New Delhi, August 8 : A high-level security review meeting called here today by the Home Ministry was skipped by many top bureaucrats and police officials.

They included Delhi Police Commissioner Y. S. Dadwal, Gujarat Chief Secretary Manjula Subramaniam, Gujarat Police Chief PC Pande and Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Atul Kumar Gupta are not attending the meeting.

The day long meeting, called in the wake of the recent terror attacks, was organised to discuss ways of strengthening intelligence network and also review the investigations done into the Bangalore and Ahmedabad blasts.

New Delhi, August 8 : The Punjab and Sind Bank can now go for an Initial Public Offer at a reasonable premium for raising additional capital from the market.

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for re-structuring the equity capital of the Punjab and Sind Bank by converting an amount of Rs. 160 crore into ‘Innovative Perpetual Debt Instrument’ (under Tier-I), Rs. 200 crore into Perpetual Non-cumulative Preference Shares (under Tier II Capital), while retaining Rs. 183.06 crore as the equity capital of the bank.

New Delhi, Aug 8 : The national capital, Delhi woke up to waterlogged roads and traffic jams on Friday.

Incessant rains have brought the entire city to a near standstill with many major crossroads being waterlogged. .

Traffic is still moving at a snail''s pace.

"I have been stuck here since past 45 minutes. I started at around 8:15 a. m. from my place and could manage to cover only five kilometers in one hour," said Vivek.

New Delhi, Aug 8 : In the aftermath of a hoax call early in the morning to blow up a public school in West Delhi, the Capital’s Education Director Chandra Bhushan Kumar hurriedly posted a circular on his department’s website, cautioning all heads of schools coming under his jurisdiction not to allow any unknown person enter the school premises.

Apprehending terror attacks on Delhi Government schools, he directed principals of all government schools to have a thorough check of school premises every morning, including all rooms, toilets, water tanks, and playgrounds, under the direct supervision of the respective head of the school.

Jammu/New Delhi/Srinagar, Aug 8 : Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra has said he is ready for talks to quell weeks of protest over the Amarnath land transfer row.

"We have come to know that the Shri Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti members have convened a meeting for the upcoming talks. We are ready and whenever they want, we will send our committee for the talks," he said last evening.

The struggle committee also extended an olive branch, saying its doors were always open for talks.

New Delhi, Aug 8: The Chairman of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh''s Economic Advisory Council (EAC), C. Rangarajan, has resigned from his post and he is being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, official sources said on Friday.

Declining to give reasons for his resignation, Rangarajan said: "I have resigned."

Government sources say Suresh Tendulkar, Chairman, National Statistical Commission, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the EAC.