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Vastanvi sacked as Darul Uloom V-C
Made to pay for praising Narendra Modi
Dehradun, July 24
Maulana Ghulam Rasool Vastanvi, “Mohattamim” (Vice-Chancellor) of Darul Uloom, Deoband, was today sacked by the seminary’s highest decision-making body, the Majlis-e-Shoora

Darul Uloom vice-chancellor Maulana Ghulam Rasool Vastanvi speaks to the media after his sacking orders were announced. Photo: Tauseef Qureshi

Vastanvi’s sacking: The Madni family effect

Greater Noida braces for another court verdict on 1,700 hectares
New Delhi, July 24
While the courts this month have already ordered the return of over 800 hectares of acquired land in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh to farmers, builders are waiting with bated breath for the Allahabad High Court to pronounce judgment on 1,700 hectares of land

Buyers of disputed Noida Extension flats sit in protest in Noida. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui

Draft of new Bill on land acquisition ready
Quashed dreams, loan nightmares for buyers

DMK mum on ties with Cong; Karunanidhi to stay in saddle
Coimbatore, July 24
Putting a lid on the succession war, the DMK today decided that it would be continued to be led by 88-year-old M Karunanidhi, and gave no indication of pulling out of the UPA coalition at the Centre.

CBI counting crores after nabbing Punjab DSP with Rs 1 lakh bribe
Chandigarh, July 24
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested Punjab Police DSP Raka Gira while she was accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh at her Sector 15 residence here.

A money-counting machine being taken to the house of Punjab Police DSP Raka Gira (inset) in Chandigarh on Sunday. Rs 1 crore cash and jewellery were seized from there. Tribune photos: Vinay Malik

26/11
India presses Pak for voice samples of accused
Thimphu, July 24
India has pressed Pakistan for the voice samples of the seven accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and sought speedy trial of the case in that country to bring to justice the perpetrators of the strikes.

LEH REVISITED
Revamp for Rancho’s school
Having learnt its lessons the hard way, Druk White Lotus School (of ‘3 Idiots’ fame) has now put in place solid flood-safety measures
Shey (Leh), July 24
The Druk White Lotus School, which was catapulted to fame after it was featured in Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots and was destroyed in last year’s deadly cloudburst, is flood-resistant now. ‘Rancho’s school’, which had won many awards like ‘best green school, best earthquake resistant building, best education school, had, ironically, not put in place adequate flood safety measures and had to pay the price.

tribune special-part IV
Anganwari workers, helpers get peanuts
Bihar, Nagaland, Arunachal pay them nothing; Meghalaya pays Rs 50 a month!
New Delhi, July 24
Launched in 1975, the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) has covered 7.6 million expectant and nursing mothers and over 36 million children in less than six years. It would not have been possible without the services of anganwari workers and helpers, who have a target to achieve six goals of child health and nutrition.