Laloo flaunts Godhra report
CEC warns of tough action
Patna, January 20
Ahead of the Assembly elections in Bihar, RJD supremo Laloo Prasad today sought to make the U.C. Banerjee Committe report on Godhra a major poll plank and targeted the Sangh Parivar and BJP for the post-Godhra riots even as JD(U) called for prohibiting the use of the report by political parties during elections.

Nation page: Cong finalises Haryana campaign plan
Implement CMP strictly for support, says CPM
Haryana page: Kalyan for President’s rule before poll
No govt in Haryana sans BJP, claims Gaur
Selja sees Cong wave in Haryana

In this image released on Wednesday, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover “Opportunity” has found an iron meteorite on Mars, the first meteorite of any type ever identified on another planet. The pitted, basketball-size object is mostly made of iron and nickel. This composite combines images taken through the panoramic camera’s 600-nanometer (red), 530-nanometer (green), and 480-nanometer (blue) filters. — Reuters

Another murder in Kanchi Mutt; key accused turns approver
Chennai, January 20
Tension prevailed in the temple town of Kancheepuram, 70 km from here, as the manager of Uttaranchal Mutt, Srinivas Acharya, was found murdered inside the Mutt premises early morning today.

Power crisis in north to worsen
Chandigarh, January 20
The power crisis in north India is set to worsen in the coming weeks. Major hydro power stations spread across North India have started conserving whatever little water is available till the snow starts melting in May and the dams starts filling up again.

Punjab page: Govt depts fail to pay power bills

Dostum escapes suicide bomb attack
Kabul, January 20
A suicide bomber blew himself up in northern Afghanistan today wounding two persons, but the apparent target of the attack, ethnic Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, escaped unhurt, his aides said.

Pak says no evidence of firing on LoC
Islamabad, January 20
Pakistan today said it had found no evidence of mortar fire by its troops on one of the Indian Army’s forward post in the Poonch sector across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, officials said.

No tension along border, says Pranab
Firing from across LoC
Editorial: Restraint is worth it

India, Nepal okay extradition treaty
New Delhi, January 20
India and Nepal today finalised the texts of the Extradition Treaty and the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. The documents were initialled at the end of the two-day Home Secretary-level talks between Nepal and India that concluded here today.

Bhutan King to be chief guest at R-Day parade New Delhi, January 20 The King of Bhutan, Mr Jigme Singye Wangchuck, is scheduled to pay a state visit to India from January 23 to 27 as the chief guest at the Republic Day parade. The King will be accompanied by the Bhutanese Foreign Minister, Mr Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, and other senior officials of the Royal Government of Bhutan. Nation page: Multi-tier security for R-Day