matches too London/New Delhi, August 30 The match-fixing scandal rocking Pakistan cricket got deeper today with reports of more games being rigged pouring in even as ICC demanded the sacking of players whose names have cropped up as suspects.

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So casual about Question hour
Only 42 of 440 queries could be raised in Parliament
New Delhi, August 30
Government’s answerability to the people is declining, with question hour, the only parliamentary tool that makes ministers accountable to the legislature, losing its relevance session after session. In the monsoon session concluding tomorrow, Question hour remained the biggest casualty of repeated disruptions in both the Houses.

Pack of ‘silent’ MPs

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After seven yrs, ragging accused gets 7-year RI
Dharamsala, August 30
Additional District and Sessions judge, Kangra, Rajiv Bharadwaj today sentenced four accused in ragging-death case of Amit Thakur, a student of Vikram Batra Government College, Palampur, to 7 years imprisonment. The four accused include Vikas Chauhan, Sachin Paul, Saurabh and Gaurav Sood. Fifth accused Sanjeev Sharma was transferd to juvenile court as at the time of the ragging death he was a juvenile.

BlackBerry blinks
New Delhi, August 30
BlackBerry services in the country got a reprieve today from the security agencies as its Canadian manufacturer, Research In Motion (RIM) offered some solutions to access data transmitted on the smartphone. While the government gave the RIM a 60-day period to locate a server in the country, the move from the Canadian company would mean that it has avoided an immediate ban on its services, as the government studies the solutions put forward.

Enemy Property Bill withdrawn
New Delhi, August 30
In an anti-climax, the much embarrassed UPA government today withdrew the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2010, after failing to win over either the BJP or Muslims.

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	HARYANA: Mirchpur attack was preplanned
	J&K: Students from Valley seek admission to Jammu schools
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	LUDHIANA:  Whistleblower succumbs to injuries
	DELHI: Chandni Chowk revamp to miss Games date
	OPINIONS: All eyes on the verdict
	BUSINESS: Direct Taxes Code from April 2012
	NATION: Settlement outside court ‘unlikely’
	WORLD: Pak court dismisses Lakhvi’s bail plea
	SPORTS: Still in a fix!

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EDUCATION HARYANA PLUS

The Last Word
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
Son stroke
As the first death anniversary of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy nears, his son defiantly steps up the campaign to seek what he considers his inheritance, causing much heartburn to the Congress leadership
The son of a popular leader wants to take his place after his death. In swift strokes, he outlines support for his cause from his father's cronies, creates a demand for him to get his father's position, but this is not to be. The odour of opportunism offends olfactory sensibilities, issues of propriety are raised, and a senior is appointed. The issue is still, not settled, and the new prince awaits coronation, except for the fact that there is no one to coronate him.