Foreign experts to go
Plan consultative groups dissolved
New Delhi, September 30
The Planning Commission today dissolved all the 19 consultative committees in a bid to end the controversy over the presence of foreign experts from multilateral agencies and global business consultants, which the Left parties claimed as a vindication of their stand.

Militants gun down moderate Hurriyat leader in Srinagar
Srinagar, September 30
A leader of the separatist Hurriyat Conference was among six persons killed in stepped-up incidents of violence in the Kashmir valley since yesterday. Unidentified militants shot dead Mohammad Rafiq Shah, a former militant, when they intruded into his house at Chinkral Mohalla here this morning.

Relatives of Hurriyat leader Mohammad Rafiq Shah wail over his killing by militants at Chinkral Mohalla in downtown Srinagar on Thursday. — PTI photo

Decision on oil prices deferred till Oct 15
New Delhi, September 30
The Manmohan Singh government today asked the oil marketing companies to defer a decision on the revision of retail prices of petrol and diesel till October 15, and directed the public-sector oil firms to share the burden.
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EC orders registration of case against suspended SDM
Kapurthala, September 30
The Election Commission of India today ordered the District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner of Kapurthala, Mr Rakesh Kumar Verma, to get a case registered against the suspended SDM, Mr Dilraj Singh Sandhawalia, under the Representation of Peoples Act 1950.

Defence purchases to be linked to political support?
New Delhi, September 30
The UPA government is actively considering linking high priced defence purchases with political support for the country like a permanent seat in UN Security Council.

9 die in explosion
Ghaziabad, September 30
At least nine labourers were killed and 10 injured, three of them seriously, in an explosion believed to have been triggered by some explosive materials brought as scrap in a steel factory here.

Mulk Raj Anand cremated
Khandala (Maharashtra), September 30
The mortal remains of celebrated writer Mulk Raj Anand, who died on Tuesday, were consigned to flames with full state honours here today.

Tribune Impact Police crackdown on illegal miners Gurdaspur, September 30 The police today initiated action against those involved in illegal mining along River Chaki in this district. Illegal mining operation along River Chaki in Gurdaspur district. — Tribune photo by Karam Singh