Cong men exchange blows
JAIPUR, Dec 26 (FOC) — Congressmen freely exchanged blows, threw chappals and shoes at one another at a party meeting at Kota on Saturday. A former Seva Dal President, Mr Dilip Pathak, was admitted to hospital as he was hit in the abdomen. The Minister for Mines, Ms Hiralal Indora, was beaten up. He locked himself in a room. The police whisked him away in private Maruti car. The meeting had been convened at the DCC office to choose the leader of the Congress party in the city corporation.

Teacher is new ‘Mastermind India’
JAIPUR, Dec 27 (PTI) — For the second successive year, a school teacher from Dehra Dun has won the coveted title of Mastermind India Quiz Contest organised by BBC World at City Palace here. In a low-scoring final, Ajay Banerjee, a teacher of Doon School, beat his nearest rival Jaidev Raja, a corporate communication manager from Bangalore, by five points to clinch the trophy. The trophy made of sterling silver was presented by the sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. (Photograph on Nation page)