Don’t defy court orders, SC warns babus
Takes former Chief Secy of Bihar to task, endorses fine slapped on him
New Delhi, December 8
Cautioning the authorities against taking court orders lightly, the Supreme Court has issued a “stern warning” to a retired Chief Secretary of Bihar, Gurminder Singh Kang, and endorsed the Rs 2,000 fine slapped on him for defying a Patna High Court order.

MURDER of a policeman
Gunshots, crowds and a police station 5 minutes away
Amritsar, December 8
The place where ASI Ravinderpal Singh was shot dead is a five-minute walk from the Chheharta police station and a two-minute walk from the bustling Chheharta Chowk where three to four policemen are always deployed. Yet, he died there after being shot in broad daylight — not once but twice — over a period of 45 minutes.

Punjab page: ‘ASI had left crime scene once, came back only to be shot dead’ ASI Ravinderpal Singh was shot dead in front of the SBI branch near Chheharta police station. Photo: Sameer Sehgal

Excellence award for Haryana bank
New Delhi, December 8
President Pranab Mukherjee today gave away National Cooperative Development Corporation awards for cooperative excellence to 27 agricultural cooperatives (24 state-level and three national-level) from different states, including one from Haryana — the Silani Primary Agriculture Cooperative of Central Cooperative Bank in Jhajjar.

India on the brink of another defeat (Details on Sports page) Yuvraj Singh gets clean bowled on Day 4 of the 3rd Test in Kolkata. — PTI