Liquor to cost more in Punjab
Chandigarh, February 17
The Punjab Council of Ministers today approved an excise policy for the next financial year, besides deciding to employ all 909 Panchayat Secretaries on contract basis as a stop-gap arrangement. It also approved the revival of 54 posts of Senior Assistant in the Punjab Civil Secretariat here.

Pirzada released from jail
Patiala, February 17
Gurnihal Singh Pirzada, IAS who was released from the Central Jail here, today claimed that his fundamental right to liberty had been violated and that he had full faith in getting his honour restored by the judiciary.

Gurgaon bandh over murder of powerman
Gurgaon, February 17
The call for a “bazaar bandh” today in protest against the failure of government to ensure law and order in the wake of murder of an employee of the electricity department evoked good response in old Gurgaon city. The bandh call came from the business community and was supported by all opposition parties like the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

Inhuman conditions for juvenile offenders Faridkot, February 17 Despite the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act and the Conventions on the Rights of Child, about 30 juvenile offenders in the local observation home have been deprived of all civil and human rights. Living in inhuman conditions, they are treated in a cruel manner.