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Tibet tide
A challenge to conscience of the world, says US
McLeodganj, March 21
The USA has given a call to all freedom-loving nations of the world to condemn China for violating human rights in Tibet. The call was given by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi who had come here with a group of nine Senators to hold dialogue with the Dalai Lama on Tibet issue.

Nation page: Tibetan protesters storm Chinese Embassy
Pelosi-Dalai meeting annoys China

In video (56k) US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi being welcomed by Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama as she arrives to meet him in Dharamsala on Friday. — PTI photo

Tibet China’s internal affair: Bardhan
Hyderabad, March 21
The CPI today said unrest in Tibet was an “internal affair” of China and took objection to the Speaker of United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi meeting the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

Pak to probe Indian fisherman’s death
Islamabad, March 21
Pakistan today ordered an inquiry into the death of Indian detainee Laxman Kanji in a police hospital in Karachi as its human rights minister urged both governments to stop politicking over jailed fishermen from each others’ country.

Taslima’s charges unfortunate: UPA
New Delhi, March 21
The UPA government has taken strong exception to the controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen’s recent outburst against the ruling coalition and attributed it to her high “emotional quotient.”

Govt’s wish list for Left
Allow us to go to IAEA board, NSG
New Delhi, March 21
The Manmohan Singh government’s wish list for the Left parties is simple: Allow us to go to the IAEA Board of Governors and the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

Custodial deaths fifth highest in Punjab: NHRC
Chandigarh, March 21
It seems that the custodians of law are sleeping over the number of custodial deaths. If we go by the figures revealed by the National Human Rights Commission in their annual report recently, it clearly show that the men in khaki have not been able to keep a tab on the rising number of deaths in custody.

Meanwhile, varsity status for Phillaur police academy

Hola Mohalla Bytes
Badal sings the bias tune
Anandpur Sahib, March 21
As usual the political conferences at the Hola Mohalla celebrations were just blame games. While the top leadership of the SAD accused the Congress of bias against Punjab, Congress leaders claimed that the entire development in the state had taken place during their stint in power at the Centre.

Bhattal takes on Capt again

Tragic cancer death reopens euthanasia debate The ethical debate over euthanasia in Europe was reignited this week by the unexplained death of a Frenchwoman whose face had been hideously and painfully deformed by a rare tumour of the sinuses. Chantal Sebire holding up a photograph of herself before her illness. Her face, severely disfigured by the tumour of the sinuses, is not being shown out of deference to her memory. — AFP photo