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March 9, 2012 9:13 AM

U'Khand:Cong, BJP trying to rope in allies to form govt

The newly elected Congress legislators' meeting with party observers in Dehradun, has been postponed. It was scheduled today to take the views of party MLAs to choose the new leader of Congress Legislature party in the state. Earlier, the CLP had authorised party President Sonia Gandhi to elect...

March 9, 2012 9:12 AM

Badal to be sworn in as Punjab CM on wednesday

Prakash Singh Badal will be sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister on Wednesday. He was elected leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal Legislature Party in Punjab at a meeting in Chandigargh yesterday. Addressing a rally of SAD workers after paying obeisance at Takhat Sri Kesgarh Sahib at Anandpur Sahib, he a...

March 9, 2012 8:51 AM

Cong rules out mid-term polls

The Congress has ruled out mid term polls. Party leaders and Union Ministers Jayanthi Natarajan and Rajeev Shukla said the UPA government is very much stable and the Lok Sabha elections will take place only in 2014. Natarajan said Congress has very good relationship with all its allies.

March 8, 2012 10:53 PM

Nation celebrates festival of colors “Holi”

Holi, the festival of colour was celebrated today with a riot of colour and revelers thronging lanes and by lanes dancing to the accompaniment of drums in several parts of the country. However, the festivities were marred in Mumbai as more than 176 people, mostly children, suffered colour poisoning ...

March 8, 2012 10:52 PM

Colour poisoning mars holi in Mumbai

Nearly 200 children from Mumbai's Dharavi slum suffered colour poisoning playing Holi today and were admitted to hospital following allergic reactions. Speaking to media persons about the sorrowful incident a duty officer from the Sion Municipal general hospital said that so far 176 children we...

March 8, 2012 9:15 PM

IPS officer killed by mining mafia in MP

In Madhya Pradesh, mining mafia killed an IPS officer Narendra Kumar in Banmore area of Morena district today. After getting a tip off about illegal mining in the area, Sub Divisional of police Banmore Narendra Kumar went there and tried to stop a tractor-trolley illegally carrying stones. Driver of...

March 8, 2012 9:15 PM

Manipur Polls: Cong leaves choice for selecting CM to Sonia

Congress members of the new Manipur Assembly have left the choice of selecting Chief Minister to party chief Sonia Gandhi though star campaigner and state Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh cannot be ruled out for the slot again. AICC observers Luizinho Faleiro and Hemant Biswa Sarma had consultations...

March 8, 2012 9:12 PM

State Assembly indicts ex-Kerala CM for favouring Son

In Kerala, the Committee constituted by the State Assembly has found that former Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has misused his office and authority in facilitating posting to his son V A Arun Kumar as Director of Information and Communication Technology Academy. The report placed in the House tod...

March 8, 2012 8:58 PM

Congress rules out mid term polls

Congress has ruled out mid term polls. Party leaders and Union Ministers Jayanthi Natarajan and Rajeev Shukla said the UPA government is very much stable and the Lok Sabha elections will take place only in 2014. Natarajan said Congress has very good relationship with all its allies. The Congress pre...

March 8, 2012 7:41 PM

Nation celebrates festival of colors “Holi”

Holi, the festival of colour was celebrated today with a riot of colour and revelers thronging lanes and by lanes dancing to the accompaniment of drums in several parts of the country. However, the festivities were marred in Mumbai as more than 140 people, mostly children, suffered colour poisoning ...

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