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April 8, 2010 12:35 PM

Left stages massive demonstration against price rise

<br/>Left party activists today staged a massive demonstration in the capital as part of their nation-wide agitation to protest the government's policies and its failure to check rising prices of essential commodities. Top Left leaders Prakash Karat of CPI-M, A B Bardhan of CPI, Debab...

April 8, 2010 12:34 PM

No decision yet on use of air power against Naxals: PM

<br/>The Prime Minister has said that the government has not taken any view on using air power against Naxals. Dr. Manmohan Singh said that all options are reviewed from time to time but it is too close to the incident of Dantewada attack for the existing policy of fighting naxals to be mo...

April 8, 2010 12:08 PM

PM says, Govt has not taken any view on use of air power against Naxals

The Prime Minister has said that the government has not taken any view on using air power against naxals. Dr. Manmohan Singh said that all options are reviewed from time to time but it is too close to the incident of Dantewada attack for the existing policy of fighting naxals to be modified. He was ...

April 8, 2010 12:08 PM

Centre announces compensation of Rs 38 lakh to kin of deceased CRPF personnel

The Centre has announced a compensation of over 38 lakh rupees each to the next of kin of those CRPF personnel killed in the Datewada maoist attack on Tuesday. Out of this, 15 lakh rupees will be paid by the Central Government as ex-gratia and ten lakh by the CRPF Risk Fund. Chhattisgarh government ...

April 8, 2010 9:31 AM

Bodies of 33 slain CRPF personnel brought to Delhi

<br/>The bodies of 33 CRPF personnel were brought to the national capital on Wednesday. The first batch comprising 24 bodies hailing from states such as Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, was flown by IAF aircraft. <br/><br/>Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriya...

April 8, 2010 9:27 AM

PM convenes meeting on price rise

<br/>The first meeting of the high-powered committee on price rise has been convened in New Delhi on Thursday evening. The committee constituted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh under the chairmanship of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, comprises chief ministers of almost 10 major states...

April 7, 2010 10:07 PM

SC dismisses review petition of Gujarat in Soharabuddin case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed Gujarat government's petition seeking a review of its judgement directing a CBI probe into the killing of gangster Soharabuddin Sheikh in a fake encounter in 2005.<br/><br/>The apex court also declined to expunge the remarks against s...

April 7, 2010 8:58 PM

ATS submits its investigation report in Pune blast case

Maharashtra ATS has on Wednesday submitted its investigation report on Pune's German Bakery blast to the state government. <br/><br/>In its report, the ATS has claimed that the perpetrators of the bombing that killed 17 people on February 13 have been identified and their ar...

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