‘Noor carries a message’
Let’s walk the path of peace, PM 
tells Pak
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister, Mr A B Vajpayee, today asked Pakistan to shed its anti-India outlook and invited it to “walk together” with India on the road to peace.

Massive blackout in eastern US 
NEW YORK: New Yorkers sweltered in the heat and humidity while waiting for electricity to be fully restored on Friday, but miraculously only one death in the city could be blamed on the worst power failure in North American history, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.   

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BJP likely to seek AIADMK support to face no-trust motion  
NEW DELHI: In a calculated political gamble that may set off realignment of forces, the BJP is likely to enlist the support of its former ally AIADMK to face the no-confidence motion to be moved by the Congress in the Lok Sabha on Monday.  

Krishna warns erring State officials  
BANGALORE: Chief Minister S M Krishna today warned of disciplinary action against officials who fail to maintain professionalism and proper conduct and also declared that corruption will not be tolerated by the government.   

Fresh seat matrix soon  
BANGALORE: The State Government today announced that it will come out with a fresh seat matrix and conduct re-counselling to implement the 50:50 seat-sharing formula awarded by the Supreme Court.   

Going round in circles near Vidhana Soudha  
BANGALORE: Bangalore’s burgeoning traffic has made one-ways inevitable. But is it necessary to permanently close a vital stretch between Gopala Gowda Circle and Accountant-General’s Office in the central part of the City?   

CRICKET / CAB XI hold the edge in MRF Trophy final
KSCA play perfect hosts, hand lead
BANGALORE: THERE was a dip in the young Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSC-A) XI’s learning curve. The gra-ph, which has gone through ma-ny ups and downs in the MRF Trophy invitation cricket tournament so far.........