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July 8, 2010 1:18 PM

Waterlogging affects vehicular movement in capital

<br/>In the national Capital, vehicular movement was affected on MG Road near Qutub Metro station, Azad Market Chowk, Model Town and Azadpur Metro station on Thursday morning due to waterlogging caused by rains. <br/><br/>Though there were no rains in early Thursday mor...

July 8, 2010 1:14 PM

Indo- Pak talks aim at reducing trust deficit: Krishna

<br/>The External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today said one should not pre-judge the outcome of the new initiative for talks between India and Pakistan. He elaborated that the talks are primarily aimed at reducing the trust deficit between the two neighbours. He was speaking on the sidel...

July 8, 2010 12:21 PM

Cabinet decided to refer Khap Panchayat to GoM

<br/>The cabinet today decided to refer the Khap Panchayat issue to a Group of Ministers, GoM. <br/><br/>Briefing reporters after the meeting the Information and Broadcasting Minister Mrs Ambika Soni said that the views of the state government will also be taken on boar...

July 8, 2010 11:51 AM

Heavy rains lash north India

<br/>Heavy rain lashed north India flooding parts of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Kurukshetra, Ambala in Haryana and Patiala in Punjab were the worst affected and army was called in for rescue operations. Over flowing Tangri river near Ambala washed away three lives including a 13...

July 8, 2010 11:34 AM

VP to reach Thiruvananthapuram for three day official visit

Vice President Dr. Hamid Ansari will be reaching Thiruvananthapuram this afternoon for a three day official visit to Kerala. He will be inaugurating a national seminar on election reforms jointly organised by IGNOU and Achuthamenon Study Centre. The function will be attended by the Governor of Keral...

July 8, 2010 10:31 AM

Noted Hindi writer Madhukar Rao Chaudhury passes away

<br/>Noted Hindi writer and politician of Maharashtra Madhukar Rao Chaudhury passed away in his resident at Khirodha village of Jalgaon district today. He was 82. <br/><br/>Mr. Chaudhury was the Speaker of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and remained Minister in several Depart...

July 7, 2010 10:04 PM

Life partially affected in Naxal areas due to bandh call by Maoists

The nation-wide bandh called by the Maoists has evoked response in some Naxal infested pockets in a few districts . In West Bengal, Normal life has been affected at Maoist-infested Belpahri, Salboni, Lalgarh, Jhargram in West Midnapore, Ranibadh, Sarenga, Barikul in Bankura and Bandwan in Purulia di...

July 7, 2010 9:32 PM

Govt orders inquiry into Jamwal’s death

Government has ordered an inquiry into the death of the Southern Naval Command chief Rear Admiral Satyendra Singh Jamwal. He was killed in an accidental firing in the small arms firing range at INS Dronacharya, Kochi this morning. <br/><br/>Talking to All India Radio in New Delhi...

July 7, 2010 9:24 PM

Railway postpones forthcoming RRB exam

Railways today decided to postpone the forthcoming Railway Recruitment Board examination scheduled for July 25 . The examination was to be conducted for 1197 vacancies in paramedical category and 162 vacancies in technical research supervisor category across 19 RRB centres. <br/><br/&...

July 7, 2010 9:11 PM

Unprovoked firing by Pak troops along international border in Jammu

In a series of ceasefire violations in two days, Pakistani troops again today resorted to unprovoked firing on a forward Indian outpost along the International Border in Jammu sector. The cease-fire violations since yesterday morning has left two BSF jawans killed, one jawan and a civilian injured.&...

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