Wednesday, April 11, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Airport flight
Goodbye Halwara, hello Sahnewal
Chandigarh, April 10
The proposal to set up an international airport at Halwara has been finally dumped and a new project plan has been prepared for setting up such an airport at Sahnewal, near Ludhiana.

Amarinder meets Sonia
New Delhi, April 10
Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today went to the 10 Janpath residence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi to meet her and convey his views on the case registered against him in the Ludhiana city centre controversy.

City Centre Scam
NBWs against Today officials
Ludhiana, April 10
In the city centre scam case, a city court today issued non-bailable arrest warrants against three officials of Today Home Infrastructures Pvt. Limited.

Lucky escape for 190 air passengers
Amritsar, April 10
A total of 190 passengers on board a Turkmenistan airline had a lucky escape after one of the plane's rear tyres caught fire immediately after landing at the international Rajasansi Airport here.

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

Govt examining all options on quota issue
New Delhi, April 10
With 27 per cent OBC quota in central institutions of higher learning caught up in a legal battle, the Centre today said it was examining all options under the law to resolve the issue at the earliest.

GOLDEN SWATH: A woman walks through a harvested field near Ambala on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

Navy war room leak case
UK court’s arrest warrant against Shankaran
New Delhi, April 10
In an encouraging development for the CBI, which is hunting for Ravi Shankaran, the main accused in the navy war room leak case, a British court has issued an arrest warrant against him.

‘Pravin sought 1 cr from Pramod’
Mumbai, April 10 Pravin Mahajan had threatened his brother Pramod when the late BJP leader refused to meet his demand of Rs 1 crore a few days before he shot him last year, Pramod’s wife, Rekha, a key witness in the murder case, told a court today. Rekha Mahajan, wife of Pramod Mahajan, arrives at a sessions court in Mumbai on Tuesday. — PTI photo

Did Sachin cut this cake & eat it too?
New Delhi, April 10 Sachin Tendulkar found himself at the centre of another controversy following a report by a television channel that he had cut a cake in the colours of the National Flag during the Indian team’s stay in the West Indies last month. Sports page: De Villiers leads SA to victory	Sachin Tendulkar

Pak nod to gas sharing pact
Islamabad, April 10
Clearing the decks for the $ 7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, the government here today approved the gas sharing arrangement with New Delhi.

Jet-Sahara deal set to be sealed today
Mumbai, April 10
The curtains on the long drawn Jet-Sahara saga is likely to be rung down tomorrow when the arbitrator hearing the dispute between the two paves the way for the merger of the two airlines. (Details on Business page)

Riots in Marathwada
Ambedkar’s statue desecrated
Mumbai, April 10
Tension is running high in Maharashtra’s sensitive Marathwada region after a statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar was desecrated this morning.

Sukhbir to contest from Sirhind? Chandigarh, April 10 In what could add a new twist to the political scenario in Punjab, there are under currents within the Shiromani Akali Dal that Sukhbir Badal is all set to contest an election from an Assembly constituency and seek a formal entry to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Higher DA for Punjab staff Services board dissolved