J-K flood fury
Omar: Situation improving, aim now to provide food & shelter to victims
* Will begin plugging Jhelum breaches soon: CM
* Rescue ops to be stepped up
Srinagar, September 13
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday claimed that the situation in the flood-ravaged Valley was improving with the water in the Jhelum receding. “My primary aim is to bail people out of this crisis. The focus remains on ensuring smooth supply of food, water and medicines to the needy,” said Omar in an exclusive interview to The Tribune.

Flood victims at an Army medical camp in Kotranka tehsil of Rajouri district on Saturday. PTI

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SUNDAY SPECIALS

OPINIONS PERSPECTIVE GROUND ZERO

Nation page: CM chairs all-party meeting on relief operations
Of disaster, snapped links and a hope to see family again
90% of damaged LoC fence repaired

In Srinagar, flood-ravaged areas still under 5-ft water
Srinagar, September 13
Most of the residential areas are still submerged under five to seven feet of water more than a week after the devastating flood waters of the Jhelum ravaged parts of Srinagar city.

A flooded market at city centre in Srinagar. Yawar Kabli

Hooda likely to contest from 2 seats; Congress to play Jat CM card
New Delhi, September 13
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is likely to contest from two segments in the upcoming Assembly polls. Top Congress sources today told The Tribune that Hooda’s supporters were mounting pressure on him to fight from two seats.

Ensure safety of Sikhs in US: Sukhbir to Sushma
New Delhi, September 13
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit later this month, a delegation led by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal today met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to discuss problems faced by Sikhs living abroad.

Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal along with other Akali leaders greets Union Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Saturday. Mukesh Aggarwal

Absconding Punjab IG Cheema suspended
Influential politicians ‘protecting’ him
Chandigarh, September 13
The Punjab Government on Saturday suspended the absconding Inspector General of Police, Gautam Cheema, who was booked for kidnapping a proclaimed offender Sumedh Gulati from the Mohali police custody last month.

Yuvi may bat for BJP in poll-bound Haryana New Delhi, September 13 Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who met BJP President Amit Shah at the party headquarters in Delhi on Friday, may campaign for the saffron party in Haryana for the Assembly elections, say sources. Yuvraj (R) is batting for a BJP ticket for his father Yograj, who lost the 2009 polls on INLD ticket.