Monday, June 19, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Sonia asks partymen to gear up for UP poll

Rae Bareli, June 18 Congress President Sonia Gandhi virtually swung into election mode today, urging party workers in her constituency to replicate her record win and wipe out opponents. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at Amausi Airport in Lucknow on his way back to Delhi on Sunday after a two-day tour of Rae Bareli with his mother Sonia Gandhi. — PTI photo

Corpn blames Centre for Rae Bareli’s power crisis
Lucknow, June 18
If Rae Bareli is not getting enough power, it is the fault of the Centre and not because it is being given stepmotherly treatment by the state government, clarified the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited today.

25 die as bus falls into ravine
Jammu, June 18
As many as 25 persons were killed and 26 injured when a passenger bus on its way to Srinagar from here plunged into a ravine near Ramban on the Jammu-Srinagar highway early this morning.

A person injured in the bus accident, which took place near Ramban in Jammu, is being removed away from the scene of the mishap on Sunday. — AFP photo

Amarnath board shortchanging pilgrims
New Delhi, June 18
A Shiv lingam nearly 5 feet high, crudely prepared from snow, is placed prominently at the Amarnath shrine and is dwarfing the genuine lingam, which is much smaller. This has been done by the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board for the first time. In video (28k, 56k)

Board clarifies on lingam formation

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Army to strengthen stress counselling: Pranab
Kolkata, June 18
The Ministry of Defence has decided to strengthen stress counselling for the armed forces following the alleged suicide of Army officer Lieut Sushmita Chakraborty. “There is a counselling set up to address the stress and strains faced by the officers and personnel of the Army.

Suspend Army Vice-Chief, says Sushma

Sonia to flag off second bus service to PoK tomorrow
Jammu, June 18
The UPA Chairperson, Ms Sonia Gandhi and the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, will flag off a passenger bus service between Poonch and Rawlakot in Pakistan occupied Kashmir on Tuesday amidst tight security in the wake of reports of two terrorist groups having infiltrated in the area.

A Tribune Exclusive J&K losing lakhs on Chandigarh property Chandigarh, June 18 As far as silly interpretation of the law is concerned this takes the cake. Only, the cake is costing the cash-strapped government of Jammu and Kashmir lakhs of rupees a month. How? Read on. The building owned by the J&K Government, which houses the office of Labour Bureau, in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan