Saturday, March 10, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

BADALS UNDER CLOUD
Disproportionate assets case: Court orders framing of charges
Ropar, March 9
In a major setback to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, a Ropar court today ordered the framing of charges against him in the disproportionate assets case. Special judge G.S. Saran also ordered framing of charges against Sukhbir Badal and Surinder Kaur, the MP-son and wife of the Chief Minister and others for having disproportionate assets amounting to over Rs 78.39 crore.

Full faith in judiciary,  says Badal
Punjab page
Will Badal take high moral stand and resign?

Campaign ends with show of strength
Rayya, March 9
The cacophony of electioneering in this area of Punjab ended here today with a show of strength organised by the Congress and the SAD-BJP combine candidates.
(Detail on Punjab page)

Indian docs win legal battle
London, March 9
Indian doctors have won a legal battle with the British government agreeing to withdraw a "discriminatory clause" which would have excluded them from appointment process if they did not have visas beyond August 1, 2007.

Musharraf sacks CJ
Islamabad, March 9
In a sudden development, Pakistan’s Chief Justice Iftakar Muhammad Choudhary was today sacked by President Pervez Musharraf on charges of “misconduct and misuse” of authority.        Iftakar Muhammad Choudhary 

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

	PUNJAB: Campaign ends with show of strength
	HARYANA: Governor reiterates stand on SYL
	HIMACHAL: 630 quintals of PDS ration ‘missing’
	J&K:  People raid hotel, damage vehicles
	CHANDIGARH:  60 minutes, 90 pc absenteeism
	LUDHIANA:  IT surveys yield Rs 6 cr concealed income
	DELHI:  SC orders sealing in areas outside Master Plan
	OPINIONS: Justice on display
	BUSINESS: Cement Cos not to up prices for one year
	NATION: Relaxed visa norms on anvil
	WORLD: Pak poll may be put off
	SPORTS: India whip Windies

HOROSCOPE

WEEKLY

Cadet dies in grenade blast at IMA
Chandigarh, March 9
A gentleman cadet in his final term at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, was killed in a grenade blast during a training session at the academy this afternoon, it is learnt. An instructor was injured in the explosion. Sources said that the cadet, B.K. Tewari, along with other cadets was on the range for practising throwing of live grenades, when it burst in his hand. 

Yuvraj Singh (right) congratulates Munaf Patel for the wicket of D.R. Smith of the West Indies during their warm-up match in Trelawny on Friday. — AFP (Details on Sports page)

A fat Indian wedding & some fat billionaires Jodhpur, March 9 After partying for three days and nights, India-born businessman Arun Nayar today tied the knot for the second time with British model Liz Hurley according to traditional Hindu customs at the plush Umaid Bhavan Palace here. Ashish Kumar Sen writes from Washington What do Lakshmi Mittal, the Ambani brothers and Azim Premji have in common? They are all part of Forbes magazine's elite club of billionaires, a record 946 in all. With 36 billionaires, India has surpassed Japan as the country in Asia with the most billionaires. In video (56k)