Sunday, June 17, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Needed: Rs 1,500 crore
Taxed, Badal plans desperate measures
Chandigarh, June 16
What should be taxed and what not to mobilise additional resources required to gear up the tempo of development and to provide basic services to people? The Badal government is facing a dilemma in this regard.

Air Force paid Rs 41 cr excess allowance
Chandigarh, June 16
Failure to adhere to the prescribed procedure for the sanction of counter insurgency (CI) allowance has resulted in the Air Force paying irregular grant amounting over Rs 41 crore to IAF personnel.

Third Front not to support Pratibha
Chennai, June 16
AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa has said that the Third Front would not support Pratibha Patil, the UPA’s nominee for the presidential election.
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POWER LADIES: Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi welcomes Presidential nominee Pratibha Patil at her residence in New Delhi on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

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Race for Rashtrapati Bhawan begins
Pratibha meets PM, Sonia
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Left warns Centre on nuke deal
New Delhi, June 16
Bolstered by its success in the selection of UPA presidential nominee, the CPM today warned the UPA government to trudge carefully on the nuclear deal with the USA or face serious consequences. CPM polit bureau member Sitaram Yechury warned that the “UPA government is on test” on the civilian nuclear cooperation with the USA.

10 Indian hostages freed in Nigeria
New Delhi, June 16
After an anxious wait, 10 Indian hostages were freed in Nigeria after they had been seized by mercenaries on June 1 in the oil city of Port Harcourt. Three of them are employees of the Indonesian firm Indorama and the others members of their families.

Dhoni, Yuvi in Rs 50-lakh club; Sehwag, Harbhajan demoted
New Delhi, June 16
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh were today promoted to grade A while Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, VVS Laxman and Irfan Pathan were demoted to grade B in the BCCI’s graded payment system.

Today is Father’s Day
So, how much is your dad worth?
London, June 16
How much is a dad worth? Almost 13,000 pounds per year, according to new research. The work fathers do around the home — from being a part-time taxi driver to sports coach and gardener — save a family 12,914 pounds per year, according to insurer Friends Provident.

Chandigarh Judicial Academy books itself for trouble Chandigarh, June 16 Chandigarh Judicial Academy, set up early this year for training of judicial officers of both Punjab and Haryana, has in its inaugural year been caught in a serious controversy over the purchase of books from a local bookseller for its library. BULK SUPPLIER: Mohindra Capital Publishers of Sector 17.

Every Saturday

	Barnala in race for V-P’s post June 16, 2007
	It’s Pratibha Patil June 15, 2007
	Congress in Prez jam June 14, 2007
	Mayawati goes UPA way June 13, 2007
	Prez battle hots up June 12, 2007
	2 die as Grain Market roof caves in June 11, 2007
	Hisar 47.9°C; three more die June 10, 2007
	Hopes soar for civil nuke deal June 9, 2007
	Pact to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 June 8, 2007
	Let’s share climate responsibility: PM June 7, 2007