Sunday, April 1, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

PAU VC quits in protest
Chandigarh, March 31
Refusing to carry out verbal orders of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal saying that they are not in “the interests of the university and can jeopardise the security of the campus,” vice-chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University K.S. Aulakh has quit.

VC’s allegations “incorrect”

A matter of g(r)ate concern The CM addressed K. S. Aulakh in an unsavoury manner over security at the university gates

Cong tack in UP: Dalits, Muslims
Lucknow, March 31
Dalit budgeting on lines of gender budgeting, a Dalit academy to promote Dalit literature and reservation for the minorities on the lines of Kerala and Karnataka are some of the promises made in the Congress manifesto released across Uttar Pradesh today.

Rich haul of fake Bt cotton seeds
Gidderbaha (Muktsar), March 31
The state agriculture department in collaboration with the Muktsar police has effected the biggest-ever seizure of 525 bags of uncertified Bt cotton seed after carrying out a three-day-long search at three different premises of a local business firm — Punjab Beej Bhandar.

Quota bandh halts Tamil Nadu
Chennai, March 31
Life came to a standstill for 12 hours in Tamil Nadu today following a bandh call given by the ruling DMK and its allies in protest against the Supreme Court judgement staying the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in elite educational institutions.

IIM-A raises fees for two courses
Ahmedabad, March 31
The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad has hiked the fees for its post-graduate management programme from Rs 1.77 lakh to Rs 2 lakh.

Cigarette firms flout excise rules
Chandigarh, March 31
With no government checks in operation, cigarette manufacturing companies minted big money for the entire month of March.

Road Rage
Cops hunt for 3 Doon students
Dehra Dun, March 31
The police has launched a manhunt to nab three students of Doon School allegedly involved in a road rage incident that left one of two motorcycle-borne persons dead and the other seriously injured after being hit by their speeding car on the busy Rajpur Road here on Wednesday night.

Chandigarh page: VIP’s kin in hit-&-run case; cops silent

Christians top list of unemployed: Survey
New Delhi, March 31
A fresh bout of political controversy is bound to happen on who are the most backward religious communities in India as the latest National Sample Survey Organisation survey contradicts the Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee’s findings that Muslims are the most backward, particularly when it comes to employment opportunities.

Empty stands, free tickets St John’s (Antigua), March 31 In an effort to boost attendance for the second round matches, World Cup organisers are distributing 500 free tickets for the Australia-Bangladesh match on Saturday. The free tickets are part of an initiative between the Local Organising Committee and the World Cup West Indies committee. Sports page:  Australia fly on Pigeon’s wings  Inzy takes responsibility for fiasco TODAY Sri Lanka vs West Indies Georgetown 7 pm