NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES
The Prime Minister stoutly denying the 'Cash for Votes' Wikileaks charge, finds prominence on the front pages. "Charges speculative, unverifiable, says Prime Minister", writes the Hindustan Times. "PM rejects bribe charge, cites 2009 election success", is a headline in the Financial Express.
"A Royal Bengal snub to Congress", writes the Mail Today as the Trinamool Congress running out of patience, released the party's list of candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls.
The Statesman writes "CPM's U-Turn, VS Achutanandan bags ticket". As the 87-year old stalwart's supporters held angry demonstrations across Kerala, the party reversed its earlier decision, in the same manner as it did in 2006.
Even as Japanese engineers hope to solve the Fukushima nuclear crisis by first trying to restart the water pumps for cooling overheated fuel rods, the Times of India writes that Japanese authorities conceded that burying the sprawling 40 year old plant in sand and concrete (the method used in Chernobyl) may be the last resort.
The Asian Age carries an article from the New York Times - ''Rethinking a nuclear future", adding that accidents like the disaster in Japan can kill enthusiasm for nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels. Major industrialised nations are suddenly thinking twice about nuclear expansion, though nations like India and China, while acknowledging the need for safety - say their unmet energy needs give them little choice but to continue investing in nuclear power.
And finally, the Indian Express writes that for several months now, Punjab Government schools have not received money for the Mid-Day Meal Scheme. So teachers have been spending from their own pocket or buying ration on credit to feed the children.
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