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March 11, 2010 10:04 AM

HC forms committee to probe illegal mining in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad High Court has constituted a five member committee to investigate incidents of illegal mining in different districts of the state. Lucknow bench of the court passed this order while hearing a writ petition filed on this issue.<br/><br/> <br/>...

March 10, 2010 10:19 PM

Huge cache of explosives recovered in Assam Karbi area

Huge quantities of explosives were recovered today and two persons arrested in Karbi Anglong district of Assam. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the police and CRPF intercepted two men at Bokajan area and recovered 1200 detonators, 75 kg of explosives and five kgs of fuse wire, which they had ke...

March 10, 2010 8:07 PM

Haryana Government presents tax-free 2010-11 budget

Haryana Government today presented its tax free budget for the financial year 2010-2011 with a composite plan outlay of 11,863 crore rupees and a revenue deficit of 3941 crore rupees in the state assembly but proposed surcharge on VAT . Earlier government had raised rate of VAT by one percent before...

March 10, 2010 6:05 PM

Karnataka stand 16th in Total Sanitation campaign

The Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in Karnataka, Jagadeesh Shetter informed in Legislative Assembly today that Karnataka stands in 16th place in terms of implementation of Sampoorna Swachatha Andolana or Total Sanitation Campaign.<br/><br/>Replying to a question...

March 10, 2010 5:23 PM

Bengal assembly pays glowing tributes to Jyoti Basu

Glowing tributes were paid to former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu in the assembly amidst charges by Leader of the Opposition Partha Chatterjee saying successors of the late CPI-M patriarch are not following his footsteps.<br/><br/>Speaking on a condolence resolution in t...

March 10, 2010 5:22 PM

Congress moves privilege motion against Naveen Patnaik government

The opposition Congress today moved a privilege motion against the Orissa chief minister, parliamentary affairs minister and government chief whip accusing them of breaching privilege of the assembly by adjourning the house sine die abruptly in the last session.<br/><br/>The move...

March 10, 2010 5:18 PM

Kerala NGO awards Maj Sandeep Unnikrishnan posthumously

Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who laid down his life fighting terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, was presented an award posthumously by the Baby John Foundation at Thiruvanathapuram. <br/> <br/>Malayalam film actor Mohanlal, who was last year conferred the honorary rank of...

March 10, 2010 4:51 PM

Hugecache of explosives recovered in Assam Karbi area

Huge quantities of explosives were recovered today and two persons arrested in Karbi Anglong district of Assam. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the police and CRPF intercepted two men at Bokajan area and recovered 1200 detonators, 75 kg of explosives and five kgs of fuse wire, which they had ke...

March 10, 2010 3:49 PM

Nitish admits differences in JD (U) on Women's Reservation Bill

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today admitted that sharp differences prevailed in the JD(U) over the Women's Reservation Bill, but ruled out any crisis or split facing the party. Talking to reporters in Patna, he said, Bihar is the first state which under the rule of NDA provided 50 per cent...

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