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Scramble for flights at Leh
Toll mounts to 150
Leh, August 8
As many as 17 flights, seven of them commercial and the remaining by the IAF, landed at Leh on Sunday, flying out the stranded and bringing in equipment to restore roads, bridges, buildings and communication.
People throng the Leh Airport More stories on J&K page




People throng the Leh Airport on Sunday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Town turns into a refugee camp
Leh, August 8
This picturesque Himalayan town popular with tourists has turned into a ghost town and is yet to recover from the ‘dance of death’ unleashed by Mother Nature three days ago. It is now a vast refugee camp for the homeless. The full extent of the disaster is still unfolding and one has to come here to realise the terrible tragedy that has overtaken the people.

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New Delhi, August 8
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has asked the CWG Organising Committee to furnish report from each of government agencies responsible for delivery of competition venues that they have secured certification from regulatory bodies on fire, health and safety of athletes by August 18, its CEO Mike Hooper said today.

Sinking vessel spills oil along Mumbai coast
Mumbai, August 8
Authorities are working overtime to contain the oil spill caused due to a collision between two cargo ships off the Mumbai coast. According to officials of the Coast Guard and the Navy, the Panamian-registered MSC Chitra which collided with MV Khalija III, also flying the Panama flag, was in danger of sinking.

80% Indian women take illegal route to Gulf
New Delhi, August 8
As much as 80 per cent women migrating from India to Middle-East countries take the illegal route, a study has revealed. What is more worrying is the consistent rise in the number of woman migrants who are left to battle with isolation, confinement and sexual harassment in their new destination of dreams.



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RTI applicable to Union govt offices in J&K: HC
Chandigarh, August 8
In an important judgement, the Delhi High Court has ruled that the Right to Information (RTI) act is fully applicable to central government organisations located in J&K. Holding the stance of the Union of India in withholding information pertaining to the death of an Army captain posted in J&K from his family on the grounds that the RTI Act was not applicable in the state as “erroneous” and has imposed costs on the government.

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Ahmedabad, August 8
The CBI today completed two-day custodial interrogation of former Gujarat Minister Amit Shah, arrested in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, who was later remanded to judicial custody.

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New Delhi, August 8
Tejaswini Sawant scripted history on Sunday by becoming the first Indian woman shooter to clinch a gold medal at the World Championships with a world-record equalling score in the 50m Rifle Prone event in Munich, Germany.

50m Rifle shooter Tejaswini Sawant with the medal. — PTI
50m Rifle shooter Tejaswini Sawant with the medal



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