The Indian Express -- General

Wednesday, November 12 1997

STF ventures into forests to nab Veerappan

Joint Commandant of the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Special Task Force (STF) and IGP Kalimuthu said that the STF has entered the forests to nab Veerappan. He added that the STF has taken vantage positions in Veerappan's domain.

Au pair verdict raises legal doubts

Judge Hiller Zobel's decision to reduce British au pair Louise Woodward's conviction of murdering a child in her care to manslaughter, has surprised many attorneys and jurists, who say that even the lesser charge of manslaughter warranted a longer prison sentence than the time Woodward had served.

Navy back to basics with sail ship

After decades of operating sophisticated steam and gas turbine warships, the Indian Navy is going back to the basics. The navy's sail training ship, INS Tarangini, is to serve as a platform for training young naval cadets in the basics of seamanship and navigation before they graduate on to iron-clad warships.

Albright coming despite Iraq crisis

Quicktakes -- Master Plan for State sugar units

Dailydespatches -- Shetkari Sanghatana stir for better cotton prices

Statescape -- Demand for Babri Masjid at original site in Ayodhya

No funds? No sweat, says Paswan

Hunger stir for clean water withdrawn

Right to election not fundamental right, rules HC

Weavers left hanging as subsidy folds up

Dhake promises boost to entrepreneurs

Navy back to basics with sail ship

Gulshan's kin want to be party to Nadeem case

STF ventures into forests to nab Veerappan