PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. articles from June 2008

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US space shuttle Discovery launched.
June 1, 2008... US space shuttle Discovery launched New York, Jun 1 (PTI) -- American space shuttle Discovery with a crew of seven astronauts has blasted into orbit for a 14-day mission, carrying a giant Japanese science laboratory and a toilet pump for...

Florida, Michigan restored with restricted voting rights.
June 1, 2008... Florida, Michigan restored with restricted voting rights New York, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Hillary Clinton's prospects for Democratic presidential nomination received a major blow as a crucial meeting to decide on the barred delegates from Florida...

UK-RESTAURANT.
June 1, 2008... UK-RESTAURANT Indian restaurateur banned in Scotland for unhygienic premises Prasun Sonwalkar London, Jun 1 (PTI) -- An Indian restaurateur in Scotland has been banned from managing any restaurant after his was found to be operating in...

UK-FILM.
June 1, 2008... UK-FILM Indian director postpones release of film on 7/7 after outrage Prasun Sonwalkar London, Jun 1 (PTI) -- The release of noted Indian director Jagmohan Mundhra's film on July seven London bombings has been postponed after victims'...

Qaeda trainer dies in US missile strike in Pakistan: Report.
June 1, 2008... Qaeda trainer dies in US missile strike in Pakistan: Report London, Jun 1 (PTI) -- A leading al-Qaeda trainer and explosives expert involved in a range of European terrorist networks has been killed in Pakistan in a missile strike by US-led...

Prince William to take on drug barons of the Caribbean H S Rao London, June 1 (PTI) -- Prince William, the second in line to the British throne, will take part in armed operations against Caribbean drug lords when he serves a two-month deployment in the Royal Navy.
June 1, 2008... WILLIAM Prince William to take on drug barons of the Caribbean H S Rao London, June 1 (PTI) -- Prince William, the second in line to the British throne, will take part in armed operations against Caribbean drug lords when he serves a...

Jeev tied 3rd at Celtic Manor Wales Open.
June 1, 2008... Jeev tied 3rd at Celtic Manor Wales Open Newport (Wales), Jun 1 (PTI) -- Jeev Milkha Singh continued to hold steady at the Celtic Manor Wales Open, carding a two-under 69 in the penultimate round for a share of the third spot and a chance...

Taliban tactically routed in southern Afghanistan: Report.
June 1, 2008... Taliban tactically routed in southern Afghanistan: Report London, June 1 (PTI) -- The Taliban have been tactically routed in southern Afghanistan and their command structure fractured, a British military commander has claimed. "It's...

Relief work helicopter crashes; search on to find debris.
June 1, 2008... Relief work helicopter crashes; search on to find debris Beijing, June 1 (PTI) -- A military transport helicopter involved in relief work which was carrying four crew members and 10 injured local residents on board, has crashed in the...

BPOs, KPOs scouting for non-English speaking professionals.
June 1, 2008... BPOs, KPOs scouting for non-English speaking professionals New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- With a large number of companies from non-English speaking European countries eyeing India for outsourcing work, BPOs and KPOs here have started hunting...

Assocham wants govt to help oil cos in getting rigs.
June 1, 2008... Assocham wants govt to help oil cos in getting rigs New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Government can partly keep crude import bill and prices under control by supporting oil companies in acquiring rigs for exploration of domestic hydrocarbon...

National Highway builders drag NHAI, govt to court.
June 1, 2008... National Highway builders drag NHAI, govt to court New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- The National Highway Builders Federation has dragged the National Highway Authority of India and the government before the Delhi High Court alleging favouritism...

Dabur game for global acquisitions.
June 1, 2008... Dabur game for global acquisitions New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- FMCG major Dabur is planning global acquisitions in this fiscal year and has identified 20 target companies. "We have prepared a list of 20 companies from all over the...

Aravali Infra Power to raise Rs 125 crore through IPO.
June 1, 2008... Aravali Infra Power to raise Rs 125 crore through IPO New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Aravali Infra Power, engaged in turnkey projects in power transmission and manufacturing of aluminium cables, plans to raise Rs 125 crore through an initial...

