PART-I
A TRIBUNE INVESTIGATION
Seats for sale in PGI
n Agents claim to rig MBBS and MD entrance tests
n Seat costs Rs 80 lakh upwards
n PGI not alone, racket may be all over India
Chandigarh, September 27
Painstaking investigation by The Tribune has revealed shocking details of some self-claimed touts who ensure medical seats to aspirants for a hefty price.

“It will cost you Rs 1.25 crore for a PG seat in radiology,”says agent

The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh

ISI chief told CIA that his rogue elements were behind 26/11
Watergate journo reveals who were Mumbai plotters
Washington, September 27
Less than a month after the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan's spy agency chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha had admitted before the CIA that the terror strikes had ISI links but claimed it was not an "authorised" operation and carried out by "rogue" elements, according to a new book.

Schools re-open in Valley after three months

Kashmiri children pray at their school in Srinagar on Monday. The authorities had asked both government and private schools to re-open despite a curfew and a general strike called by separatists. Some schools in the Kashmir Valley have re-opened after remaining shut for most of the time during months of violent pro-independence protests and strict curfew, but attendance was thin. — PTI (Details on J&K page)

Rain Fury
Almora, Nainital count their losses
Chaamriya (Almora), September 27
The stretch between Garam Pani to Kwarab is the area that is on the border of Nainital and Almora districts and has been the worst affected in the recent rain related disaster in the state. Together, the two districts of Almora and Nainital have pegged their losses at well over Rs 900 crore.

In hour of despair, together they stand

The Tribune Ladakh Relief Fund: An Appeal To Readers

CWG: No deadline but conditions improving by the hour, says Sheila
New Delhi, September 27
Some weeks back Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had said that the city needed the blessings of Indra Devta, the mythological rain god, if Commonwealth Games projects were to be completed on time.

President, Prince Charles to open Games

India objects to Pak’s remark on Kashmir
New Delhi, September 27
India today chided Pakistan for its latest remarks on Jammu and Kashmir even as top diplomats of the countries were trying to fix a bilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries in New York.

Ayodhya: SC verdict on deferment plea today New Delhi, September 27 A day ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the Ayodhya dispute, the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board — the Number 1 respondent in the case — has strongly opposed the plea for another attempt at reconciliation.