HIMALAYAN TSUNAMI
One month on, 5,748 still missing in Uttarakhand
Won’t be declared dead yet, says CM 
Ex gratia disbursal begins today
Dehradun, July 15
The deadline for locating 5,748 people still missing in the Uttarakhand disaster ended on Monday, exactly a month after the catastrophe, but Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said they will not be declared dead yet. 

Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna in Dehradun on Monday. — PTI

Bansal kin, Punjab ex-DGP Gill in dock over land grab
Chandigarh, July 15
Punjab’s former Director-General of Police Paramdip Singh Gill is in the dock. Probing allegations of land grab by VIPs and others on the periphery of Chandigarh, Justice Kuldip Singh panel today said huge chunks of land were “illegally and erroneously taken possession of by Paramdip Singh”.

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6-yr jail for PPSC ex-chief Ravi Sidhu in bribery case
Ropar, July 15
Ropar Additional District and Sessions Judge KS Bajwa today sentenced Ravi Sidhu, former chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), to six years imprisonment with a fine of Rs 1.50 lakh for accepting an illegal gratification of Rs 5 lakh from an Assistant Excise Inspector 

PPSC ex-chairman Ravi Sidhu outside Ropar court on Monday. Tribune photo

Veil of secularism better than communal nakedness: Cong
New Delhi, July 15
Stung by BJP Campaign Committee chief Narendra Modi’s remarks yesterday that the Congress hides behind the veil of secularism when confronted with a crisis, the ruling party hit out at the Gujarat Chief Minister today saying the veil of secularism was better than the nakedness of communalism. 

Army Chief in Srinagar, reviews security situation
Jammu, July 15
Army Chief General Bikram Singh on Monday reviewed the overall security situation in the state amid the spurt in insurgency, Chinese misadventures at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh and intrusion attempts along the Line of Control (LoC). The General was given detailed feedback by his top commanders at Srinagar on Day 1 of his two-day visit.

The tribune DEBATE asli vs naqli chandigarh — part II
Low-down about the high rise of New Chandigarh
Chandigarh, July 15
Chandigarh is growing, growing, and phew, growing! The easel that supports the vast canvass of City Beautiful is being forced to live with its unwanted child, Mullanpur, nay, New Chandigarh, spread over 15,000 acres to the north-west of the original city. The fear is that there would be a permanent umbilical chord with Ma Chandigarh.

Tainted stars sprint away from doping charges
Jamaica, July 15
Three of Jamaica's top athletes including Asafa Powell have denied taking banned substances after the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) confirmed that five of the country's athletes have tested positive for illegal substances.