Terror Thursday in Pak
n Bloodbath in 3 cities; 39 dead
n Lahore under siege n Suicide blast in Kohat
n Car bomb rocks Peshawar
The ‘Terror Thursday’, marked by audacious strikes on three heavily gaurded security facilities, left as many as 39 persons dead and scores injured in three Pakistan cities.

Pak police points fingers at India after attacks
Editorial: The Lahore strike

SCURRYING FOR COVER: Pakistani cops run to take position outside the Federal Investigation Agency office after an attack by armed assailants in Lahore on Thursday. — AFP

India verifying reports on Brahmaputra dam
New Delhi, October 15
In yet another instance of Beijing misleading India, China is said to be building a large-scale dam project on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra river in its territory, which could trigger a major crisis for the people of north-eastern states.

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Rodrigues in the news again
Chandigarh, October 15
English news channel CNN-IBN today came out with a sensational report claiming that the Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, General SF Rodrigues (Retd), had been “summoned” by the Prime Minister over his alleged role in “irregularities” in allotment of land to two private companies for setting up mega projects in Chandigarh.

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Shatrughan fires a blast at BJP leaders
New Delhi, October 15
It is a firecracker the BJP could have done without on Diwali. It is Shatrughan Sinha who has fired a shotgun blast against the BJP leadership which is already reeling from the infighting that broke out after the party’s defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.

Call drops spoil festive mood
Chandigarh, October 15
Telecom subscribers across board will have to suffer frequent call drops and congestion on network because of failure on part of most cellular companies to take adequate maintenance measures to deal with the increased traffic during this festival season.

Obama first US Prez to attend Diwali bash President Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first US president to attend a White House Diwali celebration, though the tradition was started during the tenure of his predecessor George W. Bush. HAPPY DIWALI: US President Barack Obama with Indian Americans on the ocassion of Diwali celebrations at White House in Washington on Wednesday. — PTI