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UGC hardens stance as VC digs in heels
row over 4-yr courses: Commission sends fresh directive to DU colleges
BJP says book VC for fraud
New Delhi, June 24
As Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh dug in his heels defying UGC’s directive on the rollback of the controversial Four Year Undergraduate Programme for the fourth day today, the commission issued a fresh directive to all DU colleges to admit students on the old 10+2+3 general pattern with immediate effect.

NSUI activists raise slogans during a demonstration against FYUP on Delhi University’s North Campus on Tuesday. Tribune photo:Manas Ranjan Bhui

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17 more Indians evacuated from strife-torn Iraq
New Delhi, June 24
Seventeen more Indian nationals were evacuated from the conflict zone in Iraq on Tuesday as the government continued its efforts for the release of 39 captive construction workers, mostly from Punjab, in the strife- torn Arab nation.

 Kerry holds crisis talks with Kurds, urges them to save Iraq from collapse

Rajesh Kumar, one of 40 Indian workers abducted in the Iraqi city of Mosul, with his family in Jammu. PTI

Haryana regularises 8,800 roadways employees
Chandigarh, June 24
The Haryana Cabinet has gone all out to appease state employees, including roadways workers, safai karamcharis and sewermen.

Sugar costlier by up to Rs 2 per kg
New Delhi, June 24
Sugar prices today further rose by up to Rs 2 per kg to Rs 33.40 in the wholesale market in the national capital following a slew of measures by the government, including hike in import duty to bail out the industry.

LPG, kerosene price hike on cards

Punjab BJP wants to replace its ministers
Chandigarh, June 24
Not satisfied with the performance of some of its ministers in the state, the Punjab BJP wants to replace them. Party sources said the ministers will be replaced in the next few days.

Pak plane attacked
Islamabad: A woman was killed in a firing incident on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane while it was preparing to land at Peshawar's Bacha Khan Airport late on Tuesday. The PIA Boeing, with around 170 passengers onboard, was arriving from Riyadh, The Dawn reported, adding that two flight stewards have also been injured in the incident. — IANS

North set to miss July 1 date with monsoon New Delhi, June 24 The much-awaited monsoon is all set to miss its July 1 date with northwest India as it has a entered a “weak phase”. The revival of the monsoon current is likely in the first week of July, said D. Sivananda Pai, head of IMD’s Long Range Forecasting Division.