Quicktakes

Pak match-fixing

RAWALPINDI: A Pakistani judge investigating alleged match-fixing in cricket said on Monday that he might delay his report until after the World Cup because he was 8220;too busy8221; conducting the trial of Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. 8220;But the delay in the finalisation of the report is not deliberate,8221; Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum of the Punjab province8217;s Lahore HC told media persons.

Prasar staff strike

NEW DELHI: Several cadres of Doordarshan and All India Radio AIR decided to go on a nationwide indefinite strike tonight on the pay parity issue after talks with officials of theInformation and Broadcasting ministry failed to resolve the crisis. The united front of Prasar Bharati employees, which comprises over 10 cadres of AIR and Doordarshan, and several other associations will join the administrative staff which has been on an indefinite strike for over a fortnight.

Adoption racket

Hyderabad: In the wake of the child smuggling racket, the Andhra Government has issued instructions to NGOs not to send children abroad for adoption even as one more child succumbed to illness on Monday morning taking the toll to six. The restrictions on adoption would be in force until further orders. Two IAS officers have also been appointed to investigate the activities of five NGOs.

Honour for Bedi

CHANDIGARH: The first woman IPS officer of the country, Kiran Bedi, got another distinction today when she assumed charge as the first woman IGP of Chandigarh union territory.