4 Cong states roll out food security plans
Chandigarh, August 20
The UPA’s much touted Food Security Scheme aimed at ensuring that “no Indian goes to bed hungry” was simultaneously rolled out in four Congress-ruled states in North India today.

Nation page: Congress fails to push through food Bill on Rajiv’s birthday

AICC chief Sonia Gandhi and Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit present the national food security card to a woman in New Delhi. Tribune photo

IAF lands Super Hercules near LAC
New Delhi, August 20
In a major strategic feat, the Indian Air Force today landed its special operations plane Super Hercules C-130J on a mud-paved airstrip at Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) in eastern Ladakh at an altitude of 16,614 feet - the highest landing strip in the world.

India shows muscle to China in Ladakh BIG BIRD: IAF’s special operations plane Super Hercules C-130J lands at Daulat Beg Oldie, the world’s highest landing strip, in eastern Ladakh on Tuesday. Tribune photo

India, China discuss steps to maintain peace
New Delhi, August 20
On a day when an Indian warplane made a historic landing at Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) in Ladakh which was the scene of a face-off between the armies of India and China in April-May, top officials of the two countries considered steps for maintaining peace along the Line of Actual Control.

A new high of low for rupee
Breaches 64-level, recovers to 63.25 after RBI steps in
New Delhi, August 20
The global benchmark for measuring currencies is the US dollar. However, today while the Indian rupee continued its weak trend, the comparison with the British pound was in focus as it slipped below the 100 mark for the first time ever.

Justice Dewan’s son can’t have more than 20% share in property: HC
Chandigarh, August 20
Forced allegedly into “animal existence” by their own son, Punjab and Haryana High Court’s “traumatised” former Chief Justice Shanti Sarup Dewan and his wife Romilla can look forward to a fair share.

Special to the tribune
With Rs 550-cr gold kitty, Jaipur royals smile as Re falls
At least one prominent Indian family has every reason not to despair because of the devaluation of the rupee and the resulting sky rocketing price of gold. In fact, the royal family of Jaipur has a reason to smile as their known gold holdings are worth a minimum of $80 million and probably a lot more with the price of gold hitting historic upwards of Rs 30,000 per 10 grams.

Makhan Singh — A sporting icon forgotten by the nation * Family of once high-flying athlete virtually grounded * Wife threatens pawning Arjuna Award, medals to keep the hearth burning Bhatula (Hoshiarpur), August 20 If a nation does not care for its sporting heroes who earned glory for it in the past, it can expect none in the future. This sums up the poignant saga of the family of ace athlete Makhan Singh, who has been forgotten by an ungrateful nation in whose name he once singed the tracks.