NEWS AND VIEWS
PUNJAB

HARYANA

JAMMU & KASHMIR
HIMACHAL
REGIONAL BRIEFS
NATION
OPINIONS
MAILBAG
BUSINESS
SPORTS
WORLD




ADVERTISEMENT

NRIs!
Festive OFFER!


Monday, October 3, 2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Shahabuddin booked for ‘appearing’ in exam
Mohammad Shahabuddin
Patna, October 2
The alleged appearance of the elusive RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in the law examination at RDS college in Muzaffarpur has landed the state administration in an embarrassing situation. Mohammad Shahabuddin

Natwar in Pakistan for comprehensive talks
Islamabad, October 2
External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh chose to chew his words carefully as he arrived here this evening for his second bilateral visit in eight months and stressed on fostering friendly relations and cooperation while leaving out any reference to terrorism.


CAST YOUR VOTE DAILY
Are Mahatma Gandhi's values cherished in today's India?
No
Yes
Can't Say
 
View Results
Suggest a Question
Send your comment


125 years of The Tribune

India: The Tasks Ahead
  
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT

125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

SPECIAL COVERAGE

CHANDIGARH

LUDHIANA
JALANDHAR

AMRITSAR

DELHI


WEEKLY SPECIALS

FORUM

EDUCATION

JOBS & CAREERS

HEALTH & FITNESS

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
SPORTS
SOCIETY
TRIBUNE CLASSIFIEDS


CLASSIFIED ADVTS

BRIDES WANTED

GROOMS WANTED
OTHERS
HOW TO PLACE ADVTS

Neutral team begins inspection of Baglihar project
Jammu, October 2
Endeavouring to adjudicate the riparian dispute between India and Pakistan, World Bank appointed Swiss neutral expert Raymond Lafitte today began inspecting the dam design and “peripherial setup” of the 450-mw Baglihar hydel project in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
A view of the Chenab with the Baglihar hydroelectric project in the background, about 155 km northwest of Jammu, on Sunday

A view of the Chenab with the Baglihar hydroelectric project in the background, about 155 km northwest of Jammu, on Sunday. — Reuters photo

Procurement may figure at Cabinet meeting today
Chandigarh, October 2
Though the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, has convened a special meeting to review paddy procurement operations, the issue, besides distress sale of cotton, may figure prominently at the Punjab Council of Ministers meeting here tomorrow.

OTHER PAGES

PUNJAB: Chandigarh will go to Punjab: Amarinder

HARYANA: 300 freedom fighters honoured

HIMACHAL: New sewerage scheme for Shimla

DELHI: Metro fined for not giving security receipts

J&K: Corruption, rights abuse to dominate session

CHANDIGARH:
Businessman violates forest laws

LUDHIANA: NRI Sabha chief, sons declared POs

OPINIONS: Punish the guilty

BUSINESS: Low growth in farm sector casts shadow on 8 pc GDP prospects

NATION: Public interest core of journalism, says Tarun Tejpal

WORLD: 4 killed in raids on Pak posts

SPORTS: India crush Italy, Kiwis hold Aussies

In Forum today

Q: Should the class X board examinations be made optional?
The third instalment of the readers’ views appears on the Forum page.



QUOTE OF THE DAY

Corruption is a disease which many suffer from. Some more some less. But communalism divides the hearts. I cannot conceive of the nation if communalism has its way.
— Tarun Tejpal



HOROSCOPE

 WEEKLY






THE TRIBUNE MAGAZINES

On Sundays
On Saturdays



Punjab page:
Slow lifting of paddy irks farmers
Sale of cotton below MSP disturbing: Brar

Haryana to recruit 11,000 teachers: Hooda
Jagadhri, October 2
The Haryana Government will recruit 11,000 teachers, out of which 50 per cent of the posts would go to candidates who have passed their matriculation from rural schools of the state.

3 sadhus die in mela area
Kurukshetra, October 2
The mela administration has made special arrangements to save pilgrims from drowning while taking holy dip in Brahmsarovar here during solar eclipse between 4.20 pm and 5.23 pm tomorrow.
Children take a holy dip at Brahm Sarovar on the eve of solar eclipse at Kurukshetra on Sunday

Children take a holy dip at Brahm Sarovar on the eve of solar eclipse at Kurukshetra on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Neeraj Chopra

Solar eclipse at 4.12 p.m.
New Delhi, October 2
An annular solar eclipse occurring tomorrow afternoon will only be visible partially throughout the country, but doctors have warned people against looking up directly at the sun.

Huge cache of explosives seized
Kohima, October 2
Security forces seized a huge cache of explosives from Dimapur railway station and arrested one person in this connection.

42 children faint at Gandhi Jayanti programme
Kanpur, October 2
At least 42 students were admitted to the district hospital after falling unconscious due to excessive heat during a programme to mark the 136th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at Green Park Stadium here today.
In videos:
President, PM pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. (28k, 56k)
Tributes paid to Lal Bahadur Shastri. (28k, 56k)

FORUM

The new question being posed is:
Should class X board exams be made optional?
Readers are invited to send their letters, not more than 150 words, to: 
The Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune, Sector 29-C, Chandigarh, with 'Forum' superscribed on the envelope. The answers can also be e-mailed to:
forum@tribunemail.com

— H.K. Dua
Editor-in-Chief


TRIBUNE SPECIALS

E - Revolution 2005:
A Two-day IT conclave

Assembly Elections - 2005
Turbans
Chandigarh is 50
EARLIER FEATURES


EARLIER TOP STORIES
Deepender Hooda wins by huge margin
October 2, 2005
Nationwide CBI raids
October 1, 2005
Govt clears armed forces tribunal
September 30, 2005
LNG, gas pipeline deals on, says Iran
September 29, 2005
Ganguly, Chappell bury the hatchet
September 28, 2005
Ex-chief of BCCI wants Sourav to go
September 27, 2005
Ganguly, Chappell to meet BCCI panel separately
September 26, 2005
World wants India to succeed but bottlenecks are within: PM
September 25, 2005
Ganguly unfit to lead, says Chappell
September 24, 2005

| Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir | Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs | Nation | Opinions |
| Business | Sports | World | Mailbag | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi |
| Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail |


Editor-in-Chief, Publisher & Printer: H.K. Dua
Published from The Tribune House, Sector 29-C, Chandigarh, India, 160030
for The Tribune Trust. Phone: (91-172) 2655066. Fax: (91-172) 2651291
Copyright : The Tribune Trust, 2005.