Setbacks for Punjab Govt

Reauction liquor vends, orders SC New Delhi, October 15 The Supreme Court today directed the Punjab Government to have fresh bids for auctioning of the liquor vends in Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr districts, which were quashed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in March.

HC quashes selection of seven DSPs Chandigarh, October 15 In a major setback to the Punjab Government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today set aside the controversial selection of seven candidates as Deputy Superintendents of Police by the Government made recently under the sportspersons’ category.

Sports page Sehwag’s ton gives India the edge Chennai, October 15 Virender Sehwag marked his return to form with a belligerent century as India gained a vital first innings lead in the second cricket Test against Australia here today. Sehwag rues missing double ton Virender Sehwag hits a shot during the second day’s play of the second Test match between India and Australia in Chennai on Friday. Sehwag went on to score 155. — Reuters photo

Congress, NCP in touch with rebels
Mumbai, October 15
With the counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly beginning tomorrow, hectic parleys have begun in the ruling Congress-NCP coalition on the post-poll scenario in the event of the results throwing up a “fractured mandate”.

CPM questions Governor’s action

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth smiles during a visit to Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Hounslow, west London on Friday. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh opened phase two of the development on Friday. — Reuters

Govt tightens norms on scrap import
New Delhi, October 15
Alarmed over the discovery of live ammunition in metal scraps, the government today tightened the norms and made pre-shipment inspection certificate for import of scrap mandatory.

Kher not called RSS man: Yechuri
New Delhi, October 15
The CPI(M) today denied that the deposed Censor Board Chairman, Anupam Kher, had been described as an “RSS man” in the party mouthpiece and said the actor was only referred to as an appointee of the NDA government.