Haryana Guv gives assent to HSGPC Bill
SGPC terms it interference in Sikh religious affairs, Hooda says no need to forward it to President
Chandigarh, July 14
On a day when a delegation of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) met Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia against the passage of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Bill, 2014, by the Haryana Assembly, the Governor today gave his assent to the Bill, paving the way for the creation of a separate body for the management of the Sikh shrines in Haryana.

Nation page: SAD launches statewide protest
Punjab CM wants Centre to step in
Nalvi calls INLD, BJP anti-Sikh

Five new Guvs step in; Tandon gets Chhattisgarh
New Delhi, July 14
The Narendra Modi government today made its first gubernatorial appointments, with former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Balramji Dass Tandon taking over as the Governor of Chhattisgarh, former Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Keshari Nath Tripathi moving to West Bengal and former Union Minister Ram Naik taking charge in Uttar Pradesh.
Nation page: Tandon a fearless leader who speaks his mind

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Furore in Rajya Sabha over Ramdev aide’s meeting with terror face Saeed
New Delhi, July 14
A recent meeting between Ved Pratap Vaidik, a veteran journalist and close aide of yoga guru Ramdev, and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed triggered a storm in Parliament today with the Congress going to the extent of demanding the media personnel’s arrest.

In Brazil, Modi to press for equal shareholding in BRICS bank
Fortaleza (Brazil), July 14
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his first multilateral engagement in this seaside city of Brazil, meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of tomorrow’s BRICS Summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed at the airport by chief coordinator of BRICS and the Brazilian Foreign Minister Louise Lopes at Fortaleza in Brazil on Monday. PTI

PMO involved in Vaidik-Hafiz meet: Cong
New Delhi, July 14
The Congress today alleged the role of Prime Minister's Office in the controversial meeting between journalist Ved Prakash Vaidik and India's most wanted terrorist Hafiz Saeed.

First train from Delhi to Katra chugs off
Jammu/New Delhi, July 14
The Railways started its first superfast train — Shri Shakti Express — between New Delhi and Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening.

MAIDEN JOURNEY: Shri Shakti Express before its departure from New Delhi to Katra on Monday. Tribune photo

Guru Arjan Dev's attire restored at Jalandhar shrine Amritsar, July 14 A team of experts has restored the attire of Fifth Sikh Master Guru Arjan Dev and his other articles that are now on display at a historic gurdwara at Bilga village in Jalandhar. The articles belonging to Guru Arjan Dev, including 'chola', 'pyjama', 'dushala', a cap, a handkerchief, a wallet made of cloth and a rosary, have been restored by a team of experts appointed by the SGPC.