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Cong launches its own anti-graft campaign
Pranab slams Hazare, Ramdev for undermining Constitution, democracy
Kolkata, June 12
Senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today hit out at Anna Hazare and Ramdev over the civil society’s anti-corruption movement, accusing them of undermining democratic institutions and did not spare the BJP either.

Ramdev breaks 9-day fast

Baba Ramdev being offered juice by various Hindu religious leaders at the Himalayan Hospital on Sunday. Tribune photo

Protecting Whistleblowers
Panel wants law to cover PM, SC judges & forces
New Delhi, June 12
The government has come under intense pressure to address corruption in high places, with the Parliamentary panel reviewing the much-awaited law on the protection of whistleblowers recommending the inclusion of the PM, the Council of Ministers and of the SC judges in the scope of the law.

‘Treated’ water finds few takers in Haryana villages
Nearly 100 reverse osmosis plants in three dists non-functional
Kaithal, June 12
Three years after they were given the go-ahead by the Haryana Government, most of the state’s reverse osmosis (RO) plants are in troubled waters.

The RO plant at Khurana village wears a deserted look. A Tribune photograph

Haryana IGP ‘falls’ to death
Police yet to register case
Gurgaon, June 12
A senior IPS officer of Haryana cadre died under mysterious circumstances here after he fell from a building, the police said today. Manjeet Singh Ahlawat, in his mid-fifties, fell from a building last night and was taken to a local hospital where he was declared brought dead, they said without disclosing the name of the building from which the officer fell.

Move to discharge disabled troops under the scanner
Chandigarh, June 12
While undergoing a paragliding course in March 2005, Army jawan Harphool Singh hit a mountainside and suffered fractures, resulting in 30 per cent disability that was attributable to military service. Placed in low medical category, he was given “sheltered” appointments in Army Headquarters and the Artillery Depot.

What’s bringing Pandits back to their valley? Facebook! Invites sent under “Lost and misunderstood relations — A revival” evoked an emotional response Srinagar, June 12 Inside a park on the banks of Dal lake and in the foothills of Zabarwan mountains, an informal discussion between Hindus and Muslims of Kashmir soon turns into reminiscences of an emotional past. Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims gather for a chat at a park on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar on Sunday. — PTI