NEW DELHI: The polling for a new Vice President will take place here tomorrow with Krishan Kant certain to emerge victorious enjoying combined support of ruling United Front and Congress. Akali Dal leader and former governor S S Barnala, supported by the BJP and its allies, is the only other candidate in the fray.

Tension in Ambejogai, buses burnt

AURANGABAD: Tension prevailed at Ambejogai town in Beed district today as some miscreants indulged in arson and burnt six buses. Police fired teargas shells to quell the mob, according to reports reaching here. The trouble erupted after a meeting called by the ``Ambejogai zilla sangarsh samiti'' demanded a separate district for Ambejogai.

Ashok Chakra for Jammu armyman

NEW DELHI: President K R Narayanan has conferred the nation's highest peace-time gallantry award Ashok Chakra, posthumously on Second-Lieutenant Puneet Dutta, who died fighting the militants in Jammu and Kashmir last month, an army spokesman said here this morning. The President also conferred Shaurya Chakra awards to four civilians who foiled a bank robbery. They are Yaswant Doddamani, K Dattatreya Shetty, Jagan Parsi and Pashupathi Nath Rai, the spokesman said.

Punjab minister hurt in mishap

PATIALA: Punjab's Minister of State for Urban Development Surjit Singh Kohli, his wife and two sons were among 11 persons injured, and his driver and a family friend killed, when a PRTC bus on Friday rammed into the minister's car at the city outskirts, police said here. The minister, with his family members and security personnel, was on his way to Rajpura for an Independence Day function.

Mahamaya Express derails, 13 hurt

JABALPUR: Thirteen passengers were injured when eight bogies of the 2412 down Nizamuddin-Jabalpur `Mahamaya Express' derailed between Sumreri and Jaruqkheda stations in the Bina-Katni section of the Central railway early this morning.

Naxalite victims' families to get relief

MUMBAI: Family members of five jawans killed by the banned outfit Peoples War Group (PWG) at Gadchiroli will be paid a compensation of Rs 25,000 each and funds to the tune of Rs 1.25 lakh have already been deposited with the Guardian Minister of Gadchiroli, Gajanan Kirtikar by Chief Minister Manohar Joshi. Among those who were killed were Pandurang Alam, Paldev Ramsingh Sadmek, Ishwar Kursange, Devsay Varti, Keshav Bhanuji Kusendi.

Five of a family murdered in sleep

BANGALORE: Five people were brutally murdered while in sleep by their relatives at Yadehalli village in Karnataka's Belgaum district yesterday. Police today said the victims were attacked with lethal weapons over some previous dispute.

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