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June 8, 2010 2:52 PM

Delhi Court awards 3-yr jail term to MLA in attempt to murder case

A Delhi Court today awarded three years jail term to a sitting Congress MLA and three others in a seven-year-old attempt to murder case. Additional Sessions Judge V K Bansal also imposed a fine of 60,000 rupees each on the convicts including Congress MLA from Rajouri Garden Dayanand Chandila. The co...

June 8, 2010 2:08 PM

Protest in Chennai against Rajapaksa’s visit

In Chennai, over a thousand MDMK, CPI, VCK and PMK party workers and leaders were arrested in different parts of the city when they attempted to stage demonstrations against the visit of Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa to India. Among those arrested include MDMK Party General Secretary Mr. Vaiko, CPI...

June 8, 2010 1:58 PM

UP govt decided to set up five medical colleges

Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up five medical colleges and two Paramedical institutions under Public Private Partnership (PPP) to address the shortage of medical professionals in the state. According to official sources, each of the five new medical colleges would have MBBS degree cour...

June 8, 2010 1:56 PM

Junior Teachers on indefinite hunger strike in HP

In Himachal Pradesh, more than 2500 Junior Basic Teacher, JBT, trainees have been sitting on indefinite hunger strike for the last eight days. They are demanding regular appointment after completion of training. According to AIR correspondent, the condition of many JBT trainees sitting on hunger str...

June 8, 2010 1:54 PM

Protest in Chennai against Rajapaksa’s visit

In Chennai, over a thousand MDMK, CPI, VCK and PMK party workers and leaders were arrested in different parts of the city when they attempted to stage demonstrations against the visit of Sri Lankan President Rajapakshe to India. Among those arrested include MDMK Party General Secretary Mr. Vaiko, CP...

June 8, 2010 1:53 PM

12 killed in raod accident in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, twelve persons have been killed when a jeep carrying wedding guests collided head on with a truck in West Singhbhum district. Police said that 11 passengers of the jeep including a four-year-old child and six women, died on the spot near Jagannathpur Inter College at Badananda locality...

June 8, 2010 1:53 PM

BJP alleges BSP of changing electoral procedure for Mayor post

In Uttar Pradesh The Bhartiya Janta Party has alleged that the BSP government is trying to change electoral procedure in Civic Polls .The Party senior leader and Lucknow MP Lalj Tandon claimed that state government is trying to change the electoral pattern for the post of Mayor. Lalji tandon told me...

June 8, 2010 1:35 PM

Overnight rains bring down temperature in Delhi

In the National Capital, overnight rains brought down the minimum temperature to a cool 22.1 degree Celsius today. There were light showers in some parts of the capital during the morning hours also. Today's minimum was six degrees below normal and the lowest in the month for the past three yea...

June 8, 2010 11:10 AM

Heavy rains lashes Haryana and Punjab

Heavy rains lashed parts of Haryana and Punjab since Monday night leading to a sharp fall in mercury. Chandigarh was also hit by heavy rains since Monday evening flooding low-lying areas. Office-goers were the worst hit as heavy showers continued this morning. While the maximum in Chandigarh yesterd...

June 7, 2010 6:47 PM

Delhi continues to enjoy pleasant weather

Delhi continued to enjoy pleasant weather with traces of rain in some parts. Maximum temperature recorded was 33 degree Celsius. It is eight degrees below the average. Humidity was 69% with a dusty cool breeze. The Met department has predicted cloudy sky with thundershowers in parts of the city for ...

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