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Taliban terror haunts India
Rope in China, US to tackle the menace: Security agencies
New Delhi, March 5
“Taliban is a mere five hours away from India,” states a matter-of-fact report by security agencies to the Union cabinet. In a joint report to the cabinet committee on security, the agencies have called for urgent, joint action by India, US and China to take on the Taliban.

World page: Security not adequate: Pervez
No proof of Indian hand: Malik

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You can still be registered as voter

Chandigarh, March 5 Can you still be registered as a voter for the coming Lok Sabha elections? Yes, says the Election Commission. The declaration of the Lok Sabha elections and imposition of the model code of conduct notwithstanding, if you have turned 18 on New Year Day of the election year and fulfil all other conditions to be a voter, you can be registered as a voter till the last day of the filing of nomination papers in your respective constituency.

Auction of Gandhi’s belongings called off
New York, March 5
The US-based owner of Mahatma Gandhi’s five personal belongings, including the iconic round-eye glasses, today decided to withdraw from the controversial auction of the prized memorabilia just hours before they were due to come under the hammer.

PM steps in to ensure release of memorabilia

HOW ABOUT KIWIS FOR LUNCH? Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) and Virender Sehwag during a training session ahead of the second one-day match against New Zealand in Wellington on Thursday. — Reuters (Details in Sports page)

Sensex cold to repo rate cut
Mumbai, March 5
The Sensex closed below the 8,200-mark ending below November 2005 levels for the first time since the bear market began last year. The benchmark index closed 248 points lower at 8,197 as investors disregarded yesterday's rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India.

Business page: Inflation slips to 3.03 pc

A Tribune Special Doctors moonlighting in South India Punjab pays doctors to bail out colleges during MCI inspections Chandigarh, March 5 A section of Punjab government doctors working for over 10 years are also performing the role of assistant and associate professors in medical colleges in South India. They do not teach. They do not even stay in the college but make fast a quick buck during every inspection of the Medical Council of India in these colleges.