Sonia does not meet Amarinder
New Delhi, July 28
Apparently unhappy with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh over the manner in which his government went ahead with the legislation abrogating water accords with the neighbouring states, Congress President Sonia Gandhi did not grant him an appointment during his three-day stay in the Capital.

Kashmiri girls run for shelter as soldiers carry out raids in search of militants in the outskirts of Srinagar on Wednesday.  — Tribune photo by Amin War

Suicide attack: 2 militants, 5 CRPF personnel killed
Srinagar, July 28
The suicide attack by militants on a security forces camp last night led to the death of two militants and five personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force and injuries to three others in the Dal Lake area here early this morning. In video (28k, 56k)

Who will compensate us, victims’ kin ask NHRC Exclusion of other districts from list
Saharan Majra (Ludhiana), July 28 A number of families in this district whose “innocent” members were killed in alleged fake encounters during militancy are upset at the decision of the National Human Rights Commission to “ignore” their sufferings and take up illegal cremation cases of unclaimed bodies of just three police districts — Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Majitha — of the state.	Gulzar Singh (right) of Jandiali Khurd, Ludhiana, scans a list of youths killed in fake encounters by the Punjab police. The list was released by the NHRC recently.  — Photo by Mahesh Sharma

Left-govt rift may widen
New Delhi, July 28
The rift between the Left parties and the Congress-led UPA government can widen further, with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) planning to reconsider its nature of relationship with the government.

8 die in fire-cracker factory blast
Jhajjar, July 28
Eight workers, including two women, working in a fire-cracker factory died last evening when some explosive material caught fire while they were manufacturing fire-crackers in the factory room.

Kohli remanded in police custody till August 5
Mohali, July 28
A Kharar court today sent Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, prime suspect in the rape and murder of British teenager Hannah Foster, to eight days of police remand for interrogation in a forged passport case registered here. In video (28k, 56k)

 Punjab: Kohli’s brother suspended

Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, prime suspect in the alleged rape and murder of British teenager Hannah Foster being produced at a Kharar court on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

I raped and killed Hannah, confesses Kohli Mohali, July 28 Having confessed to have raped and killed 17-year-old Hannah Foster, Maninder Pal Singh Kohli today said he would not oppose his extradition to the UK and was ready to face any punishment for the crime.