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April 6, 2010 12:16 PM

20 CRPF personnel killed in Dantewada attack

<br/>In Chhattisgarh, at least 20 CRPF personnel were killed in an attack by Naxalites in Dantewada district early today. The attack took place when a CRPF patrol party was returning from a road opening duty in the naxalite-infested Mukrana forest in the district this morning. Chhattisgarh...

April 6, 2010 12:16 PM

Orissa to open Special New Born Care Units in all district headquarters

<br/>In a bid to reduce the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in the state, the Orissa government has decided to open Special New Born Care Units in all the district headquarters hospital by 2012. The districts with high IMR would be given priority and later the units would be set up in all the ...

April 6, 2010 12:16 PM

2 more Ministers inducted in WB State Cabinet

In West Bengal, two more Ministers have been inducted in the State Cabinet. The new Ministers are Mr. Dasarath Tirkey and Dr. Soumendra Nath Bera. The Governor, Mr. N.K. Narayanan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Ministers at a simple function at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata this morning....

April 6, 2010 12:14 PM

Centre to set up National Tiger Conservation Authority office at Guwahati

The Centre is to set up a National Tiger Conservation Authority office at Guwahati in Assam very soon. It will be the fifth office of the Authority in the country. This was announced by the Union Forest and Environment Minister Mr. Jairam Ramesh at a high-level review meeting in Kaziranga National P...

April 6, 2010 12:14 PM

Centre to set up National Tiger Conservation Authority office at Guwahati

<br/>The Centre is to set up a National Tiger Conservation Authority office at Guwahati in Assam very soon. It will be the fifth office of the Authority in the country. This was announced by the Union Forest and Environment Minister Mr. Jairam Ramesh at a high-level review meeting in Kazir...

April 6, 2010 11:06 AM

J&K to create 2000 more posts in health sector

Coalition Government in J&K has decided to create 2000 more posts in the health sector, the Cabinet sanction for which will be sought shortly. The announcement was made by the Minister for Health and Floriculture, Mr. Sham Lal Sharma. Listing various measures taken by the Government to improve H...

April 6, 2010 9:28 AM

BJP captures Bangalore City Corporation

<br/>The Congress lost its control over the Bangalore City Corporation, with BJP winning 111 of the 198 seats. The Congress which held the citadel for more than four decade could get only 65 seats with Janatha Dal(S) fairing poorly with 15 seats. BJP can elect their own Mayor and Deputy Ma...

April 6, 2010 9:18 AM

2 CRPF jawans killed injured in Dantewara landmine blast

In Chhattisgarh, at least two CRPF jawans were killed and five others injured in a landmine blast by Naxalites in Dantewara district this morning. The incident took place near Palmetla under Chinta Gufa Police Station. The firing was continuing between police and the naxalites whern reports last cam...

April 6, 2010 8:47 AM

Buddhadev slams Chidambaram for remarks on WB law & order situation

<br/>West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadev Bhattacharjee has strongly criticized Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram's recent statement regarding law and order situation in the State. Talking to newsmen in Kolkata yesterday, Mr. Bhattacharjee commented that language used by the Union Home ...

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