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July 23, 2010 9:40 PM

24 feared dead in Jammu accident

More than two dozen people are feared dead in a road accident in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to reports a mini bus carrying 25 to 30 passengers towards Kishtwar from Thatheri, fell into river Chinab this evening. Two young men who survived said that all the other passengers drowned...

July 23, 2010 9:38 PM

Reprieve for Nitish Govt; order on CAG report stayed

In a major reprieve for the Nitish Kumar government in Biharthe Patna High Court today put a stay on CBI probe into alleged financial irregularities involving 11,412 crore rupees.A division bench of Chief Justice RM Doshit and Justice SK Katariyar had handed over the probe to the CBI last Thursday, ...

July 23, 2010 9:35 PM

Flood affects two lakh in UP

In Uttar Pradesh over two lakh people are affected with the flood of Sharda and Ghaghra rivers. Both of them are flowing above the danger mark. Two people have lost their lives due to floods in Lakhimpur Kheri. Light to medium rain has occurred in Lucknow, Bahraich and Jhansi. Our Gorakhpur correspo...

July 23, 2010 7:22 PM

Reprieve for Nitish Govt; order on CAG report stayed

In a major reprieve for the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, the Patna High Court today stayed its previous order on whether or not the allegations levelled in a PIL in connection with the CAG report were a fit case to be referred to the CBI. After an almost two-day hearing on the interlocutorypeti...

July 23, 2010 7:18 PM

Haryana govt to provide loan at 4% interest rate to BPL families

Haryana Government has decided to provide loan at a meager interest rate of four per cent to the families living below poverty line for construction of their houses under Indira Awas Yojna.While stating this at Chandigarh today, an official spokesman said that each eligible beneficiary would be enti...

July 23, 2010 2:22 PM

Rain disrupts road traffic in Uttarakhand, rivers in spate in eastern UP

Road communication at many places in Uttarakhand disrupted due to heavy rain in various Parts of the state during last twenty four hours. Rishikesh -Badreenath and Haridwar-Nazeebabad national high ways have been blocked. Meanwhile Met Department predicts that light to moderate rain may occur at few...

July 23, 2010 2:12 PM

West Bengal DGP fined for 'clicking photos' in assembly

West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh was on Friday reprimanded and fined by Assembly Speaker H A Halim for taking a photo in the House with his mobile phone camera.The Speaker asked the DGP whether he had taken a photo in the House with his mobile phone camera on Thursday. The DGP ...

July 23, 2010 1:52 PM

Cong stage dharna against suspension of opposition MLAs in Bihar

In Bihar Assembly, members of the Congress party on Friday staged dharna and shouted anti government slogans in protest against the suspension of opposition members. Two Congress MLAs including 67 Opposition members of the House were suspended for their unruly behaviour by the Speaker. As soon as th...

July 23, 2010 1:23 PM

US slaps financial sanctions against three top Taliban leaders

Taking more stringent action against the Taliban and its leaders, the United States has slapped financial sanctions against three top Taliban leaders, including Nasiruddin Haqqani. The sanctions announced by the Department of Treasury, besides Nasiruddin also target Gul Agha Ishakzai, an aide of Tal...

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