Netaji Award
CALCUTTA, July 31 (PTI) — Former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar will be given this year's Netaji Award for his contribution to communal harmony, peace and national integration. This was decided at the executive meeting of the World Peace and Friendship Society in association with the Netaji birthday celebration committee, which is sponsoring the award. The award would be presented to Mr Chandra Shekhar in September, society's general secretary S.K. Agarwal said today.

50 hurt in clash
MADURAI, July 31 (PTI) — About 50 persons including six policemen, were injured today when a 300-strong mob belonging to a particular community clashed with the police near here. The police lobbed teargas shells and resorted to a lathi charge to quell the mob at Srivilliputhur town in Virudhunagar district who were demanding the revocation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act. About 60 persons were arrested the police said.

Uttaranchal stir
NAINITAL, July 31 (PTI) — A two-day strike beginning from August 1 has been called by several organisations demanding the creation of a separate hill state. Uttaranchal the strike is supported by some students unions, Vyapar mandals and trade unions. Meanwhile the district administration has taken necessary steps to maintain law and order during the strike period.

Students on rampage
NEW DELHI, July 31 (PTI) — Activists of the All India Revolutionary Students Federation (AIRSF) ransacked the legal cell of Andhra Pradesh Bhavan here today in protest against the death of one of their comrades Janardhan, alias Vinoy, in Hyderabad on July 25 allegedly in a police encounter. About 40 to 50 students entered the building adjacent to the main bhavan and smashed window panes, wind screen of Chief Minister's pilot gypsy and ransacked the files in the legal section.

Anti-mine vehicles
NEW DELHI, July 31 (PTI) — India will buy 90 anti-mine vehicles from South Africa to deal with militants and insurgents in Kashmir and North-East and will shortly sign an agreement with Pretoria for defence cooperation. Talking to newspersons here today, the Chief of the Army Staff, Gen V.P. Malik, who was on a week-long visit to South Africa, said the deal to purchase these vehicles was finalised during his tour.

Ceasefire extended
NEW DELHI, July 31 (UNI) — The ceasefire in Nagaland has been extended for one more year, Home Minister L.K. Advani informed the Lok Sabha today. The Centre and the NSCN had mutually agreed to extend the ceasefire for one year from tomorrow to find a solution to the ongoing insurgency in the state, he said. The ground rules of the dialogue would be followed during the ceasefire.

Coach murder: one more arrested
From Our Correspondent
ROHTAK, July 31 — The police has arrested one more youth in connection with the Devender Coach murder case. The total number of arrests in connection with the murder of a former student leader and activist of the Haryana Vikas Party has reached six.
The accused identified as Rakesh of Kailash Colony has been sent to one-day police custody. All the other suspects are already in judicial custody. It may be recalled that Coach was murdered on May 26 in the Maharshi Dayanand University campus.
Meanwhile, the police has registered a case against "a doctor practising illegally" at Labour Chowk here.