Quicktakes

Jammu bus blast; 14 hurt

JAMMU: Suspected militants triggered a powerful bomb explosion in a bus at the main bus terminal here Tuesday morning injuring 14 people, two of them seriously. The explosion, caused by a time bomb planted in the rear of the Srinagar-bound private bus, occurred at the crowded bus stand.

Naxal surrenders

HYDERABAD: A top Naxalite of the outlawed Peoples War Group surrendered before the police after severing ties with the extremist outfit. The 37-year-old Naxalite S Krishnaiah surrendered after he expressed desire to join the mainstream.

Scribes8217; demand

GUWAHATI: Journalists here today demanded action by the Assam Human Rights Commission on the alleged assault of Indian Express correspondent Suparna Sharma and her husband.