Friday, December 1, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Maharashtra riot; Bengal outrage

LEFT Dalit fury over desecration of Ambedkar’s statue in Kanpur leaves Maharashtra burning. (Details on Nation page)	RIGHT Trinamool Congress and Left MLAs battle it out in the West  Bengal House following an alleged attack on Mamata Banerjee (Details on Nation page)
A compartment of a train burns after it was set on fire by a mob near Ulhasnagar railway station, on the outskirts of Mumbai, on Thursday. — Reuters photo In video (56k)	The furniture in the West Bengal Assembly destroyed by Trinamool Congress and Left MLAs, in protest against an alleged attack on Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday. — PTI  photo

Muslims need inclusive growth: Sachar New Delhi, November 30 Emphasising that the Muslim community exhibits deficits and deprivation in practically all dimensions of development, the Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee has underlined the need for establishing an equal opportunity commission and an assessment and monitoring authority to evaluate the extent of development benefits and look into the grievances of deprived groups of different socio-religious categories.

Marginal representation to Muslims in judiciary, security
New Delhi, November 30
The Sachar Committee report has termed the representation of Muslims in national security agencies, civil services and judiciary as marginal.

Sachar report: A bid to divide the nation, claims BJP

Ganguly is back, VVS vice-captain New Delhi, November 30 The national selectors today recalled former captain Sourav Ganguly to beef up the tottering Indian line up for the three-Test series against South Africa while giving a stern message to non-performers like Virender Sehwag who was removed from vice-captaincy. (Details on Sports page)

Shuttlers shut out by Chinese Doha, November 30 Indian shuttlers went down tamely to world champions China who showed little mercy in spanking their unfancied rivals 5-0 in the opening Pool A match of the badminton team competition in the 15th Asian Games here today. (Details on Sports page)

Sanjay pleads for leniency Mumbai, November 30 Actor Sanjay Dutt, who faces a prison term of up to 10 years following his conviction in the 1993 serial blasts case, today sought leniency from the TADA court here.

Soren waits NEW DELHI: A special CBI court today deferred pronouncement of sentence in the Sahai Nath Jha murder case against JMM leader Shibu Soren for tomorrow since he was undergoing angiography at AIIMS. In video (56k)

Amarinder’s PS quits

Chandigarh, November 30 Mr Harchand Singh Barsat, political secretary to the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, has resigned. Mr Barsat, who is a long-time political associate of Capt Amarinder Singh, has also returned his official vehicle to the government.

H.S. Barsat

Bharti turns hostile
Says Nitish was only a friend
New Delhi, November 30
Bharti Yadav, a key witness and sister of the prime accused in the Nitish Katara murder case, today concluded her deposition here with her lawyer claiming she has denied a love affair with the victim. In video (56k)

TODAY IS WORLD AIDS DAY A couple to quote Much-needed cure launched Chandigarh, November 30 Not too long ago, 26-year-old Baljinder Kaur was just one of the several AIDS widows. Opinions page AIDS: Silence is complicity New Delhi, November 30 Determined to prolong and improve the quality of lives of over two lakh children living with HIV/AIDS in India, the government has launched a much-needed National Paediatric Programme on the eve of the World AIDS Day. Editorial Misunderstood disease Nation page: DD beams film on HIV women More stories on Chandigarh and Ludhiana pages