Kalam condemns Gujarat violence
Education to get 6 pc of GDP, health 3
New Delhi, June 7
President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam today condemned the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat and expressed the new government's firm resolve to deal with the forces of communalism.
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Editorial: The President speaks Buisiness page: Rural economy to be the fulcrum, says Kalam The President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, gestures as he arrives for the joint session of Parliament along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Monday. — AFP photo

Pak welcomes Kalam’s remarks
New Delhi, June 7
Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner to India Munnawar Saeed Bhatti today welcomed President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s “positive remarks” in his address to the joint session of Parliament.

Natwar to visit Pak in July

Amarinder to meet PM
Adjudication on river waters, SYL canal
Chandigarh, June 7
A special meeting of the Punjab Council of Ministers here today unanimously decided that Chief Minister Amarinder Singh should meet the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to solicit his intervention for “fair” adjudication on all matters related to the Ravi-Beas river waters.

I will complete full term: CM

Nation page: Centre in a dilemma over SC order on SYL canal WE ARE FRIENDS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh seems to convey this as he puts his arm around Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bhattal at a press conference in Chandigarh on Monday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Derailment upsets  rail traffic in  Delhi-Ambala section
Panipat, June 7
Hundreds of passengers remained stranded for several hours as train services on the Delhi-Ambala rail division were disrupted following derailment of 15 bogeys of a goods train near Gharonda town in Karnal district early this morning.
Cranes lift the bogeys of a derailed goods train on the Delhi-Ambala main line at Gharaunda on Monday. — Photo by Neeraj Chopra

Gastroenteritis claims two more lives
Ferozepore, June 7
One child identified as Bharat today died due to gastroenteritis in this town, which has been witnessed an epidemic for the past one week.

Editorial: Gross indifference
Punjab page: Ropar Admn gears up to tackle gastroenteritis

Paswan for job quota in private sector
New Delhi, June 7
Lok Janshakti Party chief and Chemicals and Fertiliser Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said his party would strive for time-bound implementation of programmes announced by the United Progressive Alliance government.

Rare Venus transit today Mumbai, June 7 A rare celestial extravaganza awaits enthusiasts and astronomers when the transit of Venus occurs tomorrow after nearly 122 years.