Friday, June 21, 2013, Chandigarh, India
Edition update time 2:30 am (IST)

FLOOD fury 
Toll may be in several hundreds: U’khand CM
Rescue operations in full swing 
Over 50,000 still stuck 
Kedarnath evacuated
Tribune News Service & PTI
Dehradun/New Delhi, June 20
Rescue and relief operations were intensified on a massive scale today in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand as multiple agencies evacuated the worst-affected Kedarnath town and other areas even as the death toll is feared to be in thousands. Union Home Ministry officials said over 50,000 people were stranded in various parts of the state that was hit by flash floods and landslips.

Pilgrims await evacuation in a flood-hit area. A Tribune photo

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Re touches a new low, just shy of 60 to dollar
New Delhi, June 20
The rupee sank today to an all-time low of just under 60 to the dollar amid fears that the liquidity tap of the US Federal Reserve will be gradually turned off. The Sensex followed suit plunging 526 points, its biggest fall in nearly two years.
Onlookers react to falling Sensex outside the BSE on Thursday. — AFP

Govt snooping programme on since April
New Delhi, June 20
India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance programme that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said. 

1.69 lakh Haryana families lose BPL tag
Sirsa, June 20
Anxiety is writ large on the face of 33-year-old Savitri as she comes to the headmistress of her daughter Parul’s school with a notice in hand. The school authorities have asked her to immediately refund the monthly scholarship that Parul (13) has been getting as a below poverty line (BPL) student — a status she has lost after a re-survey conducted by the authorities. As Savitri tells the headmistress that being from a very poor background, she will not be able to refund the money, which is in thousands, Parul starts sobbing at her mother’s helplessness.

CBI conducts polygraph test on Raja Bhaiya
New Delhi, June 20
The CBI today conducted lie-detection test on former UP Cabinet Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, on charges of his alleged involvement in the murder of DSP Zia-ul-Haque. He reached CBI headquarters at 12.30 pm for the test and remained there for a few hours. When he came out, he was satisfied, sources said. A few days back, he had appeared before a special CBI court in Lucknow and agreed to undergo the test.
(Details on NATION page)

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An unstoppable force
The Indian juggernaut rolls on. The change of conditions didn’t matter. The change in the nature of the pitch didn’t matter. Sri Lanka were simply crushed and swept aside in the wake of the Indian march. No-hopers when the tournament started, the Indian team put up another stunning performance to reach the final of the Champions Trophy. (Details on SPORTS page)