Saturday, March 24, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Sport — R.I.P.
MURDER
Jamaican police says Woolmer died due to ‘asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation’
In video (56k)
Unconscious, his body lay in bathroom

No sign of struggle, no forced entry
More than one killer may be involved; “significant’’ force would be required as Woolmer was a big man. The killer/killers  might have conned their way into the  Pak coach’s room despite heavy security at Pegasus Hotel

Police appeals for more information about March 17 night

Questioned: Musthaq & Inzamam
(Details on Sports page)

Focus moves to betting mafia
Pak players to undergo DNA tests
Indian pathologist under fire
Editorial: Murder in cricket

Ludhiana City Centre scam
Amarinder, Ch Jagjit named accused

Chandigarh, March 23 Former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, his cabinet colleague Chaudhary Jagjit Singh and former Chairman of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust P S Sibia are among 19 accused named in the Ludhiana City Centre scam case registered by the Vigilance Bureau today.

Amarinder Singh Ch Jagjit Singh  Will Amarinder be back on Monday?

8 guilty of Manju’s murder
Lucknow, March 23
In one of the speediest trials, all eight accused in the shocking murder of Indian Oil sales manager S. Manjunath were held guilty by the Lakhimpur Khiri district court today.
Pawan Mittal alias Monu, prime accused in the Manjunath murder case, is brought to be produced at the district court in Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday. — PTI photo

Martyrdom Day  Tribune was only Indian paper to cover execution New Delhi, March 23 The news of Bhagat Singh's execution in 1931 was carried only by two newspapers, The Tribune in Lahore and Daily Worker of New York.

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

	PUNJAB: Proprietary rights for tillers near border
	HARYANA: IAS officer’s widow drawing pension ‘illegally’
	HIMACHAL: Change of land use for hotel, industry made compoundable
	J&K:  Jammu highway opens after 12 days
	CHANDIGARH:  Tricity on fast track
	LUDHIANA:  City now a spying hotspot
	DELHI:  SC orders resumption of sealing drive
	OPINIONS: Murder in cricket
	BUSINESS: SEZ policy to stay, says PM
	NATION: It was fake encounter, admits Gujarat Government
	WORLD: Chaudhry for open trial by SJC
	SPORTS: All set to bow out

In Sports Tribune today

Catching up

Corporates enter HP for agri business
Chandigarh, March 23
Himachal Pradesh is fast emerging as a dream destination for corporates in agri business. From apples to peaches, stone fruits and seasonal vegetables, these corporates are set to revolutionise the procurement of agriculture produce in the hill state.

Pranab wants Japan to back Indo-US nuke deal
New Delhi, March 23
India today made a strong pitch for Indo-US nuclear deal with Japan and asked Tokyo to be discerning to see that New Delhi’s primary quest in the nuke deal was securing stable energy supplies.

Country Colours Common cause is always at work All those who pass through Jaipur, Banda, Jagdalpur or Pipra Basant live in future safety where they know they have to spend the rest of their lives. They are the architects of the future — a future that believes in being and building together, not in becoming victims of one another. Know them well, for they preach with deeds. Vignettes from an ANI Special: Faith Contract  Imam Family One India  Total Calm