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June 26, 2010 8:53 AM

Bandh stalls life in Bengal

In West Bengal, normal live was affected due to 24 hour transport strike called by the CITU today. The strike has been called to protest against hike in Petroleum Prices. <br/> <br/>In Kolkata, most of the private buses, taxies, auto rikshaw are off the road. Government-owned bus...

June 26, 2010 8:52 AM

Alert on in Gujarat after attack threat

In Gujarat, security has been beefed up in famous pilgrim places of Somnath, Dwaraka and other places in view of warning of terrorist attack on these temples. <br/>Quoting official sources, AIR Bhuj correspondent reports that Intelligence Bureau has alerted the Gujarat Police about possibl...

June 26, 2010 8:52 AM

Karunanidhi calls for Tamil promotion

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has urged Tamil people living all over the world to dedicate themselves to the promotion and development of the language. Presiding over a seminar on 'Engum Tamil, Ethilum Tamil' held as part of the World classical tamil conference in Coimbatore last night he ...

June 26, 2010 8:40 AM

Rains Gods may bestow heavy fall

The country is expected to get excess rainfall this monsoon than earlier predicted with September tipped to be the wettest month. Met office said yesterday that the south-west monsoon has entered a weak phase on June 18 after covering half of the nation but there are already signs of revival in part...

June 25, 2010 9:26 PM

Four persons including two militants killed in J&K violence

In Jammu and Kashmir, four persons including two militants were killed in two separate incidents of violence in Sopore of district Baramullah. <br/><br/>Quoting police and civil administration, our Correspondent reports that the two militants were killed in an encounter at Kranks...

June 25, 2010 7:55 PM

BJP Govt. celebrates its 2nd anniversary in Bangalore

The BJP Government in Karnataka celebrated its second anniversary in Bangalore today. The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the event. <br/><br/>Beginning her speech in Kannada, she complimented the performance of Yeddyurappa Government and asked him to ...

June 25, 2010 6:36 PM

Two LeT militants killed in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba have been killed and one army jawan injured in an encounter at Sopore in Baramullah district. <br/><br/>Quoting DIG, North Kashmir, Munir Ahmed Khan, AIR correspondent reports that both bodies of slained militants have been r...

June 25, 2010 6:34 PM

CITU calls for transport strike in WB

The CPIM's labour organisation, CITU has called for a state wide 24 transport strike in West Bengal to protest against the hike in petroleum products. <br/><br/>The State General Secretary of the CITU Shyamal Chakravarthy told newspersons in Kolkata that state government run...

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