NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES
The crisis in Japan remains on the front pages in the Press. After the earthquake cum tsunami, disaster appears to have struck Japan again in the form of a radiation leak at a nuclear power plant. "Red alert in Japan over nuclear-meltdown", headlines the Mail Today.
"How safe are our nuclear plants", questions the Times of India. The paper adds - 'scientists say Indian nuclear plants are safe from natural disasters - as was evident in the Kalpakkam reactor of Tamil Nadu emerging unscathed in the 2004 tsunami. Once the unforeseen factors in Japan are revealed, Indian Scientists will undertake a detailed safety audit.
The Asian Age reports that after Telangana, the demand for 'Special Category Status for Bihar, is soon set to rock parliament. The Nitish Kumar led NDA government has, since its first term, been demanding this for Bihar to combat its backwardness.
The Hindu reports that the Centre is working on a tough law to tackle piracy, to deal with Somali pirates who are striking at will in the Gulf of Eden. The Indian Express writes that Washington has also offered New Delhi a bilateral maritime security frame work involving joint mechanism against piracy.
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