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August 9, 2010 12:33 PM

Another armed robbery in train in Bihar; Six passengers injured

Six passengers of the 3049 Howrah-Amritsar Express have been injured as armed robbers assaulted them and looted cash and valuables worth about 1.5 lakh rupees near Simultala railway station in Bihar's Jamui district lastnight. Official sources said that the dacoits numbering about 25 reportedly boar...

August 9, 2010 10:24 AM

855 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine

A batch of 855 pilgrims have left Jammu on Monday for onward journey to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas. With today's batch, over 83,thousand pilgrims from different parts of the country have so far proceeded to Amarnath shrine from Jammu since the commencement of the yat...

August 9, 2010 9:42 AM

Top Naxal leader N. Narasimha Reddy arrested in J’khand

A top Naxal leader from Andhra Pradesh N. Narasimha Reddy elias Rahul elias Dudhakar has been arrested from a jungal in Bokaro district of Jharkhand on Sunday. His arrest is followed after a tip off that was provided by another top Naxal leader Rajesh Kumar Sinha who was arrested a few days ago in R...

August 9, 2010 9:42 AM

Security beefed up ahead of Mamta’s rally in Lalgarh

In West Bengal, the security measures have been beefed up in view of Trinamool Congress Chief and Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee's public rally in Maoist-hit Lalgarh in West Midnapur District on Monday. The Trinamool Congress Chief had decided to hold the rally on this day with an aim to ...

August 9, 2010 9:22 AM

Restrictions re-imposed in Kashmir Valley after fresh stone-pelting incidents

In Kashmir valley, authorities have on Monday again imposed restrictions on people's movement with huge deployment of security forces in interior parts of Srinagar city and also Batmalu and Maisuma areas. The restrictions have also been imposed in the towns of Baramullah, Sopore, Anantnag and P...

August 8, 2010 10:03 PM

Historic ‘Hamirsar Lake’ overflowing in Gujarat

In Gujarat, the historic lake of Bhuj city - Hamirsar Lake has been overflown this evening. AIR Bhuj correspondent reports that entire Bhuj city are in festive mood to celebrate the overflowing of this lake.

August 8, 2010 10:01 PM

Bopanna, Qureshi lose in ATP Legg Mason semifinals

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi lost to Mardy Fish and Mark Knowles in the semifinals of the ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic tournament in Washington. The unseeded Indo-Pak pair lost 5-7, 5-7 against the American-Bahamas combination. Bopanna and Qureshi had stunned formidable Americans Mike and...

August 8, 2010 10:00 PM

Ten died in following floods in Godavari

In Andhra Pradsh, as many as 10 people have died following floods in the Godavari in the past three days. Water level in the river continued to rise alarmingly, severely affecting normal life in nine districts particularly Khammam and East Godavari districts.A senior official of the Disaster Managem...

August 8, 2010 9:59 PM

CRPF apprehended top most naxal leader in Jharkhand

CRPF today apprehended one of the top most naxal leader Narasimha Reddy alias Langda in Jharkhand. He has been arrested from a house from a village in Bokaro district. According to CRPF spokesman a gun, some ammunition and cash have been recovered from his possession. Andhra Pradesh government had a...

August 8, 2010 6:13 PM

Safdarjung doctors call off strike

The doctors of Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi called off their strike today afternoon after an assurance from the hospital management of proper security measures for the staff. According to the Chief Medical Officer of the hospital Dr. M. K. Mohanty, the strike has been called off and the resident...

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