The main story in most newspapers relates to the fallout of the death in Pune, of a young girl, Rida Sheikh, of Swine flu. Under the headline, "Day after girl's death, epidemic tag on Pune", Hindustan Times writes that the parents are to sue the hospitals for delayed diagnosis and the state backs them.
The Indian Express, quoting a team formed by the government to investigate this incident, writes that Rida may have contracted the H1N1 virus from the clinic in Pune, where she went for examination. The Tribune headline reads, "Jittery government rewrites H1N1 rules."
The passing of the Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2009, in the Lok Sabha, is reported in the front page of many papers.
Newspapers have extensively covered the booking of Union Steel Minister, Virbhadra Singh and his wife, in a corruption case.
The Pioneer has highlighted the issuing of a show-cause notice by the Election Commission, to Mayawati, after finding her statues and those of other Dalit leaders and BSP's symbol, the elephant, to be prima facie violative of the model code of conduct.
Quoting a notification by the Rural Development Ministrey, The Indian Express reports that the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has been expanded by allowing, under it, work done on private land belonging to small and marginal farmers to create assets.
Employees of public sector banks will go on a two-day, nationwide strike from tomorrow, to press for wage hike and other issues, reports The Hindu.
A report in The Times of India states that Gujarat has decided to allocate 1,500 hectares of land in the Rann of Kutch to promote it as a hub for producing solar energy.
The Indian Express reports that the Maharashra Government has decided to fine an entire village and curtail development funds it is entitled to, for atrocities against Dalits.
And finally, in case you've ever wondered how much a man's legs could be worth - the answer is, as much as 90 million Pounds! That's the amount, Real Madrid striker, Cristiano Ronaldo's legs are insured for, writes The Times of India.
Indefinite curfew was imposed in Manipur capital Imphal last night in view of the stepped-up agitation called by a major social outfit in protest against the killing of a youth by the police in an alleged fake encounter. A senior official said, the curfew was imposed on Imphal municipal limit from 10pm.
The Indian Express, quoting a team formed by the government to investigate this incident, writes that Rida may have contracted the H1N1 virus from the clinic in Pune, where she went for examination. The Tribune headline reads, "Jittery government rewrites H1N1 rules."
The passing of the Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2009, in the Lok Sabha, is reported in the front page of many papers.
Newspapers have extensively covered the booking of Union Steel Minister, Virbhadra Singh and his wife, in a corruption case.
The Pioneer has highlighted the issuing of a show-cause notice by the Election Commission, to Mayawati, after finding her statues and those of other Dalit leaders and BSP's symbol, the elephant, to be prima facie violative of the model code of conduct.
Quoting a notification by the Rural Development Ministrey, The Indian Express reports that the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has been expanded by allowing, under it, work done on private land belonging to small and marginal farmers to create assets.
Employees of public sector banks will go on a two-day, nationwide strike from tomorrow, to press for wage hike and other issues, reports The Hindu.
A report in The Times of India states that Gujarat has decided to allocate 1,500 hectares of land in the Rann of Kutch to promote it as a hub for producing solar energy.
The Indian Express reports that the Maharashra Government has decided to fine an entire village and curtail development funds it is entitled to, for atrocities against Dalits.
And finally, in case you've ever wondered how much a man's legs could be worth - the answer is, as much as 90 million Pounds! That's the amount, Real Madrid striker, Cristiano Ronaldo's legs are insured for, writes The Times of India.
Indefinite curfew was imposed in Manipur capital Imphal last night in view of the stepped-up agitation called by a major social outfit in protest against the killing of a youth by the police in an alleged fake encounter. A senior official said, the curfew was imposed on Imphal municipal limit from 10pm.
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