Wednesday, May 31, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Joyride ends in tragedy
Teacher, 15 kids die as boat capsizes in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 30
It was a nightmarish experience for a group of 32 schoolchildren from Handwara, whose picnic to the Wular Lake in north Kashmir ended in the death of 17 persons, including 15 students. The tragedy struck when the naval boat they were riding in capsized near Watlab.

CM orders probe

Supreme Court warns striking doctors
New Delhi, May 30
Concerned over the plight of patients due to ongoing strike by medicos on the Centre’s decision to introduce 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in Central institutions of higher learning, the Supreme Court today held a stern warning to them to end their 19-day-old stir after it had taken cognisance of the matter or else they might face action for contempt of court.

Editorial: Court’s posers In video (28k, 56k) Medical students and doctors under the banner of the Youth for Equality participate in an anti-quota rally at Deendayal Upadhyaya Hospital, New Delhi, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Rajeev Tyagi

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Medicos adamant on continuing strike
New loan scheme for OBC students on anvil
Bukhari for quota in government jobs
Pro-quota students to sue Shiv Khera

Petro prices may go up by Rs 2-3 this week
New Delhi, May 30
Petrol and diesel prices are likely to go up by Rs 2 to Rs 3 a litre this week, but the government is expected to spare consumers of kerosene and cooking gas from a price revision under the pressure of the Left parties.

President returns Office of Profit Bill
New Delhi, May 30
In a major embarrassment to the UPA government, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today returned the Prevention of Disqualification Amendment Bill on the Office of Profit to Parliament for reconsideration. It had been passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in the just-concluded Budget Session.

Cop killed, 9 hurt in grenade attacks
Srinagar, May 30
A police constable was killed and two policemen were among nine persons injured as militants carried out two grenade attacks in the crowded Goni Khan and Batmaloo areas of the city today.

Police personnel carry one of their colleagues injured in a grenade attack for treatment in Srinagar on Tuesday. — PTI photo

Cabinet Secy Chaturvedi gets year’s extension
New Delhi, May 30
As expected and for reasons of continuity, Cabinet Secretary B.K. Chaturvedi has been granted a year’s extension as the country’s top-most civil servant till the middle of June 2007.

Sino-Indian military ties important: Jiabao
Beijing, May 30
A day after India and China signed a historic pact to further expand cooperation in defence sector, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao today said that military-to-military ties were an important component in state-to-state relations.

Is fake I-card business flourishing? Jalandhar, May 30 Is the business of churning out fake identity cards of intelligence agencies and the media and their “sale” flourishing in Jalandhar? Punjab page: Cops bring Gaurav home, lay hands on IB stamp Himachal page: Gaurav small-time imposter, says police