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January 5, 2010 9:59 PM

PM asks police force to work on the principle of equity and fair play

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has asked the police force to deal with terrorism, naxalism,regionalism and communalism with a great deal of efficiency, commitment and a sense of equity and fair play. <br/><br/>Addressing IPS probationers at his residence in New Delhi on Tue...

January 5, 2010 9:21 PM

Conviction in abetment to suicide case based on facts: SC ‘

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it is impossible to lay down any straitjacket formula to convict an accused in cases like abetment to suicide. A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and A K Patnaik said an accused can be convicted if he or she was guilty of abetting the suicide or has committed an a...

January 5, 2010 9:19 PM

VP greeted with traditional welcome at Lusaka airport

The Vice President, Mohammed Hamid Ansari has reached Lusaka, the capital of Zambia as part of his week-long tour. Besides Zambia, he will be visiting Malawi and Botswana. He was accorded a traditional welcome at the airport on his arrival. <br/><br/>Earlier, talking to reporters...

January 5, 2010 9:19 PM

PM calls for effective steps to tackle menace of intimidation and terror

Voicing concern over the challenge posed by proponents of extremist ideologies through intimidation and terror, Prime Minister on Tuesday called for effective steps to tackle this grave menace. Dr Manmohan Singh said the growth of extremist ideologies is threatening civilised existence. He said the ...

January 5, 2010 9:13 PM

PMO reviews progress of flagship programmes, key projects

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Tuesday reviewed the progress of 18 flagship programmes and key projects including NREGA and Bharat Nirman and gave directions for their expeditious implementation. <br/><br/>T K A Nair, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, issued d...

January 5, 2010 8:54 PM

Cold wave claims 157 lives

Cold wave claimed 157 lives across north India even as its intensity slightly abated on Tuesday after the sun came out lifting the fog and raising temperature in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and the national capital. The 300-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only road linking Kashmir v...

January 5, 2010 8:52 PM

All-party meet makes appeal for maintaining peace and harmony in Andhra

The all-party meeting on Telangana on Tuesday made an earnest appeal for maintaining peace,harmony and law and order in Andhra Pradesh. The leaders of the eight parties represented at the meeting made the appeal in a joint statement issued after the four hour long meeting convened by the Home Minist...

January 5, 2010 8:51 PM

PM felicitates noted scientist CNR Rao

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday felicitated noted scientist CNR Rao on being awarded the August-Wilhelm-von-Hoffmann Medal, describing it is a matter of great pride for the country's scientific community. In a congratulatory letter to Dr Rao, he said, it is just and due recognit...

January 5, 2010 8:46 PM

All-party meet makes appeal for maintaining peace and harmony in Andhra ‘

The all-party meeting on Telangana on Tuesday made an earnest appeal for maintaining peace,harmony and law and order in Andhra Pradesh. The leaders of the eight parties represented at the meeting made the appeal in a joint statement issued after the four hour long meeting convened by the Home Minist...

January 5, 2010 8:18 PM

Cold wave claims 157 lives

Cold wave claimed 157 lives across north India even as its intensity slightly abatedon Tuesday after the sun came out lifting the fog and raising temperature in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and the national capital. The 300-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only road linking Kashmir va...

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