Curfew in Sopore
Murder case against troops
n CM promises ‘action against guilty’
n Army claims militants attacked jawans
Sopore, February 22
As public protests in Sopore gained momentum over the killing of two youths in army firing yesterday, the authorities today clamped a curfew in the township. Sopore SP BS Tooti said they had registered a case of murder against army personnel.

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Foreign faculty on a mission
Teaching English to teachers of primary schools of Uttarakhand
Dehradun, February 22
It is like an annual pilgrimage for them. They come every year in August from Ireland and England to teach English to teachers of primary schools located in rugged hilly areas of Uttarakhand. From the road head, one has to trek for hours to reach these schools.

HC pulls up police over clash with lawyers
Chennai, February 22
The Madras High Court has sought an explanation from the city police chief on the February 19 police-lawyers clash and said it could initiate contempt proceeding on the matter.

Taliban agree to ‘permanent’ truce
The government and the Swat chapter of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have agreed to a “permanent” ceasefire in the militancy-hit valley after Maulana Fazlullah accepted the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation, letting the government to announce the reopening of schools and the return of persons displaced during the conflict.

Editorial: Pak getting ungovernable

Curfew relaxed in violence-hit Manipur Imphal, February 22 Curfew has been relaxed in twin capital districts of Manipur for five hours today. An indefinite curfew was imposed on Thursday following violence by the locals protesting against the murder of three state government employees in Ukhrul district by some unknown miscreants.
	Policeman evicts a woman vegetable vendor in a market after the curfew relaxation time elapsed in Imphal on Sunday. — PTI

Right to education to soon become law: Arjun
Sagar (MP), February 22
The right to education will soon become law as a Bill in this regard has already been tabled in Parliament, Union Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh has said. “A Bill in this regard has been tabled in Parliament, which will soon take the shape of law,” he said yesterday while declaring Dr Hari Singh Gour Vishwa Vidyalaya here as a Central university.

Polls 2009
Will Punjab, Haryana, UT go to polls the same day?
Chandigarh, February 22
Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Chandigarh may, like the 14th Lok Sabha elections, be last to go to polls in the 15th general election on the same day, formal announcement of which is expected in the coming week after the interim budget session of Parliament.

Potboiler Indian air defence needs will drive market New Delhi, February 22 India is inducting next generation of sophisticated technology to fill gaps in air surveillance and add to its attack capability. The technology will be foreign acquired and also home built through joint ventures. The new technology is of equal importance to the much-visible fighter jets or choppers.