Dubai-based real estate major Majid Al Futtaim looks to India.
June 1, 2008... Dubai-based real estate major Majid Al Futtaim looks to India New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Dubai-based real estate major Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) is likely to enter India for which it is in the process of identifying a local partner. The...

Hong Kong offers special tourism package.
June 1, 2008... Hong Kong offers special tourism package New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- With a view to attract more tourists from India this summer, Hong Kong has planned a 12-week leisure and tourism package. "The 12-week long tourism and leisure...

J&K govt to re-commission Chenani hydro electric project.
June 1, 2008... J&K govt to re-commission Chenani hydro electric project Jammu, Jun 1 (PTI) -- The 33-MW Chenani hydro electric project (HEP) in Udhampur district has been made operational after repairs and is now set to be re-commissioned soon after a gap...

Skilled Indian workers expensive to hire.
June 1, 2008... Skilled Indian workers expensive to hire Dubai, June 1 (PTI) -- Hiring professionals from India to work in Bahrain is becoming extremely difficult due to improved salaries and incentives there, said a recruiting agency chief. This is...

Turnover of commexes up by 14 pc despite ban.
June 1, 2008... Turnover of commexes up by 14 pc despite ban New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- The turnover of commodity bourses in the country has grown 14 per cent to Rs 1,67,391 crore between May 1 and May 15 even after four farm items were banned during the...

Railways to go for CFL for carbon credit.
June 1, 2008... Railways to go for CFL for carbon credit New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Railways have decided to replace all electric bulbs in its colonies with compact fluorescent light (CFL) across the country as part of its efforts to check climate change....

Atwal rises to tied 11th in Bank of America Open.
June 1, 2008... Atwal rises to tied 11th in Bank of America Open Glenview (USA), Jun 1 (PTI) -- A flawless back-nine -- studded with four birdies -- helped Arjun Atwal get over a front nine slump and the Indian turned in a three-under 69 in the penultimate...

Rural mkt revenues for life insurers may touch $2.9 bn by 2015.
June 1, 2008... Rural mkt revenues for life insurers may touch $2.9 bn by 2015 New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Country's under penetrated rural market holds tremendous growth opportunities for life insurance companies with revenues expected to grow as much as...

India to share record farm output story with world.
June 1, 2008... India to share record farm output story with world Chandra Shekhar Rome, June 1 (PTI) -- As over 30 nations grapple with food riots caused by rising prices, India's story on how it pulled off record farm production will hold the...

BFSI spent the most on IT in 2007-08.
June 1, 2008... BFSI spent the most on IT in 2007-08 New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- When it comes to upgrading IT infrastructure, the banking and financial services industry tops the list with an outlay of Rs 87.50 crore per company in 2007-08. "The BFSI...

IT, hotels, hospitals may raise USD 100 mn via ECB.
June 1, 2008... IT, hotels, hospitals may raise USD 100 mn via ECB New Delhi, May 31 (PTI) -- Following Finance Minister P Chidambaram's announcement yesterday to further relax ECB restrictions, government today allowed software developers, hotels and...

Oil subsidy may triple to 2.2 pc of GDP.
June 1, 2008... Oil subsidy may triple to 2.2 pc of GDP New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) -- India's oil subsidy may shoot up three times to 2.2 per cent of the GDP this year even as the government dithers on raising fuel prices in step with the rise in input (crude...

Mild steel ingot futures likely to rise 15 pc this week.
June 1, 2008... Mild steel ingot futures likely to rise 15 pc this week New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Price of mild steel ingots is likely to increase by up to 15 per cent in the futures market this week on account of rising global demand and higher input...

Health, chemicals ministries sort out pharma policy issues.
June 1, 2008... Health, chemicals ministries sort out pharma policy issues New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- The controversial National Pharmaceutical Policy 2006 may finally see the light of the day with the Health Ministry and Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry...

