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Monday, January 9, 2006, Chandigarh, India
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Speaker rules out court jurisdiction
Expulsion of MPs
New Delhi, January 8
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee is clear that the courts have no jurisdiction on expulsion of MPs from Parliament and will not respond to any judicial notices in the matter. Talking tough that he would not allow any quarter to corruption, he is keen that the government come forward with a legislation to set up a high-level commission to determine the salaries and allowances of the MPs.

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Srinagar, January 8
The freezing cold, coupled with disruption in power and drinking water supplies and icy road surfaces, affected normal life for the eighth consecutive day here today.
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Delhi page: All primary schools to remain closed till Jan 11
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Two Kashmiri youths walk on the frozen surface of the Dal Lake, while a Kashmiri boatman guides his shikara through a narrow channel of water in Srinagar Two Kashmiri youths walk on the frozen surface of the Dal Lake, while a Kashmiri boatman guides his shikara through a narrow channel of water in Srinagar on Sunday.
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BKU to hold maha panchayat today
Udham Singh Nagar, January 8
The controversy regarding the eviction of Sikh and Punjabi farmers from 1200 acres here took a new turn today when only nine families came forward to accept the cash compensation offered by the Uttaranchal Government in lieu of demolition of their houses.

Punjab page: SAD to launch protest in Kashipur: Badal

6 of Mohali family die in mishap
Pathankot, January 8
Six members of a family from Mohali were killed in an accident on the Pathankot-Mukerian road, near Mirthal today. Sources said the family was coming back after paying obeisance at the Vashino Devi shrine. In the early hours today the Maruti 800 in which they were travelling collided head on with a truck.

Chandigarh page: Wounds that will never heal

CPM poll campaign launched
Kolkata, January 8
In a rally organised at the Brigade Parade Ground today, the CPM leadership headed by veteran politburo leader Jyoti Basu and the state Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, firmly resolved to create a new record of coming to power for a successive seventh term after the Assembly elections to be held in the state some time in May-June next.



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Funds to flow for Amritsar airport expansion
Chandigarh, January 8
The Civil Aviation Ministry has decided to spend Rs 80 crore on the expansion of the Guru Ram Dass International Airport at Amritsar. The frequency of Air India flights to Toronto (Canada) from this airport would be doubled by April.

Varsities centres of systemic change: Rodrigues
Amritsar, January 8
The Governor and Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, General S.F. Rodrigues, today described universities as great instrument of change. He said according to the latest analysis the country would emerge as the largest economy in the next two decades.

Monkey rule in Udhampur village
Chirai (Udhampur), January 8
With lanes deserted, this obscure village in the foothills of the Pir Panchal range presents a curfew-like situation even at mid-noon as the residents not step out of their houses because of the fear of monkeys.
A passerby in a deserted lane of Chirai village in Udhampur district tries to avoid the monkeys’ attention A passerby in a deserted lane of Chirai village in Udhampur district tries to avoid the monkeys’ attention.
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