Military aid for Nepal
King gets assurance from Manmohan
Jakarta, April 23
India today agreed to resume military aid to Nepal to counter insurgency by Maoist rebels, ending its two-month tough posture against the Himalayan Kingdom in the wake of the imposition of emergency in February. The decision was taken during a 40-minute meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Nepal King Gyanendra on the sidelines of the Asian-African Summit here.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Nepal’s King Gyanendra in Jakarta on Saturday. — PTI photo

PPCC revamp on cards Young chief likely
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The Congress high command is actively considering revamping the Punjab Pradesh Congress committee and having a youthful person as its chief as the experience in Haryana had proved to be highly successful in that state.

Nation page: Congress a divided house

Sonia ‘spreading lies’ about defence purchases, says Fernandes
New Delhi, April 23
Former Defence Minister George Fernandes today said the proposed CBI inquiry into the purchase of rifles from a South African firm would demoralise the armed forces.

MSP: Centre rapped for ignoring farm labour cost
New Delhi, April 23
Accusing the Central Government of not giving a “fair deal” to farmers, a parliamentary committee has rapped the government on the manner it fixes the minimum support price for agricultural commodities, as it does not take the real production and labour cost into account.

Annan arrives on Monday
New Delhi, April 23
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrives here on Monday for discussions with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External affairs minister K. Natwar Singh on the entire gamut of issues encompassing reforms of the world body reflecting contemporary realities, security, international terrorism and its commitment to world peace.

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6 suspended for train accident
Ahmedabad, April 23
Six railway personnel, including a stationmaster and two engineers, have been suspended for negligence in connection with Thursday’s train collision at Samalaya, Western Railway sources said today.

Tender hearts throb in prison Amritsar, April 23 No court has awarded them imprisonment. Still, they are behind bars. Tender hearts throb from the lock-up of the high security jail. All nine jail inmate children are not aware that their next-door neighbours are hardcore criminals. Khushdeep who was born in the high security jail of Amritsar with her mother Jasbir Kaur, who was given life sentence for killing her husband. — Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma