Amarnath Land Row
Jammu pauses
In Poonch, agitators force closure of schools, offices and banks
Jammu, August 7
Even as the level of violence declined today, the protesters defied curfew and held demonstrations for the 15th consecutive day over the Amarnath land row here.

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Patil to lead all-party team
New Delhi, August 7
While the UPA government is preparing to send a 15-member all-party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, it has rejected the BJP demand for direct intervention by the Centre in finding a solution to the ongoing agitation in the state.

Let Beijing Games begin today Torchbearers Wang Ning (left) and Colin Giles (right) exchange the flame as they take part in the Olympic torch relay along a section of the Great Wall in Badaling, outside Beijing on Thursday, a day before the start of the 2008 Games. The second day of the torch relay was shrouded in a sea of haze. — AFP Sports page: Olympics get Messi   Sania gets tough draw  Is Monika really guilty?

Inflation breaches 12 pc mark
New Delhi, August 7
After holding for a while near the 12 per cent, the inflation today rose to 12.01 per cent for the first time in 13 years. Food prices continued to hurt the common man and kept defying the UPA government’s promise of keeping inflation under control. (Details on Business page)

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Put off N-deal with India: US lawmaker
A prominent US lawmaker has asked the Bush administration to put off action on the US-India civilian nuclear agreement until next year unless it can assure the Congress that it is seeking an exemption from the nuclear suppliers group that is in compliance with the Hyde Act and would suspend the deal if India tests a nuclear weapon.

Mush to be impeached
Islamabad, August 7
Pakistan's ruling coalition on Thursday declared that it will launch impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf, accusing him of "eroding" trust of the nation through his policies and actions.

World page: ‘Dismissing Parliament will be your last verdict’

Notes From Nepal After SBI, ICICI spews fakes Lucknow, August 7 After recovery of fake currency notes from a State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Siddharth Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, counterfeit notes were found in a ICICI branch in Agra also, giving rise to fresh alarm as SBI put on alert all its branches across the state. CRPF withdraws fake note from SBI ATM; case registered