Fog throws life out of gear in region
Grid collapse leads to blackout
Patiala, January 2
Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and parts of Jammu and Kashmir reeled under a power crisis as 35 lines of the northern grid tripped around 3 am following a technical glitch in the transmission lines triggered by fog and cold conditions.
A Railways official monitors the passage of trains on a foggy day at Amritsar railway station on Saturday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Air, rail services go haywire
‘System failure’ behind train mishaps

3 train mishaps kill 10 in UP

Lucknow, January 2 Blinding fog in the state led to three railway accidents in Etawah, Kanpur and Allahabad. And in the most serious collision between Prayagraj Express and Gorakhdham Express near Kanpur, at least 10 persons were killed. DEATH ON THE TRACKS

Rescue workers examine the wreckage at Etawah. — Reuters

Just chill: Cloudy days ahead 
Chandigarh, December 2
Cold wave conditions prevailing in the region, including Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, are likely to continue in the coming days.
ICY CHILL: As region reels under intense cold wave, frozen water forms icicles on a tree in a village in Sirmaur on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

‘Murder’ aboard cruise-liner
‘She sent SOS before her death’
Gurgaon, January 2
Neha, 23, daughter-in-law of Gurgaon Civil Surgeon Dr SS Dalal, got killed under suspicious circumstances on a luxury ship on way from Miami in the USA to Bahamas. Nearly an hour before her death, Neha had reportedly sent an e-mail to her brother, Anuj Chhikara, a local advocate, complaining about torture by her husband.

3 Pak terrorists escape
New Delhi, January 2
Three Pakistani terrorists, who, after the completion of their respective sentence, were to be deported to their country, escaped from the detention of the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) this evening. They were involved in the Turkman Gate blast in the capital on June 18, 2000. The three terrorists, Abdul Razzak, Sadiq and Rasyat, were to be deported to Pakistan via Wagah Border.