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March 24, 2010 8:40 PM

FIR filed against Kolkata building fire mishap

The Kolkata Police has filed an FIR against the caretaker of the multi-storey building, the scene of Tuesday's devastating fire. The state Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said this evening that twenty persons are still missing. Out of 24 deaths, bodies of 21 persons have so far been identified.&#06...

March 24, 2010 7:35 PM

Meghalaya further extends truce with outlawed militant groups

The Meghalaya chief minister Dr D D Lapang today informed the state assembly that the union home ministry has agreed to further extend the truce with the outlawed militant groups in Garo hills region. <br/><br/>He was replying to a motion brought against the government during the...

March 24, 2010 6:20 PM

Haryana relaxes stock limit on food grains

Haryana government has decided to relax the stock limit on food grain commodities possessed by wholesalers and retailers. A senior official of Haryana Food and Civil Supplies Department said in Chandigarh today that with relaxation in stock limit, traders including retailers and wholesalers will now...

March 24, 2010 5:07 PM

Five youth drown in Alaknanda

In Uttarakhand, five youth were drowned in Alaknanda river near Dharidevi temple in Pauri district this afternoon. According to the district administration, four of them were students of Garhwal University from Rudraprayag district. Police said, search and rescue operation is on and their bodies are...

March 24, 2010 1:17 PM

12 killed in two different incidents in MP

<br/>In Madhya Pradesh at least 12 people were killed and 20 injured in two different incidents on Wednesday morning. In a head on collision between a bus and truck nine people were killed on the spot and 20 injured near Gwari village about 17 km away from Mandla district headquarters. Inj...

March 24, 2010 11:52 AM

Three security personnel killed in encounter with Maoists in Orissa

<br/>In Orissa, at least three security personnel were killed and six others injured four of them critically, in a fierce encounter with Maoists in Gajapati district early today. According to police, acting on a tip-off, a team of security personnel including the elite anti-naxal Special O...

March 24, 2010 9:40 AM

Maoists loot arms, killed guard in Bihar toll plaza

<br/>In Bihar one private security personnnel was killed and six others including two truck drivers were injured when Maoists raided a toll plaza at Mahapur area under Amas police station in Gaya district last night. AIR Patna coorespondent reports that the Maoists also snatched arms and a...

March 23, 2010 9:17 PM

Delhi Govt open to review of budget proposals, says CM

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says that she is open to reviewing the budget propoals regarding withdrawl of subsidy on cooking gas and increasing VAT on CNG and diesel. <br/><br/>She said that the government priority is to address the hardship of common man. The proposed ta...

March 23, 2010 8:23 PM

DST setting up DNA testing and diagnostics centre in Haryana

In Haryana, Department of Science and Technology is setting up a Centre of Excellence on DNA testing and diagnostics facility for research and application in State. The department has issued a grant of 233.85 lakh rupees to the Centre for Plant Biotechnology (CPB), Hisar for it.<br/><...

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