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May 23, 2010 7:03 PM

Darjeeling town still faces shut down like situation

In West Bengal, Darjeeling town is facing shut down like situation though no one had called a bandh even for the third day today after the ghastly murder of the Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League President Mr. Madan Tamang in broad daylight on 21st May in Darjeeling. Under current tension a still prevail...

May 23, 2010 7:01 PM

Four children electrocuted while bathing

Four children who were bathing in a sub-canal electrocuted when a high tension wire fell in the water in Saharanpur today. <br/><br/>According to police sources the incident occurred in Salempur Village under Rural Kotwali area of Saharanpur this morning. According to police sour...

May 23, 2010 2:17 PM

5 women, 3 children killed as vehicle overturns in Nashik

In Nashik, at least nine persons, including five<br/>women and three children, have been killed and eight others injured<br/>today when a vehicle carrying them overturned at Dhule-Surat highway.<br/> The police said that the incident occurred when the truck, which was o...

May 23, 2010 2:00 PM

Stalemate continues over formation of new Govt in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, the stalemate over the formation of New government continues. There are reports that the JMM MLAs are positioned in three to four places and having consultations among them. The JMM Leader Mr. Sibu Soren is in Bokaro and is likely to reach Ranchi for consultations with party MLAs. &#06...

May 23, 2010 1:45 PM

Temperature starts soaring in Punjab

In Punjab, the temperature has started rising after a somewhat cloudy morning at some places.<br/>At present, the holy town Amritsar is the hottest with 39.6 degree Celsius in Punjab and temperature is rising. It sizzled at 44.7 degree Celsius, the maximum in the state, yesterday.<br/...

May 23, 2010 1:26 PM

Another round of pulse polio campaign on in Delhi

Another round of pulse polio campaign to administer anti polio drops to children upto the age group of five is on in the national capital. In the campaign, bivalent oral polio vaccine is being used at all polio booth centres in the city. Talking to All India Radio, Officer on Special Duty, CM Khanej...

May 23, 2010 10:17 AM

12 persons, mostly school children die in road accident in Assam

In Assam, 12 persons, mostly school children, died in a tragic road accident at Dabli in Goalpara district last night. The mishap occurred when a speeding truck coming from opposite direction run over a group of students who were on their way to enjoy a Bihu function at around 10.30 last night. Nine...

May 23, 2010 10:14 AM

Rajasthan continues to reel under heat wave

In Rajasthan, situation of heat wave is continuing. Yesterday murcury touched 49 degrees celsius in Sri Ganganagar. Temperature is above 42 degrees celsius at most of the places. Yesterday at Mount Abu, the temperature was 40 degrees celsius at the only hill station of the state.<br/>

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