Oppn wants JPC probe into IPL
BJP disrupts proceedings twice in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, April 23
Pushed to a corner in Parliament today, the UPA government said it would consider the Opposition’s demand to constitute a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) to probe the IPL mess.

Nation page: Havelis bought by Modi ‘govt property’
Government now faces phone-tapping charges

KKR, Gameplan get I-T notices
Kolkata/Mumbai/Delhi, April 23
The Income Tax department has issued notices to Knight Riders Sports Private Limited and Gameplan Sports to appear before it in connection with the recent search operations at the offices of the two entities. Also, the BCCI submitted documents relating to the financial transactions pertaining to the Indian Premier League to the I-T department.

AI defends boss Patel’s daughter
Says aircraft was chartered for CSK players as per rules & had nothing to do with Poorna
New Delhi, April 23
Promptly jumping to the defence of Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel’s daughter Poorna Patel, national carrier Air India on Friday said it operated a charter flight to carry IPL players from Chandigarh to Chennai as per rules and procedures, maintaining that she was not involved in the operation. (Details on Nation page)

Pay more for power in Punjab
REAL SHOCKER: Tariff goes up by 10.2 pc for 
domestic consumers
Chandigarh, April 23
Power bills of domestic consumers in Punjab are all set to shoot up with the state electricity regulatory panel announcing a steep tariff hike of 10.2 per cent today. The average hike for all categories is 7.5 per cent.

	PUNJAB: Proposal on 10 pc fee hike cleared
	HARYANA: Airtel told to pay Rs 2 lakh to doctor couple
	J&K: Strike disrupts life in valley, several hurt in clashes
	HIMACHAL: Govt may grant time-scale jump to staff
	CHANDIGARH:  Students face harrowing time
	LUDHIANA: Kiran Bedi’s denial stumps police, office-bearers
	DELHI: Anti-stalker cell soon, says Dadwal
	OPINIONS: Arrest not enough
	BUSINESS: All-India 3G bid rises to Rs 7,599 cr
	NATION: MCI chief, 3 others held for graft
	WORLD: Blasts kill 60 in Baghdad
	SPORTS: Royal battle awaits Chargers

In Saturday Extra today

RAY’S reel women by Shoma A. Chatterji

The rain story
This year, expect normal monsoon
Positive ripple effects beyond farm sector; industry, financial markets upbeat
New Delhi, April 23
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said it expected normal rainfall in the June-September monsoon season this year, thereby raising hopes of rebound in farm output after last year’s drought as also further improvement in economy following a long recessionary period.

Fighting Naxals
Two-pronged strategy to continue: PC
New Delhi, April 23
Home Minister P. Chidambaram today reiterated that the government will continue to follow its two-pronged approach on dealing with the Naxal problem-development and calibrated police action. Speaking at a meeting of the consultative committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs today, the Home Minister said. He said the debate on what should take place first- development or police action- is misplaced. The decision will have to vary from situation-to-situation and from state-to-state. “No fixed prescription is possible”, he told the members of the committee comprising MPs.

Nityananda was active on YouTube Shimla, April 23 Even in hiding, Swami Nityananda made sure he passed on “cosmic energy” to his disciples the world-over. His medium: the trendy YouTube! While the country’s police searched high and low for the swami, he was beaming discourses from his house at Mamlik village since March 29.