Lalgarh thana recaptured
Combing operation begins; blast injures 6 security personnel
Kolkata, June 20
Six security personnel were injured in two separate incidents as the West Bengal police and paramilitary forces today stormed Lalgarh and recaptured the police station which had been under the control of Maoists for the past eight months.

Security forces capture Lalgarh police station on Saturday, the third day of the crackdown on Maoists. — PTI

Rajnath takes onus for poll debacle
Says BJP committed to Hindutva
New Delhi, June 20
BJP president Rajnath Singh today made a concerted effort to end the controversies raging in the party by owning up responsibility for the Lok Sabha poll debacle.

BJP being run by six journalists: Shourie
New Delhi, June 20
At the first national executive meeting of the party held here today, senior BJP leaders “freely and frankly” expressed anguish and regret over the manner in which the party was being run, with Arun Shourie reportedly charging that “the BJP is being run by six journalists.”

Mumbai belongs to all Indians: Chavan
Mumbai, June 20
Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said today that Mumbai belonged to every Indian citizen, who lived in the city legally.

A Tribune Investigation
Homes without care - III
Just one home for mentally challenged
Men, women and children are housed together in an insecure environment
Chandigarh, June 20
Pinky (name changed) keeps repeating the word chunni. With pleading eyes, short cropped hair, bare bone thin and clad in an old worn out suit, the 16-year-old child’s mind is stuck on the need for a chunni to cover her shoulders.

Angels rush in where others fear to go Bathinda, June 20 The small sweet shop in the Dhobi Bazar area is where people here turn to in times of emergency. It was once a tea stall, but now the sweet-cum-bakery outlet functions more as a control room than a commercial establishment.