Chandigarh Headlines

Mega eco package okayed
The Union Cabinet today cleared a mega economic package which will enable the government to close down 8 chronically sick public sector units, as well as give a big push to the infrastructure sector. The controversial mailbox8217; issue for patents was also resolved, a report from New Delhi said.

Mamata8217;s threat
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Bannerjee today threatened to quit the coordination committee of the BJP and its allies, if Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee did not convene a meeting of the panel next week to discuss the strategies to deal with the price rise, a report from New Delhi said.