No wealth tax on agriculture land, Chidambaram tells Cong leaders 
Delegation from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan gets assurance from FM
New Delhi, April 29
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today assured a Congress delegation that the Centre would not impose wealth tax on agricultural land in the country that has turned into a major issue across several states.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda with Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa and other Congress delegation members at North Block after meeting Finance Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi on Monday. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui

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Badals in Delhi, firm up strategy to counter UPA on wealth tax
New Delhi, April 29
To mount pressure on the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre to immediately rollback the wealth tax on agriculture land, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal held meetings with Janata Dal (United), Trinamool Congress and AIADMK leaders here today.

India asks Pak to release Sarabjit, punish attackers
Wants him treated back home, Islamabad says no
New Delhi/Islamabad, April 29
With the condition of Sarabjit Singh remaining critical, India on Monday asked Pakistan to release the Indian death row convict and punish those responsible for the brutal attack on him at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail last week.
Students hold a candle light vigil in Amritsar on Monday seeking speedy recovery of Sarabjit Singh. — PTI

90% rail projects financially unviable, panel wants review
Chandigarh, April 29
Observing that only 12 out of the ongoing 109 projects to lay new railway lines were financially viable, with many of them running into huge cost and time overruns, a key parliamentary committee has recommended that the projects taken up on socio-economic considerations be reviewed so that a fair assessment of continuing or shelving such projects can be made.

India-China-Nepal trilateral cooperation mooted
New Delhi, April 29
Just when India and China are engaged in a border stand-off triggered by Chinese incursion in Ladakh, Nepal's Maoist leader and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal Prachanda today called for trilateral cooperation between India, China and Nepal for economic prosperity of the region.

Chinese pitch 5th tent in Ladakh
New Delhi, April 29
The face-off between India and China in north Ladakh entered its 15th day today with Chinese troops pitching their fifth tent east of Raki Nullah and 30 km south-east from India’s advanced landing ground Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO). (Details on Nation page)

Karnal gender ratio skewed no more
Karnal, April 29
When Komal gave birth to her second daughter in January, the infant was welcomed by the family with joy and open arms, a pleasant contrast from the “mourning and taunts” known to accompany the birth of a girl child in khap-land. What is heartening is that Komal’s is not an isolated case. The attitude towards the girl child is undergoing a change, as the female gender ratio figures for Karnal  district indicate.