Monday, March 26, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Another SAD one for Cong
BOT contracts to come under scanner
Jalandhar, March 25
While the Vigilance Bureau has already lodged an FIR against former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and former local bodies minister Chaudhury Jagjit Singh in the Ludhiana City Centre scam case, the SAD-BJP government will review some controversial BOT (build, operate and transfer) contracts awarded to some private companies by the Local Bodies Department during the previous government.

Kingston, March 25 After last-minute questioning of Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq and two other members of the squad, a “traumatised” Pakistan cricket team was on its way home, their disastrous World Cup campaign overshadowed by their coach Bob Woolmer’s murder — which the police said today could have been carried out by an “associate”. Inzamam-ul-Haq makes a call while leaving the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Saturday. — AP/PTI In video: (56k)

Sports page: Bermuda post fighting total

Rape victim accuses police of inaction
Seeks state protection as only 7 of 10 accused have been arrested
Chandigarh, March 25
Satya Devi is at a loss to recount the horrors of February 23. But she does so with courage: “I’ve paid the price of guarding my dignity.

India testfires Astra
Balasore(Orissa) March 25
India today successfully testfired air-to-air short range missile, Astra, from the Integrated Test Range(ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from here.

Bapu in credit card ad draws protests in South Africa
Durban, March 25
The use of Mahatama Gandhi’s image in a credit card advertisement has triggered protests in South Africa with some organisations describing it as an insult to the leader.

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

	PUNJAB: Has Amarinder been ditched?
	HARYANA: 65 war widows honoured at rally
	HIMACHAL: Nandigram in the making?
	J&K: PDP meeting put off
	CHANDIGARH: Fee rolled back by 5pc
	LUDHIANA: Five injured as building collapses
	DELHI: Revised TB control programme has failed, feel experts
	OPINIONS: Tribute to Manjunath
	BUSINESS: Mittal, HPCL sign pact
	NATION: Sonia calls Mufti, Azad for dinner meeting
	WORLD: Quake jolts Japan
	SPORTS: It’s time to learn lessons: Chappell

HOROSCOPE

WEEKLY

India wants Pak to open road route to Kabul
New Delhi, March 25
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that India’s focus at the upcoming 14th SAARC Summit here would be to broaden connectivity within the South Asian region, adding that New Delhi would seek to have a road transit route to Afghanistan via Pakistan.

People’s SAARC assembly ends
The three-day Kathmandu assembly of people’s SAARC concluded issuing a 25-point Kathmandu declaration here on Sunday.

Pak Sikhs have come a long way Kot Hussain Khan (Pakistan), March 25 Hundreds of Pakistani Sikh families living in Nankana Sahib flourish despite being a minority. It is the blessings of Baba Nanak that has seen these Sikhs preserve and maintain their religious and racial identity. Pakistani Sikhs mingle with others in unison, not letting their faith hamper their social growth. — Photo by the writer