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18 hurt as train
rams into tempo
Ludhiana,
December 16
Barely two days after a
train-bus accident in Moga, another train, 9
Ludhiana-Ferozepur DMU, hit a tempo at an unmanned crossing
near Nanaksar gurdwara, about 5 km from Jagraon, tonight,
injuring 18 persons. The condition of four of the injured
was stated to be critical.
US
Varsity Killings
No
leads as FBI joins hunt
Washington,
December 16
As the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI) joined the hunt for the killers of
two Indian students at a US university, the winter break
there posed a new problem to investigators looking for
leads.
US ‘concerned’ over new climate deal
Washington, December 16
A hard-fought deal by a 190-nation conference, to negotiate a new pact to fight global warming, has run into rough weather with the US today expressing "serious concerns" over some provisions and saying major developing countries like India and China should be set emission targets just like developed ones.
A Tribune Debate
Judges vs
Judges
A ruling by a two-member Supreme Court Bench against “judicial over-reach” and the subsequent remarks by Chief Justice of India Justice K.G. Balakrishan have given rise to a controversy at the bar and in the country.
— H. K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief |
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An estimated 63 to 65 per cent of nearly 1.87 crore electorate today exercised their franchise in the second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly election spread over 95 constituencies which was by and large peaceful.
