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

Misuse of BCCI funds
Court orders FIR against Pawar
Hyderabad, November 2
In a blow to cricket authorities, a local court here today ordered that an FIR be booked against chairman of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sharad Pawar, its secretary Niranjan Shah and two others for the alleged irregularities in distribution of tickets during the recent India-Australia ODI held here.

Guwahati ODI
Organisers seek ULFA’s blessings
Guwahati, November 2
In an unprecedented move, the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has made an appeal to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) among others to facilitate smooth holding of the November 5 Indian-Pakistan one-day international cricket match at the Nehru Stadium here. (Details on Sports page)

No snap poll: Karat
Kolkata, November 2
CPM general secretary Prakash Karat today ruled out any possibility of a mid-term election and added that the Manmohan Singh government would complete it’s tenure with the support of the Left parties. Karat said they had now decided not to harp any further on their withdrawal of support from the UPA since the Indo-US nuclear deal issue was “deferred”. However, we will continue our campaign against the deal, he said.

Rescue bid fails, worker’s body pulled out after 48 hours Dyal Pura Bhai Ka (Bathinda), November 2
Parma Singh, 25, who was trapped in a 50-foot pit while digging a bore-well here on Wednesday, was brought out dead today, 48 hours after the incident. Parma was unlucky. He had offered to take the place of Baljit, his brother, to dig the well. After some time, Baljit sensed the earth had begun to cave in and asked Parma to come out. It too late; within seconds Parma was buried under falling bricks that had been laid in.
Parma Singh’s body being pulled out of a well at Dyal Pura Bhai Ka village in Bathinda on Friday. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

Govt may hike petrol, diesel prices
New Delhi, November 2
The government is exploring various options, including a marginal hike in prices of petrol and diesel, and a possible duty cut to ease burden on state-run oil firms that are increasingly losing revenue due to global crude prices surging close to USD 100 dollar a barrel.

Cong opposes petrol price hike

600 more border outposts to be set up
New Delhi, November 2
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has proposed setting up of 600-odd more border outposts for more effective monitoring and management of land and coastal borders. A Cabinet note in this regard has already been prepared and sent to the Cabinet Secretariat by the MHA, a top Home Ministry official told The Tribune here today.

A high-stake bout Reckong Peo (Kinnaur), November 2 With the tribal areas going to the polls ahead of the rest of the state, stakes have become really high for the Congress and the BJP, the two main contenders for power in the state. The two parties are making all-out efforts to win the Kinnaur seat as, unlike in the past, it could matter in the formation of the government. Political activity in Kinnaur has picked up. — Tribune photo by  S. Chandan