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July 2, 2010 1:42 PM

40 feared drowned in Bihar river Gandak?

In Bihar atleast 40 persons were feared drowned when an overcrowded country boat capsized in river Gandak in Bettiah under west Champaran district of the state. The tragedy occurred near Ghoraiya Ghat under Srinagar police station of the district. Three dead bodies have been fished out so far. Local...

July 2, 2010 1:19 PM

Amarnath yatra goes on smoothly on both Baltal and Pahalgam tracks

In Kashmir valley, Joint council of Islamic Scholars and Muslim Personal Law Board has urged people to extend full support and protection to pilgrims attending annual amarnath yatra as per the ethos of kashmiriat and islam. In a joint meeting presided over by Grand Mufti Bashirudin Ahmad in Srinagar...

July 2, 2010 12:58 PM

Top Maoist leader gunned down in Andhra Pradesh

In a blow to the Maoists, one of their top leaders and spokesperson was killed in an encounter with the Andhra Pradesh police in Adilabad district in the wee hours today. Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, a member of the CPI (Maoists) Central Committee, was killed in an encounter in the forest area at ...

July 2, 2010 12:39 PM

UP govt suspended Ghazipur jail superintendent

The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended Ghazipur jail superintendent following deaths of three undertrials in the prison. Officials said in Lucknow that Ghazipur Jail Superintendent B C Yadav was suspended by the state government on recommendations of Prison department.60-year-old Brahm Deo, lodg...

July 2, 2010 12:38 PM

40 feared drowned in Bihar river Gandak

In Bihar atleast 40 persons were feared drowned when an overcrowded country boat capsized in river Gandak in Bettiah under west Chaparan district of the state. The tragedy occurred near Ghoraiya Ghat under Srinagar police station of the district. Three dead bodies have been fished out so far. Local ...

July 2, 2010 12:18 PM

Commander Pradumna Sharma arrested in Bihar

In Bihar, a hardcore naxal area commander Pradumna Sharma was arrested in Jehenabad district during special Task Force operation. Superintedant of Police Ganesh Kumar said that the naxalite was arrested at Rustampur village under Hulashganj police station of the district. He said arrested naxalite c...

July 2, 2010 10:46 AM

Former Karnataka minister Halappa discharged from hospital

Former Karnataka minister Halappa, arrested on rape charge, was discharged from Victoria Hospital on late Thursday night. The former minister was brought to Bangalore from Shimoga on May 14 for treatment of various ailments. He refused to answer queries from reporters on being discharged from the ho...

July 2, 2010 10:45 AM

Need to further tone up party organisation, says Mamata

Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee said that there is a need to further tone up the party organisation and added that she is not happy with the performance of some party workers. Mamta told a meeting of her party MPS, MLAs, councillors, zilla parishad chiefs and panchayat samiti members in Kol...

July 1, 2010 8:57 PM

Fresh clashes in Srinagar ,5 injured

At least five persons were injured in fresh clashes between youths and police following an attempt by activists of a women separatist organisation to take out a march in defiance of curfew orders in Srinagar. Officials said that activists of Dukhtaran-e-Millat led by their chief Syeda Asiya Andrabi ...

July 1, 2010 7:50 PM

Four Maoists arrested at Gaya railway station

In Bihar, four Maoists have been arrested at Gaya railway station during Special Task Force operation. State Director General of Police Neelmani told AIR that among arrested Maoists one is zonal commander and two are area commanders. He said a massive man hunt is on in naxal infested areas of the st...

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