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June 9, 2010 9:14 PM

Rajpaksa assures resettlement of displaced Tamils soon

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today assured a delegation of DMK and Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu that over 54,000 Tamils displaced due to the civil war they will be resettled in their towns and villages within three months. <br/><br/>The visiting President also told the ...

June 9, 2010 9:09 PM

Rajpaksa assures resettlement of displaced Tamils soon

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today assured a delegation of DMK and Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu that over 54,000 Tamils displaced due to the civil war there will be resettled in their towns and villages within three months. <br/><br/>The visiting President also told the...

June 9, 2010 8:09 PM

Western UP experiences pleasant weather

In Uttar Pradesh, while the eastern region is facing sweltering heat, the weather has become pleasant in western districts with the maximum temperature registering up to 13 degrees below normal. The whole eastern region simmered where the temperature remained above 42 degrees.<br/><br...

June 9, 2010 6:24 PM

ULFA militants express desire to come over-ground

In Assam, a number of hardcore militants belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) have sent feelers to the police and security forces expressing their desire to come over-ground following recent arrest of the top leaders of the outfit. <br/><br/>According to report...

June 9, 2010 6:03 PM

Jharkhand police arrest two core naxal commanders

In a major blow to the naxals, the Jharkhand police have arrested two hard core area commanders Chaitanya Munda and Budhram Lohra. <br/><br/>Speaking to our Ranchi correspondent, the Superintendent of police of Khunti district, Mr. Manoj Kaushik said that hundred detonators besid...

June 9, 2010 6:00 PM

21 killed, 20 injured in road accident in Dhanbad district

Twenty-one members of a marriage party were killed and 20 others injured when their bus rammed into a tree near Grand Trunk road in Dhanbad district today.<br/><br/>The bus was returning to Salampur in West Bengal's Chittaranjan town when the driver lost control over the veh...

June 9, 2010 5:59 PM

Pratapgarh District Courts summons Sanjay Dutt

A district court in Pratapgarh today issued fresh summons to Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt in a case relating to alleged derogatory remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. <br/><br/>Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Manjula Sarkar issued fresh summons to Dutt to person...

June 9, 2010 2:36 PM

Pre-monsoon showers to continue in parts of Mumbai and Konkan

Pre-monsoon showers to continue in parts of the Mumbai and Konkan, till the southwest monsoon arrives in Maharashtra. Dr R V Sharma, deputy director general of Met Department in Mumbai said the monsoon has advanced noticeably since Monday and should be in Maharashtra within the next three days. Mean...

June 9, 2010 2:34 PM

Case registered against former Haryana IG Mahender Singh Ahlawat

In Haryana, Police have registered a case against former Haryana IG Mahender Singh Ahlawat for allegedly molesting and intimidating a woman lawyer eight years back. <br/><br/>Yamunanagar-based lawyer Arvinder Kaur had lodged a complaint with the police charging Ahlawat with sexua...

June 9, 2010 2:09 PM

Manipur experience acute shortage of commodities due to economic blockade

Manipur is witnessing an acute shortage of all commodities following the economic blockade by All Naga Students Association of Manipur on the two national highways. <br/><br/>The economic blockade is being imposed since April 11 to protest against the elections held for the auton...

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