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My phone is being tapped, says witness to constable’s collapse
New Delhi, December 30
A young man who saw a Delhi Police constable collapse and later die during the anti-rape protest near India Gate claimed that his phone was being tapped after police questioned him on Thursday. (Details on Nation page)

RAPE & MURDER
SC: School certificate vital for proving criminal is juvenile
 New Delhi, December 30
With four of the six persons involved in the rape and murder of the 23-year-old paramedical student coming under the 17-20 age group, any confusion over their age would have to be cleared strictly going by their dates of birth in their respective school records.
(Details on Nation page)

Close shave for 6 Vaishno Devi pilgrims as copter makes emergency landing
Katra/Jammu, December 30
Seven persons, including the pilot, were injured when a Pawan Hans helicopter carrying Vaishno Devi pilgrims made an emergency landing in a village in Trikuta hills in Reasi district today. A technical snag is said to be the reason behind the emergency landing.


An injured being shifted to Government Medical College in Jammu on Sunday. Tribune photo: Anand Sharma

Pak militants kill 41 in mass execution
Peshawar, December 30
Pakistani militants killed at least 41 persons in two separate incidents, officials said on Sunday, challenging assertions that military offensives have broken the back of hardline Islamist groups.

UPA mulls Telangana Regional Council
Hyderabad, December 30
The New Year is likely to herald an ad-hoc treatment to the festering wounds of Telangana. Facing political heat over the four-decade-old demand for a separate state, the UPA government is said to be actively considering a proposal to constitute an autonomous Telangana Regional Council, on the lines of Darjeeling Hill Council, to put an end to the political uncertainty in Andhra Pradesh.
(Details on Nation page)

Biting cold, fog cripple Punjab, Haryana; 7 more die in UP New Delhi, December 30 Seven more persons fell prey to a biting cold wave in Uttar Pradesh where death toll from harsh weather touched 69 today, while most other parts of North India also shivered and fog disrupted rail and air traffic. A woman tries to protect herself from chill in Bikaner. — PTI