Round 1: 9 make it to Team Hooda 
Chandigarh, November 7
Six Cabinet ministers and three ministers of state -- that’s the tally of team Bhupinder Singh Hooda after round one of his ministry expansion in Haryana. 
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda blesses Geeta Bhukkal, MLA from Jhajjar. Randeep Singh Surjewala, Haryana Governor Jagan Nath Pahadia and Ajay Singh Yadav look on during the oath-taking ceremony at Haryana Bhavan in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
  Highlights
Portfolios at a glance*
Haryana page: Sonia sets up panel to monitor new govt
Ajay Yadav gets Finance, Surjewala Public Health

Peaceful bypolls see heavy turnout 
Over 60 pc voting in Assembly segments; Firozabad witnesses 53 pc polling
New Delhi, November 7
Over 60 per cent of voters turned out today in the byelections to one Lok Sabha and 31 Assembly seats spread over seven states. The polling was by and large peaceful with the security forces and paramilitary personnel keeping a strict vigil in all the constituencies.

When Yeddyurappa cried
Bangalore, November 7
In a rare instance in Indian politics, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, facing revolt from a few ministers and legislators, today shed tears publicly at his plight, having struggled for decades to bring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power.

Road contract to Chinese firm could be cancelled
Shimla, November 7
Himachal government could rescind the Rs 350-crore road construction contract awarded to a Chinese firm, Longjian Road and Bridge Company with the work practically coming to a halt with work visa for only 11 of the 200 Chinese workers being granted.

Gidderbaha grain market clocks hundred
Snuff snuffed out; paddy, cotton, barley come in
Gidderbaha (Muktsar), November 7
There was a time when parrots and peacocks took more space in the Gidderbaha grain market than farmers coming to sell their produce. 

Tawang dons festive look to receive the Dalai Lama
Guwahati , November 7
The Tawang district administration and the local Buddhist community have worked in complete coordination to ensure perfect arrangements for the Tibetan spiritual leader in exile the Dalai Lama’s visit tomorrow.