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June 4, 2010 10:05 AM

Dust storms claim 10 lives in U.P

Severe dust storms claimed 10 lives in Uttar Pradesh as New Delhi remained enveloped in dust haze in the day to register the highest night temperature in 41 years. <br/><br/>High velocity winds lashed Kanpur, Firozabad and Auriya districts in Uttar Pradesh resulting in wall colla...

June 3, 2010 9:01 PM

Sabahuddin, Ansari brought to Lucknow

In Uttar Pradesh suspected terrorists Sabahuddin Ahmed and Fahim Ansari, acquitted in 26/11 Mumbai attacks case, has been brought to Lucknow from Mumbai to face trial in two cases each including Rampur CRPF camp attack case in 2007.<br/><br/>Quoting police sources our Lucknow cor...

June 3, 2010 7:17 PM

Voting for Dumariaganj bye ‘election concludes

Voting for bye -election in Dumariaganj assembly seat in Siddharthnagar district Of Uttar Pradesh concluded at 5 pm today. <br/><br/>According to sources, about 50 percent voters has cast their vote in todays bye election. There were no reports of any untoward incident from any p...

June 3, 2010 7:14 PM

Kerala receives rain

After two days of very weak rain south west monsoon, several places in Kerala received rainfall. However, dry weather prevailed over Lakshadweep.<br/>

June 3, 2010 6:43 PM

Voting for Dumariaganj bye ‘election concludes

Voting for bye -election in Dumariaganj assembly seat in Siddharthnagar district Of Uttar Pradesh concluded at 5 pm today. <br/><br/>According to sources about 40 percent voters has cast their vote in todays bye election. There were no reports of any untoward incident from any pl...

June 3, 2010 6:31 PM

Delhi railway staff caught on charges of irregularities

Railways today caught two of its own staff in Delhi on charges of indulging in irregularities as booking clerks along with several touts following complaints from passengers about wrong-doings at the counters. <br/><br/>The arrests were made after a joint team of Railways raided ...

June 3, 2010 6:20 PM

Trapped J&K Gujjars seek urgent Govt. help

A Frontal Gujjar organization, Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation, has appealed to the Prime to constitute a commission headed by a supreme court judge to hold an independent inquiry into loss of life due to natural calamity. <br/><br/>They also called for identifying elemen...

June 3, 2010 6:01 PM

HC asks DGCA to check noise levels

The Delhi High Court today directed civil aviation regulator DGCA to bring noise levels in and around Indira Gandhi International Airport in accordance with international standards. <br/><br/>The court pulled up the regulatory body, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for s...

June 3, 2010 6:00 PM

India rebuffs rich nations’ demand for further market opening

Rebuffing the demand by rich nations to take increased responsibility in the Doha trade talks, India today said it cannot open its markets beyond its obligation without reciprocal gains.<br/><br/>India's chief negotiator at the World Trade Organisation D K Mittal said in New...

June 3, 2010 6:00 PM

Kashmiri Pandits threaten to go on hunger strike during PMs Visit

A body of Kashmiri Pandits today threatened to go on hunger strike in Srinagar during Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's visit to Kashmir valley to focus attention on the condition of youths of the community.<br/><br/>President of the Youth All India Kashmiri Samaj (YAIKS) ...

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