Friday, December 29, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Buddha bends on Singur
End of story? Mamata set to end fast after VVIP intervention
Kolkata, December 28
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee may call off her hunger strike following a categorical assurance by the Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, on the 25th day of her fast for reviewing the issue of transfer of a piece of land to Tata Motors at Singur.

In video (56k) Social activist Medha Patkar addresses a group of protesters outside Banga Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday in support of fasting Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee. — Tribune photo by Rajiv Tyagi

Punjab’s Rs 3,772-crore special term loan waived
Chandigarh, December 28
The Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today thanked the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, for getting waived the pending special term loan worth Rs 3,772 crore against Punjab.

Farmers take to roads Chandigarh, December 28 Irked by police brutalities at Chabba in Amritsar on Tuesday, farmers owing allegiance to five different organisations resorted to road blockades throughout the state today to warn the Punjab Government of a severe retaliation in case their demands were not conceded immediately.

Police Brutality

Punjab page: 500 farmers to court arrest

One hour less in school for children

Chandigarh, December 28 Caught in a poll frenzy the Congress-led Punjab Government is probably now looking at votes even through primary schoolchildren.

Punjab in Poll Mode Teachers to get additional off every month

Nation page: Ash offers prayers Actress Aishwarya Rai (right) and her mother at the dargah of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisty in Ajmer on Thursday. — AFP

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	PUNJAB: SAD-BJP combine frustrated, says CM
	HARYANA: ‘Only Gurgaon, not state, is flourishing’
	HIMACHAL: Haj panel sting rocks Assembly
	J&K: APHC leaders to visit Pak in January
	CHANDIGARH:  BMW car driver alleges implication in accident case
	LUDHIANA: Encroachers continue to rent out PUDA land
	DELHI: DDA to finalise Master Plan 2021 today
	OPINIONS: When fence is a farce
	BUSINESS: Reliance joins battle with Vodafone for Hutch-Essar
	NATION: Sachar report to be implemented in toto: Centre
	WORLD: Somalian troops enter Mogadishu outskirts
	SPORTS: SA dominate in gloom

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4 more to join info panel
Chandigarh, December 28
The Punjab Information Commission under the Right to Information Act is all set for expansion in the New Year. According to sources, at least four new members (the maximum number is 6) may be inducted into the commission in the first week of New Year.

3 NRIs found dead
London, December 28
Three NRI building workers, hailing from Punjab, were found dead in a storage container on a building site near Reading, about 65 km from here, the police said today.

Medical bonus under Maternity Act to go up
New Delhi, December 28
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to amend the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, to increase medical bonus .An amendment to the Act would be introduced in the next session of Parliament. The existing cealing of Rs 250 would be increased to Rs 1000, so that it could be a source of financial support, an official statement said.