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August 5, 2010 7:56 PM

Heavy rains disrupt normal life in Orissa

In Orissa, normal life was thrown out of gear today as heavy rains lashed many parts of the state, triggering flash floods and snapping road communications. Officials said in Bhubanesar that vast areas including paddy fields were submerged in flood waters in Kalahandi, Gajapati and Malkangiri distri...

August 5, 2010 7:51 PM

Two protesters killed in Pulwama, Srinagar remained calm

In Kashmir valley, two persons died in Pulwama district this evening when people defied curfew took out protest demonstration and clashed with the police. One person died when the mob coming from outside the town tried to enter curfew bound Pulwama town and security forces intercepted it resulting i...

August 5, 2010 7:51 PM

Manipur Govt. arranges trucks to lift essential commodities from Assam

In Manipur, the agitating United Naga Council (UNC) has flatly rejected the State government's offer of talks. In a press statement today, the apex body of Naga tribes has said that it UNC cannot meet and discuss with the state government on Autonomous District Council issue.State Government ha...

August 5, 2010 6:35 PM

11 killed, 37 injured in two road accidents in Jammu

In Jammu and Kashmir eleven persons were today killed and 37 others injured in two separate accidents in Jammu Division. In the first accident in Doda district, nine persons were killed, 18 others injured, eight of them critically, when a matador in which they were travelling skidded off the road an...

August 5, 2010 6:34 PM

Kashmir remained calm on Thursday

Situation in the Kashmir valley remained relatively calm today. Curfew is in force in Srinagar and all other towns of the valley.

August 5, 2010 5:28 PM

Five buried alive in house collapse due to landslide in Uttarakhand

In Uttarakhand, five members of a family, including three children, were buried alive when a house collapsed in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Basantipur village in Chamoli district early today. Official sources said in Gopeshwar that the bodies of all the five members were later recovered b...

August 5, 2010 5:25 PM

Hooda reviews flood situation in Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday reviewed the flood situation in the State and announced more relief measures for the farmers, who have suffered heavy losses due to the recent floods. Mr Hooda said that it has been decided to waive 50 per cent lease money for those farmer...

August 5, 2010 4:13 PM

UP Assembly Monsoon session begins Friday

In Uttar Pradesh Monsoon session of State Legislature will be commencing from tomorrow.AIR Lucknow correspondent reports that session will likely to continue to 13th of this month. Speaker of Assembly Mr. Sukhdev Rajbhar and Chairman of Legislative Council Ganesh Shanker Pandey today held meetings o...

August 5, 2010 4:11 PM

CPM urges Centre to dissuade Mamata Bannerjee from visiting Lalgarh

The CPIM has urged the Centre to dissuade the Railway Minister, Ms. Mamta Bannerjee to visit Lalgarh alleging that her programme there is aimed at shoring of the falling morale of the Maoists and their lot in the Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA).In a letter to the Prime Minister, t...

August 5, 2010 1:22 PM

Road accident leaves 3 dead in Doda

In Jammu and Kashmir, three persons were killed and several others injured in a road accident in Doda district of Jammu Division. The accident occurred when a matador on its way from Bhalla to Bhaderwah skidded off the road and fell into Neeru nallah in Doda district today. Soon after hearing the ne...

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