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Saturday, March 10, 2012, Chandigarh, India
Edition update time 2:30 am (IST)

Latest news, updated at 11:45 am

 Akhilesh Yadav set to be CM 
 Jats call for Haryana bandh today 
 2G: Cabinet to take up Prez reference

Badal to be Chief Minister, swearing-in on March 14
This will be Badal Sr’s 5th term in office
Chandigarh, March 9
Sukhbir hugs his father Parkash Singh Badal after the latter was elected leader of the SAD-BJP alliance. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) supremo Parkash Singh Badal is all set to be sworn in as Punjab CM for a historic fifth term on March 14 with the SAD-BJP alliance today unanimously electing him as its legislature party leader. The swearing-in would take place at the Banda Bahadur Memorial at Chhapar Chiri and several top BJP leaders are expected to attend.

Sukhbir hugs his father Parkash Singh Badal after the latter was elected leader of the SAD-BJP alliance. 

Chunni Lal BJP leader in House
Chandigarh, March 9
The BJP today “unanimously” elected 80-year-old former Deputy Speaker Bhagat Chunni Lal leader of its legislature group.
The decision to appoint him the legislature party chief took many by surprise.

Congress set to form govt in Uttarakhand
Dehradun, March 9
Governor Margaret Alva speaks after Congress leaders along with four Independent MLAs met her.The Congress today presented 36 newly elected legislators at the Raj Bhavan here in support of its claim that the party has majority support in the 70-member Assembly.  
Governor Margaret Alva speaks after Congress leaders along with four Independent MLAs met her. — PTI 

Jats harden stand, say no to talks
Hisar, March 9
The deadlock between the pro-quota Jat protesters and state government continued today, with both sides sticking to their guns.In further embarrassment to the Hooda Government, protesters hardened their stand, refusing to cremate the body of the youth who had died in a clash with the police on Monday, and demanding release of their arrested leaders.


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  Why states alone cannot deal with terror
 
STATES ill-equipped to handle terror
  WHAT THE STATES CAN AND must do (N N Vohra)
  AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME (Sankar Sen)
  Inadequate consultation is the bane (B. Raman)
  Grey areas need to be addressed (Prakash Singh)
  States fear the ‘Centre’ more than ‘terrorism’
  Raising policing standards is the key


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The Twist in the Tale
The General’s Gambit
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RBI cuts CRR by 0.75 percentage points
Mumbai, March 9
To ease liquidity situation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today slashed the cash reserve ratio by 75 basis points to 4.75 per cent. The move came a week ahead of RBI’s mid-quarter policy review scheduled for Thursday next.

S Satyavathi is first woman loco pilot of Andhra Pradesh
S SatyavathiHyderabad, March 9
For S Satyavathi, Women’s Day turned out to be a truly special day in her career. She stormed yet a male bastion to become the first woman loco pilot in Andhra Pradesh. 
M
aking waves: S Satyavathi

Obesity-related liver disease on the upswing in India
Chandigarh, March 9
Obesity-related liver disease could well go on to become the number one cause of liver cirrhosis (permanent and irreversible scarring of the liver) in India as in the US.
 

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End of an era
Rahul Dravid retires from international and first class cricket after a glorious career spanning 16 years

Bangalore, March 9
Rahul Dravid, “The Wall”, today announced his retirement from international and domestic first cricket, to lead “the life of an ordinary person”. “You will see me buying groceries from the neighbourhood store and fetch my two sons from school”, the legendary batsman, who has scored more than 24, 000 runs in international cricket, said in response to a question. (
Details on Sports page)

Lt Gen Islam is new ISI chief
Lt Gen Zaheerul IslamIslamabad, March 9
Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam was today appointed the chief of the powerful ISI by
Pakistan government, ending months of speculation about a third extension to incumbent Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha whose tenure ends on March 18. Islam, currently the military commander in Karachi, is considered close to army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. He served as Deputy ISI Director from 2008 to 2010.


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