Tuesday,
November
11,
2008, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Attacks on
North Indians SC
seeks Maha explanation New Delhi,
November 10
The Supreme Court (SC)
today issued notice to the Maharashtra government on a PIL
seeking a directive to the state for protecting the lives and
properties of people from other parts of the country.
As
Cong snubs Alva, another leader cries foul
New Delhi, November 10
After creating a stir by
alleging “sale” of election tickets, Congress general
secretary Margaret Alva today appeared before disciplinary
cction committee chairman A.K. Antony even as the party
snubbed the sulking leader by rejecting her charges.
No
parallel inquiry into PF scam: CJI New Delhi,
November 10
Chief Justice of India
K.G. Balakrishnan today clarified that no parallel in-house
inquiry was being conducted into the Rs 23-crore Ghaziabad PF
scam, which the CBI was probing.
N-Sub Mishap A
longer wait for India, not a setback New Delhi,
November 10
Yesterday’s accident on
board Russia’s brand-new nuclear-powered submarine
“Nerpa” will mean India will have to wait a little longer
to get it even though the accident - on preliminary reports -
is not been seen as a setback that could deter India.
Indians celebrate after winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008,
2-0, against Australia in Nagpur on Monday. — AFP
photo
(Details on Sports page)
A Tribune
Special Himalayan
glaciers may disappear by 2035 The glaciers in
the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other part of
the world and, if the present rate continues, a large number
of them may disappear by 2035 because of climate change, warn
Indian and foreign environmentalists and geologists.
Sensex
soars 572 points
Mumbai, November 10
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark
Sensex today soared by over 570 points to extend the gains to the second
straight day, mirroring the trends in in global markets which rallied
after China announced a multi-billion package to salvage its economy.
India
to free 21 Pak prisoners Amritsar, November 10
Freedom will mean a little for the
four mentally challenged Pakistan prisoners, including two women, who
will be released on November 14 through the Attari-wagah joint
check-post.
Cross
over trade in Kashmir Srinagar, November 10
The cross-LoC trade, which started
more as a political goodwill measure than a dynamic economical venture,
faces a problem. Some formidable practical difficulties have forced the
traders to temporarily suspend the business, dampening the high hopes
amidst which it had begun on October 21.
J&K 2008 An ex-militant
shows how things change Srinagar, November 10
In the Valley, they say, the only
thing stationery is change. And even when everything appears still on
the surface, underneath a lot has gone around. One man in Bandipora, the
newly-carved out district of Kashmir, which goes to polls in the first
phase this November 17, knows exactly what this kind of a change really
means.
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