Coach, six players axed from hockey squadNEW DELHI: Six Asian Games heroes, including skipper Dhanraj Pillay and goalkeeper Ashish Ballal, have been dropped and coach M K Kaushik replaced for the forthcoming Test series against Pakistan and the six-nation tournament in Cairo.Goalkeeper A B Subbaiah, striker Mukesh Kumar, Sabu Varkey and Sandeep Somesh were also dropped from the list of probables released by the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) today.ULCRA repealedNEW DELHI: The Government tonight issued an ordinance repealing the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act to boost housing activity and the development of infrastructure through the free availability of land. Bank strikeMUMBAI: Over 9 lakh bank employees all over India will observe a one-day token strike on Tuesday demanding early settlement of the seventh bipartite wage pact. The strike call was given by the United Forum of Bank Unions omprising all mainline bank unions.Scientists killedNEWDELHI: Eight persons, including four scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, were today feared killed when an Air Force transport plane crashed near Tamil Nadu's Vellore district.Officials shuntedMUMBAI: The Maharashtra Government today transferred 33 senior officials of the Pune Irrigation Division pending a departmental inquiry against them on charges of corruption, following recommendations by Pune Divisional Commissioner Arun Bhatia.B'lore ViolenceBANGALORE: Union Commerce Minister Ramakrishna Hegde's residence here was attacked, allegedly by silk rearers, reelers and silkworm seed producers protesting against the Centre's recent decision on import of mulberry raw silk.
