Bank deposits safe: PM
New Delhi, October 20
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the first time conceded that it might not be easy for the country to achieve 9 per cent GDP growth under his government.

RBI cuts repo rate by 1 pc
Breather
Business page: Re plunges to 49-mark
Loans likely to be cheaper
Repo cut will spur investment: FM

Dehradun edition launched
The Tribune has stood up to the system: CM
Dehradun, October 20
“The Tribune has upheld the high standards of journalism. One feels good while reading The Tribune, which is not the case with many newspapers,” said Uttarakhand Chief Minister Maj Gen B C Khanduri (retd), while launching the Dehradun edition of The Tribune in the state capital today.

Dehradun page: BJP to launch statewide agitation

Uttarakhand Chief Minister B. C. Khanduri addresses the gathering at the launch function of the Dehradun edition of The Tribune in Dehradun on Monday. Editor-in-Chief H. K. Dua, Lt. Gen S. S. Mehta (retd), Prof R. P. Bambah and Justice S. S. Sodhi (retd), all trustees of The Tribune, are on the dais. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir

Russia for India’s inclusion in G-8, UNSC
New Delhi, October 20
Russia today strongly advocated India’s inclusion in the G-8 grouping of top industrialised nations so that it could play its due role in global efforts to find a solution to the unprecedented economic crisis.

PM to leave for Japan, China today
New Delhi, October 20
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves here tomorrow on five-day visit to Japan and China, during which he will have meetings with top world leaders on the current financial crisis, which has destabilised the global economy.

Raj days continue
Mumbai, October 20
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray remains unrepentant a day after his activists ran riot in different parts of the state beating up candidates from other parts of the country who appeared to take a railway examination.

Nation page: LS adjourned twice amid high drama
Editorial: Thackeray’s thuggery

Revolt against Khanduri?
17 BJP dissidents resign from Uttarakhand Assembly
New Delhi, October 20
The 18-month-old government of Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri in Uttarakhand appeared in serious trouble with his detractors in the BJP claiming here today that 17 MLAs had submitted resignations from the state Assembly.

SC notice to Haryana on mining in Aravallis
New Delhi, October 20
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Haryana government on a bunch of petitions seeking renewal of mining licenses in the Aravalli Hills region.

ADC dead, kidney row remains Amritsar, October 20 Additional deputy commissioner (ADC), Tarn Taran, Kirpal Singh (51), died due to renal failure in a private hospital at Mohali last night. He was cremated with state honours here today. He died after fighting for life for more than one month.