The country will enjoy a bumper harvest in 2011-12 with an estimated 102 million tonnes of rice and 88 million tonnes of wheat

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES

Most newspapers, this morning, covered the story about Army Chief General V K Singh's age row. The Hindustan Times writes that the Supreme Court has said, it will quash the Defence Minister's order, rejecting the Army Chief's plea to accept 1951 as his year of birth. 'Withdraw order or will quash it, SC to centre', writes the Asian Age.

The Pioneer writes that with the cancellation of the entry fees and security bank guarantees of the nine companies awarded 2G licences, the government will be richer by about 13 thousand 740 crore rupees. The Economic Times in a related story says that the Base Price for the fresh anchor of a 2G permit may be set at over 2 billion US dollars.

The country will enjoy a bumper harvest in 2011-12 with an estimated 102 million tonnes of rice and 88 million tonnes of wheat projected as per revised estimates by the Union Government writes the Hindu. The Financial Express adds that grains production may touch 250 metric tonnes this year. Bumper harvest poses problems of plenty for government says the Times of India.

On World Cancer day today, doctors show concern about the increasing prevalence of cancer caused due to tobacco. The WHO has estimated that over 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 and in India there are 1.5 lakh cancer cases, writes the Statesman. Tobacco is India’s biggest cancer worry writes the Hindustan Times in a front page story. 10 Lakh people are diagnosed with cancer each year.

And finally, an Indian American Preet Bharara, a Ferozpur born attorney and an anti corruption crusader has made it to the cover of Time Magazine. The 43-year old is engaged in several high profile cases, including that of India Incorporated poster boy Rajat Gupta. The Tribune and Mail Today have covered the story, with vivid details.