Not a good omen for Indo-Pak talks
India and Pakistan failed to achieve any breakthrough yesterday on the dispute over Tulbul Navigation Project in Jammu and Kashmir but agreed to continue the dialogue to find an amicable solution.

Dissent in BJP; Cong in disarray
Senior BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Virendra Kumar Saklecha on Thursday resigned from the party and filed his nomination as an independent from the Jawad seat, while Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat filed his nomination papers from the Zohuri Bazar Assembly constituency of the pink city.

Bin Laden formally charged; US offers $ 5 million reward
The United States has announced a record $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of multimillionaire radical Osama bin Laden while formally charging him with orchestrating the August 7 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

Letters to the editor

LEISURE
  Nilu Phule gets Kala award
  Slimy bloodsuckers which can eat your pains away

SPORTS
  Anand emerges clear champion
  Australia down Spain

EXPRESSIONS
  The Valley is no longer wild and green
  Borders in the Balkans

BUSINESS
  Two more brokers move HC on Sebi fiat
  Ministry to levy cess on power generation

GENERAL
  India Caucus members do well in US polls
  60 killed as bus plunges into Mahanadi river

POLITICS
  Sonia relies on new faces in party list
  Akalis not to enter poll fray in Delhi