A Tribune Special
Free power in Punjab to go
Chandigarh, December 7
It appears that better sense is going to prevail on the ruling SAD-BJP combine in Punjab. Though at a meeting of the coordination committee, both the SAD and the BJP have arrived at a consensus to discontinue free power to the farm sector, impose octroi and collect abiana — a sort of tax — on the water supplied to farmers through canal network, a formal discussion in this regard is expected to take place at the cabinet meeting on December 9.

Act against Sonia: BJP
If you’re not with Modi, God help you: PM Surat, December 7 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday hit back at the BJP for accusing the Congress of being anti-Hindu, saying it was a measure of the ‘fear and uncertain future’ faced by the saffron party. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at an election rally in Surat on Friday. — PTI photo

Editorial: It’s the pits Nation page: Not aimed at Modi, says Congress Left: Prosecute Gujarat Chief Minister

SC to hear pleas against Modi on
December 10
New Delhi, December 7
The Supreme Court today put off hearing for Monday next on two petitions seeking handing over the inquiry into the Gujarat’s Sohrabuddin “fake” encounter case to the CBI, making Chief Minister Narendra Modi as an accused and initiating contempt of court proceedings against him.

Nandigram Graves: CID probe ordered
Kolkata, December 7
The West Bengal government today ordered a CID probe into the identity of the persons whose charred bones were exhumed from five graves at Bamanchak near Nandigram yesterday.

Kerala docs withdraw strike for a month
Kochi, December 7
The Kerala Government Medical Officers Association today told the high court that it was withdrawing its month-long strike for a temporary period.

The Tribune to launch Jammu Edition on December 10 As one of the most trusted newspapers, The Tribune has been serving the readers in the entire north-western India. We already have editions from Chandigarh, New Delhi, Jalandhar and Bathinda, besides editions for Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. In another major step forward, we are launching The Tribune’s edition from Jammu on Monday, December 10, 2007. — H K Dua, Editor-in-Chief

Mid-Year Review
Govt cautions against huge capital inflows
New Delhi, December 7
The government today said the rising capital inflows could impact growth even as the first half of the current financial reaffirms continuation of the momentum.

Custodial death: Life for 5 cops
Patiala, December 7
Additional Sessions Judge Kuldip Singh today sentenced Nabha-based DSP Rajinder Pal Singh Anand, a former ASI and three constables to life imprisonment in the Balbir Singh custodial death case.
DSP, Nabha, Rajinder Pal Singh Anand, accused in a custodial death case, at the District Court in Patiala on Friday. — Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar