Tuesday, August 8, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Uproar over notice against PM
Both Houses adjourned
New Delhi, August 7
Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day today in the post-lunch session as both opposition and treasury benches traded charges over the leakage of the Pathak report even as indicted Natwar Singh sought to raise breach of privilege notice against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Rajya Sabha.
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NDA to boycott LS today
Nation page: Notice against PMO, ‘not Manmohan’

Sonia to meet UPA leaders today New Delhi, August 7 Although it is clear that former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh’s days in the Congress are numbered, especially after he went ahead with the privilege notice against the Prime Minister, the party appeared reluctant to take any action against the defiant leader.

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Pathak report indicts Natwar, gives clean chit to Congress
New Delhi, August 7
The Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Authority report into Iraq's Oil for Food scandal tabled in Parliament today indicted former Union Minister K Natwar Singh and gave a clean chit to the Congress.

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Letter crucial evidence against Natwar: Pathak

India tells USA to rein in Pakistan
New Delhi, August 7
India today conveyed two things directly to the United States — neither being music to ears of the “strategic partner”.

Landslide damages Hindustan-Tibet road

Pangi (Kinnaur), August 7 A massive landslide, allegedly triggered by intense blasting at Pangi village, near Reckong Peo, district headquarters of Kinnaur, on Monday morning damaged a 200-m stretch of the old Hindustan-Tibet road, commonly known as the mule track, and blocked the new Hindustan-Tibet road for many hours.

A massive landslide on Monday morning at Pangi village near Reckong Peo in Kinnaur district damaged a 200-metre stretch of the old Hindustan-Tibet road. — Tribune photo by Kulwinder Sandhu

	PUNJAB: Punjab indicted for creating excess IPS posts
	HARYANA: Boat tragedy:  three arrested,  500 booked
	HIMACHAL: Slight fall in Pareechu level
	J&K: 15 killed, 800 evacuated in flood-hit Ladakh
	CHANDIGARH: Cops cane protesting jobless youth
	LUDHIANA: CMC tenders apology to mediapersons
	DELHI: Water from Sonia Vihar to be released today
	OPINIONS: Diversionary tactic
	BUSINESS: Govt no to review  RIL-RNRL gas price decision
	NATION: Maharashtra rain toll 40
	WORLD: 40 villagers die in Israeli air raid
	SPORTS: Skills development camp begins

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City goes to village

Chhattisgarh bans Coke, Pepsi
Raipur, August 7
The Chhattisgarh Government today banned use of soft drinks in all government organisations of the state, including schools, colleges and state secretariat. Looking into the current report of high content of pesticides in cold drinks, the state government decided to ban use of Coca Cola and Pepsi in all government organisations, Health Minister Krishna Murti Bandhi said here.

5-year-old bobbitised
Araria (Bihar), August 7
In a shocking incident, a five-year-old boy was bobbitised when his stepmother rebuffed the sexual overtures of a man in a Bihar village, the police said today. Pravin Singh (22), son of an influential landlord, took fancy to Renu Devi, the second wife of Jageshwar Mahto.

Boat tragedy:  three arrested,  500 booked
Faridabad, August 7
The police has arrested three persons, including the ferry contractor, allegedly responsible for the boat tragedy that led to death of four persons and injuries to several others in the Yamuna, near Chhainsa village in Ballabhgarh subdivision of the district, about 25 km from here, on Sunday. (Details on Haryana page)

Tenth Guru’s “sanad” verified
Harda(MP), August 7
A “sanad” (document), written by Guru Gobind Singh, discovered at Handiya tehsil in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh has been verified by the Archaeology Department.

Punjab Cabinet to take up new pay panel Chandigarh, August 7 The much-awaited assured promotional scale for employees, popularly known as the ‘‘4-9-14’’ promotion benefit, will not come up for formal approval at the meeting of the Punjab Council of Ministers scheduled for August 10.