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March 3, 2010 1:39 PM

Protestors vandalise Kannada daily office

The Mangalore office of a regional Kannada daily was vandalised on Tuesday night by a group of masked men protesting the publication of an article reportedly based on the writings of Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen. A petrol bomb thrown at the office caused a minor fire but none of the employees ...

March 3, 2010 1:37 PM

Hundreds of shops on National Highway 47 remain close

In Kerala, several hundreds of shops on both sides of the National Highway 47 remained closed today in protest against acquisition of more land for road widening works. The protest is being observed from Aroor in Alappuzha to Kazhakkoottam in Thiruvananthapuram district.<br/><br/&#062...

March 3, 2010 1:37 PM

Naval aircraft crashes during India Aviation Airshow

In Andhra Pradesh, a Naval aircraft crashed in Hyderabad around noon during the India Aviation Airshow.According to official sources, the ill-fated Kiran MK-II aircraft belonged to the 'Sagar Pawan' aerobatic team of the Navy and was participating in an aerobatic display at the show. The c...

March 2, 2010 8:11 PM

Congress stages walkout in Karnataka assembly

The debate on power crisis in the state ended with a walk out by the Congress members in Karnataka Legislative Assembly today. Reacting to the reply given by the Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on measures taken by his government to solve power shortage in the state, the leader of the Opposition Sidd...

March 2, 2010 8:10 PM

UP Rajya Sabha polls on Marach 26

In Uttar Pradesh the Election Commission has changed the schedule for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat which is going to be held on 26th of this month.<br/><br/>Our Lucknow correspondent reports that the commission has preponed the issuance of notification for the by electio...

March 2, 2010 8:09 PM

Dusk to dawn strike in Kerala against fuel hike affects normal life

In Kerala, the dawn to dusk strike by left supported motor vehicle associations against the price rise of petrol and diesel, in effect turned out to a hartal. <br/><br/>Putting the general public to great inconvenience taxis, auto rickshws and even the state road transport buses ...

March 2, 2010 8:08 PM

15 killed, 35 injured in road mishap near Tonk

In Rajasthan 15 people died and 35 injured in a road accident in Tonk district. The accident occurred when a State transport bus collided with a truck near Deoli on a national highway No-12. Injured persons have been admitted in Kota and Deoli hospitals. The Bus was on the way from Kota to Jaipur.&#...

March 2, 2010 8:06 PM

Four suspected BTF members killed in encounter

In Assam, four suspected Bengali Tiger Force (BTF) were shot dead in a joint operation of police and army at Chereng Chapori in Darang district today. One 9 M.M. pistol, 3 revolvers of 7.62 bore, 13 rounds of ammunition and 3 Chinese made hand- grenades were recovered from the site of encounter.&#06...

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