Monday, November 20, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Let’s be friends, says China

New Delhi, November 19 Ahead of the visit of President Hu Jintao that begins tomorrow, China has asked India not to “discriminate” against its companies citing security concerns. It has also advocated the need for dismantling of trade barriers.
Activists of the Arunachal Pradesh Student Union demonstrate against the Chinese claim on Arunachal near the Chinese embassy in New Delhi on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Rajeev Tyagi

Hu Jintao arrives today amid Arunachal chill
New Delhi, November 19
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives here tomorrow on an official visit which has been clouded by the Chinese Ambassador, Mr Sun Yuxi’s remarks on Arunachal Pradesh. Mr Hu remains here till November 22 noon when he flies to Mumbai.

Himachal page: Tibetan govt shoots off letter to Hu
World page: China has not forgotten Vajpayee’s missive to Clinton

Terrorist influx has doubled, says Azad
New Delhi, November 19
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said terrorist incursion from Pakistan this year is more than twice that of the previous year and this large influx could negate the peace process and the confidence-building exercise.

Nation page: Human rights situation has improved greatly: Azad
World page: 'Kashmir should not halt peace process'

Karzai asks Pak to allow transit to India
New Delhi, November 19

Afghanistan today asked Pakistan to allow transit facility to India and sought its cooperation in fighting terrorism as an international conference here decided to enhance linkages with the war-ravaged country in energy, aviation and several other fields. President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presents the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. — AFP photo

I am minister No.1: Lalu
Chapra, November 19
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has claimed that he is “minister number one” and said his ministry was poised to cross another milestone with profits likely to touch the Rs 20,000-crore mark this year.

Governor goes fishing
Ropar, November 19
The Punjab Governor’s love for fishing kept the administration and police officials on their toes for about six hours here today. Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), along with his wife Jean Rodrigues, reached the water headworks at 5.30 am.

No wild hunt, says IAS officer
Chandigarh, November 19
Reacting to a news-item "Pirzada’s brothers on wild hunt" and its continuation as "Babu’s brothers on wild hunt" carried in these columns on November 8, IAS officer Gurnihal Singh Pirzada has claimed that the report was published without verifying or crosschecking the facts.