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More tests to decide fate of PAU-201
New Delhi, August 29
A decision on whether the PAU-201 paddy variety is fit for human consumption is expected this week. Following a high-level meeting between Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad recently, it was decided to again send samples to three government laboratories.

RSS rejects Advani’s proposal
Says no to ‘out-of-court settlement’ on Ayodhya dispute
New Delhi, August 29
The RSS has categorically rejected the “out-of-court settlement” being suggested by BJP parliamentary party chairman LK Advani and a section of Muslims for the 61-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.

Enemy Property Bill may be passed today
New Delhi, August 29
The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2010, hanging fire for more than a month despite the best efforts of Home Minister P Chidambaram, may finally see the light of the day tomorrow, hopefully with the BJP support.

Safety lapses plague Railways
HOUSE PANEL REPORT: RPF doesn’t have weapons
* Not enough bulletproof jackets
* Most equipment outdated
New Delhi, August 29
The security of railway passengers continues to be compromised despite 15 serious rail accidents reported across India in the past one year.

Chinese Soldiers in Gilgit Region BJP wants govt to clarify in Parliament
Chandigarh/Amritsar, August 29 Former BJP President Rajnath Singh today demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should immediate clarify the government’s stand on reports that Pakistan was handing over de-facto control over the Gilgit-Baltistan region in PoK to China.
BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha (R), Navjot Singh Sidhu and others at Golden Temple on Sunday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Judge @ high speed upsets lawyers Hyderabad, August 29 Justice at jet speed. That is what seems to be the motto of a young civil judge in Andhra Pradesh who has created a national record by disposing of 111 cases on a single day. For JVV Satyanarayana Murthy, a 40-year-old junior judge in a small coastal town of Mangalagiri, justice brooks no delay.