CRA architecture for New Pension System put in place.
June 1, 2008... CRA architecture for New Pension System put in place New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Interim pension regulator PFRDA has put in place a system to enable subscribers of the New Pension System (NPS) to decide on investment pattern of their...

Farmers to get 'online mandi' to sell produce.
June 1, 2008... Farmers to get 'online mandi' to sell produce New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Computers may soon turn the preferred marketplace of farmers to sell their produce, with the National Spot Exchange Ltd getting licence from three states to launch an...

Inflation to remain high but rates to be stable: Kochhar.
June 1, 2008... Inflation to remain high but rates to be stable: Kochhar Mumbai, June 1 (PTI) -- India is in for an era of high inflation, stable interest rates at current levels and booming economy, with USD 700 billion dollars investment expected in the...

ICICI Bank targets 35 per cent corporate credit growth.
June 1, 2008... ICICI Bank targets 35 per cent corporate credit growth Mumbai, Jun 1 (PTI) -- With 700 billion dollars to be invested by corporate in the next three years, ICICI Bank expects its lending to the sector to grow faster than the industry at 35...

SC dismisses I-T dept's plea against Hyundai.
June 1, 2008... SC dismisses I-T dept's plea against Hyundai New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- The Supreme Court has dismissed the income tax department's appeal to tax Hyundai Heavy India Company Ltd at a higher rate of 65 per cent against 59.4 per cent charged...

HC reserves order on Ajanta's petition over its public issue.
June 1, 2008... HC reserves order on Ajanta's petition over its public issue New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) -- A division bench of the Delhi High Court has reserved judgement on a petition filed by Ajanta Manufacturing Ltd, maker of Orpat and Oreva watches,...

FRENCH-BOLLYWOOD.
June 1, 2008... FRENCH-BOLLYWOOD Now its the French swaying to the Bollywood beat Basant Kumar Mohanty Paris, June 1 (PTI) -- The hub of French landscape - Paris - is now dancing to the tune of Bollywood music and songs. A place where people don't...

Yes Bank's take-over value could exceed USD 2.5 bn by 2010.
June 1, 2008... Yes Bank's take-over value could exceed USD 2.5 bn by 2010 Mumbai, June 1 (PTI) -- New generation lender Yes Bank will be worth over USD 2.5 billion (Rs 10,000 crore) by 2010, well above the USD 2.4 billion HDFC spent to buy Centurion Bank...

Rs 500 cr windfarm in Bengal to be operational from 09.
June 1, 2008... Rs 500 cr windfarm in Bengal to be operational from 09 Kolkata, June 1 (PTI) -- Wind energy major Suzlon group will begin generating power from a Rs 500 crore project in West Bengal project, the largest windfarm in the eastern region, from...

SC stays Madras HC I-T ruling against Apollo.
June 1, 2008... SC stays Madras HC I-T ruling against Apollo New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- The Supreme Court has stayed the Madras High Court ruling that asked the income tax department to reopen Apollo Hospitals' assessment as it had "illegally" availed...

Railways adds to inflation, says Commerce Ministry officials.
June 1, 2008... Railways adds to inflation, says Commerce Ministry officials New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- For all those budget credits Railway Minister Lalu Prasad take for not hiking passenger fares or freight charges, the Railways is adding to inflation...

Dollar peg has served Gulf countries well: Saudi Fin minister.
June 1, 2008... Dollar peg has served Gulf countries well: Saudi Fin minister Dubai, June 1 (PTI) -- Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, says it has no plans to drop the riyal's peg to the US dollar, adding the linkage was serving the Kingdom's...

UBI set to launch mobile banking by June-end.
June 1, 2008... UBI set to launch mobile banking by June-end Mumbai, June 1 (PTI) -- State-run Union Bank of India is planning to launch mobile banking by June-end and has finalised Chennai-based B K Systems as its technology partner to roll out the...

Govt may soon notify Pusa 1121 as Basmati.
June 1, 2008... Govt may soon notify Pusa 1121 as Basmati New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) -- The government is likely to notify Pusa 1121 rice variety, which is the world's longest grain, as Basmati, as a ban on shipment of non-Basmati rice prevents its sale...

