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April 5, 2010 7:34 PM

Assam CM launches special social welfare scheme

Assam Chief Minister Mr Tarun Gogoi today launched an ambitious scheme known as Baideu and Nabou under Social Welfare Department at a function held at Guwahati.<br/> Baideu is meant for lonely and unmarried women who are 45 years and above and living below the poverty line and Nabou for lo...

April 5, 2010 7:22 PM

Death toll in Orissa Maoist attack rises to 11

In Orissa, the death toll in the Moaists attack on the elite anti-Maoists forces Special Operation Group, SOG personnel at Mantriamba in Koraput district has gone up to 11. Security forces have been able to trace the body of two SOG personnel missing since Sunday's attack. The Maoists had blew ...

April 5, 2010 6:58 PM

Hizbul Mujahideen militant killed in retaliatory fire

In Jammu and Kashmir, one Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed and another injured when the personal security officers of senior Congress leader Abdul Ghani Dar opened fire in retaliation when militants tried to target Mr Dar at his residence in Rahmoo village of Pulwama district last night.<b...

April 5, 2010 6:57 PM

Delhi court grants bail to Sajjan Kumar's co-accused

A Delhi court today granted bail to a co-accused of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar.<br/>Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta allowed the bail plea of Girdhari Lal who was in judicial custody after being arrested by CBI on February 23.<br/>The court also directed him to furnish a ...

April 5, 2010 6:31 PM

Law and order situation stable in naxalist infested West Bengal jungle areas

The West Bengal State Home Secretary Mr Ardhendu Sen has said that, the law and other situation in the Naxalist infested Jungle areas of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore is stable. Talking to the news persons, at the state secretariat. The Writer's Building in Kolkata today, the Home Secretary sa...

April 5, 2010 5:40 PM

TNAU centre selected as partner in EU funded Jatropha project

The Centre of Excellence in Biofuels of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has been selected as one of the networking partners in the European Union (EU) funded project JATROPT - Jatropha curcas: Applied and Technological Research in Plant Traits for a period of four years from 2010 to 2013 w...

April 5, 2010 5:30 PM

New interlocutor for Naga Peace talks arrives in Kohima

New interlocutor for Naga peace talks R S Pandey arrived in Kohima today on a five-day visit to Nagaland to meet cross sections of the society to know their views on the on-going peace process. Mr.Pandey, a former Nagaland chief secretary, will meet chief minister and his cabinet colleagues, senior ...

April 5, 2010 5:29 PM

J&K Govt drops controversial bill on women civil rights

A controversial bill that sought to debar women in Jammu and Kashmir from their civil rights if they marry a non-domicile was today dropped from the Legislative Council after the government admitted a technical flaw in introducing the proposed law.<br/>Soon after the Question Hour, pandemo...

April 5, 2010 4:56 PM

Death toll in Orissa landmine explosion rises to 10

The death toll in Sunday's landmine explosion in Orissa's Koraput district mounted to 10 today with recovery of another body from the site of Maoist attack. Police said today, the body of constable Bibhisan Sahu was recovered at a distance from the attack site on Gobindpalli Ghat Road.&#06...

April 5, 2010 4:29 PM

Management of ESI hospital won't be handed to centre, says Karnataka

The Labour Minister of Karnataka Bache Gowda has said that the management of ESI hospital will not be handed over to the Central Government as suggested by Union Labour Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge. He said ESI hospitals are provided sufficient medicine and ambulance services. However, he said the p...

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