Sunday, February 11, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Justice Bhalla’s appointment
Kalam wants case review
New Delhi, February 10
Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj today tried to downplay the controversy over the appointment of Justice Jagdish Bhalla as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court even as President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam returned the file of his case to the Prime Minister for more clarifications in the wake of allegations that his wife was involved in buying a plot in Noida from the land mafia at throwaway prices.

Rain good for wheat crop in Punjab...
Chandigarh, February 10

Moderate to heavy rain in various parts of Punjab has gladdened the hearts of farmers. The rain has come at an appropriate time for farmers.
A view of India Gate from Rajpath in New Delhi on Saturday. It drizzled from morning till late in the evening. Ditto elsewhere in the northern region. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal Nation page: Chill is back

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Thanks for your help, sir: Amritsar candidate Navjot Singh Sidhu greets Atal Bihari Vajpayee at a rally in Amritsar on Saturday. On a rain-marred day, Vajpayee commented how the “weather” was changing. — Tribune photo by Rajeev Sharma (Details on Punjab page)

Punjab Votes ’07
Penultimate shock for poll managers
Chandigarh, February 10
Incessant rain, accompanied by strong chilly winds, has dampened the spirit of election managers of political parties who had planned a series of rallies for the February 13 Assembly elections.

It’s curtains; vote on core issues
Chandigarh, February 10
It will be curtains down on the electioneering in Punjab at 5 pm tomorrow. The Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, attacked each other without mincing words.

Notice to Amarinder
The Election Commission today issued a notice to Amarinder Singh over the promises he made at an election rally in Chamkaur Sahib on February 3. He has been asked to reply by 11 am tomorrow. — TNS

Vajpayee calls for change Sonia Gandhi’s second leg rained away Kanwaljit sails on ‘winds of change’

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	PUNJAB: Vajpayee calls for change
	HARYANA: School board exams from February 15
	HIMACHAL: 12 villages to be saved from submergence
	J&K:  Sharing common pain of missing kin
	CHANDIGARH:  Compromise is UT police’s probe mantra
	LUDHIANA:  Johar case : ‘Double standards’ by police
	DELHI:  Master Plan likely to give way to monorail transport system in CP
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	BUSINESS: Government to teach investor protection
	NATION: ‘Is Sanjay a god?’ fume blast convicts’ relatives
	WORLD: US for ‘tangible’ offers from India
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India not for exclusive sphere of influence in S. Asia : Pranab
New Delhi, February 10
Affirming that India was not in pursuit of any exclusive sphere of influence in South Asia, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today categorically said that India would focus on stepping up connectivity in this region through new trans-border transport networks, energy corridors and freer flow of people and ideas.

Focus on supersonic trainer
Bangalore, February 10
The Aeronautics Development Agency (ADA) is aiming to develop a supersonic lead-in fighter trainer as a spin-off to the Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) project.