New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave for a landmark visit to United States on Saturday.

On Sunday, his entourage will reach Washington from Geneva. He will be received at the Andrews Air Force base.

US President Barack Obama will welcome Dr Singh to the White House on Tuesday morning as the first State Guest of his presidency.

The State Dinner is scheduled for Tuesday evening; soon after his ceremonial welcome at the White House, the first meeting between the two leaders will take place followed by a press conference.

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will host a lunch for Dr Singh. He will also deliver an address to the Council for Foreign Relations and meet the Indian community in Washington during his four-day visit.

He will leave for Port-of-Spain to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) summit on November 26.

The visit to Washington is expected to highlight the strong and growing strategic partnership between the United States and India, and the friendship between the American and Indian people.

BHUBANESWAR: At least two tribals were killed on Friday when police opened fire at a mob that attacked a police station in Orissa’s Koraput

More than 300 people allegedly attacked the police station at Narayanpatna, some 500 km from here, to protest frequent police patrolling in their area, considered a hotbed of Maoist activities.

The protesters were activists of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha, a local tribal group. The police opened fire when the mob tried to loot weapons, Deputy Inspector General of Police Sanjeeb Panda told IANS.

“A mob of about 300 people attacked the police station and tried to loot weapons. Two people were killed in the police firing,” he said.

Force has been deployed in the police station to prevent further attacks. The area is tense but the situation is under control, Panda said.

Police claimed the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha is a Maoist-backed outfit, which has forcibly occupied hundreds of acres of farmland belonging to non-tribals in the district.

While the outfit has denied links with Maoists, they say they are fighting for the rights of tribals in the region.