Hyderabad on boil, youth sets himself ablaze
n Enraged students torch RTC buses
n 600 agitators arrested
n City turns into a fortress with deployment of 20,000 cops
Hyderabad, February 20
Andhra Pradesh capital was once again on the boil today as tragedy struck a protest rally by pro-Telangana students following self-immolation attempt by one of the students, triggering tension at Osmania University, the epicentre of the statehood agitation.



Students of Nizam College raise slogans during a demonstration for separate Telangana state in Hyderabad on Saturday. — PTI

CM proposes special fund for Telangana
Hyderabad, February 20
In the backdrop of raging Telangana movement, the Andhra Pradesh government today proposed to create a special fund for tackling regional imbalances, a factor that forms the core of the demand for separate state.

Curfew in Batala after inter-community clashes
Batala/ Bathinda, February 20
Members of the Christian and Hindu communities clashed and vandalised public property here today over publication of a picture of Jesus Christ in an allegedly objectionable manner by a Delhi-based publisher and at a welcome gate erected for Ram Navmi celebrations at Jalandhar recently.

Angry over ‘disrespect’ to Jesus Christ in a poster, protesters stop a train at Bathinda on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

Return offer valid for Sikhs: PC
Attari (Amritsar), February 20
Making it clear that the new surrender police being drafted by the Centre is for one and all, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today said the government would facilitate the return of Sikh militants settled abroad if they give up the demand for Khalistan and shun the path of violence.

Terror alert in Puducherry
Puducherry, February 20
The Union Home Ministry has issued an alert about a possible terror attack in Puducherry, which has a large number of French nationals and attracts foreign tourists, prompting deployment of commandos at vulnerable points as part of strengthening the security apparatus.