Friday, August 4, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Bridge washed away
*Flash floods wreak havoc in Kinnaur, Spiti valley
*Many vehicles stranded, tourists evacuated
Ribba (Kinnaur), August 3
Adverse weather conditions in the monsoon season continues to wreak havoc in the far-flung areas of Kinnaur and Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh creating panic among the tribal people. Most of the areas of Kinnaur and almost the whole of Spiti valley was still cut off by road for the past many days.

Foreign tourists cross the Raldang nullah near Ribba village of Kinnaur district on a wooden log as the concrete bridge situated on the Hindustan-Tibet road was washed away in flash floods early on Thursday morning. — Tribune photo by Kulwinder Sandhu

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Govt under fire over soft drinks
MPs demand ban on Pepsi, Coke
New Delhi, August 3
The government today came under sharp attack from the BJP-led Opposition, Left parties and it own allies for being lenient with PepsiCo and Coca Cola, the multinational companies found supplying soft drinks and water having pesticide contents.

Editorial: Deadly colas on sale

Justice Pathak submits report to
Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, August 3
The Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Authority that went into the allegations against former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh and the Congress party that they were the beneficiaries in the UN oil-for-food programme bungling during sanctions on Iraq as referred by the Volcker Committee, today submitted his report to Prime Minister.

PM says sorry to Asma Jahangir
New Delhi, August 3
Significant positive gestures were made by the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan today which may not well be purely coincidental. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today telephoned Ms Asma Jahangir, arguably one of the best known names among Pakistani women in contemporary period, and apologised to her for the “ill treatment” meted out to her by the Delhi Police.

Rahul, 5 others chargesheeted for drug abuse
New Delhi, August 3
The Delhi Police today filed the chargesheet against Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, and five others in the drug overdose case. Additional Sessions Judge S.N. Gupta issued notices to all accused to be present in the next hearing on August 5.

Jaswant may lose post of Leader of
Oppn in RS
New Delhi, August 3
Senior BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh’s troubles appear to know no end as there are reports of a move to remove him from the post of the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.

Nuclear issue rocks Rajya Sabha
Oppn, Left join hands
New Delhi, August 3
The BJP and the CPM today joined hands in the Rajya Sabha to demand a resolution disapproving some aspects of the India-US agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation. The issue led to noisy scenes and the House had to be adjourned twice. In video (56k)

Kalam studying profit Bill
New Delhi, August 3
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who has been sent the Office of Profit Bill afresh after reconsideration by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha without effecting any changes, is studying the legislation.

Land sharks change course of rivulets Chandigarh, August 3 The plunder of the ecologically fragile Shivalik foothills in Punjab continues unabated. Unscrupulous residents are altering the course of rivulets to suit their own ends while land-hungry persons are either buying the rights to these stream beds from poor villagers or illegally occupying the same. Diversions like these are coming up on a large scale in rivulets in Mohali district. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan