Army out to restore peace
l Three killed in day-long violence 
l 4 cities under curfew
Chandigarh, May 25
Punjab plunged into angry protests, violence and vandalism today before recovering by evening. The violence followed reports that Sant Ramanand ( 57), shot in Vienna on Sunday, had succumbed to his injuries.
Punjab page: Varsities defer exams 
Army and police personnel deployed near Jalandhar on Monday. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma

Rail traffic to Punjab disrupted
Ambala, May 25
Rail traffic to Punjab was disrupted today after protests broke out in the state due to the death of Ramanand, deputy chief of the Guru Ravi Das Sabha Gurdwara in a shooting incident in Vienna.
The Karnal railway station wears a deserted look on Monday. Tribune photo: Ravi Kumar

Violence disrupts 18 trains
New Delhi, May 25
The violence in various parts of Punjab in the wake of the killing of chief of Dera Sachkhand Sant Rama Nand in a shooting incident in Vienna affected the movement of trains through the state in a major way today.

PM appeals for calm
Badal calls all-party meeting
New Delhi/Ludhiana, May 25
On practically its first working day in the office, the Manmohan Singh government was grappling with the violent situation in Punjab with the Prime Minister appealing to the people of the state to maintain peace and harmony.

  Editorial: PM’s appeal

Cyclone Aila batters Bengal, 21 killed
Over a lakh affected; Army summoned for rescue operations
Kolkata, May 25
Cyclone ‘Aila’ made a landfall in West Bengal today, killing 21 persons, affecting over a lakh and leaving behind a trail of destruction before gradually weakening.

Alert sounded in North-East; flights diverted
Guwahati, May 25
All outbound flights from Guwahati were cancelled in the wake of the cyclonic storm ‘Aila’ that hit Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal this afternoon. As many as six Kolkata-bound flights from different parts of the country were diverted to airports at Guwahati and Bagdogra in North Bengal.

Gold, silver coins worth crores looted from cargo terminal
Daylight robbery at Mumbai airport creates scare
Mumbai, May 25
Despite enhanced security following 26/11, armed robbers struck inside the Mumbai airport cargo terminal today and escaped with 145 kilograms of gold and silv