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Saturday, November 13, 2010, Chandigarh, India
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Amarinder sounds the bugle
The new state Congress chief signals he is ready to take on the Badals
Chandigarh, November 12
In a massive show of strength, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president and former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today signalled he was ready to battle the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party in the state.
Editorial page: Captain takes charge

Capt Amarinder Singh, former Punjab Chief Minister, and his wife Preneet Kaur, Minister of State for External Affairs, wave to supporters after he took charge as PPCC president at a mammoth rally at the Punjab Pradesh Congress office in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

SC nod to removal of HPSC chief, members
New Delhi, November 12
The Supreme Court today gave the green signal for the removal of suspended Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) chairman Mehar Singh Saini and its suspended members for their failure to “maintain the required standards of integrity and rectitude in performance of their constitutional duties.”
Haryana Page: HPSC: Hooda must now pick men of merit

Raja rules out resignation
New Delhi, November 12
Undeterred by the mounting opposition attack on his role in 2G spectrum allocation, Telecom Minister A Raja today ruled out resignation over the issue, saying he will prove that everything has been done according to the law.

Raja gets backing of Moily, Karunanidhi

Great ball of china
Guangzhou, November 12
Two years after the spectacular success of Beijing Olympics, China dazzled the world once again by unveiling the 16th Asian Games with a spell-binding opening ceremony in which water was the overwhelming theme and athletes were ushered in a unique boat parade on Pearl River. (Detail on sports page)

The heart-breaking saga of how the Kachroo family battled sorrow and apathy to save others from a similar fate
‘Papa, how does one lodge a complaint against ragging?’
— aman kachroo’s last words
New Delhi, November 12
“How does one write a ragging complaint?” was the last thing 19-year-old Aman Kachroo asked his father during a hurried phone call on March 8, 2009, two days after he had suffered a brutal ragging attack by his seniors at the Tanda Medical College Hostel in Himachal Pradesh.

Show-cause notice to Adarsh
Building in blatant violation of green norms, says Ramesh
New Delhi, November 12
Stating that the entire Adarsh building was illegal, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today issued a show-cause notice to the controversial cooperative housing society in posh Colaba area of Mumbai for “blatant” violation of green norms.

Suu Kyi on cusp of freedom Yangon, November 12 Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is on the verge of being freed from house arrest, officials in the military-ruled country said today, as anticipation grew among her legions of supporters. Security was stepped up in Yangon, where Suu Kyi remained confined to her crumbling lakeside mansion, with police vehicles patrolling the city. Aung San Suu Kyi is mobbed by supporters as she arrives at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy in Yangon, in this May 6, 2002, file photo. — Reuters