Friday, August 3, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Troops at high altitudes to get more
New Delhi, August 2
In an effort to control stress-related violence, specially fragging, the union cabinet today cleared the proposal of the ministry of defence (MoD) to hike the perks and allowances of the armed forces personnel posted in high-altitude areas, fighting insurgency and terrorism.

US bridge cave-in: Senator has a close 
shave
An Indian American state senator had a near miss in a deadly bridge collapse in Minnesota on Wednesday evening.

Minneapolis Rumble: Vehicles are scattered along the broken remains of the interstate 35W bridge, which stretches between Minneapolis and St Paul, after it collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour on Wednesday, sending vehicles, tons of concrete and twisted metal crashing into the water. — AP/PTI photo

House-squatting
Speaker may be in line of SC fire
New Delhi, August 2
Expressing displeasure over the Centre’s vague stand on the eviction of 30 odd bungalows occupied illegally by some former MPs, the Supreme Court today hinted that it could issue notice to the Lok Sabha Speaker to seek his help in getting the government properties vacated.

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Bihar flood toll 41, Army out in UP

Patna/Lucknow, August 2 Swollen rivers continued to wreak destruction in 16 Bihar districts affecting over 83 lakh people and claiming 41 human lives, official sources said today. People take shelter on a railway track of the Darbhanga-Sitamandhi railway line near the Kamtaul railway station after the area was flooded by the Bagmati river in North Bihar on Thursday. — PTI photo

Role Reversal
Now, MPs to shoot all the questions
New Delhi, August 2
Parliamentarians are normally chased by persistent television journalists for that one special soundbyte. They are also in hot demand for the numerous talk shows hosted by the growing number of news channels. But, two Lok Sabha members are set to play a new role as they take to anchoring television programmes in their spare time.

	PUNJAB: BJP MLA attacked
	HARYANA: Free transport for pregnant women to clinics planned
	HIMACHAL: Widespread rain in mid, lower hill areas
	J&K: C-grade rice supplied to schools, probe on
	CHANDIGARH: A free-for-all at Students’ Centre
	LUDHIANA: MC poll: Expenditure unlimited
	DELHI: CBI raid: Luxury cars with VIP numbers seized
	OPINIONS: Guilty of Coimbatore
	BUSINESS: SEBI for closing down losing exchanges
	NATION: National Security Council discusses Naxal threat
	WORLD: Pakistan Cabinet okays Pervez-Benazir contact
	SPORTS: India to rest key players

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Chopper on highway: Lalu booked
Muzaffarpur, August 2
A case was filed against Railway Minister Lalu Prasad here today for allegedly endangering lives of people by landing an IAF helicopter on a national highway during an aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Bihar.

Police denies dossier linking Haneef to 
Al-Qaida
Bangalore, August 2
The Bangalore police today said it did not have any information that Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef was linked to the Al-Qaida as claimed in a section of the Australian media.

Sanjay shifted to Yerwada Jail
Mumbai, August 2
Actor Sanjay Dutt was today shifted from Arthur Road Jail here to Yerwada Jail near Pune after he withdrew his application to be kept in a prison in this city.