Tuesday, April 18, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

SC refuses to halt work
* Asks PM to resolve dam issue
* Seeks rehabilitation report within a week

New Delhi, April 17 Advising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to deal with the contentious Narmada dispute by using his standing as a “statesman” and defuse the “politically charged atmosphere” on the issue, the Supreme Court today declined to pass immediate order for stopping the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam to raise its height to 121.92 meters as approved by the Narmanda Cantrol Authority (NCA) on March 8.

Booker Prize-winning author and an activist of the Narmada Bachao Andolan Arundhati Roy comes out after the hearing of the Sardar Sarovar Dam case in the Supreme Court in New Delhi, on Monday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal In video (28k, 56k) Medha Patkar ends fast Nation page Modi breaks fast Adivasi leader begins fast Editorial: Don’t damn dam

India tells Nepal king to hold talks
New Delhi, April 17
Taking note of the rapidly deteriorating situation in Nepal, India has asked King Gyanendra to hold an immediate dialogue with political parties for restoration of multi-party democracy in the Himalayan Kingdom.

Nepali police run after demonstrators at Chahabahil in Kathmandu on Monday. The troops opened fire on anti-monarchy protesters in an eastern town on Monday and killed one man, witnesses and officials said. — Reuters photo

Nepal sends armed escorts for food trucks Anti-King protest claims 1 life Editorial: Untrusted King

Sonia files nomination, gets into poll mode

Rae Bareli, April 17 The party has started looking up in Uttar Pradesh, said a beaming Congress president Sonia Gandhi today while summing up the impact of her candidature from Rae Bareli on the health of Congress in UP.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is watched by her daughter Priyanka (right) as she files her nomination papers in Rae Bareli on Monday. — AFP Sonia has Rs 20,000 only!

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125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

	PUNJAB: Blast in brewery, excise inspector killed
	HARYANA: Sugar mill staff gets hike in medical allowance
	HIMACHAL: Dharampur to have TB detection facility
	J&K: Ex-Speaker hurt, guards killed in attack
	CHANDIGARH: Mid-day meal scheme goes haywire on Day 1
	LUDHIANA: Murder over ganja
	DELHI: Sealing drive: SC to take up Centre’s plea on April 28
	OPINIONS: Don’t damn dam
	BUSINESS: Flextronics sells 85 per cent stake for $900 million
	NATION: Govt agrees to major demands of Bhopal victims
	WORLD: Israel suicide attack leaves 6 dead
	SPORTS: Buoyant India raring to devour Pakistan

India rejects US condition on N-testing
New Delhi, April 17
Reiterating its commitment to a unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing, India today rejected the US suggestion of discontinuation of civilian nuclear co-operation if it were to detonate a nuclear explosive device.

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Punjab farmers boycott mandis

Seek bonus on MSP Khanna/Sirhind, April 17 Upset with the Central government for failing to announce a bonus on the MSP of Rs 650 per quintal for wheat, farmers across Punjab today began the two-day boycott of mandis.

With no work to do because of the boycott of mandis by farmers, women labourers in Khanna mandi look at wares brought by a vendor on Monday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan Punjab page: Amarinder to meet PM on farmers’ issues Farmers boycott grain markets

CBI raids: Lockers yield cash, jewellery Chandigarh, April 17 The Central Bureau of Investigation, continuing with its search in the case related to the Forest Hill Golf Resort violations, today recovered more jewellery, some cash, fixed deposit receipts and National Saving Certificates from the bank lockers of the officers already booked by the CBI.