Children of older fathers 'likely to die before adulthood'.
June 1, 2008... Children of older fathers 'likely to die before adulthood' London, Jun 1 (PTI) -- When it comes to fertility and the prospect of having babies, it has always been assumed that men have no biological clock -- unlike women, they can father a...

Gold futures may shed Rs 250 per 10 grams in the coming week.
June 1, 2008... Gold futures may shed Rs 250 per 10 grams in the coming week New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Gold is likely to be less costly in the futures market next week and is expected to fall as much as Rs 250 per 10 grams, primarily on the back of...

India not likely to witness slowdown in growth: Lehman.
June 1, 2008... India not likely to witness slowdown in growth: Lehman New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Anti-inflationary measures are unlikely to turn India into a slow growing economy, while other Asian nations could face the situation of rising prices and...

Inflation to come down in three to four months: Economists.
June 1, 2008... Inflation to come down in three to four months: Economists Mumbai, June 1 (PTI) -- Unperturbed by the 45-month high 8.1 per cent inflation, economists are confident that it would come down to six to 6.5 per cent in three to four months...

Will RBI tighten money supply further to tame inflation?
June 1, 2008... Will RBI tighten money supply further to tame inflation? New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- With inflation crossing 8 per cent, economists and bankers seem divided over whether RBI would once again ask banks to keep more cash with the central bank...

Florida, Michigan restored with half votes in blow to Clinton.
June 1, 2008... Florida, Michigan restored with half votes in blow to Clinton Dharam Shourie New York, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Dealing yet another blow to Hillary Clinton's struggling campaign, Democratic party leaders have agreed to seat the delegates from...

Market sentiments to remain bearish this week: Analysts.
June 1, 2008... Market sentiments to remain bearish this week: Analysts Mumbai, June 1 (PTI) -- The capital market that moved up marginally last week, is likely to be sluggish this week as expectations of fuel price hike and fears of negative cues from the...

Anil Ambani group looks for presence in Gulf region.
June 1, 2008... Anil Ambani group looks for presence in Gulf region Dubai, June 1 (PTI) -- Indian conglomerate Reliance ADAG, headed by billionaire Anil Ambani, is keen on having a presence in sectors ranging from power to finance in the Gulf region and is...

Tyre dealers press for roll back of prices.
June 1, 2008... Tyre dealers press for roll back of prices New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Opposing the indiscriminate hike in tyre prices the All India Tyre Dealers Federation has demanded a roll back of prices to January 2008 level. All India Tyre...

QNB ties up with India's HDFC Bank.
June 1, 2008... QNB ties up with India's HDFC Bank Dubai, June 1 (PTI) -- Qatar National Bank (QNB) has joined hands with India's HDFC Bank to offer Indian expatriates a range of products and services, including fast online remittance of money. Called...

Honda cuts car prices by up to Rs 5,000.
June 1, 2008... Honda cuts car prices by up to Rs 5,000 New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- At a time when most automakers in the country are hiking prices, Honda Siel Cars India said it is cutting rates of sedans by up to Rs 5,000 with effect from today on account...

Govt to impose 15 pc export duty on iron ore.
June 1, 2008... Govt to impose 15 pc export duty on iron ore New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Government is believed to have decided to impose 15 per cent export duty on iron ore, used for making steel, which has seen a 50 per cent increase in prices since...

Indian delegation to Thailand to boost bilateral economic ties.
June 1, 2008... Indian delegation to Thailand to boost bilateral economic ties New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Industry body Ficci will send a 80-member business delegation to the India-Thailand Business Summit, beginning on June 6, in Bangkok in a bid to...

Govt guidelines pave way for R-ADAG, Kotak to set up comexes.
June 1, 2008... Govt guidelines pave way for R-ADAG, Kotak to set up comexes New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) -- The government has permitted companies with an initial capital of Rs 100 crore to set up commodity exchanges, paving the way for leading players like...

