PM promises voting rights to NRIs
Hyderabad, January 7
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a number of sops and initiatives for the benefit of overseas Indians.

Rai, Shareef first Overseas Citizens of India
Hyderabad, January 7
Ms Nivruti Rai and Mr Iftekhar Shareef from the US have become the first recipients of the much awaited Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards today at the inaugural day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD).

Agitating farmers block traffic
Punjab leaders join agitation in Kashipur

Udham Singh Nagar (Uttaranchal), January 7 The eviction of Punjabi and Sikh farmers from 1,200 acres of farmland, declared surplus following a Supreme Court order, has flared up into a thorny issue, here.

Agitating farmers block an express train outside Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar (Uttaranchal) on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

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15 sailors killed in Sri Lanka
Colombo, January 7
Fifteen Sri Lankan sailors were killed today when suspected Tamil Tigers blew up a naval gunboat in a pre-dawn suicide attack that caused the biggest military loss of life in a single incident since the Norwegian-arranged truce went into effect four years ago.

Adampur shivers at minus 4°C
Chandigarh, January 7
Temperatures in Adampur in Jalandhar district plummetted to a 34-year low of -4°C as severe cold wave conditions gripped most places in north India today.

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City colder than Srinagar at minus four degrees
Weather page: Cold wave sweeps North

Kashmiri women, with their faces covered to protect themselves from the cold, walk on a street in Srinagar on Saturday. — Reuters

Science research institute for Punjab okayed
New Delhi, January 7
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved the setting up of an Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Punjab, an official announcement said today. The institute, which would come up near Chandigarh, would be the third in the series and would strive for global-level excellence in science research. The first two would be set up at Pune and Kolkata.

Kickstarting the election campaign from the Majha region here, leaders at the SAD-BJP rally today vowed to take revenge by preparing a list of corrupt bureaucrats, police officials and Congress leaders.
Political leaders gather at a SAD-BJP rally in Majitha on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Haryana exempts certain items from VAT purview
Cuts rate from 12.5 pc to 4 pc on 15 category of items
Chandigarh, January 7
The Haryana Government has exempted various categories of items from the levy of VAT with effect from January 1, 2006.(Details on Haryana page)