Lonely Planet issues warning for tourists to India
As India begins the Tourism Week, there's a shocking bit of news on the Internet. It's a warning from the website of Lonely Planet, the Bible of foreign tourists.

N-E militants being funded by ISI, South-East Asian groups: Report
Four out of seven north-eastern states are badly affected by insurgency with three other states witnessing simmering unrest, says a Home Ministry report.

Killer car left three sisters mourning for their sons
Last Sunday, when Sanjeev Nanda's BMW hurtled past the Hudco building on Lodhi Road, it threw a family from Darbhanga in Bihar into the depths of darkness. The family's only flicker of hope was snuffed out on Saturday when Mehdi Hasan died, after being in a coma for six days.

  Pull strings to stop train
  SC notice to Environment Ministry on Andhra dinner case
  Smugglers rape Valsad forest to fuel masala boom
  Mine discovered inside Jammu shop
  HC notice to Sorabjee on plea by daily
  Man beaten to death over cricket match
  Religious scholars condemn violence against Christians
  Writ on Bhagwat's dismissal rejected
  Mutilated body of watchman found in hostel compound
  Bhils
  Bishop seeks debate on "secular image"
  Security Council to discuss Kosovo
  I-T dept defends action during raid
  George's frequent Siachen visits peps the spirits of troops
  President's remark on judges' postings unusual
  Onion prices decline further, farmers stops auction
  SPPL yet to access roads to clearance
  Amartya Sen bags Bharat Ratna award
  Maharashtra seeks Centre's approval for imposing ban on Gutkha
  Gujarat's citizens petition Nariman to reconsider decision
  SJM to lauch campaign against WTO, World Bank
  AAI workers launch agitation over "senseless" IDs
  Who is Perumal, asks Lanka minister
  At A Glance
  Crime branch forms panel to probe Indu Anto suicide
  MSRDC takes its toll, with a difference
  Russian spy agency accuses West of making tech transfers to Iran
  Gokhale refutes all charges in open reply to Vaidya
  Home Secy assures maximum security for Pak tour
  Romesh Sharma's brother arrested in Mumbai, taken to Delhi
  8 women held in fake jewelry racket
  Student MPs put their House in order
  PM cancels Germany visit as sign of protest
  Quicktakes
  Not cricket! Sena men vandalise BCCI office
  Advani orders security for Indian cricketers
  "I couldn't sleep for 2 nights, cries kept coming back to me"
  Unwell and unfit
  Silence is golden
  Dumper mows down 4 in sleep
  Advani pats state government
  Rlys ignoring powers under Rly Act
  Mumbai Notes
  Residents of Cuffe Parade dead against electric crematorium
  NGO report on speedy disposal of consumer cases
  "I could not sleep for two nights, cries kept coming back to me"
  Missing Japanese tourist was killed, body cut into pieces
  It's 7.30 p.m. Armed robbers walk into GK house
  Ferozeshah Kotla fortified as Sena threats continue
  Crime Branch told to probe Pillai's death
  High in air, Briton smashes plane window, forces landing in IGIA
  Honeymoon is over
  Chargesheet filed against Romesh in chopper case
  Dentist, two more held for running stolen car racket
  Veterans of classical music entertain Generation X
  SRCC teachers kick up dust about hiked rents
  Monday morning blues are never over for Capital's kids
  West Delhi cops nab murder accused in five hours
  Delhi -- Police files
  Teachers protest, parade with their basket of demands
  Railway expansion project to start in Feb
  WSC case to be heard on Feb 12
  Union Health Secy deposes before HC
  Vadodara Beat
  One-third panches, sarpanches ally with BJP, claims Satya Pal Jain
  PGI Faculty Assn submits memo to Governor
  City student tops talent examination
  Saigal remembered
  VMC plans tax hike to mop up Rs 10 cr
  Army career options seminar postponed
  Surgery takes their sight away
  Cong not deviating from secularism, says Amarinder
  Anti-trader policies criticised
  UT authorities to clean up beaches
  VIPs cry foul over fair trade in dance festival tickets
  Regional beat -- Chandigarh
  Ammunition recovered from pond
  Rs 446 lakhs for Dangs development
  NHRC order shocks SAD rights wing
  State to decide on ULCRA soon
  Move on Sikh bodies meet lauded
  GMDC steps up bid to reopen fluorspar plant
  Councillors rap Aloria proposal
  Crime Watch -- Vadodara
  Jindal floats Haryana Sarvjatiya Party
  Investiture ceremony on Wednesday
  MSU teachers burn midnight oil
  Awards for outstanding B.Ed students
  Kane stresses on quality education
  Dhumal shifts to lower Himachal
  Two-day seminar on medical waste in Feb
  Dobri villagers still terror-struck in wake of dacoits' attacks
  VMC holds meeting over World Bank loan
  ASI, head constable among 15 suspended for dereliction of duty
  Friends of Children to be formed in city
  Hike in bus fares rapped by JD
  Colour and charm mark Id preparatory celebrations
  Police constable shot dead
  Surat Beat
  Tercentenary programme schedule out
  Garden
  ICICI plans 300 "safety centres" in country
  Determination helps conquest of greater heights
  HAU to make direct appointments to posts of denas
  CJM let off by High Court with "advise"
  No plan to topple govt
  Bhagat Singh's village to be a tourist spot
  SAD-BJP alliance helped bridge Hindu-Sikh gap, says Barnala
  Student Federation asks Tohra to quit
  Cong pad yatra a stunt
  Former PAU dean Bhatia dead
  Govt report silent on alleged conversions
  Crime Watch -- Surat
  District Congress likely to corner Mohindra supporters
  Crime rate shoots up in city
  Eleven arrested in Surat hotel for gambling
  Kapadia elected FFPAI president
  Body honoured for disposing of maximum cases
  Regional Plan remains a castle in the air
  Allottees resent lack of facilities
  Id holiday on Wednesday
  IHF draws flak over the dropping issue
  Seminar on quality management held
  In briefs -- Chandigarh
  Thirty minutes to varsity's history !
  Deposit scheme
  Eighteen year old gets 7 year jail for rape
  Nanda refuses to attend identity parade
  HC stays Joshi verdict, stops Kanitkar's return
  Duplicate keys hand over Rs 1.15 lakh
  In Brief -- Pune
  HIV among young girls spreading fast
  Theatre festival in Bangalore
  Seven drown in sea off the Marina in Chennai
  New scheme to help accident victims
  Demand for official language status
  Plea to popularise Konkani
  Convention on women's rights to curb violence
  Doctors asked to treat AIDS patients without fear