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May 12, 2010 8:49 PM

Work on Chennai metro rail project progressing well

Work on the Chennai Metro Rail Project is progressing as per schedule and the elevated section between Koyambedu and St Thomas Mount is likely to open for traffic in three years time.<br/><br/>Briefing newsmen after a board of directors meeting of the Chennai Metro Rail, the Secr...

May 12, 2010 8:47 PM

BJP rules out sharing power with JMM on rotational basis

BJP has ruled out sharing of power on a rotational basis with JMM in Jharkhand and asserted that it will soon form the government with its leader as Chief Minister.<br/><br/>Senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu told reporters in Bangalore that there is no question of 50:50 ratio powe...

May 12, 2010 8:44 PM

Congress seeks explanation from MP Jindal over khap remarks

Congress has sought an explanation from party MP Naveen Jindal for his remarks favouring the Khap panchayats in Haryana. <br/><br/>AICC General Secretary in-charge of Haryana Prithviraj Chavan told this to reporters in New Delhi today.<br/><br/>The explanation...

May 12, 2010 8:32 PM

2 killed in liquor factory fire in Haryana

In Haryana, two persons were killed in a fire incident in a liquor factory at Badholi village near Naraingarh in Ambala district.<br/><br/>Although exact cause of fire is yet to be ascertained, according to factory workers the factory caught fire after one of its boilers exploded...

May 12, 2010 8:27 PM

Tribal reportedly killed in Orissa

In Orissa, one tribal has reportedly been killed in police firing at Chandia village in Kalinga Nagar of Jajpur district today. <br/><br/>The incident took place when some armed tribals protested construction of common corriodor road in the industrial town of Kalinga Nagar. Polic...

May 12, 2010 8:26 PM

CID moves court seeking permission for DNA test on Halappa

The police investigating the rape charge against former Karnataka minister Halappa today moved a local court seeking its permission to subject him to a DNA test.<br/><br/>In an application filed before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ravikanth, the CID also sought its nod to...

May 12, 2010 8:24 PM

Bhuj records over 44 degree celcius temperature

In Gujarat, the Bhuj city has recorded 44.1 degree celcius temperature today. Due to the scortching heat and high hot wind velocity, people of this bordering district experienced the hottest day of this summer season. <br/><br/>Other parts of the region also experineced the heat ...

May 12, 2010 8:17 PM

Sirhind Fateh March gets rousing welcome in Patiala

The 'Sirhind Fateh March' on its last leg was accorded a rousing welcome today at Shambhu in Patiala district by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal and others when it entered Punjab today after covering a distance of nearly 2500 kilometers from Nanded ...

May 12, 2010 8:02 PM

Darul Uloom Deoband issues fatwa against working women

In Uttar Pradesh leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur has issued fatwa decree on working Muslim women saying it illegal according to the Shariah law.<br/><br/>Our Lucknow correspondent reports that the fatwa has come in response to a query whether income of ...

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