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May 7, 2010 1:35 PM

Merit list candidates entitled to quota benefit: SC

The Supreme Court today upheld the Constitutional validity of a UPSC rule allowing merit list candidates, belonging to reserved category, to avail the quota benefit while choosing posts. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan set aside the Madras High Court judgemen...

May 7, 2010 1:05 PM

Five militants and two Army jawans killed in gunbattle

Five militants and two Army jawans were killed in a gunbattle between the two sides in Baramulla district of North Kashmir on Friday morning. Acting on a tip off, Army cordoned Rafiabad village, 65 kilometers from Srinagar, in the wee hours. Defence Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel J S Brar said, as the...

May 7, 2010 12:28 PM

Cabinet approves 4 road projects

The Cabinet today cleared four road projects envisaging an expenditure of Rs 4,105 crore and also approved the revised estimates for two projects. The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI), chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also approved development of multipurpose berths at the Paradip P...

May 7, 2010 12:08 PM

BJP submits memorandum to President against misuse of CBI

A delegation of BJP MPs led by senior party leader Mr. L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj submitted a memorandum to the President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan this morning against the alleged misuse of CBI by the Centre. Talking to reporters after submitting the memorandum, the lea...

May 7, 2010 12:05 PM

Home Minister rejects need for POTA like law to deal with terrorism

Home Minister P Chidambaram has rejected the need for bringing POTA like stringent laws to deal with terror. He said, at present the existing laws are adequate but if there is a need, the government will revisit them at an appropriate time. He said this while replying to a debate on the working of t...

May 7, 2010 10:47 AM

Hemant Soren meets Nitin Gadkari to solve Jharkhand crisis

JMM leader Hemant Soren met BJP president Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi to solve the crisis over government formation in Jharkhand. Hemant flew to Delhi along with his father and Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibh Soren and some party leaders and held a close door meeting with BJP Chief. Mr Gadkari again s...

May 7, 2010 10:42 AM

Cabinet approves 4 road projects worth Rs 4,100cr

The Cabinet today cleared four road projects envisaging an expenditure of Rs 4,105 crore and also approved the revised estimates for two projects. The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI), chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also approved development of multipurpose berths at the Paradip P...

May 7, 2010 10:33 AM

Four militants and two Army jawans killed in gunbattle

Four militants and two Army jawans were killed in a gunbattle between the two sides in Baramulla district of North Kashmir this morning. Acting on a tip off, Army cordoned Rafiabad village, 65 kilometers from Srinagar, in the wee hours. Defence Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel J S Brar said, as the sear...

May 6, 2010 8:46 PM

Srinagar doctor tops Civil Service Exams 2009

A doctor from Srinagar has topped the Civil Service Exams 2009 as 875 candidates qualified the test conducted by Union Public Service Commission, UPSC, the results of which were announced today. <br/><br/>Shah Faesal, an MBBS degree holder from Sri Nagar, topped the prestigious e...

May 6, 2010 8:44 PM

Srinagar doctor tops Civil Services Exams 2009

A doctor from Srinagar has topped the Civil Service Exams 2009 as 875 candidates qualified the test conducted by Union Public Service Commission, UPSC, the results of which were announced today. <br/><br/>Shah Faesal, an MBBS degree holder from Sri Nagar, topped the prestigious e...

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