Monday, June 5, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Confusion over use of drugs by Rahul
Sahil brought to Delhi; gets 8-day police remand

New Delhi, June 4 Was it a deep-rooted conspiracy or a case of drug overdose that claimed the life of 38-year-old B.B. Moitra and sent Rahul Mahajan, son of the slain BJP leader, Pramod Mahajan, to hospital?

Sahil Zaroo, one of the accused in the Rahul Mahajan and Vivek Moitra drug case, is produced at Patiala House Court by the Delhi Police in New Delhi on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Rajeev Tyagi In video:  Rahul Mahajan's condition improving. (28k, 56k)

Apollo’s U-turn on drugs in samples
New Delhi, June 4
A day after its doctors said Rahul Mahajan had tested negative for all known drugs, Delhi’s Apollo Hospital today said traces of “cocktail of drugs” were found in his urine sample.

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Ahamadi to chair panel on Kashmir-Centre ties
New Delhi, June 4
The UPA government has approached former Chief Justice of India, Mr Justice A M Ahamadi to head a Working Group on strengthening relations between Jammu and Kashmir and the Centre. This is one of the five working groups on Jammu and Kashmir promised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on May 25 during the second Jammu and Kashmir Roundtable Conference in Srinagar.

The toy train on its way to Darjeeling at the famous Batasia loop at Darjeeling Hill Station on Sunday. —PTI

Ex-IPS officer shot in train near Patna
Patna, June 4
An armed gang shot dead a retired IPS officer and looted cash and valuables from passengers in an air-conditioned coach of the Rajendra Nagar-Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Express near Patna junction here today, an official said.

Punjab to regularise illegal constructions
Chandigarh, June 4
Probably eyeing a large number of voters ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab, the state government is now working to regularise thousands of unauthorised constructions around Chandigarh.

HC to hear pending cases during vacation
Chandigarh, June 4
Recognising the fact that the long list of cases pending for hearing has shaken the people’s confidence in the country’s judicial system, the higher arm of the judiciary has now taken upon itself to do something meaningful in this regard.

Disqualification looms large over Amarinder, others
New Delhi, June 4
With President A P J Abdul Kalam withholding his assent on the amendment to the Office of Profit Bill, the fear of disqualification continues to haunt Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and 200 other MLAs across the country who have been accused of holding office of profit.
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Amritsar, Ludhiana students shine
Punjab Class XII exam results
Mohali, June 4
Students from Ludhiana and Amritsar have bagged a majority of the top positions in the Punjab School Education Board Class XII examination results.

“Jhalak Dikhla Ja..” fear in Gujarat village Anand (Gujarat) June 4 Himesh Reshamiya's foot-tapping number "Jhalak Dikhla Ja.." in the film “Aksar” may be a run-away hit but in the non-descript village of Bhalej in this district of Gujarat, the song is a strict no-no .