Sunday, January 15, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Tapping of phone sting operation, says Centre
New Delhi, January 14
Even as Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh continued to meet leaders of various political parties over the phone-tapping issue, the Centre today categorically stated that the investigations into the phone tapping case have revealed that it was a “sting operation by a private detective agency and there was no hand of any political party or personality.”

Haryana page: A fine balance in Cabinet

‘United we stand’: The new Haryana women Ministers of State, Mrs Savitri Jindal, Mrs Kiran Choudhary and Mrs Meena Rani, seem to convey this message as they pose at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

US jets target Al-Qaida leader in Pak; 18 die
Islamabad/Washington, January 14
A US airstrike in Pakistan targeted Al-Qaida’s second-in-command, Ayman Al Zawahri, but it was unclear if he had been killed, US sources knowledgeable about the strike said in Washington.

Mother wants to withdraw Simran case, SC says no
New Delhi, January 14 In a new twist to the case pertaining to the custody of Simran, a 13-year-old girl from Amritsar sought to be produced before the Supreme Court, which had found that the girl produced earlier was not the “real” child, her mother made a dramatic statement before it seeking withdrawal of the case.	File photo of Simran Kaur

Sajjad Lone meets PM
New Delhi, January 14
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government was willing to meet "all sections of public opinion" in Jammu and Kashmir in its efforts to reach a consensus on solution to the vexed problem in the state.

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	PUNJAB: Cong to raise bogey of Udham Singh Nagar to nail SAD
	HARYANA: INLD members walk out of House
	HIMACHAL: Govt move to rope in tourists fails to take off
	J&K: Ex-minister’s motorcade attacked
	CHANDIGARH: Court employee’s apathy lands guarantor in soup
	LUDHIANA: Kidnapper arrested, child recovered
	DELHI: Five Noida officials suspended for flyover scam
	Opinions: Reservations must in private sector
	BUSINESS: FM to convince Left that FDI in retail is right
	NATION: Left wants govt to stick to bidding process norms
	WORLD: N-armed Iran a grave threat, says Bush
	SPORTS: India face uphill task

J&K page:
Invitation to Lone: PM kills two birds with one stone

People’s conference chief Sajjad Lone being welcomed by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, just before a meeting on the vexed Kashmir problem at the PM’s house in New Delhi on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Punjab Governor woos NRIs
Chandigarh, January 14
The Governor of Punjab, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), today called upon non-resident Indians from the state to invest in the Chandigarh Capital Region through partnership ventures with focus on the social and rural transformation of Punjab.

Chandigarh page:100 million children of poor widows may be deprived of education
Stars honoured at Parvasi Divas

Mumbai Imam held for terror links
Mumbai, January 14
The anti-terrorism squad of the Mumbai police arrested Maulana Ghulam Yahya, a prominent Imam attached to the mosque at Haj House in downtown part of the city, for links with the Laskar-e-Toiba. Police said Yahya coordinated with a terror cell belonging to LeT in Kashmir and was planning an attack in Mumbai.

The day of the jawan TODAY is the Army Day. I have been getting its flavour for the last few days as my office is at the entrance of the Army parade ground in Delhi Cantonment, where a grand parade will be held to commemorate this occasion. Sitting in my office, the sounds of the men rehearsing, the bands playing martial music and the words of command of the contingent commanders, all reach me, some faintly but always in unison. Punjab page: Fauji Mela to mark Army Day