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July 13, 2010 7:30 PM

One woman dead, 3 injured in Rathyatra festival stampede

The Rathyatra festival was marred by a stampede that left a woman dead and three injured today as millions from across the country and abroad thronged the pilgrim town of Puri in Orissa. <br/><br/>Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra set off ...

July 13, 2010 7:28 PM

Situation in flood affected areas improves in Punjab

In Punjab, situation has improved in flood affected areas of the State but eight villages of Sangrur district are still cut off and marooned. <br/><br/>About 20 villages of Sardulgarh area of Mansa district are affected where two to three feet water is present. Reports say, 20 to...

July 13, 2010 6:34 PM

Central team to visit Haryana flood affected districts soon: Hooda

Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that a team of the Central Government would soon visit the flood affected districts of Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Fatehabad and Sirsa to assess the loss suffered due to floods. <br/><br/>Chief Minister after reviewing...

July 13, 2010 6:20 PM

Illegal mining issue stalls both Houses of Legislature in Karnataka

The issue of illegal mining stalled both the Houses of Legislature in Karnataka today.<br/><br/>After the overnight dharna, the entire Opposition reiterated their demand for a CBI enquiry into the illegal mining today. <br/><br/>They also asked the Chief Minis...

July 13, 2010 6:19 PM

J&K CM holds meeting with Governor

The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah today met the Governor, Mr. N.N.Vohra this evening. During an hour long meeting, recent developments in the State and issues relating to security management were discussed. <br/><br/>The Chief Minister also briefed the Gover...

July 13, 2010 6:18 PM

Border row hots up between M'rashtra, Karnataka over Belgaum

The border row between Maharashtra and Karnataka over Belgaum hotted up today with Chief Minister Ashok Chavan demanding that the Centre declare Marathi speaking villages in Karnataka as a Union Territory till a court decision. <br/><br/>The Shiv Sena is backing the demand. The d...

July 13, 2010 6:16 PM

Goa sessions court rejects Pacheco's bail plea

Former Goa Minister Fransisco Pacheco, accused in the death of his close friend Nadia Torrado, will have to spend a few more days in police custody as a sessions court in Margao rejected his bail plea today. While rejecting the bail plea, Additional Sessions Judge B P Deshpande accepted the prosecut...

July 13, 2010 6:12 PM

Delhi Metro bags 'Outstanding Civil Engineering Project Award'

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has won the prestigious 'Outstanding Civil Engineering Project Award' of the Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council. <br/><br/>A release said today that the award is presented to infrastructural projects that have made exemplary co...

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