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April 13, 2010 1:08 PM

Gas cylinder explodes in Delhi; 27 injured

Twenty-seven people were injured on Tuesday morning when a slum cluster in the National capital caught fire after a cooking gas cylinder exploded. <br/><br/>Fire brigade officials said that the incident took place in the slum cluster near Shalimar Bagh in the morning. <br/&#...

April 13, 2010 1:02 PM

6 killed, 25 injured in WB road accident

In West Bengal, at least six people were killed and 25 others injured in a road accident at Eastern Metropolitan bypass in Kolkata today. <br/><br/>The incident occurred when a truck collided with a matador van near Garia on the Eastern Metropolitan bypass. Three persons died on ...

April 13, 2010 1:02 PM

Kashmir employees extend strike till April 17?

In Jammu and Kashmir, deadlock between government and striking employees continue as the employees have extended the strike till the 17th of this month. <br/><br/>Even though essential services like water and power supply is running smoothly the strike which has entered 9th day h...

April 12, 2010 6:23 PM

Sania advances marriage, ties knot with Shoaib Malik

The 'Haq Mehr' (dower money) kept in the Nikah ceremony performed between Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik today is a staggering 61 lakhs rupees. In the Muslim community, the wife is given a set financial sum at the time of the marriage, which is written d...

April 12, 2010 12:58 PM

Re-polling underway in 25 polling centres in Assam

In Assam, re-polling is underway in 25 polling centres spread over three districts of Kokrajhar, Udalguri and Baksa under the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) since seven this morning. <br/><br/>Official reports reaching Guwahati said over forty per cent voters exercised their ...

April 12, 2010 12:38 PM

Temperature remains above 40 degree Celsius in Gujarat

In Gujarat, the temperature remains above 40 degree Celsius in most of the cities. <br/><br/>Ahmedabad and Rajkot in the State remained hottest cities with maximum temperature nearly 42 degrees. <br/><br/>Day temperatures in Bhuj, Naliya, Amreli and Idar also ...

April 12, 2010 12:31 PM

Intense heat disrupts normal daily life in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, the normal daily life continues to be disrupted due to intense heat. <br/><br/>Hot wind is blowing across the state. <br/><br/>The day's maximum temperature has been recorded above 41 degrees Celsius. More than 50 people have died across the ...

April 12, 2010 11:36 AM

Raj Govt invites Gurjar leader Baisla for talks

The Rajasthan Government has invited Gurjar leader Colonel Kirodi Singh Baisla for talks on the Gurjar reservation issue. <br/><br/>The invitation has been sent through District Collector of Karauli where Colonel Baisla is leading a Dharna in Hindaun city since Sunday demanding 5...

April 12, 2010 10:40 AM

Maoists blow up private building in Bihar

In Bihar, Maoists blew up a private building in Lutua forest area under Banke Bazar police station of Gaya district early this morning. No causalities have been reported in the incident. <br/><br/>The District Superintendent of Police, Sushil Khopade told AIR, that the jawans of ...

April 11, 2010 8:00 PM

Census 2011 in Kerala begins tomorrow

In Kerala, census 2011 process will start tomorrow. The first stage of the census will be carried out by 70, 000 enumerators and supervisors over a period of 45 days. <br/><br/>Statistics of households and different amenities available will be collected at this stage.<br/&#0...

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