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Govt-Hazare talks fail Centre agrees for joint committee on Lokpal Bill but discord over who’ll head it New Delhi, April 7 Talks between the government and Anna Hazare began today but did not quite end in the way the Centre wanted it to even as the fast-unto-death by the social activist entered into its third day.

Schoolchildren greet Anna Hazare with flowers at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday. — Reuters

A lame duck ombudsman won’t do
Chandigarh, April 7
The overwhelming support that Anna Hazare has been receiving ever since he started his indefinite fast in New Delhi on Tuesday demonstrates people’s pent-up anger against corruption and their determination for a stronger Lokpal to root out the menace.

Nation page: Anna’s protest turns into mass movement
Bring the farce to an end: Nariman
Revised draft of Bill must address core issues
Editorial Page: Anna Hazare’s crusade

the face of a movement
The anti-corruption crusader has impeccable credentials
Mumbai, April 7
For more than two decades, successive Chief Ministers of Maharashtra have quaked in their shoes every time Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare, an Armytruck driver-turned social worker, threatened a hunger strike against corruption.

Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare

Lancet study finds waterbugs in New Delhi 
New Delhi, April 7
India today rejected as “unscientific” and “discriminatory” a new Lancet study which claims to have traced to New Delhi’s drinking water and seepage chain 11 fresh strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing cholera and dysentery. The research calls these bacteria “waterbugs”, says these are resistant to all existing antibiotics; and seeks studies in Pakistan and Bangladesh to determine their prevalence.

Tussle likely over Sathya Sai’s legacy
Health condition shows improvement
Puttaparthi (AP), April 7
As renowned godman Sathya Sai Baba battles for life, a question mark hangs over the future of a huge spiritual empire he has built over six decades. In the absence of a clear line of succession, there are fears over the possible tussle for control over the Sathya Sai Seva Trust, set up in 1972. Already, there are reports of differences between the family members of the godman and the Trust authorities that manage the affairs of “Prashanthi Nilayam”, the spiritual abode of Baba.

Gaddafi’s son sponsored opinion poll across LoC
The intriguing story of how Muammar Gaddafi's son backed the carrying out of an opinion poll on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir has been laid bare by a London-based British academic. 

Victim turned hostile to help Shiney: Judge 
Mumbai, April 7
The Sessions Court which recently sentenced actor Shiney Ahuja to seven years imprisonment in a rape case has held that the victim had "purposefully" turned hostile to help the accused and said action may be taken against her for giving false evidence. "Stern action can be taken against the maid and a show cause notice issued to her as to why no action should be taken for having filed a false report," the judge observed while delivering the verdict on March 30.

Gopal Dass back home, but with a heavy heart Says govt doesn’t care a bit about Indians rotting in Pak jails Attari, April 7 Gopal Dass, an Indian national who inadvertently crossed over to Pakistan in 1984, today returned to an emotional reunion here within days of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari remitting his jail term on humanitarian grounds. OVERWHELMED! Gopal Dass’ sister Krishna Devi hugs him tightly at Wagah on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vishal Kumar