Cabinet nod to caste count in census
New Delhi, September 9
Bowing to demands by several political parties, the Union Cabinet today gave its approval for a caste-based census to be implemented through a separate house-to-house enumeration from June to September next year. It would be a process separate from Census 2011.

No tax sops to cos who outsource: Obama
Washington, September 9
Amid indications that outsourcing could become a hot issue in the November polls, President Barack Obama has made his stand on the issue clear, saying that tax breaks should go to companies that create jobs in the US and not overseas.

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A new life begins for Leh survivor in Chandigarh
September 9
The worries of Stanzin Dolma are about to end as her nine-year-old daughter Skalzang Angmo is finally going to join the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Sector 25, Chandigarh, tomorrow.

THE SMILES RETURN: Skalzang Angmo with her mother Stanzin Dolma in their tent at a relief camp in Choglamsar on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

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‘Indo-Pak Express’ storms into US Open finals
New York, September 9
There was no stopping the ‘Indo-Pak Express’ as Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi inched closer to their maiden Grand Slam title together by advancing to the US Open finals here.

VICTORY HUG: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in New York on Wednesday. — AP/PTI

BJP MLA gets six years for murder
Phulbani (Orissa), September 9
Sitting BJP MLA Manoj Pradhan was today sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for six years by a fast track court for a murder during the 2008 communal riots in Orissa's Kandhamal district.

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Now, hiccups for CWG health facilities
Delhi govt has roped in non-accredited hospitals as nodal health centres 
New Delhi, September 9
The Quality Council of India (QCI) has warned the Delhi Government against declaring non-accredited government hospitals as nodal health facilities for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games.

Ahead of Games, NCB on its toes  Rs. 40-cr aerostat unveiled SPECIAL ATTRACTION: The giant Helium balloon will float over National Stadium during the opening ceremony. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui

In Georgia, you can’t get that low American town defines how low is too low and announces penalties Dublin, September 9 City leaders in Dublin, Georgia, US, could soon fine people if their sagging pants or skirts expose their underpants. Dublin Mayor Phil Best told WMAZ-TV that he plans to sign an ordinance on Tuesday that would fine violators $25 for a first offence and $200 for an additional offence.