Patil to be Punjab Governor
Narayanan for WB, Prabha Rau off to Rajasthan
New Delhi, January 16
Former Home Minister Shivraj V Patil would be the new Governor of Punjab. President Pratibha Patil today issued a formal notification to appoint new governors to eight states.

Blamed, damned, absolved in 14 months: Deshmukh, Patil, ex-IB chief
Nation page: Patil will bring a wealth of experience

Bindra shoots at rifle body, says let me train my way
Kishanpura (Punjab), January 16
This is the big year for sports, and in typical Indian style, we have started it with the biggest controversies. As if the shame brought on to the national game was not enough, now the country’s only Olympic Gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra has threatened to quit the sport.


Abhinav Bindra at his home near Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Sports page: NRAI, MoS dodge onus

Intense cold back in North
New Delhi, January 16
Intense cold was back in parts of north India today with temperature dropping in Punjab and Haryana even as a thick blanket of fog engulfed the National Capital affecting 25 flights and train services.

Trains collide in fog, 3 die
Lucknow/Firozabad, January 16
Low visibility due to heavy fog caused a rail and several road accidents in different parts of the state, killing at least seven persons and injuring more than 40 others. At least three persons were 

Dinakaran Impeachment
SC judge to head panel
New Delhi, January 16
Supreme Court Judge VS Sirpurkar will head a three-member panel that will investigate the allegations against Karnataka Chief Justice PD Dinakaran whose impeachment has been sought by 75 opposition members of the Rajya Sabha.