Kargil PoWs return
Wagah, August 9
“We want to rejoin our units at the earliest so that we can serve the country till our last breath”, was the spontaneous reaction of Lance Naik Jagsir Singh and sapper Mohd Arif both prisoners of war (PoW) —when they crossed over to India following their repatriation by Pakistan, here today.

Punjab page: Were Jagsir, Arif declared deserters in haste?
Kot Bhai erupts in celebrations

Sapper Mohd Arif (left) and Lance Naik Jagsir Singh, who were released by Pakistan, on their arrival at the Wagah border, Amritsar, on Monday. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma

China planning limited blast to puncture lake
New Delhi, August 9
China has assured India that it would attempt a “limited blast” in the lake in Tibet on Sutlej tributary to release the accumulated water in a controlled manner.

Graphic: Artificial dam created by landslides
MEA: China cooperating on Tibet lake

Parchu panic grips HP
4000 shifted to safety
Shimla, August 9
Panic gripped people living along the 300-km-length of Sutlej from Kinnaur to Bilaspur as flash floods due to the overflowing of the lake formed in Tibet due to the blockage of Parchu, a tributary, appeared imminent.
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Trapped workers live to tell a heroic tale
Barshaini, (Kullu) August 9
Like heroes 20 workers trapped inside the Parbati hydel project tunnel mounted the blower pipe, an oxygen supply line and hammered their way through the narrow blower pipe filled with silt and debris.

 Flood threat: walls to protect Kol Dam tunnels

Chandigarh will be ours, says Amarinder
Chandigarh, August 9
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today added a new dimension to the on going political controversies in the region. Addressing a gathering of students, teachers and other academician at Guru Gobind Singh College for Girls here, Capt Amarinder Singh said that “he was hopeful the Chandigarh, would be transferred to Punjab soon”.

 It belongs to Haryana, says Chautala

Army pitches in for repairing Ambala-Amritsar rail line Ambala, August 9 The Army is playing a major role by assisting the Railways in repairing the Ambala-Amritsar main rail line. Work is going on at a frenzied pace to meet the August 14 deadline for making the Ambala-Amritsar main line operational. Army bulldozers fill up the breach on the Ambala-Amritsar rail line near Shambhu on Monday. — Photo by Neeraj Chopra Shatabdi leaves for Delhi Chandigarh page: Trains back on track