Thursday, March 23, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

2 killed, 13 hurt in Amritsar clash
Manmohan arrives today
Amritsar, March 22
Even as the holy city has virtually been converted into a police cantonment on the eve of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to his home town, two persons were killed and 13 injured in an incident following a land dispute, here today. The incident has exposed working of the police which is not taking any chance with the security of the PM.

Grieving relatives after the violence in which two persons were killed and 13 injured in a clash in Amritsar on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma

Ordinance on office of profit on Friday
LS, RS adjourned sine die
New Delhi, March 22
The government will promulgate an ordinance on Friday to identify some posts as office of non-profit, a move the Opposition alleged was a ploy to “bail out” the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi from a “certain disqualification” as an MP, sources said here late tonight.

Bailable warrants against Manu New Delhi, March 22 The Delhi High Court today admitted the police appeal in the Jessica Lall murder case. The appeal had been filed under tremendous pressure from the public.  Jessica Lall Court order to speed up probe: Paul

Chaos rules as new HC Judges take oath
Chandigarh, March 22
The Punjab and Haryana High Court finally got seven new Judges as seven lawyers took oath today evening. The seven — Mr Ranjit Singh Randhawa, Mr Vinod Kumar Sharma, Mr T.P.S. Mann, Mr Mahesh Grover, Mr Ajai Lamba, Mr Rajesh Bindal and Mr Paramjit Singh Patwalia
— were administered the oath of office by the Chief Justice, Mr Justice D.K. Jain.

Delhi HC asked to examine Samba spy
case afresh
New Delhi, March 22
The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi High Court to examine the three-decade-old infamous Samba spy case afresh to find out if the General Court Martial proceedings against a large number of army officers and some JCOs were based on correct facts or not.

India: The Tasks Ahead
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125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

	PUNJAB: CM rules out extra water for Rajasthan
	HARYANA: 81 cases of unfair means detected in board paper
	HIMACHAL: Private schools warned against commercial dealings
	J&K: PTV covering Geelani’s activities in valley
	CHANDIGARH:  Thousands rally for a cause
	LUDHIANA: Workers burn CM’s effigy, more than 100 held, released
	DELHI: No water for Delhi from UP till 2010: Minister
	OPINIONS: Dialogue with Dhaka
	BUSINESS: Trai rules out tariff hike during lifetime schemes
	NATION: India, Pak to expedite disposal of pending Interpol references
	WORLD: Khamenei sanctions talks with USA
	SPORTS: Geeta, Simple shine

Retired Army officers burn artificial limbs
New Delhi, March 22
The President of India granted him enhanced pension after he won a case in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, but the Army allegedly took it back after filing an appeal against the High Court verdict in the Supreme Court.

40 J&K detainees to be released (Details in J&K page)

Lords back school on Islamic dress
London, March 22
Britain’s Law Lords, the highest judicial forum in the country, today overturned a court ruling that teenager Shabina Begum’s human rights were violated when she was banned from wearing a full-length Islamic dress at school.

Golden finish for Jung again Melbourne, March 22 Pistol shooter Samresh Jung continued his gold shopping spree bagging his fifth on the trot with a new games record at the 18th Commonwealth Games here today.            Samresh Jung Sports page: Jung’s village oblivious of his feat at C’wealth Games Medal tally and more