Governor gives clean chit to Omar, tells him to continue
Srinagar, July 30
Governor NN Vohra has conveyed to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that, based on the information supplied to him by the Union Home Ministry, there was no basis for him to resign.

Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is all smiles after Governor NN Vohra asked him to continue in office, in Srinagar on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Amin War

CM had never quit: PDP
Editorial: Omar comes out clean

No proof from Pak on India’s role in Balochistan: US
Richard Holbrooke, President Barack Obama’s special envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, says he received no credible information to substantiate accusations of India’s involvement in terrorist activities in Balochistan while on a recent visit to Pakistan.

UPA govt distances itself from Balochistan

BJP unconvinced, walks out of LS
New Delhi, July 30
The BJP remained unconvinced after two days of discussions in Parliament on the Prime Minister’s peace initiatives and staged a walk-out from the Lok Sabha here today after interrupting External Affairs Minister SM Krishna.

Sonia defends PM on joint statement

Ex-IAS officer convicted
Shimla, July 30
A 1979-batch officer, Rajmanai Tripathi, today earned the ignominy of becoming the first IAS officer from the Himachal cadre to be convicted in a land deal case while he was posted Deputy Commissioner, Una, in 1986.

‘Powerful’ they are — at taxpayers’ cost
DCs, SSPs use camp office facade to ward off bills
Chandigarh, July 30
In what comes a shocking eye-opener the monthly electricity bills incurred by Punjab deputy commissioners and SSPs at both their offices and homes are not only exorbitant but are being paid for by taxpayers’ money.