Wednesday, January 3, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

15 skeletons identified

* Victims’ kin given relief * NHRC notice to UP Chief Secy, DGP Noida, January 2 Fifteen of the 17 skeletons recovered from near Moninder Singh Pandher’s house, where children were murdered after being sexually abused, have been identified.

Sonu Sarkar (left) holds a photograph of his missing daughter Pinky while posing with his wife and another child at their residence in Noida on Tuesday. — AFP photo

Narco tests on Jan 5
Kin of Pandher’s in-laws fear public rage
Himachal page: ‘Pandher had a disturbed childhood’

Fog bogs domestic private carriers
New Delhi, January 2
The fog in Delhi made headlines today and had a cascading effect all over the country. The scene was no different today with more flights delayed, diverted or cancelled angry passengers, hundreds of vehicles parked bumper-to-bumper on roads leading to the airport and utter chaos at terminals due to poor visibility.

A passenger rests under the message board at the domestic airport as flights are delayed due to fog in New Delhi on Tuesday. — AFP photo

PM briefs BJP leaders on foreign policy
New Delhi, January 2
Midway through the Congress-led UPA government's five-year term at the Centre, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took the initiative in the New Year of inviting BJP leaders for consultations, primarily on foreign policy issues, in the wake of the major Opposition party's intense criticism pertaining to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.

Bengal to take action against Army personnel
Kolkata, January 2
The West Bengal Government today decided to take action according to the law against Army officers and personnel who allegedly ransacked a police station and assaulted policemen in the heart of the city.

Editorial: Beyond belief

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

	PUNJAB: Vigilance to probe bungling in Mukerian project
	HARYANA: Rs 54.21 cr for water supply scheme
	HIMACHAL: HP to invite global bids for hydro projects
	J&K: Council seats may generate tussle between Congress, PDP
	CHANDIGARH: Misinformation, UBS style
	LUDHIANA: Notorious nickel thief Chanderma nabbed
	DELHI: Efforts on to bring consensus on Master Plan
	OPINIONS: Beyond belief
	BUSINESS: TRAI may enforce regulation to cut roaming tariffs
	NATION: BPO staffer’s rape, murder: Trial begins
	WORLD: Indonesian plane crash kills 90
	SPORTS: India off to a solid start

HOROSCOPE

WEEKLY

Cops to be shifted under EC directions
Chandigarh, January 2
Imposition of the model code of conduct has brought smiles to some and woes to others. The Punjab Government today issued separate instructions to stop cheques for grants from being encashed, limited the use of official cars of ministers and immediately stopped recently transferred teachers from joining at their new places of posting.

First century of tour Cape Town, January 2 A Test match is a battle, with each day's play a skirmish by itself. Against such a canvass, India, with 254 for three on the board, fairly triumphed on the 1st day here. (Details on Sports page) Wasim Jaffer celebrates his century on the first day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday. — AFP

No confrontation, says CJI designate
New Delhi, January 2
Chief Justice of India designate K G Balakrishnan today said that there was no “serious confrontation” between the Judiciary and the Legislature but said that let the issue be debated in public as as something better would emerge from it.

25-year-old alleges gangrape Says she was made to compromise for Rs 30,000 Yamunanagar, January 2 A 25-year-old woman and mother of a one-and-half- year-old boy today alleged that she was gangraped by three persons on New Year Eve and when she approached the police she was forced to reach a compromise with the accused, who included two property dealers, for Rs 30,000. Meanwhile, the police has refuted her allegations. A woman (left) of Yamunanagar who alleged she was gangraped on December 31. — A Tribune photograph