Chandigarh/Ludhiana/ Mumbai/New Delhi, Apr 8 : Several Sikh organisations, protesting against CBI''s clean chit to Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, blocked rail traffic in Punjab today.

According to official sources, activists of the Sant Samaj, which includes organisations like the Damdami Taksal and the Dal Khalsa, squatted on railway lines at Gyaspura village near Ludhiana, Beas and Dakoya in Jalandhar.

Mumbai, Apr 8 : Congress candidate Priya Dutt today filed her nomination papers from th

Badaun (UP), Apr 8 : BJP MP Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the police here against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad for making derogatory remarks against her son Varun Gandhi.

In a letter to the Senior Superintendent of Police (Badaun), Maneka said: "The RJD chief Lalu Yadav has threatened to kill Varun Gandhi by crushing him with a road roller in front of crowd of thousands of people and used derogatory words."

Chandigarh, Apr 8 : Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday held two separate meeting with officials of Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh to review the internal security situation ahead of Lok Sabha elections. According to police sources, Chidambaram, who reached Chandigarh this morning, held an hour-long review meeting with Punjab Governor and UT administrator, S F Rodrigues, Adviser Pradip Mehra, Home Secretary Ram Niwas and other senior officials.

New Delhi  - US special envoy Richard Holbrooke held discussions on regional security with top Indian officials Wednesday following a visit to Pakistan and Afghanistan, officials said.

Holbrooke, President Barack Obama's special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, and US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen met with India's Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor MK Narayanan in New Delhi.

Srinagar, Apr 8 : Seven-day long tulip festival being held here has given a boost to tourism in Kashmir.

One of the largest tulip flower garden in Srinagar, ''Siraj Bagh'' was opened for the tourists to enjoy the festival.

The tourism authorities in the state said they are using the festival to promote the state as a preferred destination.