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Monday, October 18, 2010, Chandigarh, India
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Manpreet blames govt for blocking his public rally
SAD minister in Gurdaspur refutes rebel leader’s claim
Kahnuwan, October 17
The beleaguered former Punjab Finance Minister, Manpreet Badal, is not welcome to assembly segments represented by the SAD-BJP combine and all his movements are being tracked by the state’s intelligence agencies. This was the message sent out by the state leadership as Manpreet Badal and scores of his supporters, were thwarted from holding a meeting at the Singh Sabha Gurdwara, located in the heart of the town.

Punjab page: Manpreet rules out Congress as an option Around 20 followers could come to show support to Manpreet. Photo by the writer

No dissension within party, alliance: Sukhbir
Ghunnas (Barnala), Oct 17
Ruling out any brewing dissensions within the SAD and also within the ruling SAD-BJP alliance, Deputy CM, Sukhbir Singh Badal, today said Akali Dal was fully in control of the situation. He was talking to mediapersons before attending the 83rd death anniversary function of Sant Attar Singh Ghunnas here this morning. (Details on Punjab page)

Kalmadi hits back at Sheila over CWG
New Delhi, October 17
A beleaguered Suresh Kalmadi today hit back at Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, telling her to do some introspection and “check corruption in her own government” before pointing fingers at the Organising Committee (OC) of the recently concluded Commonwealth Games.

Nation page: 22 more Commonwealth works under CVC lens
Editorial: Probe the ‘murky game’

Special to the tribune
Take a new leap, Obama advised
No vision or strategy in Indo-US partnership, say concerned experts
Ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit to India next month, a new report acknowledges a fear prevalent among many prominent Indians and Americans that a rapid expansion of the US-India relationship has “stalled” and recommends a “bold leap forward.”

Special to the tribune
False Allowance Claims
Swraj Paul faces suspension from House of Lords
Two other South Asian-born peers also likely to be suspended
Lord Swraj Paul, the Jalandhar-born millionaire and member of Britain’s House of Lords, is facing continuing public disgrace and likely suspension from the UK’s Upper House of Parliament, despite repaying £40,000 worth of accommodation expenses he should never have claimed.

‘NDA, not UPA, started Bihar grant’
Nitish hits out at PM over funds
Patna, October 17
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley have sharply reacted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s charges against the state government that it had failed to utilise the central funds.

Doscos to celebrate 75th anniversary Dehradun, October 17 Amid the vast green expanse of the Chand Bagh estate here stands the Doon School, where boys come from all over India to study and which boasts of several famous alumni. Some of the men who are now shaping the political, social and economic destiny of the nation had spent hours scripting their moves on these very lawns. The main school building of Doon school. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir