NC, Cong sever tie-up in J-K
To go it alone in Assembly polls
Will be part of govt till end of term
Jammu, July 20
Ruling alliance partners — the National Conference and the Congress — today decided to go it alone in the J&K Assembly elections.
AICC general secretary Ambika Soni (C) with former CM Ghulam Nabi Azad (L) and PCC chief Saifuddin Soz at a press conference in Jammu on Sunday. Tribune photo: Anand Sharma

Decision mutual, says Omar
Jammu, July 20
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Sunday he had not made public the “mutual decision” of the National Conference and the Congress not to go in for a pre-poll alliance in Jammu and Kashmir because he didn’t want to play the “game of one-upmanship”.

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Su-30MKI engine failures worry IAF; Russia told to fix snag
New Delhi, July 20
The Sukhoi-30MKI fleet of the Indian Air Force has been encountering mid-air engine failures for the past two years.

Su-30MKIs have been hit by mid-air engine failures. A file photograph

Pak Rangers pound border posts, villages in Jammu
RS Pura/Arnia, July 20
Pakistan Rangers today targeted nearly 30-km stretch of the international border from Pittal outpost to Gharana in the RS Pura sector of Jammu district raining mortars.
Villagers show tailfins of 81 mm mortars fired by Pak Rangers at Kaku De Kothey village in Arnia, Jammu. Photo: Inderjeet Singh

Rain deficit down to 31%: Met
New Delhi, July 20
The monsoon deficit has come down to 31% with rains picking up in July across the country, giving relief to farmers, the weather office said today.

Prez rejects mercy pleas of Koli, 5 others
New Delhi, July 20
Mercy petitions of six death row convicts including Surendra Koli, found guilty in the sensational Nithari serial rapes and killings, have been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee.

Chasing Black Money
India gets Swiss invite for discussions
New Delhi/Berne, July 20
As India steps up pressure on Switzerland for details of alleged black money stashed there, Swiss authorities have invited Indian officials to Berne to discuss further cooperation in these matters. (Details on NATION page)