Govt hints Chawla will be next CEC
New Delhi, February 2
Finding fault with Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami for recommending the removal of EC Navin Chawla, Law Minister HR Bhardwaj today said the “CEC could not get rid of his colleagues by this method”. Bhardwaj also made it abundantly clear that Chawla, the senior-most EC, would be made the CEC after Gopalaswami completed his tenure on April 20, the appointment subject to cabinet approval and the Presidential order (of appointment).

Rly engine hits school van, three children die
Haraz (Ferozepur), February 2
Three schoolchildren died on the spot, while 13 were injured when a school van (MH-02-9873) they were travelling in was hit by a railway engine on an unmanned railway crossing at Haraz village, near Talwandi Bhai, in Ferozepur district today.

Heart-rending scenes at hospital
Van driver booked

The wreckage of the school bus that was hit by a railway engine near Talwandi Bhai in Ferozepur district on Monday. Tribune photo: Kulbir Beera

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No alliance, only friendship with Kalyan,
says Mulayam
Lucknow, February 2
In a damage control exercise, Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav today claimed that joining hands with former BJP leader Kalyan Singh would dampen the chances of LK Advani and Narendra Modi becoming the next Prime Minister.

Ease credit to rural, labour sectors: FM
New Delhi, February 2
Cautious of the fact that downturn in the global economy may trip India’s growth, the government is focusing on boosting demand. On the agenda of the government is further easing monetary supplies by making credit available at cheap rates for commercial and domestic borrowers.

IPL: Pakistan bars players
Karachi, February 2
Pakistan today barred its cricketers from playing in the high-profile Indian Premier League, a decision which is bound to further strain the sporting ties between the two countries.

Cash-at-door Scam
Sitting judge can’t be booked
New Delhi, February 2
Law Minister HR Bhardwaj today ruled out the possibility of prosecuting Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge Nirmal Yadav, facing allegations of receiving a bribe of Rs 15 lakh in cash, stating that there was no provision in the Constitution for filing a case against a sitting judge.

‘Encounter’ of disabled
Army in dock
Guwahati, February 2
A bandh called by two tea tribes organisations to protest against “encounter” killing of a physically challenged teenager by the Army brought life to a grinding halt in Sivasagar district and parts of upper Assam today. (Details on Nation page)