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January 24, 2010 2:33 PM

Smugglers try to encash foggy weather

The foggy weather is favouring smugglers from across the border to smuggle narcotics and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) into Indian Territory in Punjab.<br/> Quoting official sources, AIR Jalandhar Correspondent reports that since the start of the year, five attempts have been made by s...

January 24, 2010 2:05 PM

National Girl Child day being observed throughout Country

<br/>A number of programmes are being organized to mark the National Girl Child day today. The objective is to put and end to female foeticide and supportal educational facilities for them. This is important to make girls equal stake holders in all sphere of life including the decision mak...

January 24, 2010 2:05 PM

Overnight fog continues to affect normal life in North India

Dense fog during the night and early morning continued to disrupt normal life in North India. The days are, however, sunny at most of the places.<br/><br/>In Delhi, about forty international and domestic flights have been affected. Visibility at the airport fell to about 125 metr...

January 24, 2010 2:00 PM

India’s 19th nuclear power reactor goes critical

<br/>India's 19th nuclear power reactor went into operation last night at the Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant near Kota, adding to availability of electricity in North India. The indigenous reactor of Rajasthan Atomic Power Project at Rawat Bhata, near Kota, attained its critically at 9.53 P....

January 24, 2010 2:00 PM

Pachauri admits mistake & upholds IPCC findings on Himalayan glaciers

<br/>Chairman of Inter governmental Panel on Climate Change Dr.R K Pachauri has admitted the mistake in the panel's report that the Himalayan glaciers will disappear by 2035 due to global warming. Terming the mistake as unfortunate, he said it is a human error and he will do everythin...

January 24, 2010 8:46 AM

PT Usha to participate in this year's Republic Day parade

<br/>Olympian P.T. Usha will participate in this year's Republic Day parade in Delhi. She will be among the 10 sports persons participating in the parade. P.T. Usha told our Kozhikode correspondent that she got invitation from the General Secretary of Commonwealth Athletic Federation ...

January 24, 2010 8:37 AM

Dense fog continues to disrupt rail, road & air traffic in North India

<br/>Dense fog continues to disrupt rail, road and air traffic in North India. The region is also in the grip of intense cold wave. Rail, road and air traffic is disrupted in several parts of the region because of dense fog. In the national capital Delhi, more than 50 domestic and internat...

January 23, 2010 8:39 PM

Africa, EU & ASEAN make strong plea for multilateralism

A strong plea for multilateralism was made by speakers from Africa, European Union and ASEAN groupings at the Partnership Summit in Chennai today. They were speaking in the session on how to move seamlessly from regional integration to global partnerships.<br/><br/>Chairing the p...

January 23, 2010 8:39 PM

Army ensures adequate security for Republic Day celebrations

Army today said it had made adequate security arrangements to ensure peaceful Republic Day celebration.This follows issuance of terror warning by intelligence agencies that LeT cadres have procured para-gliders for possible aerial attacks.Lt Gen K J S Oberoi told reporters in New Delhi that Delhi po...

January 23, 2010 7:46 PM

Pachauri admits mistake & upholds IPCC findings on Himalayan glaciers

Chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Dr.R K Pachauri today admitted the mistake in the panels report that the Himalayan glaciers will disappear by 2035 due to global warming. Terming the mistake as unfortunate, he said it is a human error and he will do everything possible to see th...

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