Takht directs DSGMC ex-chief Sarna to do religious service
High priests ask him to withdraw plea filed against construction of ’84 riots memorial
Amritsar, July 26
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh today directed former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Paramjeet Singh Sarna and his aide Manjeet Singh Sarna to immediately withdraw the petition filed by them in the Delhi High Court opposing the construction of a memorial at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in New Delhi to remember those killed in the 1984 riots.

Former DSGMC president Paramjeet Singh Sarna presents his clarification to the Sikh clergy in Amritsar on Friday. Photo: Sameer Sehgal

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A soldier’s spirit comes alive as Army salutes Kargil war heroes
Drass, July 26
As troops on the icy heights of Drass prepared to salute the Kargil war heroes on the 14th anniversary today, a retired paraplegic officer wheeled himself to the memorial, his chest swollen with pride. 
Major General SK Razdan (retd) lays a wreath at the Drass memorial to mark the 14th anniversary of Kargil victory on Friday. Razdan lost his lower limbs in an encounter in Kulgam in south Kashmir in 1994. Tribune photo: Amin War

Sonia to attend Birender’s rally
Chandigarh, July 26
The Congress high command has found an amicable way to thwart an impending ugly situation that could have embarrassed Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and senior leadership of the party. Former Haryana Finance Minister and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Birender Singh had announced that he would hold a rally in Jind on August 20, but would not invite the CM.

PM assures B’desh FM on border pact
New Delhi, July 26
India today conveyed to Bangladesh that the Land Border Agreement (LBA) between the two countries would be taken to Parliament for ratification while the government is seeking national consensus on the sharing of Teesta waters and assuring her that on water resources New Delhi will do nothing inimical to the interests of Dhaka.

Land for 5-star hotel: 2 HP IAS officers chargesheeted
Shimla, July 26
The government today chargesheeted Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Deepak Sanan and another IAS officer RS Gupta in a case involving land allotment to Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) for construction of a high-end luxury hotel at Dharamsala.

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Two Bangla-origin men convicted of sex offences in UK
Two men from Manchester convicted of child-sex offences are the latest in a series of male abusers of mainly South Asian origin who have been caught grooming young white girls with drugs and alcohol before assaulting them.

 

HRD Min wants Sen’s aide on safety panel New Delhi, July 26 The Human Resource Development Ministry has proposed the name of welfare economist Jean Dreze —Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s aide — in the list of independent experts for a national-level monitoring committee on mid-day meal safety. This panel is in the process of being formed.