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January 17, 2011 7:16 PM

Chilly winds on a sunny day keeps mercury low in National Capital

Continuous chilly winds on a sunny day kept the mercury low in the National Capital today. Minimum temperature was recorded at 7.5 degrees celcius, two notches lower than yesterday. While Maximum temperature settled at 20.1 degrees celcius, a degree below normal. The Met department has predicted a m...

January 17, 2011 7:16 PM

Chilly winds on a sunny day keeps mercury low in National Capital

Continuous chilly winds on a sunny day kept the mercury low in the National Capital today. Minimum temperature was recorded at 7.5 degrees celcius, two notches lower than yesterday. While Maximum temperature settled at 20.1 degrees celcius, a degree below normal. The Met department has predicted a m...

January 17, 2011 7:13 PM

Orissa: 3 Maoists arrested from Jujumura forest in Sambalpur district

In Orissa, three Maoists including two women were arrested from Jujumura forest in Sambalpur district today. According to Superintendent Police, Sambalpur, the rebels, were apprehended from Jujumura forest during combing operation by District Voluntary Force. The Maoists were:Sulochana Garnaik, Sari...

January 17, 2011 7:13 PM

Orissa: 3 Maoists arrested from Jujumura forest in Sambalpur district

In Orissa, three Maoists including two women were arrested from Jujumura forest in Sambalpur district today. According to Superintendent Police, Sambalpur, the rebels, were apprehended from Jujumura forest during combing operation by District Voluntary Force. The Maoists were:Sulochana Garnaik, Sari...

January 17, 2011 7:10 PM

SC agrees to consider 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 7:10 PM

SC agrees to consider 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 2:01 PM

Heavy snowfall recorded in Sikkim

In Sikkim, heavy snowfall was recorded in the upper reaches of the State last evening. The mountains adjacent to the capital Gangtok recorded, though mild but the first ever, snowfall of the season. AIR Gangtok correspondent reports that the change in weather also resulted in thunderstorm and incess...

January 17, 2011 2:01 PM

Heavy snowfall recorded in Sikkim

In Sikkim, heavy snowfall was recorded in the upper reaches of the State last evening. The mountains adjacent to the capital Gangtok recorded, though mild but the first ever, snowfall of the season. AIR Gangtok correspondent reports that the change in weather also resulted in thunderstorm and incess...

January 17, 2011 1:38 PM

Maoists torch CPI (M) party office, bomb building

In West Bengal, suspected Maoists torched a CPI(M) party office and bombed a building housing a self-help group in West Midnapore district last night. According to police, a group of suspected Maoists attacked the CPI(M) party office and set it ablaze at Dibibaksol under Jhargram police limit. Nobod...

January 17, 2011 1:38 PM

Maoists torch CPI (M) party office, bomb building

In West Bengal, suspected Maoists torched a CPI(M) party office and bombed a building housing a self-help group in West Midnapore district last night. According to police, a group of suspected Maoists attacked the CPI(M) party office and set it ablaze at Dibibaksol under Jhargram police limit. Nobod...

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