Snow, avalanches in Kashmir
4,000 stranded on highway
Jammu, February 18
Around 4000 passengers were stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar highway that got blocked last evening when a 30-metre stretch was washed away near Ramsoo due to snowfall and heavy rainfall.
Branches are covered with snow after a heavy snowfall in Srinagar on Friday. — PTI photo

UK opposes veto for India
New Delhi, February 18
British Foreign Minister Jack Straw brought a mixed bag of news for India today. On the one hand, during his talks with his Indian counterpart K. Natwar Singh at Hyderabad House, he handed a formal invitation for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to attend G-8 summit in Gleneagles this July.

Indo-British pact on convicts   Business page: PNB may set up arm in UK British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw gestures to his counterpart Natwar Singh prior to a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Friday. Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal.

Pathankot reels under jaundice
Pathankot, February 18
Jaundice has spread in many areas of the town, thanks to the untreated water being supplied by the local municipal council. Cases of water-borne diseases have also been reported from other areas of Pathankot district.

Pak to play one-dayer in Ahmedabad
Islamabad, February 18
Ending the long-drawn stalemate over Ahmedabad, Pakistan today accepted India’s proposal to play an additional sixth One-Day International there as well as other changes suggested in the itinerary during the forthcoming cricket series. (Detail on Sports page)

Terrorised by in-laws, ignored by police No action on NCW’s order Hisar, February 18 A case of inhuman treatment of a daughter of a retired university professor and indifferent attitude of the police towards her plight has come to light. Editorial: Served them right, Pooja! Himanshi and her father, Dr G.C. Chaturvedi.