PM inducts 8 ministers; Kharge gets Railways
Says Rahul a national leader, fit to lead UPA
New Delhi, June 17
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today suggested his willingness to hand over the baton to Rahul Gandhi and expressed confidence that the UPA would have a “third go” in the Lok Sabha elections due next year.

PM Manmohan Singh takes oath in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Monday. PTI 

Karnataka has ‘high hopes’ from Kharge (Nation page)

Santosh Chaudhary pips Kaypee to bag berth in Cabinet (Punjab page)

Army didn’t compromise to end LAC standoff, says Lt Gen Parnaik
Udhampur, June 17
No compromise was made to end the standoff with China in the Daulat Beg Oldie Sector of Ladakh in April, said General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command, Lt Gen KT Parnaik, on Monday.
Northern Command GOC-in-C Lt Gen KT Parnaik. 

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55 dead as rainS ravage North
*30 killed in U’khand, 57,000 stranded *10 dead in HP *40 Haryana villages marooned
Dehradun/Yamunangar/Shimla, June 17
Heavy rains wreaked havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, leaving over 55 persons dead and thousands stranded.
Rescue operations underway at a collapsed road in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Monday. — AFP 

Army, ITBP spearhead relief, rescue operations
New Delhi, June 17
Teams of the Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have been working tirelessly to conduct rescue operations in the flood-hit areas of North India. A major rescue operation is on in Uttarakhand, where thousands of pilgrims, tourists and locals are stranded. 

The overflowing Mandakini damages a bridge across the river in Kedarnath Valley of Uttarakhand on Monday. — PTI

Ray of hope: Nature’s fury may abate in 48 hrs
New Delhi, June 17
The ongoing nature's fury across the North, especially in the hilly terrains of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, is the result of an unprecedented fast moving monsoon circulation coupled with upper air westerlies.

Securitymen rescue villagers in Yamunanagar area. — PTI

Harbhajan in ITBP camp
Dehradun: Cricketer Harbhajan Singh is among the pilgrims and tourists who have been stranded in the upper reaches of Uttarakhand due to landslides and heavy rain. The cricketer is now staying put in an ITBP camp at Joshimath that houses the paramilitary’s first battalion.