Wednesday, August 16, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

PM tells Pak to take steps to prevent terror
Gives assurance to keep prices under check
New Delhi, August 15
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made a rare departure from unwritten protocol. He mentioned Pakistan in his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort and said the dialogue process could move forward in an atmosphere of peace.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shouts “Jai Hind” after addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI photo

Pak wants ‘evidence’ to fight terror
Jamat-ud-Dawa not linked to bomb plot: Pak
3 ultras on PM house security: TV channel
Editorial: Vision and concern
Nation page: PM uninspiring on foreign policy: Left
World page: I-Day celebrated by Indians abroad

India: The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

I-Day function ends abruptly in Srinagar
Srinagar, August 15
While the Independence Day celebrations across Kashmir valley passed off peacefully, the function at Bakshi Stadium, the venue of main celebrations here, had to be called off midway due to security reasons.
J&K Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed at the cultural show during the Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Amin War

I-Day function: people ignore boycott call

South Africa defer pullout from triseries
Colombo, August 15
In a desperate bid to salvage the tri-nation series, Sri Lanka today rescheduled the tournament to give more time for review of the security situation because of which South Africa has threatened to pull out.

South African cricket team's media manager Gordon Templeton interacts with the Press in Colombo on Tuesday.
— AFP photo

Sports page: Blast, rain fail to deter Team India

N-deal: PM to meet scientists today
New Delhi, August 15
Ahead of the Rajya Sabha discussion on the Indo-US nuclear agreement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold a meeting tomorrow with scientists in the field, apparently to finalise the government’s response on the issue.

Editorial: Nuclear uncertainties

8-hour power cut imposed in Punjab cities
Ropar, August 15
Power situation worsened in Punjab today after power supply from other states got disrupted due to a fault in the Dadri-Rehand transmission system.

SC plan to settle Punwire’s liquidation deal
Employees to get Rs 50 lakh relief
New Delhi, August 15
In a major relief to the liquidated Punjab Government undertaking Punwire employees, the Supreme Court has rolled out a comprehensive plan for the payment of their dues by settling a dispute between two private companies — Winsome and Sungroup — over the purchase of assets of the public sector company.

Two Indians kidnapped in Nepal
Kathmandu, August 15
Maoist rebels in Nepal today kidnapped two Indian citizens from Mahendranagar, 800 km from here, the police said. The two Indian nationals belong to Chandigarh, they said. — PTI