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June 17, 2010 9:36 AM

Arrest warrant issued against former Chairman of JPSC, 31 others

<br/>A special court of Jharkhand Vigilance department has issued arrest warrant on Wednesday against the ex-Chairman of Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and 31 others, including the ex- members and officers of the Commission. They have been charged with bungling in the selection...

June 16, 2010 9:12 PM

Eight Maoists killed in WB

In West Bengal, eight Maoists were killed in an encounter between security force and Maoists today at Ranja forest in West Midnapore district. <br/><br/>Quoting official sources our Kolkata correspondent reports that security forces recovered eight dead bodies including three wom...

June 16, 2010 9:12 PM

RAF deployed at Muradnagar for uninterrupted water supply to Delhi

In Uttar Pradesh Rapid Action Force has been deployed at Muradnagar in upper Ganga canal in Ghaziabad district to ensure uninterrupted water supply to Delhi. <br/><br/>All India Jat Reservation Sangharsh Samiti had stopped the water supply from Gang canal a couple of days back se...

June 16, 2010 8:08 PM

State governments demand more funds for setting up new Anganwadi Centres

State governments urged the Centre to provide more funds for setting up new Anganwadi Centres. After meeting the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Mrs. Krishna Tirath at a conference in New Delhi, the representatives of state governments asked the Centre to increase the fund allocation...

June 16, 2010 7:31 PM

Huge quantity of arms and ammunition recovered in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, Security Forces have recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition including 6 kilograms of RDX in Reasi district. <br/><br/>AIR Reasi Correspondent reports that acting on a tip off, the troops of Army and Police launched a search operation in Lancha forest...

June 16, 2010 6:58 PM

Heavy rains claim 46 lives in Maharashtra

Heavy rains lashing Maharashtra have claimed 46 lives so far. Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said in Mumbai today after reviewing the situation in the state. <br/><br/>The state government has announced a compensation of one lakh rupees each for the deceased, 50,000 rupees...

June 16, 2010 6:55 PM

Terrorist arrested in Punjab

The state Special Operation Cell of the Intelligence Wing of the Punjab Police arrested a hardcore terrorist who was wanted in the car bomb case and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition including RDX from his possession. <br/><br/>The terrorist identified as Sukhdev Singh, al...

June 16, 2010 5:54 PM

Shobhan Chatopadhyay took oath as Mayor of Kolkata

Shobhan Chatopadhyay of Trinamul Congress today took oath of office as Mayor of Kolkata after being elected unopposed. He was administered oath of office by the Chairman of the Corporation Mr. Sachidanandan Bandhopadhyay. <br/><br/>It may be recalled that the Trinamul Congress ha...

June 16, 2010 4:53 PM

11 killed in road mishap in Haryana

Eleven people, including seven women, were killed and eight others injured when a jeep in which they were travelling in collided with a truck in Haryana's Karnal district in the wee hours on Wednesday. <br/><br/>The mishap occurred when the jeep carrying 21 pilgrims collided...

June 16, 2010 4:52 PM

Two militants arrested in Delhi

A 'self-styled commander' of People's United Liberation Front and his associate were arrested in the capital. They were identified as Mohammed Abbas and his associate, Razzauddin. Acting on a tip-off, the special cell of Delhi police arrested the duo from near Nizamuddin flyover on Tu...

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