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The Tribune Ladakh Relief Fund: An Appeal To Readers

Need to address anger, pain of Kashmiris: Sonia
New Delhi, August 19
Terming the latest developments in Kashmir valley as a “call to our collective conscience”, UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said reaching out to the people of the region, particularly the youth, was the need of the hour.

Sports page:Fennell to OC: Probe corruption charges

22 die as bus plunges into gorge near Shimla
Shimla, August 19
Less than 24 hours after a truck mishap claimed 37 lives in Mandi district, a private bus today rolled down into a 300-foot gorge near Chaila, around 40  km from Shimla, killing  22 persons. The accident took place at around 4 pm when the brakes of the bus, which was on its way to Shimla from Shrontha, allegedly failed and it fell into the ravine.

Eve real, lived  2 lakh yrs ago
Washington, August 19
Mitochondrial Eve, the maternal ancestor to  all living humans, most likely lived about 200,000 years ago, a new study  has claimed. Researchers at the Rice University have conducted what they describe as the most “robust” statistical comparison of 10 human genetic models to confirm that the mother of all living humans lived at the same time when modern humans are believed to have emerged.

Bill to award death penalty to hijackers
New Delhi, August 19
The government today introduced a Bill in the Rajya Sabha seeking to award death penalty to those involved in the hijacking of civilian planes. The Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill, 2010, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and it seeks to have a provision to deal with hijacking.

‘And’ finally, BJP objects to N-Bill
Disagrees with addition of word ‘and’ in proposed amendment after Clause 17(a)
New Delhi, August 19
After agreeing with Congress on changes in the Nuclear Liability Bill, BJP today opposed an amendment carried out in the final report of the Standing Committee, saying it dilutes provisions relating to "suppliers" obligations in case of an accident (Details on Nation page)

Our baby is crying no more! Her face on The Tribune’s appeal for Ladakh relief moved thousands of readers Two-year-old Dalden Angmo smiled tirelessly on Wednesday as doctors of Army General Hospital, where she had been under treatment for trauma and bruises since August 7, wrote her discharge slip. It was as though she knew she was walking back to life. Dalden Angmo with her parents after being discharged from the Army General Hospital in Leh. Tribune photos: Anand Sharma