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March 21, 2010 2:54 PM

2nd International River Festival begins in Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, the second international river festival began on Sunday at the confluence of river Narmada and Tawa at Bandrabhan in the Hoshangabad district. State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the three day festival. <br/> <br/>He said, a composite and bal...

March 21, 2010 2:46 PM

Assam to launch Rhino conservation project

In Assam, a long-term rhino conservation project is on the anvil to protect the rare animal from the clutches of poachers. The project will aim at strengthening wildlife conservation structure in line with the Tiger Foundation in the Tiger Reserves. <br/> <br/>The indication came...

March 21, 2010 2:45 PM

Large arrangement in Delhi for polio immunization

About 8000 centres have been set up in Delhi to administered polio drops to the children upto the age of 5 years. Health workers are also available at all railway stations, metro station, interstate bus terminals, Indira Gandhi International Airport and important public places to administer the poli...

March 21, 2010 2:27 PM

Arunachal FM presents 131.16 cr deficit budget for 2010-11

Arunachal Pradesh Finance Minister Setong Sena has presented a 131.16 crore deficit budget for the year 2010-11. Presenting the budget document in the assembly, Sena said, the budget estimates recorded a receipt of 5,103 crore after repayment of necessary loans while the estimated expenditure was fi...

March 21, 2010 11:23 AM

Maulana Rabey Hasan Nadwi re-elcted as AIMPLB President

In Uttar Pradesh, Maulana Rabey Hasan Nadwi has been unanimously re-elected consecutive third time as President of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board AIMPLB. The election took place at 21st annual convention of AIMPLB being held at Nadwatul Uloom in Lucknow.<br/><br/>AIR Luc...

March 21, 2010 11:14 AM

2nd International River Festival begins in Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, the second International River Festival begins at the confluence of rivers Narmada and Tawa at Bandrabhan in Hosangabad. <br/><br/>AIR Bhopal correspondent reports that the central theme of the festival is 'Rivers and Pollution'.<br/><b...

March 21, 2010 9:39 AM

Nine persons killed in Karnataka road mishap

In Karnataka at least nine persons have been killed and 45 others injured in a collision between a tempo traveller and a State Transport Corporation bus near Shantigram in Hassan district last night.<br/> <br/>Police said the victims were travelling in the tempo traveller and all...

March 21, 2010 9:34 AM

NDFB militant killed in encounter, 2 army jawan injured

In Assam, an extremist belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and who was involved in timber smuggling in Chariduar reserve forest, was killed in an encounter with the army at Abhoi centre near Batasipur in Sonitpur district on Friday night. Two army jawans were injured in the enc...

March 21, 2010 9:34 AM

Three killed in blast at NFL plant in Punjab

In Punjab, three persons were killed and two sustained injuries in a blast in the boiler of Amonia plant of National Fertilizer Limited at Nangal. <br/> <br/>The explosion occurred due to bursting of a boiler on Saturday. Among the killed two were engineers and a labourer. All th...

March 21, 2010 9:34 AM

Hizbul militant killed in J&K encounter

In Jammu and Kashmir, one top militant of Hizbul Mujahideen was killed in an encounter at Batpora village of Awantipura Tehsil in Pulwama district. <br/> <br/>Superintendent of Police Bashir Ahmed Khan told our Pulwama correspondent that police and security forces cordoned off th...

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