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June 17, 2010 8:46 PM

Amritsar- Attari Wagha NH stretch on Indo- Pak border complete

In Punjab, four laning project of National Highway stretch of border road from Amritsar to Attari-Wahga border check post on Indo-Pak border is complete and now the road has been opened for public use. This project of strategic importance has been completed under the Central Government's plan to pro...

June 17, 2010 8:31 PM

Haryana Police issues lookout against former IG Ahlawat

The Haryana police has issued lookout notice and airports alerted against former Inspector General of Police M S Ahlawat, whose anticipatory bail has been dismissed in a case of alleged molestation of a woman lawyer eight years ago. <br/><br/>A notice had been pasted by the polic...

June 17, 2010 8:27 PM

One lakh people affected in flood fury in Assam's Jorhat district

Jorhat has become the latest district in Assam to face the flood fury with nearly one lakh people being affected in the last two days.<br/><br/>Officials said today that Lakhimpur in Brahmaputra valley and Cachar and Karimganj in Barak valley have been already hit by floods. In J...

June 17, 2010 7:46 PM

Railway police in UP arrest a person with 11 passports

In Uttar Pradesh, the Railway Police arrested a person in Mugalsarai with eleven passports.<br/><br/>The Superintendent of Railway Police B B Singh told AIR correspondent that the arrested person has confessed that he traveled to Thailand and some other countries however he refus...

June 17, 2010 6:10 PM

WB Govt felicitates team which conquered Mt Everest

The West Bengal Government has felicitated the latest team to conquer Mount Everest. In a programme arranged by the sports and youth affairs ministry at the Netaji Indore Stadium today the chief minister Mr. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee felicitated the two climbers Basant Singha Ray and Debashis Biswas. ...

June 17, 2010 6:10 PM

SP supports reservations to Jats in UP

The Samajwadi Party has supported reservations for the Jat community. In a press statement issued in Lucknow today, leader of the opposition in Uttar Pradesh Legislative assembly Shiv Pal Singh Yadav said that there is no reservation for Jats in central services and they are not getting the benefits...

June 17, 2010 6:04 PM

Jorhat faces flood fury with nearly one lakh people affected

Jorhat has become the latest district in Assam to face the flood fury with nearly one lakh people being affected in the last two days.<br/><br/>Officials said today that Lakhimpur in Brahmaputra valley and Cachar and Karimganj in Barak valley have been already hit by floods. In J...

June 17, 2010 2:39 PM

Punjab Cong urges State Govt. to roll back hike in electricity duty

<br/>The Punjab Congress has urged the State Govt. to immediately roll back the hike made in electricity duty from 10 to 13 percent and give relief not only to laymen but also to industries. <br/> <br/>The most affected industries are power intensive industries of induc...

June 17, 2010 1:52 PM

Delhi Govt assures to consider hike in auto-rickshaw fares

<br/>Delhi Government has assured the auto drivers that it will consider their demand of increasing the auto fares. The statement came after the auto drivers staged a protest and threatened to go on strike from Monday against the hike in CNG prices in Delhi and National Capital Region.&#06...

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