Thursday, July 27, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

No compromise on N-deal: PM
New Delhi, July 26
In a categoric signal to Washington and political opponents at home, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that there would be “no compromise” on the Indo-US nuclear deal, days ahead of the US Congress vote on the civilian nuclear energy cooperation.

Editorial: Pak N-stockpiles
Special article: After the nuclear deal

J&K page: Tributes paid to Kargil martyrs Srinagar, July 26 Seventh anniversary of ‘Op Vijay Divas’ to commemorate the Kargil war of 1999 was observed with military fervour at Dras War Memorial in Kargil district of the Ladakh region today. Lt Gen Deepak Kapoor, GOC-in-C, Northern Command, laid wreaths at Dras War Memorial at the base of the Tololing features. Lieut-Gen J.K. Mohanty salutes in front of a war memorial during Vijay Diwas celebrations in Drass on Wednesday. — Reuters photo

US House debates on N-deal before vote
The House of Representatives was expected to approve a US-India nuclear cooperation agreement following a debate scheduled for late Wednesday afternoon, according to congressional sources.

Terrorists make inroads into Army
Three jawans working for Lashkar-e-Toiba arrested in Poonch
Jammu, July 26
In the first incident of its type in the 17 years’ history of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, three Army jawans have been arrested in the border district of Poonch on the charges of operating as over ground workers (OWGs) of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit.
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Top Excise officer suspended
Refused to refund Sales Tax of Sekri’s kin
Gurdaspur, July 26
Industrial units owned by relatives of the Parliamentary Secretary from Batala Ashwani Sekri have got refunded fraudulently sales tax worth Rs 1 crore from the Taxation Department. This has been reported by the Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner Gurdaspur, Tajinder Singh Virk to higher authorities of the department.

10 HAP personnel killed in accident
Chandigarh, July 26
Ten personnel of the Haryana Armed Police (HAP) were killed when their bus collided head-on with a truck on the Narnaul-Singhana road, near Raghunath Pura in Mahendergarh district, today.

Govt condemns Israeli action
New Delhi, July 26
Sharing the concern of members in the Lok Sabha, the government today unequivocally condemned the Israeli action in Lebanon and the “disproportionate and excessive use of force against human lives and institutions.

Fodder scam: verdict reserved
New Delhi, July 26
The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment on a petition seeking cancellation of the bail of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fodder scam and disproportionate assets (DA) cases on ground of his alleged interference in the judicial process after the UPA government came to power.