Wednesday, August 15, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

65 feared dead in HP cloudburst
Ghanvi staff among victims
Shimla, August 14
Over 65 persons were feared to have been washed away in flashfloods caused by a cloudburst in Ghanvi village, about 175 km from here, this evening. So far four bodies have been recovered.

Rain loss over Rs 1,000 crore

No charter of freedom will be worth looking at which does not ensure the same measure of freedom for the minorities as for the majority. — Mahatma Gandhi

I-Day: Delhi fortified
New Delhi, August 14
Delhi has been turned into an impregnable fortress with a massive security blanket being thrown around the national capital for Independence Day celebrations.

I-Day function at Parliament

India at Sixty A Tribune Debate To mark the 60 years of Independence, The Tribune has come out today with a special supplement, India at Sixty, on the Independence Day. It carries articles by eminent writers and thinkers reflecting on some of the issues requiring national attention. The special supplement, India at Sixty, is available online with today’s edition. — H K Dua, Editor-in-Chief

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

 

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Nation page: Pratibha tells countrymen to chase their dreams A student of St Patrick’s Academy takes part in I-Day celebrations in Siliguri. — AFP

Breakfast with Manmohan fails to cool down Karat
New Delhi, August 14
In yet another attempt to mollify the Communists, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hosted a breakfast meeting for CPM general secretary Prakash Karat. But, that does not seem to have cooled the relations between the UPA and the outside supporters.

Nation page
Sonia backs PM
No hope from Left: BJP
Edit: Left, right and PM

Listing of reserved seats
Don’t cross the line, SC tells poll panel
New Delhi, August 14
The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Election Commission for overstepping its powers in notifying reserved constituencies and warned the panel to confine itself to the constitutionally mandated position in the future after it admitted its mistake.

National Anthem Case
HC quashes proceedings against Murthy
Bangalore, August 14
Infosys chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy won a reprieve on the eve of Independence Day with the Karnataka High Court today quashing the proceedings initiated against him by a lower court for allegedly showing disrespect to the National Anthem.

Money for audience with Prez; office denies
New Delhi, August 14
Denying reports in a section of the media that it had authorised someone to bring people to meet President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the Rashtrapati Bhavan has said that any such communication by any person is “totally mischievous, unauthorised and illegal. Necessary legal steps are also being taken in this regard”.

Sathasivam elevated
New Delhi, August 14
President Pratibha Patil today cleared the elevation of Mr Justice P. Sathasivam of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Supreme Court. The warrant of his appointment is likely to be issued in a day or two.

Chandigarh page: Knowing common man’s problems important: Judge

Speaker shunts out MP from House New Delhi, August 14 On the eve of 60th Independence Day, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee took an unprecedented step of naming Indian Federal Democratic Party member P.C Thomas for disobeying the chair and asked him to withdraw from the House.