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January 4, 2016 8:11 PM

Tea workers' problems to be sorted out: Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman today took a tripartite meeting in Siliguri to assess and address issues of the ailing and closed tea gardens of north Bengal. Representatives of the garden management, state officials and Tea Board officers attended the review me...

January 4, 2016 8:09 PM

Sri Lankan Navy arrests eight Tamil fishermen

Sri Lankan Navy has arrested eight Tamil fishermen from Nagapattinam after a skirmish in mid sea with Lankan fishermen. The fishing boat of the Tamil fishermen had collided with the boat of Lankan fishermen near Mullatheevu islands and the boat sank in mid sea. This has led to tension in mid sea. &l...

January 4, 2016 7:49 PM

Special court to hear cases against Chhota Rajan in Mumbai

Bombay High Court today designated a Special Court in Mumbai to try cases involving gangster Chhota Rajan. Maharashtra Government today sought a special court in Mumbai to try such cases which was granted by the High Court. In December, 2015 a special court in Mumbai also had issued a fresh producti...

January 4, 2016 7:43 PM

Cong doing politics over Pathankot attack unfortunate: BJP

BJP today accused the Congress of doing politics on Pathankot attack incident and termed it as unfortunate. <br/><br/>Party Secretary Shrikant Sharma attacked Congress for questioning the government's handling of incident and said those responsible for the problem of terrorism shoul...

January 4, 2016 7:39 PM

Judicial remand of Udhampur terror attack accused extended

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Special court of National Investigation Agency in Jammu today extended the judicial remand of August 5 Udhampur terror attack accused Mohammad Naved and his five accomplices by 13 days. Naved along with five others accused, who have facilitated the terror attack, were this ...

January 4, 2016 6:19 PM

President Mukherjee on two- day Bengal visit from tomorrow

President Pranab Mukherjee will be on a two day visit to West Bengal from tomorrow. On Wednesday, Mr Mukherjee will inaugurate a new building of Vidyanagar College at South 24 Parganas. On the same day, he will also inaugurate the 200th Birth Anniversary of Pandit Madan Mohan Tarkalankar at Bilwagra...

January 4, 2016 5:55 PM

Four soldiers killed in avalanche

In Jammu and Kashmir, four army personnel were killed in an avalanche in Ladakh region yesterday. The avalanche at the Southern Glacier hit four jawans of 3 Ladakh Scouts while they were on patrol duty. Udhampur-based Defence Spokesman Col. S.D. Goswami said, soon after the avalanche, a rescue opera...

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