No new shrines on public land: SC
New Delhi, September 29
The Supreme Court today directed all the states and the Union Territories not to allow construction of places of worship, be it gurdwaras, temples, churches or mosques, on government land, particularly roads.

Fighting nuclear terror biggest challenge: PM
New Delhi, September 29
Warning that the spectre of nuclear terrorism posed a formidable challenge to the global community, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today deeply regretted that the global non-proliferation regime had not succeeded in preventing nuclear proliferation.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Mohamed El Baradei, Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (right) during the inauguration of the International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy-2009, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Bofors case set to close
No proof against Q, Centre tells SC
New Delhi, September 29
The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it had decided to withdraw the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi for lack of evidence against him in the alleged Bofors payoff.

Q being saved as he knows too much: BJP

Govt talks tough on Air India strike
New Delhi, September 29
Taking a tough stand, the government has asked agitating executive pilots of the cash-strapped Air India to return to work by Wednesday, failing which the airline would be free to take any decision.

Editorial: End ambiguity

Arhtiyas end strike, rice millers stick to their guns
Chandigarh, September 29
The second day of the paddy season today saw commission agents withdrawing their strike even as rice millers struck a strident note by announcing their resolve not to purchase or store any paddy this season.

Lapses force Army to hold fresh inquiries
Chandigarh, September 29
The reassembling of the court of inquiry (COI) to investigate alleged irregularities by a Lieutenant General in the procurement of dry rations has focused attention on the shoddy manner in which some recent sensitive and high-profile cases were handled.

Cops use force against UK visa applicants Jalandhar, September 29 The police had to be called in to control the hundreds of students who had lined up at the local UK visa application centre here to seek visas in a bid to beat the October 1 deadline when new and stricter visa guidelines come into effect. Cops try to control crowd outside the compound of UK Border Agency, VFS Global Services Limited, in Jalandhar on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh