Saturday, May 5, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Human trafficking
Rasheed names MPs, MLAs
Hyderabad, May 4
Abdul Rasheed, the alleged kingpin in the human trafficking scam, has named several politicians for their involvement in the smuggling of people abroad.

Rs 3,035-cr Punjab road projects approved
Rs 100 cr more for rural education likely
New Delhi, May 4
Decks were cleared today for Rs 3035-crore Inter-city transit projects comprising a network of four and six-lanned expressways in Punjab.

Punjab page: More power for Punjab

Chandigarh, May 4 Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today returned to the state capital and was back to his usual self, challenging and accusing Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on various counts.

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Tribune Special
Relief for damaged crop — Rs 8
Yamunanagar, May 4
Sunil Kumar of Bhamnauli village of Haryana has been given Rs 8 as compensation for the paddy crop that was damaged in a hailstorm in October last year.

Murder convict traced in Canada, brought back
Law catches up with him after 30 years
Ludhiana, May 4
Nearly three decades after a murder convict jumped bail, fled to Canada, went on to become a multi-millionaire in British Columbia and married twice, a team of Ludhiana police today brought him back under the extradition treaty between the two countries.

US lawmakers’ letter on Iran irks Left, BJP
New Delhi, May 4
The government was on the mat in the Rajya Sabha today with the UPA allies Left parties and the opposition BJP criticising the US lawmakers’ letter.

123 Agreement
Sweden to support nuke deal in NSG
New Delhi, May 4
Sweden, member of the 45-nation nuclear suppliers group (NSG), today virtually conveyed to India that its support in the NSG for the Indo-US nuclear deal was predicated on the bilateral 123 agreement New Delhi and Washington are currently negotiating.

Fake encounter
‘Reconstruction doesn’t match Vanzara’s claims’
Ahmedabad, May 4
A reconstruction by police of the fake encounter in which Sohrabuddin Sheikh was killed produced results that did not match arrested IPS officer D G Vanzara’s statements about the incident.

Fake encounter case affects ties between Modi, Shah

European, Israeli firms show interest in UAV project
Chandigarh, May 4
European and Israeli companies have approached the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for undertaking joint development programmes on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

Judiciary vs Govt
Don’t act as super plan panel, Centre tells SC
New Delhi, May 4
Sparks flew in the Supreme Court today when the government told the court that it could not act as a “super planning commission” by giving diktats to officials on improving the Capital’s power situation.

Sonia in, Bush out New York, May 4 Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, steel baron Lakshmi Mittal and Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi figure in Time magazine’s coveted list of 100 most influential people, which also includes Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. But missing from the list for the first time in four years is US President George W. Bush. Time’s 100 Most Influential People