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Poverty yardstick to change
Plan panel to review the controversial Rs 32 cut-off for urban BPL families
New Delhi, October 3
Widespread public criticism and UPA’s political compulsions today forced the Planning Commission to distance itself from the controversial Rs 32 and Rs 26 cut-offs for urban and rural poor.

Editorial: Plan panel relents

Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh at a press conference in New Delhi. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

In 7 years, Hasan Ali made Rs 1.1 trillion
New Delhi, October 3
The Supreme Court order denying bail to Pune-based stud farm owner, Hasan Ali Khan, has documented details of his alleged wealth, dealings in arms and antiques and transfer of huge funds from one overseas secret bank account to another.

Hasan Ali Khan

Punjab put on HC notice over transport policy
Chandigarh, October 3
Manipulations in Punjab’s transport policy to rev up profits though private bus operations in the state have come under the judicial scanner. The Punjab and Haryana High Court today not only issued notice of motion to the Chief Secretary and the State of Punjab, but also called for a status report on the issue. Punjab Additional Advocate-General Vijay Kumar Jindal accepted the notice to the State and the Chief Secretary in the court.

Punjab page: Khaira taken into preventive detention

IAF to ink Rs 1,850-cr deal for trainer jets: Browne
New Delhi, October 3
The Indian Air Force (IAF) today said it was expecting to sign a Rs 1850-crore deal with Swiss firm Pilatus to procure basic trainer aircraft for its rookie pilots by the end of this month.
IAF chief NAK Browne

FIR against Swamy for ‘communal’ article
New Delhi, October 3
The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police today registered a FIR against Janta Party president Subramanian Swamy in connection with a July 17 article written by him in a newspaper with alleged anti-Muslim overtones and detrimental to peace.

Pulok Chatterjee joins PMO
New Delhi, October 3
Pulok Chatterjee, known for his proximity to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, took over as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s principal secretary today. His predecessor TKA Nair has been redesignated as Adviser to the Prime Minister. Chatterjee, who has already done a stint in the PMO during UPA-I, returned to take over his new post after a stint with the World Bank.