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Flood challenge in Phailin’s wake
Heavy rains batter Odisha Lakhs marooned
Fresh test for rescue teams
Bhubaneswar/Visakapatnam, October 14
Pummelled by Phailin but refusing to be swept off by its fury, the unprecedented rescue and evacuation spread across the vast East Coast faces a fresh challenge as incessant rains triggered floods and marooned 2.5 lakh people in Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts of Odisha.

Villagers stand in the overflowing Swarnrekha river in Ranchi on Monday. — AFP

Nation page: Coordinated, timely action saved lives
Editorial: Facing disasters

Jawan assaults CO of Batala NCC unit
Chandigarh, October 14
Close on the heels of a clash between officers and jawans in Meerut, the Commanding Officer of an NCC battalion in Punjab was today assaulted by a jawan following an altercation between the two.

Cong’s food for thought for warring
Punjab leaders
High command hosts lunch for partymen in Delhi, dishes out lessons in unity
New Delhi, October 14
Concerned over persisting factionalism in its Punjab unit, the Congress high command today resorted to lunch diplomacy to have its state leaders sink their differences and pledge unity in the interest of the party ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha elections.

BSF guard hurt in Pak fire in Samba
Jammu, October 14
A BSF constable was injured in sniper fire by Pakistan Rangers, who also opened heavy fire today on at least two Indian forward posts in Samba sector along the 191.5-km-long international border.

The injured BSF constable being shifted to a hospital in Jammu. Tribune photo

Deadly dengue: Region feels the sting 954 patients in Punjab; Ludhiana, Patiala worst-hit Chandigarh, October 14 Dengue is spreading its tentacles in Punjab. More than 500 cases of dengue have been confirmed by the state health department after the monsoon receded in mid-September. On an average, about 16 confirmed cases of dengue are being reported from the various parts of the state daily. 710 cases put Haryana Govt in tizzy Chandigarh, October 14 Two deaths, 710 cases and still counting - dengue count is getting bigger in Haryana. Hospitals all over the state are flooded with patients reporting with fever. The recent spells of rain have compounded the problem of the Health Department in tackling mosquito-breeding while exposing poor sanitation in some of Haryana’s most urbanised cities. Punjab page: 243 dengue cases in Ludhiana, officials on toes