2 die as Pak shells 28 Jammu villages
Rangers target 22 posts along border 4 of family, BSF man injured 1,000 evacuated
Jeora Farm/ Abdulian / Korotana Khurd, August 23
Two persons of a family, including a minor, were killed and four others injured as Pakistan Rangers shelled 22 forward posts and 28 villages along the International Border in the RS Pura sector of Jammu district on Friday night.

Residents of Jeora village show splinter marks on the wall of a house after Pakistan shelled Indian villages in RS Pura, Jammu. PTI

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AIIMS effect: Central hospitals under lens
Health Minister says functioning under review 
to end corruption
New Delhi, August 23
The government on Saturday placed all systems at central hospitals, including AIIMS, under review to end corruption. The move comes days after removal of Haryana-cadre Indian Forest Services officer Sanjev Chaturvedi as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of AIIMS.

Rain revival hopes fade in North
New Delhi, August 23
India Meteorological Department Director-General Lakshman Singh Rathore today confirmed that the monsoon situation in the plains of the northwest, particularly Punjab, Haryana, Western UP and Jammu and Kashmir, was “not so encouraging”.

Monsoon has been dismal in Punjab and Haryana.

Cong picks Hooda’s rivals to head poll panel
New Delhi, August 23
In a bid to keep its flock together ahead of the Assembly elections in Haryana, the Congress today handpicked Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s rivals Capt Ajay Yadav and Kiran Choudhry to head the election campaign committee for the state.

BJP sees ‘love jihad’ battleground in UP
State unit calls conversions a big threat days after RSS wing starts campaign
Lucknow, August 23
In communal riot-prone Uttar Pradesh, the BJP today decided to take up “love jihad” — a term coined by extreme Hindutva elements indicating luring of Hindu women by Muslims for conversion — as a major plank to corner the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government.

SC refuses stay on UPSC exam
New Delhi, August 23
The Supreme Court today refused to postpone the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Preliminary Examination scheduled for August 24, saying the objections raised by students on comprehension part have been addressed.