a hand reared tigress has given birth to two cubs less than a year after it was released into the wild at the Panna tiger reserve

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES

The election of Akhilesh Yadav, son of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, as the leader of the Samajwadi Party Legislature Party in UP dominates the front pages of most papers. "UP set to get youngest Chief Minister" reports the Tribune. The Indian Express quotes Akhilesh Yadav as saying "My priority law and order, governance- no vendetta". In a front page exclusive, the Hindustan Times reports party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav as saying "I will be playing a larger role in national politics".

After the attack on a police officer in Madhya Pradesh, allegedly by the illegal mining mafia, the attack on a team of officials by the sand mafia is prominently noticed in the papers today. "Now MP sand mafia fire at magistrate, cops" reports the Times of India on its front page.

Most papers take note of the dramatic ambush of a police van carrying under trials on the Jhajjar-Gurgaon road in Haryana. "Three under trials killed in ambush on prison van" reports the Pioneer on its front page. Similarly, the Indian Express writes "Police van is ambushed near Gurgaon, 3 under trials killed".

In a front page exclusive, the Hindustan Times reports that the Government is drafting laws to put in place a 5 Lakh crore rupee plan to provide essential health services to all by 2017.

The Tribune informs us that in the back drop of road and rail blockades becoming the preferred protest tool of Jats and other agitators across the country, the Supreme Court is in the process of issuing guidelines to sternly deal with the protesters.

And finally, the Indian Express reports that in what is being seen as an unprecedented success story, a hand reared tigress has given birth to two cubs less than a year after it was released into the wild at the Panna tiger reserve.