India, Pak disagree on core issues
But agree to forge banking ties
New Delhi, November 24
India and Pakistan stuck to their respectively stated positions on Kashmir and continued to have differences on the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service and the gas pipeline as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks today with his visiting Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz.

Business page: MFN status for pipeline must, India tells Pak

World page: No solution possible sans Kashmiris: Pak panel Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Wednesday.  — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Shaukat Aziz doesn’t relish cherry-picking New Delhi, November 24 One got an idea of Mr Shaukat Aziz’s preferences today: He simply does not like “cherry-picking”. The Pakistan’s new Prime Minister, however, likes one fruit — Kashmir. Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz meets APHC leaders. (28k, 56k) World page: USA justifies sale of arms to Pak

Kashmiri militant inspired by Netaji
Mirpur, November 24
He spent his best years in Indian jails. He was just 22 when he crossed the Line of Control and fell into the hands of the Indian security forces.

J&K staff go on strike

Govt rolls back LPG price hike
New Delhi, November 24
In major relief to consumers, the government today decided to roll back the decision to hike the prices of LPG by Rs 5 per cylinder.

Farm loan rate cut by 1 pc in Haryana
Sampla, November 24
Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala today announced a 1 per cent cut in the interest rate for farm loans from cooperative banks in the state.

Tribune impact
Fungus-infested meal withdrawn
DC orders inquiry
Chandigarh, November 24
Taking a serious note of the lapse in serving food unfit for consumption to children of a government school in Kaithal, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr H.S. Malik, today marked an inquiry into the matter, according to sources.

Nation: SC sets deadline for cooked mid-day meal

Ashes of Sahibzadas in gurdwara? Alorakh (Bhawanigarh),  November 24 Even as the Sikhs are busy preparing for the tercentenary of the martyrdom of two younger Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh — neither the SGPC nor the state government has bothered to recognise the significance of the historic Manji Sahib Gurdwara at Alorakh village. The slab at gurdwara Manji Sahib at Aulo Arakh village which reportedly carries a footprint of Mata Gujri.