PM warns of N-terror attack
Says global disarmament a distant dream
New Delhi, June 9
Making a strong case for the implementation of Rajiv Gandhi’s ambitious plan for universal nuclear disarmament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today cautioned the international community of the risk of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) falling into the hands of terrorists.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the two-day international conference on “Towards a world free of nuclear weapons” in New Delhi on Monday. — Reuters

Rape victim commits suicide at police HQ
Panchkula, June 9
A woman, who was allegedly raped by police personnel at Rohtak, committed suicide at the police headquarters here today. The deceased identified as Sarita (25), a resident of Saini Anandpura locality of Rohtak, along with her two children reached the office of additional director-general of police (law and order) V.B. Singh after consuming some poisonous substance and handed over the suicide note to him.
Chandigarh page: Senior officers can’t escape blame

IMA Passing-out Parade
Army sees red over throwing regimental caps in air
New Delhi, June 9
The top brass of the Army has expressed its displeasure at the manner some of the cadets passing out of the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, threw their regimental caps in the air. As per the laid down tradition, the cadets should have only thrown their IMA caps in the air to mark their joy at passing-out parade and not the regimental caps.

Pak govt scraps peace deal with Taliban
Islamabad, June 9
Provoked by a spate of suicide attacks, the Pakistan government today scrapped a controversial peace deal signed last month with the Taliban that the US had bitterly opposed but the militia said it was still holding truce.

Televising Arushi murder
Mother asks govt to restrain Balaji Telefilms
New Delhi, June 9
The Arushi Talwar household today swore it would not let anyone cash in on their daughter’s murder. Soon after Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms announced its eagerness to televise the gory case, Arushi’s mother Nupur Talwar today moved the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), seeking immediate government intervention in the matter.

Bandh hits life in Assam
Guwahati, June 9
The 12-hour dawn-to-dusk Assam bandh called by the opposition political parties, including the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Left parties, against hike in fuel prices and spiralling prices of essentials paralysed life throughout the state today. Business establishments, educational and financial institutions remained closed in wake of the bandh.

BSNL cuts STD rates
New Delhi, June 9
Following suit of the private telecom operators, the state-run telecom major, BSNL, today announced a 40-50 per cent reduction in STD charges of cellular services under various plans. It also announced to slash the call charges of landline services by 50 per cent.