Thursday, July 6, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Venugopal removed Doctors go on strike New Delhi, July 5 AIIMS Director and internationally renowned heart surgeon Dr P. Venugopal here today stepped out of Nirman Bhavan, Health Ministry headquarters, in a state of daze minutes after the institute body, chaired by Health Minister Anbhumani Ramadoss, announced the “termination of his term”. Sacked AIIMS Director, Dr Venugopal Rao, comes out after meeting of the governing body in New Delhi on Wednesday. — PTI photo

Supreme Court raps Centre
Non-payment of wages to striking doctors
New Delhi, July 5
Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss’ face-off with the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences doctors on anti-reservation agitation and withholding their salary for the strike period today got a severe beating with the Supreme Court reprimanding the government for going back on its promise of not taking any “punitive” action against medicos on their joining duty.

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Hoarding behind price rise, say Cong CMs
New Delhi, July 5
Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states today asked the Centre to reconsider a 2002 order, issued by the NDA regime, to empower state governments to take action against hoarders. In video (56k)

Zidane takes France to final Munich, July 5 The great Zinedine Zidane gave France a 1-0 win over Portugal today with a penalty that handed them a place in the World Cup final.

French midfielder Florent Malouda (R) congratulates Zinedine Zidane after the latter converted a penalty kick during the semifinal match against Portugal in Munich on Wednesday. France won 1-0. — AFP photo

Body of missing Ludhiana youth found in Barog
Ludhiana/Chandigarh/ Solan, July 5
The Punjab Police believes that Vikramjit Singh alias Vicky, the 22-year-old missing son of a Ludhiana-based industrialist, has been shot dead.

PMET results declared
Chandigarh, July 5
The Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, which today declared the results of the Punjab Medical Entrance Test, said that no question booklet was missing.
(Details in Punjab page)

Chandigarh page: PU inquiry into paper leak may serve little purpose