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May 15, 2010 11:34 AM

Monsoon to reach Kerala later this month

The southwest monsoon is expected to reach Kerala on the 30th of this month---two days before its normal onset date in the coastal state. <br/>Earth Sciences Minister Prithviraj Chavan told reporters in New Delhi on Friday that the much-awaited seasonal rain is expected to bring showers to...

May 15, 2010 11:10 AM

Kerala invites Abu Dhabi in Policing Conference

The Interior Minister of Kerala Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has invited the Abu Dhabi Police to take part at the International Community Policing Conference which will be held in September in the state.<br/><br/>Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had extended the invitation during his visit to Gene...

May 15, 2010 11:07 AM

2 killed in Meghalaya police firing

Security has been tightened in Meghalaya after two persons were killed and several others injured when a clash broke out between two communities and subsequent police firing in a village along Assam-Meghalaya border.<br/><br/>DGP S B Kakati said all measures are being taken to en...

May 15, 2010 9:25 AM

Achieving targets: SBI Gujarat network stands first

The Gujarat circle of State Bank of India has achieved 158 per cent of the target in the home loan sectors and stood first in the SBI network in the country. <br/>Disclosing this to AIR Bhuj correspondent Shylesh Vyas in an exclusive interview, the Chief General Manager of State Bank of In...

May 15, 2010 9:10 AM

Achieving targets: SBI Gujarat network stands first

The Gujarat circle of State Bank of India has achieved 158 per cent of the target in the home loan sectors and stood first in the SBI network in the country. <br/>Disclosing this to AIR Bhuj correspondent Shylesh Vyas in an exclusive interview, the Chief General Manager of State Bank of In...

May 15, 2010 9:10 AM

Amid tension, Manipur faces fuel shortage

In Manipur, acute shortage of petrol and diesel has badly hit normal life. The two national highways of landlocked Manipur remain completely blocked by the supporters of the NSCN(IM) leader T Muivah following the state government's refusal to allow Muivah to visit his native village in Manipur....

May 15, 2010 9:10 AM

Jharkhand in the middle: BJP, JMM fail to reach consensus

The BJP top brass has failed to take a final call on heading a new Government in Jharkhand as differences persisted who will be its chief minister. BJP sources said, the leaders met at the residence of party President Nitin Gadkari discussing the issue but no decision could be reached. The meeting w...

May 15, 2010 9:10 AM

7 killed in Meghalaya police firing

In Meghalaya, at least seven people, including a school girl, were killed in police firing on Friday. Sources say Assam the police opened fired in Langphi over the disputed area between Assam and Meghalaya as a result of which seven members belonging to Khasi community killed. <br/>Meghala...

May 15, 2010 9:10 AM

28 electrocuted in MP

In Madhya Pradesh, 28 people have been electrocuted to death when a high tension wire touched a bus. The incident occurred yesterday when an iron box and almirah kept on top of the bus came in contact with the overhead wire near Surajpur village, about 42 kilometre from Mandla district headquarters....

May 15, 2010 9:09 AM

4 arrested with fake currency in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, Special Task Force of the state police has arrested four persons two each in Meerut and Allahabad and seized fake currency notes worth 15 lakhs rupees from them.<br/>Quoting police sources, AIR Lucknow correspondent reports that persons arrested from Meerut have been iden...

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