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March 22, 2010 8:00 PM

CBI court convicts 3 accused in Satyendra Dubey murder case

A CBI court today convicted three accused in the whistle blower Satyendra Kumar Dubey murder case. Over six years after the murder of the young engineer, who exposed corruption in the golden quadrilateral project in Bihar, the special CBI court in Patna has convicted Mantu Kumar, Udai Kumar and Pink...

March 22, 2010 7:59 PM

WB proposes additional tax

West Bengal budget for 2010-11 has proposed an additional tax of 110 crore rupees. The budget presented in the state Assembly by the State Finance Minister Dr. Asim Dasgupta has shown an overall deficit of four crore rupees. <br/><br/>Additional revenue proposes to be earned by i...

March 22, 2010 6:34 PM

Delhi: Diesal and cooking gas to cost more

Diesel and cooking gas to cost more in Delhi. The Delhi finance Minister, Dr. A.K. Walia while presenting the budget for the 2010-11, raised VAT on these two items. The gas cylinder will now cost 40 rupees more. <br/><br/>The VAT on diesel will go up from 12 to 20 per cent raisin...

March 22, 2010 2:47 PM

48 hrs bandh call by Maoists against Green Hunt

Stray incident of violences have been reported from Jharkhand and West Bengal on the first day of 48-hours bandh called by the Maoists to protest Operation Green Hunt. <br/><br/>The bandh called by the Ultras covered - Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra P...

March 22, 2010 2:37 PM

Water tank collapse kills one person in Mathura

<br/>A man was killed and five others injured when an overhead water tank collapsed during a fair in Jalalpur village in Mathura district on Monday morning.<br/><br/>Additional Director General of Police Brij Lal said in Lucknow that the man was killed after being burie...

March 22, 2010 2:33 PM

Respite for Kamat Govt in Goa

<br/>The political crisis faced by the Digamber-Kamat led government in Goa has blown over with the Congress leadership managing to convince the NCP to vote for the finance bill in the state Assembly.<br/><br/>The group of seven NCP legislators on Friday, demanding an a...

March 22, 2010 2:26 PM

2 days bandh call by Maoists against Green Hunt

Stray incident of violences have been reported from Jharkhand and West Bengal on the first day of 48-hours bandh called by the Maoists to protest Operation Green Hunt. <br/><br/>The bandh called by the Ultras covered - Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra P...

March 22, 2010 2:06 PM

Maoists strike in J’khand, W Bengal as 48-hrs bandh begins today

Stray incident of violences have been reported from Jharkhand and West Bengal on the first day of 48-hours bandh called by the Maoists to protest Operation Green Hunt. <br/><br/>The bandh called by the Ultras covered - Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra P...

March 22, 2010 2:01 PM

HC dismisses PIL seeking CBI probe into Mayawati's garland of note

<br/>The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking CBI probe into alleged expenses of about 200 crore rupees, including currency note garland of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, during BSP recent 'maharally.<br/><br/>The PIL, filed by ...

March 22, 2010 1:53 PM

SC refuses to allow Reddy brothers mine in Bellary

<br/>In a setback to the Reddy brothers, the Supreme Court has stayed all further mining activities by the Obulapuram Mining Corporation owned by the Karnataka minister-cum-mining magnates in Andhra Pradesh.<br/><br/>A bench of Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Deepak ...

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