Wen for Indian software in Chinese hardware
Bangalore, April 10
Ahead of his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao today suggested cooperation with India in high-technology, including space, and said the two countries could join hands to usher in “Asian Century” in information technology.

Nation page: CPM for Chinese growth model News Analysis: Pitfalls of Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh poses with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao at New Delhi’s Palam Airport on Sunday.  — Reuters photo

Premiers to discuss boundary issue today
New Delhi, April 10
Special Representatives (SRs) of India and China, National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan and Vice-Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, respectively, today held the fifth round of talks on the border dispute and finalised documents on political parameters and guiding principles.

special  Editorial  Will Musharraf play cricket, or go the Agra way? by H.K. Dua The significance of the launch of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus cannot be underestimated even by hard-boiled cynics who tend to scoff at any movement towards peace on the subcontinent.

Pranab denies clean chit to Fernandes
Kolkata, April 10
No clean chit was given to former Defence Minister George Fernandes by the UPA government in regard to the procurement of arms during the Kargil war, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today.

Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee addresses a press conference in Kolkata on Sunday. — PTI photo

Affidavit changed: Bhardwaj

Stone crushers on land for trees
Chandigarh, April 10
The record of the Haryana Forest Department says it has planted trees on the land of two villages of Faridabad district under the Aravalli Project, while the record of the Haryana Mining Department says there are stone crushers on that land.

Jharkhand Minister resigns
Ranchi, April 10
Senior JD-(U) Dalit leader and Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Radha Krishna Kishore today resigned from the Arjun Munda government in Jharkhand here. Informing about his decision to mediapersons here, Mr Kishore had demanded the elevation of JD-(U) leader Kameshwar Nath Das as a Minister in the Arjun Munda government.

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DFSC arrested in foodgrain scam case
Panipat, April 10
The District Food and Supplies Controller (DFSC), Dharamvir Singh Goyat, was arrested by the Panipat police today for his alleged involvement in the missing foodgrain scam. He along with District Food and Supplies Officer (DFSO) Anita Kharb was suspended on Tuesday in the case.