Polls 2009
Parties want single phase
New Delhi, February 3
Their much-publicised differences notwithstanding, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami and Election Commissioner Navin Chawla today got down to the business of smooth conduct of the Lok Sabha polls. In this connection, they met representatives of national and regional parties here.

SITTING TOGETHER BUT LOOKING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS: Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami and Election Commissioner Navin Chawla at a meeting with representatives of political parties in New Delhi on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Pranab’s take: ‘No official word yet’
New Delhi, February 3
After Pakistan, it is now perhaps the turn of the Indian establishment to speak in different voices on Islamabad’s response to the dossier prepared by India on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

Pak envoy meets ministry official
Pak insists: 26/11 outsiders’ job

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26/11 Dossier
Pak to brief envoy to India
Islamabad, February 3
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik arrived here today for consultations to finalise the country’s response to the Indian dossier on the Mumbai attack which is expected to be handed over this week. Pakistan’s response is in its final stage and is being vetted by the foreign and interior ministries so that it can be handed over to India, diplomatic and other sources told PTI.

Now, Antony says Pakistan epicentre of global terrorism
New Delhi, February 3
Defence minister AK Antony today termed Pakistan as the “epicentre” of global terrorism. His remarks replicate the strong words used by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and also those of newly elected US President Barack Obama.

For honour’s sake, girl shot dead in Punjab
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 3
Inderjot Kaur (17) of Maherna Kalan village in Ludhiana district was shot dead by her father for honour. He could not stomach her relationship with a boy of the village. Nirmal Singh (60) pumped two bullets into her with his licensed .315 bore rifle. She died on the spot.

Human Rights Watch defines ‘honour killings’

A lesson little Komal will never forget
Lucknow, February 3 In a shocking show of brutality, a six-year-old Dalit girl was pulled by her hair and mercilessly thrashed in full public view by a senior sub-inspector of Uttar Pradesh police today. Her fault: She had ‘stolen’ Rs 280. The incident is of Jaswantnagar police station in Etawah.
Six-year-old Komal being assaulted by two Uttar Pradesh cops for allegedly stealing money in Etawah district on Monday. — PTI

Farmers dump the hot potato
Khanna, February 3
Farmers today spilled potatoes on roads to lodge their protest with the Punjab government. They alleged that the government had been cheating them for the past many years and had not fulfilled their demands.

Markfed to step in

Law caged: Appeals outlast jail terms Chandigarh, February 3 For thousands of convicts lodged in various jails in Punjab and Haryana, the long wait for the outcome of their appeals pending in various higher courts might just outlive their sentence, if not them.