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March 26, 2010 6:30 PM

Deficit budget is presented in Meghalaya assembly

In Meghalaya the finance minister Dr Mukul Sangma today presented a deficit budget of 376 crore rupees for the financial year 2010-2011. While presenting this the finance minister said the present budget has low fiscal deficit mainly because of the favourable award by the 13th Finance Commission in ...

March 26, 2010 6:29 PM

Two NDFB extremists are lynched by mob

In Assam, two extremists belonging to the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were lynched on Friday by a mob when they came to a village apparently to extort money. <br/><br/>According to police, a group of people in Pabhoi village in Sonitpur district about 21...

March 26, 2010 5:54 PM

Mumbai: Police remand of two terror suspects extended

In Mumbai, the police remand of two arrested terror suspects Abdul Latif Rashid and Riyaz Ali Imtiaz was today extended till 1st of April. The duo was arrested by the ATS on March 13 for allegedly planning to carry out terror attacks in the metropolis. The ATS sought their custody to ascertain how m...

March 26, 2010 2:20 PM

Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker adjourns house till 3 PM

<br/>In Uttarakhand Assembly, the no confidence motion notice was rejected by the Speaker after the Congress member did not go back to their seats and raised their hands in support of the motion. The Speaker rejected the motion notice as per rules in which the support of one fifth of the H...

March 26, 2010 2:17 PM

West Bengal: Army begin inquiry of fire at ammunition depot

In West Bengal, a major fire broke out early today in one of the largest ammunition depots of Indian Army at Panagarh in Burdwan district of West Bengal. The fire gutted a store house coantaining a large number of small arms and ammunition.Though the fire was brought under control by around 3.30 am ...

March 26, 2010 1:58 PM

Pandemonium in J & K Assembly on inter-state recruitment policy

In Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the main opposition party PDP and some members of the ruling National Conference held a 'Dharna' inside the House today to protest against the Inter District Recruitment in the State . <br/><br/>The protesting members were demanding that...

March 26, 2010 1:51 PM

CCS raises number of days for cross border trade in J & K

The Cabinet Committee on Security, CCS, has cleared a proposal of the Home Ministry raising the number of days for cross border trade in Jammu and Kashmir from two to four. <br/><br/>Quoting official sources, PTI reports that the CCS, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, als...

March 26, 2010 1:51 PM

West Bengal: Army begin inquiry of fire at ammunition depot

<br/>The army today began an inquiry over the major fire which broke out at the ammunition depot at Panagarh in Burdwan district of West Bengal. An army spokesman told our Kolkata correspondent that a team of official of the eastern command have already reached the spot to probe the incide...

March 26, 2010 1:40 PM

Moily calls upon youth to promote economic renaissance of India

<br/>Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily has called upon the youth to promote along with national unity the economic renaissance of India. He was addressing the fifth convocation ceremony of the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University in Chennai today. Mr Veerappa Moily said that legal educa...

March 26, 2010 1:29 PM

Maharashtra's Western Ghats under severe pressure

<br/>A recent study says that the fragile ecosystem of Maharashtra's Western Ghats has come under severe pressure from unabated developmental activities. It says these activities have lead to a loss of its forest cover over a period of 20 years since 1985.The study has been done by a ...

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