golden temple clash
Akal Takht asks SGPC to form inquiry committee
Makkar to submit report
21 accused remanded in judicial custody
Amritsar, June 7
A day after the violent clash, Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Gurbachan Singh today directed the SGPC to constitute a sub-committee to probe the incident. He has asked SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar to submit a report.
The accused outside a court in Amritsar. Vishal Kumar

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Militants ambush police patrol in Valley; 6 injured
Srinagar, June 7
Six persons, including four policemen were injured, when unidentified militants ambushed a police patrol in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday.

Security forces cordon off the area after the attack. Photo: Amin war

Uttarakhand fake encounter
CBI seeks death penalty for seven cops
New Delhi, June 7
The CBI today pleaded with a trial court to award death penalty to seven Uttarakhand policemen – six sub-inspectors and one constable – convicted yesterday for killing an MBA student in a fake encounter in Dehradun on July 3, 2009.

UP rape horror
Badaun SP suspended, 108 officers transferred
Lucknow, June 7
The Akhilesh Yadav government today suspended Badaun SP, decided to take action against then District Magistrate and undertook a massive rejig involving 66 IAS and 42 IPS officers.

AAP in damage control mode
New Delhi, June 7
As the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today went into a damage control mode, party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal reached out to the dissidents — Yogendra Yadav and Shazia Ilmi — and acknowledged Yadav’s concerns, asserting that “differences have been ironed out”.

Focus on maritime security: Jaitley
Mumbai, June 7
Maintaining that maritime security was government’s top priority, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday stressed the need for hastening delivery of ships to step up surveillance and secure the vast coastline.

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley at the commissioning ceremony of Indian Coast Guard Ships in Mumbai on Saturday. PTI

India, China to hold border personnel meet on June 10
Jammu, June 7
The Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will hold a border personnel meeting on June 10 in the Chushul area, 200 km from Leh, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Kudankulam achieves full power Becomes India’s first nuclear plant to generate 1,000 MW Chennai, June 7 Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) today attained its full generation capacity and became the first nuclear plant in the country to generate 1,000 MW of power, KNPP site director RS Sundar said.