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August 16, 2010 11:20 AM

Relief material distributed among flood affected people in Leh

In Jammu and Kashmir, relief materials are being distributed among the flood affected people in the Leh district. The Army and Para military forces along with the NGOs are involved in providing relief, efforts to restore public utilities are also continuing in full swing. AIR correspondent reports, ...

August 15, 2010 8:31 PM

Major Laishram Jyotin Singh awarded Ashok Chakra

Major Laishram Jyotin Singh, who sacrificed his life in the February terror attack in Kabul this year, has been awarded the Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award announced yesterday on the eve of 64th Independence Day. Major Jyotin Singh, 38, from Manipur, was commissioned in the Army ...

August 15, 2010 2:36 PM

PM appeals to Naxalites to abjure violence and come for talks with govt

Delivering the Independence Day address from the Red Fort Prime Minister said that Naxalism has emerged as a serious challenge to internal security and there is need to rise above personal and political interests to tackle the menace. Dwelling in detail on the Naxal menace, the Prime Minister asked ...

August 15, 2010 2:06 PM

Parliament to contribute Rs 50 lakh towards relief in Leh

Declaring the Leh disaster a severe natural calamity, government has allowed the members of Parliament to contribute 50 lakh rupees from the MPLAD scheme towards relief in the cloudburst affected region. The funds in this regard would be released by the district authority of the MP's constituen...

August 15, 2010 12:59 PM

BJP expresses dismay at PMs Independence Day speech

Expressing dismay at the Prime Minister's Independence Day speech BJP today said that nation expects a lot from him. The BJP said, the speech was a cut and paste job. BJP spokesperson Rajeev Pratap Rudy said in New Delhi that Dr. Singh's address did not deal adequately with burning issues.

August 15, 2010 12:58 PM

Parliament to contribute Rs 50 lakh towards relief in Leh

Declaring the Leh disaster a severe natural calamity, government has allowed the members of Parliament to contribute 50 lakh rupees from the MPLAD scheme towards relief in the cloudburst affected region. The funds in this regard would be released by the district authority of the MP's constituen...

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