Tuesday, November 2, 2010, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

It’s not cricket: PC to J&K interlocutors
Says they should refrain from ball-by-ball commentary
New Delhi, November 1
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today asked the Centre’s three interlocutors for Jammu and Kashmir to refrain from giving a "ball-by-ball commentary" about the progress made in their dialogue.

Battle of rallies: Hooda plays for Olympic gold, Chautala for khaps
Turning Haryana Day into a show of strength, the Congress and INLD organised mammoth rallies. While Hooda basked in CWG medal glory, Chautala targeted his traditional vote bank.

CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda addresses a rally in Rai, Sonepat on Monday; (right) INLD chief OP Chautala at a rally in Gurgaon. Tribune photos Editorial: Haryana grows

Rs 2 cr for Olympic gold: Hooda
Rai (Sonepat), November 1
Haryana today honoured its Commonwealth Games medallists at an impressive and well-attended ceremony at Motilal Nehru School of Sports here.

Chautala for change in marriage Act
Gurgaon, November 1
Former Haryana Chief Minister and INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala today announced that on coming to power, the INLD would purchase wheat from farmers at a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,400 per quintal.

SPECIAL REPORT-II
Will Obama walk the extra mile in India?
New Delhi, November 1
The US envoy to India, Timothy Roemer had an interesting story to narrate the other day at an interactive session in New Delhi. He was recently enjoying a holiday in Jodhpur with his family when a young man met him, warmly shook hands and told him that he was keenly looking forward to President Barack Obama’s visit to India.

Adarsh Scam
MoD to probe when Army lost ownership
New Delhi, November 1
An ongoing in-house probe by the Defence Ministry into the allegations levelled against the Mumbai-based Adarsh Housing Society, will establish “when the possession of land and its ownership actually changed hands”.

Nation page: Adarsh housing scam fuels internal strife in Congress
Kargil war widows feel let down
Editorial: “Adarsh” loot

Record low in Ranji
Jaipur, November 1
Hyderabad recorded the lowest total in the history of Ranji Trophy when they were bowled out for just 21 runs against Rajasthan, as the new season began on a sensational note here today.

Sports page: Chahar wrecks Hyderabad

The Last Word
Arundhati Roy
Rebel without a pause
Her first book took her to the top of the literary world. She has not written any work of fiction since, instead she has devoted a formidable arsenal of words to fight for causes dear to her, and inimical to powers that be, raising awareness, courting controversies and even igniting angry protests.
Once again Arundhati Roy has escaped trouble for her not-so-innocuous remark "Kashmir has never been an integral part of India" with the state deciding not to succumb to her itch for publicity.

Haridwar areas face jumbo threat Haridwar, November 1 With the winter season setting in, there has been a sudden spurt in the number of incidents of elephants straying into residential areas on the outskirts of Rajaji National Park in Haridwar and wreaking havoc in the fields besides scaring away humans and animals.