Tuesday, August 29, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Bugti killing unfortunate
Military can’t solve political issues,
India tells Pakistan
New Delhi, August 28
India today described the killing of Baluch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti by the Pakistan army as “unfortunate”. “Military force can never solve political problems”, said a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs this afternoon. (More stories)

Mob defies curfew, goes on rampage in Baluchistan
Pak calls it interference
BJP condemns killing of Bugti
Editorial: Turmoil in Baluchistan
J&K page: Musharraf criticised for Bugti’s killing in military operation
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Pak court orders release of LeT founder
Islamabad, August 28
A Pakistani court today ordered the release of Hafeez Muhammad Saeed, founder leader of banned Lashkar-e-Toyaba (LeT), on the ground the government had failed to provide strong reasons for his arrest.

Killer Drain II — Special Tribune Investigation
Living on the edge, dangerously
Drinking diluted sewage from hand pumps
Ludhiana, August 28
Ten-year-old Mithia knows nothing about basic hygiene. Parked in a makeshift tenement along the banks of the Budda Nullah beyond Chand Cinema, he coughs incessantly.

India: The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

Himachal page: Sutlej or dumping ground? Jalandhar page: Cleaning Kali Bein: Govt to act as support system A resident of New Madhopuri situated on the banks of Budda Nullah in Ludhiana consumes contaminated water from the hand pump. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmad

Dehar power house shut as water submerges 3 floors
Dehar (Mandi), August 28
The 990 MW Beas Satluj Link, managed by the Bhakhra Beas Management Board, has been shut down indefinitely as one of the six shaft seals that confines water inside the water conductor system and lubricate shaft, burst suddenly at around 10 pm last night, submerging the three floors of the Dehar power house, including generators and electronic motors and transforms under water completely.

The electricity generation in the 990-MW Dehar power house was stopped as the water of the Sutlej submerged three of its floors on Sunday night. — Photo by Mahesh Chander Sharma

Cloudburst triggers landslides
Five vehicles washed away, three killed
Swarghat, August 28
A cloudburst in Dhar Kansi near here played havoc in the wee hours today. It triggered a big landslide a km from here on National Highway-21, washing away five vehicles and killing three persons. Hundred of passengers were stranded on the national highway-21 till 11.30 am when the PWD cleared the blockade.

CAG raps Punjab, Haryana for procuring inferior foodgrains
New Delhi, August 28
Around 85 per cent of the rice procured by the FCI in Punjab and Haryana in some cases during the period 2000-05 was “beyond rejection limit” (not fit for human consumption), according to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Editorial: Cess that vanished

Drugs worth Rs 200 cr seized
New Delhi, August 28
The Delhi police today claimed to have seized a huge consignment of a banned drug worth Rs 200 crore from a container depot in the Badarpur area of South Delhi near the Delhi-Haryana border.

Vinod Sharma (left) covers his face as he stands next to the seized sacks of the banned drug mandrax at a police station in New Delhi on Monday. — AFP photo

BJP: Recite Vande Mataram on Sept 7 New Delhi, August 28 In an apparent attempt to capitalise on the recent political controversy over the compulsory singing of Vande Mataram, the BJP today asked its party units across the country to recite the National Song at state and district headquarters on September 7. Haryana page: Parties unanimous on Vande Mataram