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Monday,
July 25, 2005,
Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
(IST)
Troops
kill four teenagers
Army regrets,
says a case of
mistaken identity
Srinagar, July 24
Four boys were
killed, three of them on the spot, when an ambush party of
Rashtriya Rifles, who mistook them as militants, opened
fire at Bagargund village in Kupwara district of north
Kashmir last night.
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Relatives cry over the death of three teenaged boys at Bagargund village, 105 km north of Srinagar, on Sunday.
— Reuters photo
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| CAST
YOUR VOTE
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Will a stronger Chinese
yuan boost the value
of Indian exports?
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UK
police apologises, says suspects will be shot in the head
Brazil seeks explanation
London, July 24
The British police today accepted
“full responsibility” for shooting a Brazilian who turned out to be
totally unconnected to last week’s failed London terror blasts, but
said it would have to shoot suicide bomb suspects in the head to prevent
them from detonating explosives.
Another
held over London bombings
In video: Pakistani villagers still have vivid memories of London
bomber. (28k, 56k)
A
Tribune Exclusive
A
government job is forever!
100 retired secretaries
re-employed
New Delhi, July 24
It is jobs for the old boy’s
club. You can draw a full salary and have a government car, house and a
full complement of official paraphernalia which in some cases involves
commissions which have not even met for two years such as the
Competition Commission.
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FORUM
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Our
feature, Forum, provides our readers with an
opportunity to express their views on some of
the vital issues facing the country. The new
question being posed is:
What steps should be taken to curb the growth of
population?
Readers are invited to send their letters,
not more than 150 words, to:
The Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune, Sector
29-C, Chandigarh, with 'Forum' superscribed on
the envelope. The answers can also be e-mailed
to:
forum@tribunemail.com
H.K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief
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QUOTE
OF THE DAY
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The BJP will resist with mass agitation any attempt to legitimise the ‘Bangladeshisation’ of Eastern India.
— Sushma Swaraj
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Power
supply hit in North India
Generation affected at Nathpa
Jakhri
Panchkula, July 24
Power supply in the entire North
India has been adversely affected after power generation was partially
stopped at the Nathpa Jakhri project in Himachal Pradesh, forced outage
at Sangrauli in Uttar Pradesh and through the inter-regional link from
Gujarat, following floods.
Business
page:
Erratic
power supply main irritant, says PHDCCI
Dawood’s
daughter, Miandad’s son get married
Dubai, July 24
Wrapped under a cloak of secrecy
and attended by a few hundred guests, the much-hyped wedding of
underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s daughter with former Pakistani test
cricketer Javed Miandad’s son was solemnised at a five star hotel here
with media prevented from covering the event.
In video (28k, 56k)
Rane
blames Uddhav for increasing corruption
Mumbai, July 24
Former Shiv Sena leader Narayan
Rane descended on Mumbai’s streets by kicking off a series of rallies
from the Shiv Sena’s stronghold this morning. Recovering from the
shock of Rane’s attempts to split the party, activists of the Shiv
Sena today regrouped and took on the rebel leader themselves.
Missing
family returns on cops’ word
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‘Sold
off’ and then married for money
 Police
fails to register case
Chandigarh, July 24
For three months, 14-year-old
Rajvinder Kaur has been enduring more pain than she can ever handle in a
lifetime.
Rajvinder, a 14-year-old minor from Mukerian in Hoshiarpur district was allegedly sold off and married to a 32-year-old man.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
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Terror, now in Egypt
July 24, 2005
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Suspected bomber shot
July 23, 2005
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Terror
strikes London again
July 22, 2005
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PM
allays fear of Pakistan, China
July 21, 2005
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US recognises India as nuclear state
July 20, 2005
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Indo-US
ties in for transformation
July 19, 2005
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Advani
to stay on both posts
July 18, 2005
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India
not on sale: PM
July 17, 2005
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LeT
hand in Ayodhya attack
July 16, 2005
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London blast mastermind of Pak origin
July 15, 2005
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128 die as 3 trains collide in Pak
July 14, 2005
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