Saturday, June 2, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Gujjars, Meenas clash
8 killed, 30 hurt
Jaipur, June 1
An ugly caste conflict loomed large in Rajasthan with the Gujjars and Meenas clashing today over the quota pie given to Scheduled Tribes as the situation spiralled out of control and the state remained virtually cut off from the country.

A Meena youth brandishes country-made pistol during a meeting of their community at Mehndipur Balaji, in Rajasthan on Friday. — PTI

Meenas refuse to share quota

Gujjar leaders call on Rajnath
New Delhi, June 1
The BJP leadership today appealed to all communities, particularly the Gujjars, to help in restoring normalcy in Rajasthan even as the state remained comparatively peaceful. Details on Nation page

Protest echoes in MP
Delegation meets Pranab, Sheila; wants govt to go
Haryana page: Police opens fire in Faridabad

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

1857 The First Challenge Special supplement to mark the 150th anniversary of India’s first War of Independence.

123: High on confidence, stuck on 4 plus 1
New Delhi, June 1
It became increasingly apparent this evening that differences still persist between India and the USA on their bilateral 123 agreement and the top leadership of the two countries will have to intervene to operationalise the civil nuclear cooperation.

Land allotment by Mulayam govt a forgery: Court

Lucknow, June 1 A Faizabad court today cancelled the allotment of state-owned farm land to Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan in an Uttar Pradesh village by the Mulayam Singh Yadav government, calling it “an act of forgery”.

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Bonanza for cell phone users
Roaming charges slashed
New Delhi, June 1
Telecom war on the roaming front resulted in a bonanza of new tariff for frequent travellers and outstationed students as state-owned BSNL, MTNL slashed their roaming charges, and Reliance and Tata followed closely with their own attractive schemes.

Mystery woman in Gandhi’s life The Tribune's weekend supplement Saturday Extra today features a cover story on Saraladevi Chowdharani, the woman with whom Mahatma Gandhi had a close association in the early 1920s.

Taj case deferred till June 5
Lucknow, June 1
There was no mention of Governor’s sanction being sought by the CBI to prosecute UP Chief Minister Mayawati, an accused in the Taj Corridor case, before a special court today, which deferred hearing till June 5.

‘Green’ chit for most colonisers Chandigarh, June 1 Giving a “green” chit to most of the colonisers in the state, whose NoCs had been cancelled by the Punjab Pollution Control Board, a high-powered committee of the government has recommended restoration of the NoCs to these colonisers. The committee, headed by the chief administrator, Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (Puda), has stated that there was no logic in cancelling the NoCs of those projects, which fall within the earmarked residential zones of master plans.