Thursday, June 12, 2014, Chandigarh, India
Edition update time 2:30 am (IST)

Modi’s 5-year plan: Turn ‘scam India into skill India’
New Delhi, June 11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed his firm resolve to ‘decriminalise’ politics and make India "scam and corruption-free" while appealing to the Opposition parties to put behind them the bitterness of the election campaign.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the debate on President's address in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI

epaper

Appointment of Suhag as Army chief final: Jaitley
Snubs VK Singh, who has objected to officer’s elevation
New Delhi, June 11
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today put a lid on the controversy over the appointment of Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Army Chief, saying the decision was final. The government asked parliamentarians to keep the Army and its appointments out of the political arena.

Editorial: Unbecoming of a General

Sharif says he’s eager to work with Modi
Weeks after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif has sent a letter to him expressing satisfaction over their recent meeting and said he was looking forward to working with him in "harmony on all unsettled matters".

Udhampur-Katra rail line ready for launch
Katra/Udhampur, June 11
Railway authorities have successfully carried out a trial run on the newly-constructed railway line between Udhampur and Katra that connects the Kashmir Valley. The trial run was conducted using a departmental and materials train (DMT), which is helping in placing concrete on the track.

Holiday horror in Mandi
One more body recovered; dam management booked
Pandoh (Mandi), June 11
The rescue and search team today extricated the body of an engineering student from Pandoh Dam, taking the number of bodies fished out of the river to six.

Himachal page: Video clip of tragedy goes viral

Tota gets agri portfolio, Cheema education
Chandigarh, June 11
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who took more than 24 hours to decide about the portfolios of three new ministers and to effect change in the work profile of certain other ministers, has divested Sikander Singh Maluka of Education portfolio and Bikram Singh Majithia of NRI Affairs.

Govt to modify Lokpal rules; more powers for search panel New Delhi, June 11 Taking a first step towards appointment of the Lokpal, the government has decided to modify rules to give more powers to the search committee mandated to recommend names for appointment of chairperson and members of the anti-corruption body.