Military aid in doldrums as Nepal arrests Deuba

New Delhi, April 27 By arresting former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepal's King Gyanendra has put into reverse gear his nearly three-month-old demand: that India resumes its military supplies to Nepal, suspended since the February 1 royal coup.	Nepali police personnel arrest supporters of the Nepali Congress in front of the Royal Commission for Corruption Control office in Kathmandu where former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was taken to following his arrest on Wednesday. — Reuters photo
In video: Nepalese villagers form self-defence committees against Maoists.(28k, 56k)

NDA rejects PM’s request to end boycott
Manmohan meets Lalu
New Delhi, April 27
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s effort to end the NDA’s three-day boycott of Parliament ended in vain today as the Leader of Opposition, Mr L. K. Advani turned down the former’s appeal. In video (28k, 56k)

PM rejects demand for Lalu’s ouster
Nation page: Lalu on the offensive
Editorial: Lalu’s bluff called

Sainik Welfare Officer caught accepting bribe
Bathinda, April 27

All-India Anti-Terrorist Front chief Maninderjit Singh Bitta along with a private TV channel carried out a sting operation and caught the local District Sainik Welfare Officer red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.

All India Anti-Terrorist Front chief M.S. Bitta questions the District Sainik Welfare Officer, Lt-Col S.P. Singh (retired), while the DSP holds the money recovered from him. The martyr’s brother Vijay Ahuja (left) is also seen in the picture. — Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera

Amritsar-Howrah Mail derails Ludhiana, April 27 Hundreds of passengers aboard the Amritsar-Howrah Mail had a providential escape when one of its bogeys got derailed near Giaspura late tonight after a bull was crushed under the train and got stuck up. DSP R. K. Bakhshi said the track had been cleared and there were no injuries.—TNS

May is holiday, travel time for legislators Chandigarh, April 27 Come May and top political leaders of Punjab will be out, travelling. The Deputy Chief Minister, Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, was the first one to embark on a trip overseas in the new financial year. She left for North America even before the Budget session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha concluded early this month.