India, Pak must fight terror jointly: PM
Ready for talks with any group that shuns guns
New Delhi, April 15

Virtually setting the agenda for Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s visit here, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that India and Pakistan can work together in protecting the lives of innocent people and in fighting the sources of terrorism in the region. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Minister for Home Shivraj Patil during the inauguration of a conference of Chief Ministers at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

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Security gets cracking for Pervez visit
New Delhi, April 15
The security agencies today took control of vital installations, including the place of stay and venues for the high profile visit of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s three-day stay here.

India to press for peace along LoC
New Delhi, April 15
The UPA government is going to press for the ultimate Confidence Building Measure with Islamabad as Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf arrives here tomorrow evening for talks with the Indian leadership: an agreement on peace and tranquility along the Line of Control.

Too early to talk of J&K solution: Brajesh
New Delhi, April 15
Former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra firmly believes it is too early to expect a solution to the Kashmir problem and that the atmosphere today is "not yet conducive for compromises on both sides."

Pervez for pact on ‘Kashmir status’

Nation page: More than cricket on agenda
Musharraf to be gifted birth certificate
Special article: Kashmir bus diplomacy

Major gets 3 weeks to file petition in Siachen case
New Delhi, April 15
The Delhi High Court today allowed three weeks’ time to Major Surinder Singh for filing a petition before the Army authorities against his conviction in the Siachen fake encounter case, in which he had been sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment by the General Court Martial.

SC declines PIL on Ravi waters
New Delhi, April 15
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a petition on the issue of Ravi waters "dispute" between Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. The Jammu and Kashmir Janata Morch for Democracy, in a public interest litigation, accused Punjab of not honouring the Ravi waters accord between the two states.

Sensex plunges after IT shock
Mumbai, April 15
Poor sentiment on the IT sector front caused the Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index to plunge 220 points wiping off several lakh crores of rupees in market capitalisation.