Centre to J&K : Crack whip on stone pelters
No vague chargesheets, slap rioting cases on culprits
New Delhi, July 1
Clearly worried over the recent spate in incidents of violence in Kashmir, the Centre has asked the Jammu and Kashmir Government to act tough against stone pelters and book them under serious charges, including rioting.

Two soldiers killed in LoC firing Editorial: The wailing valley Protesters clash with the police in Srinagar on Thursday. — AFP

UPA goes slow on caste census
New Delhi, July 1
The first meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the inclusion of caste in the ongoing census remained inconclusive. It will meet again for another round of deliberations on the emotive issue.The ministerial panel, headed by Pranab Mukherjee, will be writing to all political parties to elicit their views on the subject.

Murder of NRI Girl 
Mother part of plot, say kin
Amritsar, July 1
Amritpal (17) was murdered with the consent of her mother, alleged her maternal aunts here today, perturbed by reports that the state police is investigating if the girl committed suicide. The three maternal aunts today claimed that their sister and the deceased’s mother, Rajbir Kaur, had called them up to inform that the girl was being stubborn and therefore she had been killed and cremated.

Amritpal’s aunts address mediapersons in Amritsar.

Sharad Pawar is new ICC chief
Singapore, July 1
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sharad Pawar today formally took over as the International Cricket Council (ICC) president, succeeding Englishman David Morgan. "Sharad Pawar, the former president of the BCCI, assumed the role of the ICC president in succession to David Morgan at the ICC's annual conference," the ICC said.

Rahul’s Amethi now a dist but with new name
Lucknow, July 1
Upholding a decision of the Allahabad High Court, the Mayawati government today renamed Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi’s constituency of Amethi as Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar.

Govt unveils new code for safe tourism
New Delhi, July 1
The long-awaited code of conduct for safe and honourable tourism was finally released here today by the Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja.