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As Pranab heads for Raisina Hill, search on for new FM
New Delhi, June 16
When the Left had proposed Pranab Mukherjee’s name for the post of President in 2007, the Congress had argued that the veteran leader could not be spared given the indispensable role he played in the party and the government.

Pakistan refuses to attend flag meet; LoC trade halted
Jammu, June 16
In a setback to efforts for maintaining peace along the Line of Control, the Pakistani Army today refused to attend a crucial flag meeting with its Indian counterpart at Chakan-da-Bagh in Poonch district.






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Bricks, gravel, sand prices skyrocket as SC deadline on mining comes closer
Chandigarh, June 16
Those building their houses are in deep trouble: the construction cost has suddenly escalated. The prices of sand, gravel and bricks have shot up by at least 30% since March. Reason: restriction on mining in Haryana and Rajasthan following a Supreme Court order enforcing new environmental control guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF).

PM leaves for Mexico, Brazil; says Eurozone crisis may affect India
New Delhi, June 16
Ahead of his week-long tour of Mexico and Brazil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed concern over the continuing Eurozone economic crisis, underlining that the problems in Europe had the potential to adversely impact India's own economic growth.

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They use stones to light fire, have never seen a power pole
‘Stone-age’ women from Uttarakhand want hydel projects back on Ganga
Avdhesh Kaushal (L), chairman of a Dehradun-based NGO, and Surtama Rawat, address the media in New DelhiNew Delhi, June 16
Somewhere in remote corners of mountainous Uttarakhand, rural women still use stones to light a fire in their dark homes. They have never seen electric poles and have little hope of seeing any in future either.
Avdhesh Kaushal (L), chairman of a Dehradun-based NGO, and Surtama Rawat, address the media in New Delhi. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui

Haryana cops jail 3 for a murder that wasn’t
NHRC orders govt to give victims Rs 5 lakh each
New Delhi, June 16
This one appears straight out of a Bollywood thriller. The National Human Rights Commission yesterday came to the rescue of three persons serving a jail term for a murder that never happened, although Haryana policemen believed just the opposite to be true.

21 years on, Suu Kyi accepts her Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, June 16
Myanmar Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers her Nobel lecture in Oslo on SaturdayMyanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally accepted her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo today after spending a total of 15 years under house arrest and said full political freedom in her country was still a long way off.
Myanmar Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers her Nobel lecture in Oslo on Saturday.AFP

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