Lifters open India’s tally
l Swimming relay team enters finals
l Leander, Sania make winning start
l Saina blanks Kenyan in badminton
New Delhi, October 4
A gold medal remained elusive for India on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games but consolation was provided by women weightlifters, who won two medals — a silver and a bronze each — to open the team’s account on the meadal’s tally.

(L-R) Soniya Chanu, Nigeria’s Nwakolo Augustina Nikem and Sandhya Rani Devi. — Mukesh Aggarwal

Half our equipment obsolete: IAF chief
New Delhi, October 4
The Chief of the India Air Force, Air Chief Marshal PV Naik, today said 50 per cent of the IAF systems and equipment were obsolete and the force was facing a shortage of around 600 pilots.

PV Naik, Air Chief Marshal

Rath yatra vindicated by verdict: Advani
New Delhi, October 4
Senior BJP leader LK Advani feels “vindicated” about his Ayodhya “rath yatra” in the wake of the Allahabad High Court verdict and prefers a negotiated settlement for building a Ram temple at the place where the makeshift now stands.

The Tribune Ladakh Relief Fund: An Appeal To Readers

Naxals kill 4 security personnel
Gadchiroli, October 4
Four securitymen, including two CRPF personnel, were killed when Naxalites triggered an improvised explosive device blast in Perilimili village of Maharashtra.

Special to The Tribune
China’s strategic railway project worries India
China’s decision to boost investment in railway infrastructure at home and abroad has both security and economic implications for India, according to experts.

Royal couple keeps date with Patiala
Patiala, October 4 It was a special occasion for Patiala today, with the British royal couple, Prince of Wales Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles, arriving at former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s New Moti Bagh Palace.	Namaste India: Prince Charles interacts with organic farmer Sukhchain Singh in Hansali village near Fatehgarh Sahib on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

	PUNJAB: 300 terrorism-hit families of Amritsar fail to get benefits
	HARYANA:We are at millers’ mercy, fume farmers
	J&K:Former ultras being lured back into militancy
	HIMACHAL:Founder’s day celebrations at Sanawar school end
	CHANDIGARH:When every paisa counts
	LUDHIANA:Admn gives in to riot victims
	DELHI: Surajkund-Delhi road to be blocked
	OPINIONS: Dealing with dengue
	BUSINESS: No need to cap inflows: Pranab
	NATION: BJP avoids comment on land for mosque
	WORLD:Test-tube baby pioneer wins medicine Nobel
	SPORTS: India get a big lift

TODAY'S SPECIALS

HARYANA PLUS EDUCATION

Badal’s initiative to clean rivers lauded
Camilla’s ‘inspirational’ talk with special kids
Prince visits Fatehgarh farmhouse
Bathinda farmer presents rose oil to Prince Charles

Rouvanjit Suicide
School principal, 3 teachers arrested but get bail
Kolkata, October 4
Seven months after 13-year-old student Rouvanjit Rawla committed suicide following his caning, the principal and three teachers La Martiniere for Boys School were arrested this morning but later granted bail by a court here.

She battled polio and poverty to shape her children’s life Chandigarh, October 4 The arid land of Rewari, a mud house of a farm labourer in Rolliavas village, which was home to a family of 22 who battled for sustenance every single day, and one woman who changed their lives-that’s the story of Mishri Devi (84). Mother Courage: Mishri Devi with her son IAS officer Dhanpat Singh