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March 12, 2010 11:42 AM

JDU authorises Nitish Kumar to take all decisions regarding party affairs

The Bihar unit of Janta Dal(U) has authorised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to take all decisions regarding party affairs and organisation. This decision has been taken in a meeting in Patna in view of simmering discontent among party MPs due to difference of opinion on Womens Reservation Bill. <...

March 12, 2010 11:18 AM

Drinking water scarcity grips Nagaland

With intensification of the prolonged dry spell, acute drinking water scarcity has gripped Nagaland, with water selling for 20 rupees a bucket in Kohima.<br/><br/>Reports of water shortage from other district towns of the hill state have been received with authorities regulating ...

March 12, 2010 11:15 AM

Reliance Power Project Chimney collapses in MP, six injured

An under-construction chimney of Reliance Energy's Ultra Mega Power Project in Sasan collapsed on Thursday triggering a stampede in which six persons were injured, three of them seriously.<br/><br/>Singrauli Collector P Narhari said the under-construction chimney was 10 to 1...

March 12, 2010 9:46 AM

2,000 students caught cheating during their exams in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, more than 2,000 students were caught cheating during their exams. The UP Board spokesperson Gurudyal told AIR Allahabad correspondent that the maximum numbers of 293 students were caught cheating in Kanpur. <br/> <br/>FIR has been registered against 88 persons w...

March 12, 2010 9:39 AM

Assam tables Bill to make healthcare a basic right of every citizen

The Assam Government has decided to make health facility a basic right of every citizen. A bill in this regard was introduced in the State Assembly on Thursday. <br/> <br/>The bill aims at providing free treatment in all government or private hospitals for first 24 hours in any e...

March 11, 2010 7:52 PM

Six choices for movie-goers this Friday

This week had six Bollywood releases leaving enough choices for the movie-goers to choose the kind of film they wish to watch. Action star Sunny Deol is back again with the movie "Right Yaaa Wrong". The film is about two friends who turn foes in their quest for supremacy. Written and direc...

March 11, 2010 7:42 PM

Mizos celebrating 'Chapchar kut'

In Mizoram, 'Chapchar kut'- one of the most important festival of the Mizos was observed today. People all over the state colourfully dressed in their traditional attire flock together to perform traditional dances with sounds of Gongs and drums accompanying them.<br/><br/&#...

March 11, 2010 6:47 PM

Bihar Congress formally withdraw Sadhu Yadav’s suspension

The Bihar Congress today formally withdrew the suspension of Anirudh Prasad also known as Sadhu Yadav, against whom the action was taken for reportedly criticising the Women's Reservation Bill. The move came following intervention by AICC general secretary and in-charge of state affairs Jagdish...

March 11, 2010 6:46 PM

CBI Special Court relaxes Sufia Madani bail condition

In Kerala, the CBI Special Court in Ernakulam today relaxed the bail condition of Sufia Madani, the tenth accused in the 2005 Kalamassery bus burning case. The court relaxed the earlier bail condition that restricted her movement outside Ernakulam district for ten days. Sufia had approached the cour...

March 11, 2010 6:45 PM

Goa govt hikes minimum wages of over three lakh workers

The Goa government today hiked minimum wages of over three lakh unskilled and semi skilled workers in the state from existing 103 rupees to 150 rupees at a meeting of the State Minimum Wage Board held in the secretariat at Panaji under the chairmanship of the Labour Minister Mr. Joaquim Alemao. The ...

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