Day after the verdict
In Ayodhya, now Hindu vs Hindu
Nirmohi Akhara refutes VHP claim on temple site
October 1
A day after the verdict in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, divisions today surfaced on an altogether new front as Hindu groups (petitioners in the case) staked their separate claims to the right of serving Lord Rama.

Nation page: Muslims bitter, rule out reconciliation
Editorial: Thank God for sobriety

Badals acquitted in corruption case
Vigilance officers to be prosecuted

Mohali, October 1 After three years of trial in the high-profile case of disproportionate assets against the Badals, Special Judge Rajinder Aggarwal today acquitted all 10 accused, including the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, his wife Surinder Kaur and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal as there was no incriminating evidence against them.	RELIEVED: Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal (L) with son Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Punjab page: End vendetta politics, says Badal

Transfer of CD case to CBI
HC dismisses Virbhadra’s plea
Shimla, October 1
The state Vigilance Department filed a challan in the audio-CD case against Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh in the Special Court after the High Court dismissed their petition seeking transfer of the case to the CBI here today.  Virbhadra Singh

HC jolt for DLF Cyber City, Haryana govt
Chandigarh, October 1
Haryana’s action of favouring DLF by acquiring land for its Cyber City project in Gurgaon today failed to click with the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Dubbing the action “an act of fraud on the public”, a Division Bench not only quashed the acquisition notification of 2003, but also the conveyance deed between the state and DLF for transfer of acquired “19 acres, 4 kanals and 5 marlas in Nathupur village” in Gurgaon.

The Tribune Ladakh Relief Fund: An Appeal To Readers

Mush returns to active politics
Launches All Pakistan Muslim League
London, October 1
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf today announced his much-anticipated return to mainstream politics with an apology for the "political mistakes" of the last years of his regime and promised to start his career with a "clean slate". Launching his new banner — the All Pakistan Muslim League — thousands of miles away from Pakistan, the former President said he would return to his country and contest the 2013 general elections.
Pervez Musharraf during the announcement of the launch of his new party, the All Pakistan Muslim League, in London on Friday. — AP/PTI

Ponting-Zaheer spat on Day One

Ricky Ponting-Zaheer Khan spat dominated the first day of the first India- Australia Test in Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

Bindra to carry Tricolour at CWG opening New Delhi, October 1 Beijing Olympics gold medallist and Chandigarh boy Abhinav Bindra, will lead the 619-strong Indian contingent in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 3. Shooting champion Bindra was the unanimous choice for the singular honour of carrying the Indian tricolour at the head of the Indian contingent at the march past.