15 killed in train mishap near Mumbai
Mumbai, August 16
At least 15 passengers of the 1397 Bhusawal passenger train who had disembarked on the tracks after pulling the chain were run over by the Gitanjali Express near Jalgaon this afternoon.

Kashmir ultras-LTTE nexus
New Delhi, August 16
Crucial information regarding the activities of women ‘Fidayeen’ (suicide squads) of Kashmir militants has come to light following interrogation of four ISI agents arrested from here and Lucknow which indicates ultras’ plans of a major shift in their tactics and strategy.

• Pak infiltrator, 4 ultras killed

Chandigarh, August 16 A sad and visibly disturbed ‘‘Flying Sikh’’ Milkha Singh, probably the most celebrated Indian athlete of all times, today refused to accept the Arjuna Award for lifetime contribution, saying: “I have been clubbed with sportspersons who are nowhere near the level that I had achieved”. Milkha Singh addresses a Press conference in Chandigarh on Thursday.

Punjab Govt on recruitment spree
Chandigarh, August 16
The cash-strapped Punjab Government is on a recruitment spree. It has put its recruitment machinery in a top gear in various government departments. The way the government is moving on the recruitment front, obviously, it wants to fill the vacant posts before the issuance of the notification for the Assembly elections in the state.

Water in Harike barrage rising
Harike (Amritsar), August 16
As the water-level of the Harike barrage, where the Beas and the Sutlej confluence, has been rising, residents of the mand area, especially migrant labourers, have started shifting to safer places.

Wheat worth Rs 16,000 cr stockpiles Chandigarh, August 16 Punjab is saddled with huge wheat stocks. It is estimated that the combined stock with the state’s five procurement agencies is of the order of over 165 lakh tonnes, excluding the one with the Food Corporation of India. The value of this wheat is approximately Rs 16,000 crore, excluding the interest payable on the food credit taken by Punjab from banks, post-procurement costs and other charges the agencies have to pay per annum.