Rumble over mining brothers hits Delhi
K’taka Governor meets Prez, wants Reddys to be removed from ministry; BJP slams
New Delhi, July 13
The tussle between the ruling BJP and the Opposition (the Congress and the JD-S) in Karnataka over Reddy brothers — both ministers in the Yeddyurappa government and accused of illegal mining — reached the Capital today, with Governor HR Bhardwaj meeting President Pratibha Patil.

File photo of Sushma Swaraj with Karunakara (L) and Janardhana Reddy

Centre snub to Punjab, Haryana on flood relief
‘Utilise’ calamity funds first
New Delhi, July 13
Reacting to the hue and cry over financial aid by Punjab and Haryana following recent floods, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs today made it clear to the two states that calamity relief funds worth Rs 3,467 crore were yet to be utilised by the two.

Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra begins
Ahmedabad, July 13
Thousands of devotees joined the rathyatra of Lord Jagannath that began from the Jagganath temple in Jamalpur here amid tight security this morning.

FAITH ON THE MOVE: Devotees flock around the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra before the start of the Rath Yatra in Puri on Tuesday. One person was killed in a stampede on the occasion. — PTI

Dhoni signs 200 cr endorsement deal
New Delhi, July 13
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has signed a whopping Rs 200 crore endorsement deal with a talent management company, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar in the corporate contract sweepstakes.

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	PUNJAB: Villagers rescued by Army, ITBP
	HARYANA: CM seeks Rs 1,000 cr relief
	J&K: Frequent strikes hit Valley’s economy hard
	HIMACHAL: Cong workers block traffic for 2 hours
	CHANDIGARH: Youth Akali Dal leader shot dead
	LUDHIANA: MC officials face the music for inefficiency
	DELHI: 3rd party floated in Delhi Sikh politics
	OPINIONS: Indo-Pak dialogue
	BUSINESS: Infosys Q1 net down 2.42% at Rs 1,488 cr
	NATION: Make Belgaum a UT: Chavan to Centre
	WORLD: Church of England paves way for women bishops
	SPORTS: India buried three tons

Relax attendance for pregnant students: HC
New Delhi, July 13
The Delhi High Court has asked the Bar Council of India to relax mandatory attendance rules for pregnant law students.

Brazilian weed chokes water sports
TROUBLE IN SUKHNA International course ruined, rowers forced to travel for practice
Chandigarh, July 13
Till recently among the country’s best rowing centres, Sukhna Lake is no longer fit for even basic water sports. Weeds and silt have turned it into virtually a pond.

Green Glitch: A motorboat makes its way through the weed-infested lake. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Indians in UAE prisons Mishri Khan case a blessing in disguise for many Dubai, July 13 Highlighting of the case of 17 Punjabi boys facing death sentence in Mishri Khan murder case in the Indian media has rekindled hopes of hundreds of other Indians languishing in various jails of the seven-member states of the United Arab Emirates.