Hudhud batters AP, Odisha; 8 dead
* 3.5 lakh people evacuated
* 200 kmph winds slam Visakhapatnam
* PM promises help
Hyderabad/New Delhi, October 12
Eight persons were killed as “very severe cyclonic storm” Hudhud battered coastal Andhra Pradesh and parts of Odisha today, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. More than 3.5 lakh people — 2.5 lakh in Andhra Pradesh and one lakh in Odisha — were evacuated and tens of thousands of people were being taken to safer places, officials said.

Nation page: Navy’s infrastructure takes a hit Huge tidal waves slam a beach after cyclone Hudhud hit Visakhapatnam on Sunday. PTI

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Pak writes to UN for K-resolution
Sharif’s Adviser says India violating truce
Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has written to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, drawing his attention to the latest ceasefire violations by India and urging him to help resolve the Kashmir issue in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions which were still valid.

In Haryana’s Mewat, poll is purely a ‘man thing’
Nuh (Mewat), October 12
In the backyard of Haryana’s economic hub of Gurgaon, where women rub shoulders with their male counterparts, life is quite different just 45 km away. Women of Mewat are hardly permitted to step out except on special occasions and that, too, with a chaperon. For them, elections only mean their fathers, brothers and husbands staying out till late and on some days returning inebriated after a daylong campaigning in far-flung areas.

Khushwant Singh Literary Festival
Celeb journos, authors pep it up on the concluding day
Kasauli, October 12
Short and snappy, yet interesting sessions marked the culmination of the third edition of the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival at Kasauli Club. Political heavyweights, celebrity journalists and distinguished authors lent just the right degree of lustre and substance to the festival.

Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai (right) and author Suhel Seth in Kasauli on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Rare Buddhist relics survive J-K deluge Srinagar, October 12 Rare Buddhist treasures housed in the historic Sri Pratap Singh (SPS) Museum survived the September-7 floods that ravaged Srinagar city, thanks to timely action by local authorities.