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Sunday, August 20, 2006, Chandigarh, India
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Govt drops RTI amendments
New Delhi, August 19
The public outcry and dissension within and outside the ruling coalition against proposed amendments to the Right to Information Act has compelled the UPA government to indicate its willingness to consult all stakeholders for any changes in the Act.

Nation page: Hazare calls off fast over RTI Act
Opinions page: File notings

Judiciary should be more sensitive towards poor: PM
New Delhi, August 19
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the judicial system needed to be more sensitive and humane towards the poor in the face of rising litigation cost so that doors of justice were not closed for them and assured his government's full support to the judiciary to achieve this objective.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the Chief Justice of India, Mr Justice Y.K. Sabharwal, at the all-India meeting on social justice in New Delhi on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

India: The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

News Analysis
India breaking out of nuclear apartheid
Among our nuclear scientific establishment, sections of the media and academia and some of our political parties, both on the right and the left, there is an understandable fear of the Indo-US nuclear deal getting India entrapped.

Opinions page: Some issues to ponder

Lava cascades down the slope of Mayon volcano near Legazpi City, south of Manila, on Saturday. — Reuters

Punjab moves SC for land allotment to two IT firms
New Delhi, August 19
The Punjab Government, incapacitated by the Supreme Court stay on allotment of industrial plots in Mohali over a dispute on the change of land use plan, has moved the apex court for permission to allot 64 acres of land to the TCS and Wipro to set up their units there as part of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s initiative to develop it as a major IT hub.

IAF probing identity of flying object
New Delhi, August 19
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched investigations to determine the identity of a flying object which almost came close to the International Border in Rajasthan sector forcing a scramble of main line fighter jets MiG-21s for a possible cross over by a jet from Pakistan.

Mumbaikars cry miracle as sea water turns sweet
Mumbai, August 19
Several thousand people rushed to the sea behind Mahim dargah in Mumbai on Friday night after word spread that the usually salty water had turned sweet.
(Details on Nation page)

Parties to hold conferences at Longowal today
Chandigarh, August 19
Tomorrow will be a big day for all major political parties which will be holding their conferences on the martyrdom day of Sant Harchand Singh at Longowal in Sangrur district. (Details on Punjab page)

South Asian Games
Swimmers rule the pool
Colombo, August 19
Rehan Poncha and Rohit Hawaldar won a gold and a silver, respectively, in men’s 400 meter freestyle while V. Tejaswani managed a women’s 100 meter breast stroke silver for India on the opening day of aquatics event at the South Asian Games here today. (Details on Sports page)

Thar Express enters Pak Jaipur, August 19 The first Thar Express operated by Indian Railways crossed the border into Pakistan today after a delay of more than six hours at Munabao station in Rajasthan’s Barmer awaiting clearance from Pakistan railway authorities.