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May 12, 2010 2:25 PM

Ara Court awards 3 persons death sentence and 20 life imprisonment

In Bihar, the Ara court today awarded death sentence to three persons and life imprisonment to 20 others in Bathani Tola massacre case. The case pertains to massacre of 21 Dalits at Bathani Tola in Sahar block of Bhojpur district of the state on July 11, 1996 by suspected activists of Ranveer Sena, ...

May 12, 2010 2:13 PM

Justice Kapadia sworn-in as the 38th Chief Justice of India

Justice S H Kapadia, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, was today sworn-in as the 38th Chief Justice of India by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil.<br/>The swearing-in of 62-year-old Justice Kapadia at Rashtrapati Bhawan was attended among others by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Sin...

May 12, 2010 1:45 PM

Ara Court awards 3 persons to death sentence and 20 to life imprisonment

In Bihar, the Ara court today awarded death sentence to three persons and life imprisonment to 20 others in Bathani Tola massacre case. The case pertains to massacre of 21 Dalits at Bathani Tola in Sahar block of Bhojpur district of the state on July 11, 1996 by suspected activists of Ranveer Sena, ...

May 12, 2010 1:12 PM

Political uncertainty continues in Jharkhand: BJP yet to select CM

The political uncertainty continues in Jharkhand as the BJP is yet to select its chief ministerial candidate. BJP President Nitin Gadkari is likely to take a decision today following a brief by the two central observers of the party, Rajnath Singh and Anant Kumar who were dispatched to Jharkhand to ...

May 12, 2010 12:52 PM

Maoists kill two village guards

In Orissa, two village guards were killed by Maoists at Katama village under Adaba Police station in Gajapati district early this morning. According to police sources, about 40 armed Maoists who came in group dragged the village guards from their house and brutally killed by cutting their throats. P...

May 12, 2010 12:51 PM

JVM to demand President Rule in Jharkhand

The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha,JVM, legislature party leader and national general secretary of the party, Pradeep Yadav, today said in a press conference at Ranchi that his party under the leadership of its chief and former Chief Minister of the state, Babulal Marandi, will demand for the dismissal of t...

May 12, 2010 11:54 AM

Justice Srikrishna Committee continues its consultations

Justice Srikrishna Committee has continued its consultations with various political parties on the third consecutive day today in Hyderabad. The committee has obtained the views of the Telugu Desam Party Samaikyandhra Forum, Telangana Freedom Fighters Association and few other groups on the issue of...

May 12, 2010 8:53 AM

Union Environment Ministry holds Vedanta University project in Orissa

The Union Environment Ministry has put on hold the controversial 150 billion rupees Vedanta University project in Orissa following complaints of alleged irregularities by its promoter. <br/>The direction to keep the project in abeyance has come within a month of the Ministry granting condi...

May 12, 2010 8:52 AM

BJP central leaders meet party MLAs in Ranchi

The BJP central observers, Rajnath Singh and Anant Kumar held one-to-one meeting with party MLAs in Ranchi on the issue of Jharkhand Chief Ministership. They are likely to meet JMM leader Hemant Soren today. <br/>In another development, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha leader Babulal Marandi had a m...

May 12, 2010 8:52 AM

Home Secretary rushes to Manipur

Union Home Secretary GK Pillai has rushed to Imphal to make on the spot assessment of the present standoff between the Manipur government and NSCN(IM) General Secretary T. Muivah on his proposed visit to Manipur. The Naga rebel leader has been camping at Vishema village on Nagaland-Manipur border fo...

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