Sharif presses for serious dialogue with India
Islamabad, September 17
Asserting that people had given him the mandate to improve ties with neighbours, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said Pakistan is keen to have a comprehensive dialogue with India for resolution of all issues, including Kashmir.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says he has the mandate to improve ties with neighbours. File photo

I’m in politics to make poor dream big: Rahul
Baran (Rajasthan), Sept 17
Accusing Opposition parties of a bias towards the rich, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said his mission in politics was to make the poor dream big and laws on food security and rural employment were measures towards realisation of their goals.

Punjab MLA, seven others booked in
Rs 60-cr scam
Chandigarh, September 17
The Chandigarh Police today booked Congress MLA from Talwandi Sabo Jeet Mohinder Singh and seven others, including Sukhbir Singh Shergill, trustee of the Adesh Foundation which runs a number of education institutes in the state, and Gurdeep Singh, managing director of Fastway Transmissions and a partner in Jujhar Travels, in a multi-crore fraud case.

Cash-for-CLU scam
Haryana Lokayukta ill-equipped for speedy probe
Chandigarh, September 17
Even as Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government has handed over cash-for-CLU case showing CDs of seven Congress MLAs or their kin allegedly demanding money for change of land use licences to the Haryana Lokayukta, the anti-corruption watchdog apparently lacks the wherewithal to conduct a speedy probe into the high-profile case.

SGPC member declared ‘tankhah’ for attending dera meet 
Amritsar, September 17
The Sikh clergy announced ‘tankhah’ to SGPC member Navtej Singh Kauni and Bhai Charanjeet Singh Ludhiana here today. Kauni has been awarded ‘tankhah’ by Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh for attending a congregation of Dera Sacha Sauda in violation of the Akal Takht edict.

Himalayan TSUNAMI
4,083 missing; presumed dead
Dehradun, September 17
More than three months after the mid-June flashfloods and landslides, the Uttarakhand Government has pegged the total number of missing persons at 4,083. All of them are now “presumed dead”.

Film on frayed lives of Kashmiri Pandits selected for US fest Jammu, September 17 A short film portraying the pain and suffering of displaced Kashmiri Pandits who had to flee their homeland after militancy erupted in Kashmir in the 1990s has been selected for International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts, Los Angles.