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May 10, 2010 6:04 PM

Rahul Gandhi arrives in Kerala

AICC general secretary Mr. Rahul Gandhi said that youth should play a role in the reconstruction of the nation.<br/><br/>He was interacting with a group of youths at Kalpetta in Wayanad district in Kerala. About one thousand young men and women took part in the interactive sessio...

May 10, 2010 5:28 PM

Allahabad HC extends stay on Amar’s arrest

The Allahabad High court has extended the stay on arrest of Amar Singh up to 29th July 2010 and fixed the same date for next hearing. The court had already given stay on arrest of Amar Singh in connection with a FIR field against him at Kanpur alleging that he was involved in financial corruption.&#...

May 10, 2010 5:28 PM

No power cut in Orissa from today

In Orissa, there will be no power cut from today. Announcing this at Bhubaneswar, Orissa's Minister of State for Energy, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, said production in hydro power plants in the state has improved significantly for which the load shedding is being lifted from today. <br/><...

May 10, 2010 12:13 PM

Security forces eliminate six Maoists in Koraput district of Orissa

In Orissa , at least six Maoists have been killed in a fierce gunbattle with security forces in Orissa's Koraput district. The police sources said senior officers engaged in the anti-Maoist operation in a forest of Podapadar area in Narayanpatna.<br/>Earlier reports said at least 10 M...

May 10, 2010 11:57 AM

Three village defence committee members kidnapped in J & K

Three village defence committee members, kidnapped by militants from Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir today managed to escape from their clutches. The members, Shadi Lal, Magar Singh and Kartar Singh were grazing cattle in Alkanda area of Doda district yesterday when they were kidnapped by militan...

May 10, 2010 11:33 AM

RJD leader, wife shot dead in Bihar

In Bihar, RJD Saran district vice-president Janardan Singh and his wife were shot dead by unidentified assailants last night, triggering protests by locals who blocked the Chapra-Tajpur National Highway. Police said today that four gunmen stormed their house at Manjhi in Saran district and shot dead...

May 10, 2010 11:25 AM

Rahul Gandhi arrives in Kerala

AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived in Kerala today to interact with Youth Congress workers ahead of organisational polls. Rahul, who arrived by an Air India flight at Karippur airport near Kozhikode, immediately left for Kasaragod in northern Kerala by a helicopter. After addressing Youth C...

May 9, 2010 8:30 PM

Jharkhand to have new BJP-led government

After political uncertainty, stage seems to be set for the formation of a BJP-led coalition government in Jharkhand. The BJP parliamentary board is meeting tomorrow to decide the Chief Ministerial candidate. <br/><br/>AIR correspondent quoting top BJP sources reports, a twelve me...

May 9, 2010 7:45 PM

Rs. 2/kg wheat for BPL Families in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan Government will launch an ambitious scheme tomorrow to sell wheat to BPL families at a cost of two rupees per kg in all 33 district headquarters. <br/><br/>An official spokesman said, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will inaugurate the project in tribal belt of Tonk dis...

May 9, 2010 1:49 PM

MP BJP President Prabhat Jha to set up 3 sub offices in the state

In Madhya Pradesh, the newly elected president of state BJP Prabhat Jha has announced to set up three sub offices of the Bhopal BJP headquarter in Jhabua, Mandla and Chindwara to strengthen the party in the tribal dominated areas of the state. Talking to media at Bhopal today he said that he will vi...

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