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June 3, 2010 10:23 AM

Filmmaker Ajay Sarpotdar passes away

The Chairman of Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, Ajay Sarpotdar died in Pune today after a prolonged illness. He was 51.Sarpotdar had produced many documentaries and was also associated with film distribution. He had also directed a film titled 'Painjan'. As the chairman of the...

June 3, 2010 9:22 AM

Bye-election in Dumariaganj assembly seat in UP today

The bye-election in Dumariaganj assembly seat in Siddarthnagar district Of Uttar Pradesh is taking place today More than three lakh voters will decide the fate of eleven candidates .The voting has begun at 7am in the morning and will conclude at 5pm .<br/><br/>Elaborate security ...

June 2, 2010 9:07 PM

Heat continues to torment people in UP

In UP, the sweltering heat continued to torment the people throughout the day. The hot wind forced the people to remain confined to indoors.<br/><br/>Entire Bundelkhand is reeling under intense heat wave as the maximum temperature remained above 47 degrees. The day's maximum temp...

June 2, 2010 8:37 PM

Half of Kerala ration card holders to get cheap food grains

Kerala Government has launched the programme of providing 35 kilogram of food grains at two rupee per kg to half of the ration card holders of the state. <br/><br/>Thirty six lakh families will get the benefit of the programme that costs 500 crore rupees per year. <br/>...

June 2, 2010 8:37 PM

Dumariaganj bye ‘election to be held tomorrow

The bye -election in Dumariaganj assembly seat in Siddarthnagar district Of Uttar Pradesh will be held tomorrow. More than three lakh voters will decide the fate of eleven candidates. <br/><br/>The voting will start at 7am in the morning and will conclude at 5pm. Total 364 booths...

June 2, 2010 8:34 PM

Faheem Ansari , Sabauddin Ahmed shifted to UP

A month after their acquittal in the 26/11 terror attack case, Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed were today shifted from Mumbai's Arthur Road Central Jail to Uttar Pradesh in connection with an attack on a CRPF camp. <br/><br/>The move comes a day after Faheem's lawyer ...

June 2, 2010 7:53 PM

SC slams Haryana govt. for killing of two Dalits

The Supreme Court today slammed the Haryana government for the brutal killing of two Dalits and destruction of 150 houses in Mirchpur, Hissar on April 21 allegedly by upper caste people. <br/><br/>A vacation bench of Justices G S Singhvi and C K Prasad pulled up the state governm...

June 2, 2010 7:17 PM

Delhi continues to reel under heat wave

The Capital continues to reel under heat wave conditions with mercury touching a high of 42.8 degree Celsius today. <br/><br/>The minimum temperature today was six degrees above normal at 34.2 degrees.<br/><br/>According to the Met Department, there will not b...

June 2, 2010 7:15 PM

Karunanidhi donates his home for hospital

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Mr. M. Karunanidhi today formally signed papers to gift his residence in Chennai for converting it into hospital for the poor after his life time. <br/><br/>Mr. Karunanidhi signed the stamp paper's to register the property in the name of a trust name...

June 2, 2010 7:15 PM

Tejas takes 1st flight

The first flight of Tejas aircraft, took place at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited airport in Bangaluru today. In the 40 minute sortie, the aircraft flew to an attitude of 11 kms and went supersonic, touching 1.1 Mach speed.<br/><br/>For the first time Tejas flew in the configuratio...

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