Chandigarh Headlines

Court orders death for 15 Mujib killers
A bangladesh court has sentenced to death by firing squad 15 ex-military officials on charges of assassinating Bangladesh8217;s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in a coup 23 years ago. District and Sessions Court judge Kazi Golam Rasul, however, acquitted four others on the grounds that there was not enough evidence against them, says a report from Dhaka.

Bihar in grip of mafia raj8217;
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has reiterated that the law and order situation in Bihar was not at all satisfactory. Talking to reporters at the Patna airport en-route to Gaya to participate in the concluding function of the Buddha Mahatosav, Vajpayee claimed that quot;mafia rajquot; was still prevailing in the state. But he refused to make any further comment on the issue.