Sajjad Lone expelled from People’s Conference
Srinagar, February 14
In a significant development, the People’s Conference, a constituent of the Hurriyat Conference (Abbas), has sacked its chairman, Sajjad Ghani Lone from the party.

6 hurt in violence at Kalam’s function
Munger (Bihar), February 14
At least six securitymen were injured when the police lobbed teargas shells to control a mob here when President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was attending a function, organised by the Bal Yoga Mitra Mandal.

Students leave Sikh Missionary College
en masse
Anandpur Sahib (Ropar), February 14
All students of Sikh Missionary College here have left the premises, alleging ill-treatment. The immediate provocation for the 80 residential students who went away was the alleged beating up of a student the by principal, Mr Surinder Singh, in the presence of Guru Granth Sahib.

They pay for breaking caste barrier Kathgarh (Nawanshahr), February 14 While lovers across the country were celebrating Valentine’s Day today a 22-year Dalit boy who married his 18-year Brahmin Valentine against the wishes of girl’s “biradari”, was “stripped” in a police station, and allegedly beaten up to by the Kathgarh SHO and girl’s relatives. Kuldip, who was allegedly beaten up, recuperates at his house in Kathgarh village of Nawanshahr district. His wife, Rishi Bala, sits next to him.  — Photo by Sukhwinder