Muzaffarnagar Mayhem
UP on edge as riots toll rises to 30
Army stages flag marches as violence spreads 
PM dials Akhilesh
Muzaffarnagar/Lucknow, Sept 9
The Uttar Pradesh Government on Monday struggled to contain the communal flare-up as the death toll in the Muzaffarnagar clashes rose to 30 and violence spread to neighbouring Shamli and other districts.

A child, injured in the communal clashes, is taken to a hospital in Muzaffarnagar. PTI

Muzaffarnagar violence
Not the time for Prez Rule in UP: Cong
New Delhi, September 9
The Congress today condemned communal riots that have claimed over 30 lives in the Samajwadi Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh, but said there was no necessity of imposing President's Rule in the state.

BJP seeks dismissal of Akhilesh govt

Go beyond Gujarat, Badal tells ‘Sardar’ Modi
Ahmedabad, September 9
Punjab Chief Minister and NDA ally Parkash Singh Badal today praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the country’s “greatest leader” and asked him to go beyond Gujarat.

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi with his Punjab counterpart Parkash Singh Badal in Gandhinagar on Monday. — PTI

Haryana Lokayukta to look into CD scandal
Chandigarh, September 9
The Haryana Government today decided to refer the alleged CLU-for-cash scam involving seven Congress MLAs to the state Lokayukta. The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) had last week released CDs containing purported clippings of Congress leaders allegedly seeking bribe for facilitating change of land use (CLU).

SC notice to Centre, states on policy for handling Naxalism
New Delhi, September 9
The Supreme Court today sought the response of the Centre and nine Naxal-hit states to a PIL plea for formulation of a Central policy to deal with the problem, acknowledged by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the “most serious internal threat to national security.”

Pak top brass discusses ways to tackle terror Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said Pakistan was in the grip of terrorists and his government’s first priority was to initiate dialogue with them for bringing peace to the country. Opening an all-party conference, attended by the country’s top political and military leadership, the Prime Minister said the nation must unite to combat terrorism and extremism.