Nation: In Gowda’s exit, Yeddy shows who’s the boss

8 washed away in Himachal flash flood
Paonta Sahib, July 7
At least eight people of a marriage party were feared dead after their vehicles were washed away in a flash flood in Paonta Sahib area of Sirmaur district on Saturday morning. The incident happened in the Haripur Khol panchayat, which borders Haryana.

Rains push up water level in Bhakra, Pong

Militants attack Army patrol in Valley; one jawan killed
Srinagar, July 7
A jawan was killed and another critically injured when suspected militants today opened fired on an Army patrol at Pampore, around 15 km from here on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. “The two jawans of 50 Rashtriya Rifles were attacked around 3 pm at Kadlabal market,” Vijay Kumar, DIG, South Kashmir Range, told The Tribune.

J&K page: Search operation on in Handwara

SP’s son held for assault on African student
Jalandhar, July 7
The police on Saturday arrested the son of Nawanshahr SP (D) in connection with an assault on a foreign student of Lovely Professional University.

PGIMER golden jubilee celebrations begin
Chandigarh, July 7
Year-long golden jubilee celebrations of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research kicked off here today amidst talk on the leading health institute’s glorious past and a promise for a better future.

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, at the inaugural function of the golden jubilee celebrations of the PGIMER, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Boost for health sector likely in 12th Plan

BJP seeks PM’s help to save ancient shrine
New Delhi, July 7
The spiritually-driven environmental tussle over the proposed hydroelectric power plants on the Ganga and its tributaries in Uttarakhand reached the highest political echelons with the BJP today seeking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in saving the ancient Dhari Devi shrine.

Delhi Airport Metro line shut from today New Delhi, July 7 Train services on the Delhi Airport Metro Express Line (DAMEL) would be suspended from tomorrow for around two months due to a civil structure defect. The announcement was made by the Secretary of the Union Urban Development Ministry Sudhir Krishna after a meeting of officials of the ministry, the Delhi Government, Delhi Metro and Reliance Infrastructure (the operator of the line). (Details on Nation page)