Wednesday, August 8, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Left strikes down 123 agreement
Asks UPA govt not to proceed further
New Delhi, August 7
In a major blow to the Congress-led coalition, the Left parties today rejected the 123 agreement on the Indo-US nuclear cooperation and asked the Manmohan Singh government “not to proceed further in operationalising it”.

Gurgaon, August 7 Seven Kanwarias were today run over by speeding vehicles in three mishaps, sparking protests by the Shiva devotees and locals, who burnt buses, blocked roads and clashed with the police, forcing it to open fire and use batons to quell the violence.	Buses of Haryana Roadways burnt by a mob at Manesar after seven Kanwarias were killed in road accidents. — A Tribune photograph
Haryana page: Arrangements made for kanwarias’ safety

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It is me they are after: V-C
Patiala, August 7
“Their target is the V-C,” said Swaran Singh Boparai, vice-chancellor of Punjabi University, Patiala, while reacting to the arrest of registrar B.S. Sandhu by the vigilance bureau last night.

Punjabi University V-C Swaran Singh Boparai: Sees the lobby of BEd colleges and politicians behind the arrest of registrar B.S. Sandhu

Punjab page: 2-day remand for Sandhu

OBC Quota
Formula sans ‘creamy layer’ comes under attack in SC
New Delhi, August 7
The formula devised by the Centre to implement 27 per cent OBC quota in education institutions today came under severe attack from a battery of lawyers representing anti-reservation students even as senior advocate K.K.Venugopal questioned the government stand that the principle of “creamy layer” will not apply to admissions.

Bachchan, Sarika bag best actor, actress awards
New Delhi, August 7
The much celebrated and versatile actor Amitabh Bachchan has been adjudged as the best actor of 2005 for his sterling performance in the Hindi film ‘Black’ while Sarika has been adjudged as the best actress for her much appreciated role in the English film ‘Parzania’.

	PUNJAB: 2-day remand for Sandhu
	HARYANA: Respect party workers: Mullana
	HIMACHAL: CM’s special secretary held in job scam
	J&K: Talwara camp migrants, police clash; 40 hurt
	CHANDIGARH: Prime suspect nabbed in Bhagalpur
	LUDHIANA: Election glitches
	DELHI: Contempt notices to lawyers in BMW case
	OPINIONS: Cars and crores
	BUSINESS: ECB norms tightened to check capital inflow
	NATION: 32 hurt as train derails
	WORLD: Trial resumes after six years
	SPORTS: Dhoni Twenty20 captain

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Punjab swamped by drug smugglers
Chandigarh, August 7
In two distinct trends that could spell trouble for Punjab, international watchdogs, including the UN, have warned that the state has become the biggest global gateway for drug trafficking while security agencies and the Punjab police have realised that almost all sections of society are involved in smuggling of drugs.

Old is New
Punjab’s forest policy uncovered
Chandigarh, August 7
Years have come and gone, but the Punjab forest department’s targeted increase in tree cover remains, curiously, unchanged. In its new forest policy, the department has conveniently repeated the tree growth target it had set itself 10 years ago.

CM’s special secretary held in job scam
Solan, August 7
The state Anti-Corruption and Vigilance Bureau today arrested Dharamsala special secretary to the Chief Minister-cum-settlement officer S.C.Kalsotra and Purshottam Chowdhary, presently serving as executive officer of the Parwanoo Municipal Committee, in a case relating to irregularities in the recruitment of drivers, keymen and meter readers in the local municipal council in 1998. Details on Himachal page