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January 18, 2011 9:18 AM

Cold wave continues to sweep North India; HP experiences fresh snowfall

Cold wave continued to sweep North India as Himachal Pradesh experienced fresh snowfall. The hills in Kangra, Shimla, Kullu, Mandi, Chamba and Kinnaur districts experienced moderate spell of snow yesterday. Widespread snowfall in apple-growing areas of Himachal Pradesh has brightened the prospects o...

January 18, 2011 9:07 AM

Centre formulating smokeless tobacco specific policy says Health Minister

The Centre is formulating a smokeless tobacco specific policy. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said in Chandigarh that so far the Health Ministry's anti-tobacco programmes revolved around cigarettes but there is another monster as 26 per cent of the population is using smokeless tobacco with p...

January 18, 2011 9:07 AM

SC agrees to hear plea for judicial inquiry in Banda rape case

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a plea for a judicial inquiry into the alleged rape of a girl by Uttar Pradesh BSP MLA Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi in Banda. A bench of Chief Justice S H Kapadia decided this as senior counsel Harish Salve, during the hearing of another plea linked to the issu...

January 17, 2011 9:10 PM

Surinder kumar Jakhar, son of former LS Speaker passes away

In Punjab, IFFCO Chairman, Surinder Kumar Jakhar was killed today while cleaning his own licensed weapon at his farm house, in Maujgarh near Abhor in Ferozpur district of Punjab. He was son of former Speaker of Lok Sabha Balram Jakhar. SP Firozpur Surjit Singh told AIR News that the weapon went off ...

January 17, 2011 8:53 PM

Centre formulating smokeless tobacco specific policy says Health Minister

The Centre is formulating a smokeless tobacco specific policy. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said in Chandigarh that so far the Health Ministry's anti-tobacco programmes revolved around cigarettes but there is another monster as 26 per cent of the population is using smokeless tobacco with p...

January 17, 2011 8:45 PM

Surinder kumar Jakhar son of former LS Speaker passes away

In Punjab, IFFCO Chairman, Surinder Kumar Jakhar was killed today while cleaning his own licensed weapon at his farm house, in Maujgarh near Abhor in Ferozpur district of Punjab. He was son of former Speaker of Lok Sabha Balram Jakhar. SP Firozpur Surjit Singh told AIR News that the weapon went off ...

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