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Cong
for patch-up
New Delhi, January 19
The Congress high command has
instructed its Karnataka leaders to try for a patch-up with the Janata
Dal (Secular) even as the Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded the
immediate convening of the state Assembly for trial of strength and Left
parties have decried efforts to topple the state government.
Editorial: Toppling games
Nation page: Coup or planned enthronement?
Saran,
Burns talk of separating N-facilities
New Delhi, January 19
The visiting US Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns today told the Government
of India that US President George W. Bush would visit India in early
March and the exact dates would be formally announced by the White House
in due course.
Jet snaps up Air
Sahara for $500 million
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India:
The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION
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FORUM
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Forum provides our readers with an opportunity to express their views on some of the vital issues facing the country. The new question being posed is:
Should lawyers resort to strike?
The answers can be
e-mailed to:
forum@tribunemail.com
H.K. Dua
Editor-in-Chief
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 Justice
Bali is Kerala High Court CJ
Chandigarh,
January 19
Mr Justice V.K. Bali, Judge of the
Rajasthan High Court, has been cleared for appointment as Chief Justice
of the Kerala High Court. According to informed sources, he is expected
to take oath on January 22.
Double
blow for Sania
Melbourne,
January 19
 It
was a day of disaster for Sania Mirza who could not justify her billing
and after losing in straight sets to a lower ranked Michaella Krajicek
in the singles, the Indian ace bit dust in the doubles event as well in
the Australian Open here today.
(Details
on Sports page)
In video (28k, 56k)
Sania Mirza reacts during her second-round match against Michaella
Krajicek of the Netherlands at the Australian Open in Melbourne on
Thursday. Krajicek won
7-6, 7-5. — AFP photo
Recruitment
of drivers or human trafficking?
Chandigarh, January 19
The lid on the recent "drivers
recruitment" scam in Chandigarh by a Delhi-based recruiting agent
allegedly for the banned Kuwati Transport company, KGL Ltd, has finally
blown off. It has turned out to be a well-organised racket of human
trafficking right under the nose of the Ministry of Indian Overseas
Affairs. The demand letter of a
Dubai-based company, Drake and Scull International, had been forged to
attract the gullible candidates.
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Khap panchayat
at it again
Opposes two marriages
Bhiwani, January 19
The self-styled khap
panchayatis are at it again, this time expelling two families from
their respective villages for daring to marry their children despite
the panchayat’s objections. The decision was taken after a
marathon meeting of the Sheoran 25 panchayat held at Nagla village
today. The panchayat ordered the families to leave their villages
within 15 days, besides imposing a token fine of one “dhela”.
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QUOTE
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The education of a girl would play a major role in containing population because she get a mind of her own and would cease to be a reproductive machine.
— Dr Manmohan Singh
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India rejects Pervez proposals
on Kashmir
January 19, 2006
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India, Pak offer new military CBMs
January 18, 2006
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SC notice to Speaker
January 17, 2006
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CBI
to reopen cases against Sajjan Kumar
January 16, 2006
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Tapping
of phone sting operation, says Centre
January 15, 2006
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LS Speaker gets notice from HC
January 14, 2006
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345 killed in Haj stampede
January 13, 2006
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FM
rules out scrapping FBT
January 12, 2006
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114
grenades dug out from SGPC complex
January 11, 2006
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