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Manmohan moots code of conduct for parties
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort
New Delhi, August 15
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today put water management at the epicentre of the new development paradigm and obliquely cautioned that the ongoing river-water disputes among state governments could turn out to be potentially divisive.

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of the 58th Independence Day in Delhi on Sunday. — PTI photo
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17 children killed in Assam blast
Guwahati, August 15
At least 17 children, including nine girls, were killed and 40 others injured in a bomb explosion at an official Independence Day function in Assam’s Dhemaji town today.

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Schoolchildren dressed in the colours of the National Flag take part in the Independence Day function at the Red Fort in Delhi on Sunday.

Schoolchildren dressed in the colours of the National Flag take part in the Independence Day function at the Red Fort in Delhi on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

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NATION: Japanese support gives push to India’s quest

WORLD: Indians abroad celebrate I-Day

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Chanu misses medal by whisker
Athens, August 15
For the second successive day, Indian women weightlifters missed their date with the Olympic medal. If yesterday Kunjarani lost the medal race to finish fifth in the 48kg category, it was turn of Sanamacha Chanu to miss the bronze in 53kg category today.

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8 killed in Himachal accident
Shimla, August 15
As many as eight persons were killed and seven injured when a utility vehicle fell into a nullah from the road bridge, near Hatkoti temple, this afternoon.

Central team visits Parchu site
Situation not alarming
Shimla, August 15
With the Chinese authorities asserting that allowing water to flow out in a natural way from the huge lake formed in Tibet due to blockage of the Parchu rivulet is the safest option, the water body is likely to become a permanent feature and a matter of perpetual concern for the state.

UT, Punjab celebrate I-Day in ‘high spirits’
A liquor vend of Hallomajra in Chandigarh which was opened on I-Day after 7 pm following orders from the UT Excise Department.Chandigarh, August 15
It was real celebration time for Bacchus lovers of Chandigarh who would not know what way to thank the UT Administration for the wonderful I-Day gift it has given them.
A liquor vend of Hallomajra in Chandigarh which was opened on I-Day after 7 pm following orders from the UT Excise Department.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

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