Tatas surpass Ambanis as India’s richest
New Delhi, August 16
Coinciding with the beginning of a search for its chairman Ratan Tata’s successor, the Tata Group has become the country’s wealthiest, with a market value of about Rs 3,71,000 crore, higher than that of the business houses led by the two Ambani siblings.

BlackBerry blinks, to give codes
New Delhi, August 16
The BlackBerry mobile phone maker Research In Motion (RIM) has agreed to provide security agencies partial access to its messenger services by September 1 and would complete the project by the end of the year.

Click Tribune in Punjabi, Hindi
Chandigarh, August 16
The online editions of the Punjabi Tribune and Dainik Tribune were formally launched today heralding a new era for the two powerful sister publications of the Tribune Group of Publications.

Members of the Tribune Trust Prof RP Bambah (left) and Justice SS Sodhi inaugurate the online editions of Dainik Tribune and Punjabi Tribune in Chandigarh on Monday. Also seen in the picture are (from left standing) General Manager Sanjay Hazari, Editor-in-Chief Raj Chengappa, Punjabi Tribune Editor Varinder Walia and Dainik Tribune Editor Naresh Kaushal. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Well-heeled of Leh remain unaffected
An ironical part of God’s decree has emerged from the August 6 flood and mudslide. The posh area of Leh, the old city, which houses the classy eateries, lodges and restaurants, has escaped the fury of nature while the newer part of Leh where the middle class and the poor live, stands devastated.

Govt plans Zojila tunnel
New Delhi, August 16
The Ministry of Defence is considering the idea of having a tunnel at the Zojila Pass on the 475-km Srinagar-Leh road. The pass is a vital link between the Kashmir valley and Ladakh.

Divine power? All Ladakh gompas safe The cloudburst and mudslides of Ladakh on August 6 did not affect any of the historic Buddhist monasteries and gompas located all across this Buddhist-dominated area of Jammu and Kashmir. The two UNESCO heritage sites, Alchi Gompa and Hemis Gompa, besides other monasteries and gompas are safe and have not been ravaged by floods or mudslides. A Buddhist monastery at Spituk near Leh. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal