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March 4, 2010 1:27 PM

Death toll in spurious liquor tragedy reaches more than 28 in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, death toll in spurious liquor tragedy has gone up to 28 in Bulandshahr and Ghaziabad districts. Four state excise department officers have been suspended for alleged dereliction of duties. One SHO has already been suspended and four persons have been arrested in Ghaziabad while fiv...

March 4, 2010 1:25 PM

Women's Reservation Bill to be presented in RS on International Women's Day

The confrontation between political parties on the issue of Women's Reservation Bill is on the cards. The Bill is scheduled to come up in the Rajya Sabha on International Women's Day on March 8th. While the ruling Congress, and the two main Opposition groups BJP and the Left are keen to pa...

March 4, 2010 1:25 PM

GCM sentences a former women army officer

For the first time in the army's history, a general court martial (GCM) has sentenced a former woman officer to one year's rigorous imprisonment. The GCM found Major (Retd.) Dimple Singla of army's legal wing guilty of corruption and also ordered on late Wednesday night that she be ca...

March 4, 2010 12:04 PM

Congress President indicates no rollback on fuel pricing

The Congress President Mrs Sonia Gandhi today backed the Finance Minister on Budget presented in parliament last week. This is a hint by the party chief that there is not much possibility of a roll back in the petroleum price hike. Addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi tod...

March 4, 2010 11:12 AM

Congress President backs FM on budget

Congress President Mrs Sonia Gandhi today backed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on budget at Congress Parliamentary Party meeting. Mrs Gandhi has indicated there will be no roll back on fuel pricing. Mrs Gandhi said the Finance Minister has done a good balancing job. Finance Minister Pranab Mukhe...

March 4, 2010 10:37 AM

No mention of 26/11 mastermind Hafeez Saeed in wanted list

Mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks, Hafiz Saeed finds no mention in the list of twenty terrorists, who planned and facilitated the attacks. The 20 men are wanted in connection with a case registered by the Federal Investigating Agency and have been booked under provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act,...

March 4, 2010 9:48 AM

Afghan terror strike toll rises to seven

An Army Major, who was injured in the terror strike in Kabul, died at a hospital in Delhi on Wednesday evening, taking to seven the number of Indians killed in the attack. Major Nitesh Roy of Army Education Corps died in the Army Hospital Research and Referral. Earlier, two other Major-rank army off...

March 4, 2010 9:47 AM

Centre plans to start Bachelor of Rural Health Course

The Centre was planning to start Bachelor of Rural Health Course to address shortage of medical manpower in rural areas. Union Minister for Health Gulab Nabi Azad said in Bangalore on Wednesday evening that a group of 25 students from notified rural areas will undergo training for three and half yea...

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