CJI office comes under RTI: HC
Delhi High Court judges to make assets public
New Delhi, January 12
Observing that democracy expected openness, the Delhi High Court in a landmark verdict today ruled that the office of the Chief Justice of India was a public office and covered by the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Also, the HC decided to place information pertaining to assets of its judges on its official website.

Hasina pays tribute to Indira’s leadership
New Delhi, January 12
Receiving the prestigious Indira Gandhi Peace Prize from President Pratibha Patil today, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina became emotional as she recalled the late Indian leader’s unflinching support for the struggle for freedom of the people of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina receives the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize from President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi on Tuesday. — Reuters

Resource Mobilisation Report
Delay stalling budget-making, says Manpreet
Chandigarh, January 12
Populist politics has stalled the budget-making process in Punjab with Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal today saying there was a question mark on the revenue deficit as well as resources at the state’s command with the two-member resource mobilisation committee of Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal and Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia taking an inordinately long time to finalise their report.

Cold wave gets worse
New Delhi, January 12
Cold conditions worsened in parts of north India where Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh reeled under sub-zero temperatures today while icy winds swept across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, even as 290 people died of cold so far this season.

Antony: CRPF to control J-K highways from Jan 15
Jammu, January 12
With an improved situation on the terror front in the state, the Army’s visibility would be far less from January 15 onwards, as Defence Minister AK Antony today announced that the CRPF would take control of the highways and the police would have a greater role in urban areas.

Sohrabuddin killing: SC orders CBI probe
New Delhi, January 12
The Supreme Court today ordered a CBI probe into the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in an alleged fake encounter with Gujarat police in November 2005. With an eye on fake certificate and the rackets involving fake institutions, the government is in the process of D-Matting academic degrees on the lines of share certificates.