Kidney racket
Kingpin Amit held in Nepal
Kathmandu/Mumbai/Gurgaon, February 7
Dr Amit Kumar, the alleged mastermind of India's biggest kidney transplant racket, was today arrested from a jungle resort, 60 km from the Indo-Nepal border, ending a fortnight long manhunt for the doctor who is believed to have conducted over 500 illegal operations in a decade.

Nepal police was hot on kingpin’s trail
Nepal will expedite Amit: Jaiswal

‘Dr Horror’: Amit Kumar alias Santosh Kumar Raut

Liquor scam
2 Brigs guilty, pay with loss of service
Chandigarh, February 7
A general court martial (GCM), trying two brigadiers for their alleged role in a liquor scam, has held them guilty of misappropriating military intelligence funds and wrongfully taking loans from a private party. They have been awarded a severe reprimand besides loss of service for the purpose of pension.

SC stays CBI probe of Moga sex scandal
New Delhi, February 7
The Supreme Court today stayed the Punjab and Haryana High Court order for a CBI inquiry into the Moga sex scandal involving some councillors, a journalist and businessmen facing trail for exploiting women, including minors.

PM speaks of a green blueprint
New Delhi, February 7
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today linked climate change to a wide gamut of developmental activities and said his government was preparing an action plan, which will become a tool for poverty reduction.

Internal Security
Congress hits out at Advani
New Delhi, February 7
Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani’s criticism of the UPA government’s handling of internal security matters has set the stage for a prolonged political battle as an angry Congress hit back to remind the former home minister of the NDA’s track record in tackling terrorism.

Alert in Goa over terror plots
Panaji, February 7
Goa may have escaped a major terror attack with a suspected militant revealing plots to strike at the tourist state, targeting the crowded Calangute-Baga beach and a discotheque in the north. The sinister plan, the police said, could not be executed because the militant said he failed to get 50 kg of RDX from Pakistan amid reports the attack was timed for the Christmas-New Year festivities a few weeks back.

Punjab to sell stake in Puncom, PACL
Chandigarh, February 7
The Punjab government has decided to sell its stake in Punjab Communications (Puncom) as well as in the Punjab Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (PACL). The decision has been taken during the Cabinet sub-committee on disinvestment, during its meeting held here recently. Highly placed sources in the Punjab government informed The Tribune that the department of industries and commerce had been asked to work out a proposal of disinvestment of Puncom and PACL.