Udham Singh Nagar district may go to Uttaranchal BAJPUR (Udham Singh Nagar district), July 12 — As the Constitutional process for the creation of a new Uttaranchal state gets under way, indications point towards the eventual transfer of Udham Singh Nagar district to the proposed hill state... SP backs SAD on Udham Singh Nagar LUCKNOW, July 12 — The Samajwadi Party today joined the Shiromani Akali Dal in its demand for excluding Udham Singh Nagar from the proposed Uttaranchal state... See related news on PUNJAB page

Gowda also for OBC quota NEW DELHI, July 12 - The issue of inclusion of a quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and minorities in the Bill providing for 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state Assemblies today gained ground with a former Prime Minister, Mr H.D. Deve Gowda also pleading for it... Pak troops shell 16 posts JAMMU, July 12 — Pakistani troops shelled 16 Indian positions and civilian areas along the international border and the Line of Control (LoC) "intermittently" since yesterday, official sources said here today...