Friday, February 23, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Special cell on inflation
PM puts onus on CMs to curb price-rise
New Delhi, February 22
As the prices of essential commodities continued to maintain an upward curve, despite several fiscal and monetary measures, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the eve of the Budget Session of Parliament sought to pass the onus of curbing price rise on the state governments.

1 pc CST cut
In video: Better food supplies to ease India inflation: FM (56k)

Court orders Beas poll before Feb 27
Chandigarh, February 22
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Election Commission (EC) to hold polling in the Beas constituency before February 27.

EC may file appeal

Diplomatic row before Kasuri’s departure

New Delhi, February 22 An unseemly diplom- atic row erupted between India and Pakistan on proced- ural matters on the issue of airlifting of seven Pakistani citizens injured in the Samjhauta Express blasts.

Bomb scare in train, hospital Panipat/Karnal, February 22 A hoax bomb call delayed the departure of the Amritsar-Dadar Express train for one hour at Panipat today.

Rajasthan couple interrogated Jaipur: A Mumbai man, resembling the sketch of one of the suspects in Samjhauta Express blasts, and his wife were today interrogated by the police.

Haryana page: Admn wants bodies shifted

Rangers carry the coffin of a Pakistani victim of the twin bomb blasts in the Samjhauta Express in the wee hours of Thursday at the Wagah joint checkpost. — Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma

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	PUNJAB: Parties seek votes in name of lasting peace
	HARYANA: Admn wants bodies shifted
	HIMACHAL: School board scraps exam centres in pvt schools
	J&K: PDP’s demand for special Cabinet meeting turned down
	CHANDIGARH:  More may face action in multiplex case
	LUDHIANA:  Police post head suspended
	DELHI:  Budget session: Tight security around Parliament
	OPINIONS: Race for power in UP
	BUSINESS: Nod to 25 pc subsidy for setting up units
	NATION: UP to cast shadow on budget session
	WORLD: Bodies of 7 victims reach Karachi
	SPORTS: Sourav key to bagging World Cup: Gavaskar

Army convenes first court martial against woman officer
Chandigarh, February 22
The Army has issued orders to convene the first-ever general court martial to try a woman officer on charges of professional impropriety.

Apex court questions Cong MLA on SC status
New Delhi, February 22
The Supreme Court today questioned Congress MLA Bodh Raj from Himachal Pradesh on his Scheduled Caste status while considering an election appeal filed by his BJP rival.

IT raids at 500 places
Mumbai, February 22
The Income Tax Department today conducted raids at 500 locations in the country, including 40 in Mumbai, with the targets being doctors, lawyers, builders and other professionals for possible income tax evasion.

HC acquits Babloo, aide in Suneja murder case
New Delhi, February 22
The Delhi High Court today acquitted underworld don Babloo Srivastava and his close aide Nitin Gunwant Shah, a Mumbai based businessman, in the Lalit Suneja murder case.