India's Zoom Developers to set up USD 130 mn plant in Oman.
June 1, 2008... India's Zoom Developers to set up USD 130 mn plant in Oman Dubai, Jun 1 (PTI) -- India's Zoom Developers will invest USD 130 million to set up an aluminium production plant at the port of Sohar in Oman. The plant which will produce...

Bankers need to be more generous in recovering debt.
June 1, 2008... Bankers need to be more generous in recovering debt Chandigarh, June 1 (PTI) -- Supreme Court judges today asked the bankers to be more lenient in recovering their debts while considering the paying capacity of borrowers and utilise Lok...

Provide fiscal sops to boost investment in infrastructure: PHD.
June 1, 2008... Provide fiscal sops to boost investment in infrastructure: PHD New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Industry body PHD Chamber said tax concessions and enhanced credit guarantee should be extended to the infrastructure sector in order to boost...

Mondial to start a range of automotive services in India.
June 1, 2008... Mondial to start a range of automotive services in India New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) -- Betting big on the booming Indian economy, French automotive road side assistance provider Mondial, an Allianz Group company, is planning to start a range...

Premji, Murthy among world's top outsourcing billionaires.
June 1, 2008... Premji, Murthy among world's top outsourcing billionaires New York, Jun 1 (PTI) -- The West's drive to save money has helped seven individuals in the world, including five Indians, make their billions by setting up shop to meet outsourcing...

Kamanwala picks up 10pc stake in an IT park.
June 1, 2008... Kamanwala picks up 10pc stake in an IT park Mumbai, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Mumbai-based Kamanwala Housing Construction (KHCL), a listed entity, today said it has picked up 10 per cent stake in an upcoming IT park in Noida for Rs 25 crore. "We...

Maize price up by 4.3 pc in May.
June 1, 2008... Maize price up by 4.3 pc in May New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) -- The average price of maize in the wholesale market rose by over 4 per cent to Rs 730 per quintal during last month compared to the year-ago period, a latest report said. The...

Origin of Gujjar community dates back to hoary past.
June 1, 2008... Origin of Gujjar community dates back to hoary past Subhashis Mittra New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) -- The Gujjar community, which is fighting for Scheduled Tribe status in Rajasthan, is originally an ethnic group that descended on India over...

Jawan commits suicide.
June 1, 2008... Jawan commits suicide Jammu, June 1 (PTI) -- An army jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in the district, a defence spokesman said today. Havaldar Jaspal Singh of 14 Sikh Light Infantry shot...

Human DNA 'identified' in household dust.
June 1, 2008... Human DNA 'identified' in household dust New York, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Criminals, beware! Researchers have for the first time identified human DNA in household dust -- a breakthrough which they claim could be used in future to trap murderers...

Anand-Ivanchuk clash in Leon chess final.
June 1, 2008... Anand-Ivanchuk clash in Leon chess final From Our Chess Correspondent Leon (Spain), Jun 1 (PTI) -- Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk set up a summit clash with world champion Viswanathan Anand in the Magistral Ciudad De Leon chess tournament...

SPORT ANAND (UPGRADING).
June 1, 2008... SPORT ANAND (UPGRADING) Anand-Ivanchuk clash in Leon chess final From Our Chess Correspondent Leon (Spain), Jun 1 (PTI) -- Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk set up a summit clash with world champion Viswanathan Anand in the Magistral Ciudad De...

Cops should have handled Aarushi's case more responsibly: Bedi.
June 1, 2008... Cops should have handled Aarushi's case more responsibly: Bedi New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Retired supercop Kiran Bedi feels the Aarushi murder case could have been handled by the police and the media more responsibly. "This case...

Bidders for Indian MMRCA showcase high points at airshow.
June 1, 2008... Bidders for Indian MMRCA showcase high points at airshow Berlin, Jun 1 (PTI) -- The competition has intensified among bidders for the lucrative Indian multi-role combat aircraft contract following the International Aerospace Exhibition,...

