Judicial remand for Uma
Hubli, August 25
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti, against whom a non-bailable warrant was issued in the Idgah Maidan rioting case, surrendered today before a local court, which sent her to 14-day judicial custody after she did not seek bail. After yesterday's suspense over whether the Karnataka police would arrest her, Uma Bharti chose to surrender before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Mohammad Ismail.

In video  (28k, 56k) BJP leader Uma Bharti waves the Tricolour on her arrival at Hubli Railway Station on Wednesday.  — PTI photo

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Krishna faces the music as Uma drapes
the Tiranga
New Delhi, August 25
While Uma Bharti is busy draping herself in the Tiranga former Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna is facing the music in the Congress.

Anju leaps into long jump final Athens, August 25 India’s Anju Bobby George qualified for the women’s long jump final with a superb first leap of 6.69m at the Olympic Games here tonight. Anju’s first leap was better than the automatic qualification mark of 6.65m. She is only the second Indian woman athlete to qualify for a final in athletics after P.T. Usha’s feat in the 400m hurdles in the 1984 Los Angeles Games. — PTI  Anju Bobby George Olympic stories on Sports page

SC for stringent admission schedule in medical colleges
New Delhi, August 25
The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the “total chaos” witnessed in the admission to medical colleges this year across the country and indicated that it would lay down stringent guidelines for institutions regarding the admission schedule.

No demolition in illegal colonies, says CM
Patiala, August 25
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said he had asked the Urban Housing Ministry not to demolish any illegal colony in the state, keeping in mind the interest of the people who had invested their life’s savings in building houses in them.

Punjab page: Unauthorised colonies to be regularised, says minister
Chandigarh page: List of licensed colonisers creating confusion: NGO

Orphan’s hand-written Bir to lead procession Guru Granth Sahib installation celebrations Amritsar, August 25 The hand-written Bir of Guru Granth Sahib by an orphan, Giani Avtar Singh (69) who took four-and-half years to complete the task, will lead the religious procession from Gurdwara Ramsar to the Golden Temple to mark the quadricentennial celebrations of the holy book here on September 1. Punjab page: PM has big plan for Amritsar: Singla Security agencies gear up for visit of Kalam, PM The hand-written copy of Guru Granth Sahib, which will be installed at Gurdwara Ramsar and then taken to Akal Takht during the quadricentennial celebrations in Amritsar on September 1.  — Photo by Rajiv Sharma