House passes Bill to allow those in jail to contest polls
New Delhi, September 6
Negating a Supreme Court order, Parliament today passed a Bill that maintains the right of those in jail to contest elections, with the government saying the court verdict was wrong and the Legislature has a Constitutional duty to correct it.

Bill passed within 15 minutes

Toll collection on Jalandhar-Delhi highway to be suspended
Chandigarh, September 6
The National Highway Authority of India is all set to suspend toll collection on the Jalandhar-Ambala-Panipat-Delhi highway.

29 Oppn MLAs suspended from Haryana House on Day 1
Told to stay away for remaining session for ‘irresponsible behaviour’
Chandigarh, September 6
Amid acrimonious scenes, 29 Opposition members of the Haryana Assembly were named and suspended for the rest of the session for “irresponsible behaviour” on the opening day today.

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INLD leaders after their suspension for the rest of the session from Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

No Chinese intrusion in Ladakh: Antony
New Delhi, September 6
Asserting that the Indian Army was under no pressure from the government and was free to handle any situation arising on the border as per need, Defence Minister AK Antony today clarified that there has been no intrusion into Indian territory by China.

AK Antony speaks in the Lok Sabha on Friday. — PTI

Decks being cleared for PM-Sharif meeting in New York
New Delhi, September 6
It’s now becoming increasingly clear that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may after all meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly probably on September 29.

Zubin set for mega show in city of contrasts Srinagar, September 6 As the mild sun prepared to set over the Dal Lake, Zubin Mehta led his 100-member Bavarian State Orchestra to tempt an evening of his choice at Shalimar Garden: the music that seeks to soothe Kashmir. Maestro Zubin Mehta arrives in Srinagar on Friday. Tribune photo: Amin War  'Kashmir chose me' and more stories on J&K page