Hooch disaster: Need to operationalise the ban.
June 1, 2008... Hooch disaster: Need to operationalise the ban M Siddaraju Bangalore, Jun 1 (PTI) -- The issue may have slid in the background thanks to the hotly contested assembly elections, but the hooch tragedy is something the BJP government will...

Prabhakaran's wife attends funeral of top woman LTTE cadre.
June 1, 2008... Prabhakaran's wife attends funeral of top woman LTTE cadre Colombo, June 1 (PTI) -- Elusive LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran's wife Madhivadhani made a rare public appearance when she attended the funeral of a senior Tiger woman fighter near the...

JNPT to invest Rs 7,000 cr in six years for upgradation.
June 1, 2008... JNPT to invest Rs 7,000 cr in six years for upgradation Mumbai, June 1 (PTI) -- Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), which handles 60 per cent of the country's container cargo, plans to invest Rs 7,000 crore in the next six years to upgrade...

Gujjars agree to postmortem on 12 victims.
June 1, 2008... Gujjars agree to postmortem on 12 victims Neelabh Srivatsava Karwadi (Raj), Jun 1 (PTI) -- Gujjar agitators, holding bodies of 12 victims killed in police firing 10 days back, today agreed to allow postmortem on them by a team of...

Oman's banking sector opts for weekend change.
June 1, 2008... Oman's banking sector opts for weekend change Dubai, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Oman's banks will switch over to a Friday-Saturday weekend with effect from July 1, in order to align their banking activities with international markets. The Central...

Parties term special anti-crime drive as threat to politicians.
June 1, 2008... Parties term special anti-crime drive as threat to politicians Dhaka, June 1 (PTI) -- Major Bangladeshi parties today described the countrywide "special anti-crime" campaign as a threat to politicians as army-led joint forces detained over...

BrahMos Aerospace conspicuous by absence at Berlin Airshow.
June 1, 2008... BrahMos Aerospace conspicuous by absence at Berlin Airshow Sumir Kaul Berlin, Jun 1 (PTI) -- BrahMos Aerospace, responsible for manufacturing the super-sonic cruise missile considered the pride of India's defence might, was...

IPL is not dumbing down of cricket, insists Tendulkar.
June 1, 2008... IPL is not dumbing down of cricket, insists Tendulkar New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Purists may dismiss the Indian Premier League (IPL) as dumbing down of cricket but Sachin Tendulkar feels instead of being criticised, the glamorous twenty20...

NDA-US.
June 1, 2008... NDA-US US military academy inspires changes in training at NDA Soni Mishra Pune, Jun 1 (PTI) -- The US military academy West Point has inspired some major changes in the course structure and training of cadets at the prestigious National...

Stranded miners rescued after 19 days.
June 1, 2008... Stranded miners rescued after 19 days Beijing, June 1 (PTI) -- Two injured miners stranded in the mountains of the quake-battered region were airlifted today, 19 days after the devastating disaster struck, state media reported. The...

Pak's draft reforms package aimed at giving more powers to PM.
June 1, 2008... Pak's draft reforms package aimed at giving more powers to PM Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, Jun 1 (PTI) -- A package of proposed constitutional reforms drafted by Pakistan's ruling PPP aims to give only Prime Minister the powers to...

RICE-TRADEMARK.
June 1, 2008... RICE-TRADEMARK Malaysian firm registers 'Ponni' rice trademark Jaishree Balasubramanian Kuala Lumpur, June 1 (PTI) -- Malaysia has granted trademark rights of a popular non-Basmati rice variety grown in south India to a local trading firm,...

OBAMA-LD CHURCH.
June 1, 2008... OBAMA-LD CHURCH Obama resigns church membership over pastor's remarks Dharam Shourie New York, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Democrat Presidential front-runner Barack Obama resigned from Chicago's Trinity United Church along with his wife, apparently...

Punjab, Haryana declared joint winners.
June 1, 2008... Punjab, Haryana declared joint winners Panchkula, Jun 1 (PTI) -- Punjab and Haryana were declared joint winners after rain played a spoilsport in final of the inaugural All India Under-17 National Federation Cup Cricket Tournament here. ...