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February 21, 2010 8:15 PM

Allegation against BSP legislator: UP govt. orders high level inquiry

The Uttar Pradesh Government today ordered a high level inquiry into allegations by an executive engineer in Etawah district against a ruling BSP legislator of threatening him with dire consequences. <br/><br/>The concerned executive engineer of Irrigation Department has sent his...

February 21, 2010 8:01 PM

Budget session of MP and Bihar assemblies begins on Monday

The budget session of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar Assemblies begins tomorrow. In Madhya Pradesh, the 33 day session will have 17 sittings. Main opposition party Congress is to raise issues like corruption, power cuts in rural area and atrocities against scheduled castes and tribes.<br/><...

February 21, 2010 6:39 PM

Budget session of MP and Bihar assemblies begin on Monday

The budget session of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar Assemblies begins tomorrow. In Madhya Pradesh, the 33 day session will have 17 sittings. Main opposition party Congress is to raise issues like corruption, power cuts in rural area and atrocities against scheduled castes and tribes.<br/><...

February 21, 2010 2:05 PM

Int’l Mother's Language Day being celebrated in WB

<br/>In West Bengal, International Mother's Language Day is being celebrated in a befitting manner. On this occasion, the main function was held at Petrapole and Banepole border point along Indo-Bangladesh border this morning. The State Ministers, Mr. Abdur Razzak Mollah and Mrs. Rekh...

February 21, 2010 2:04 PM

Punjab Police nabs two persons belonging to KLF

<br/>The Punjab police have arrested two persons belonging to a terrorist organisaiton Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF), from Patiala and recovered explosives and weapons from their possession. KLF used to be active in the state during militancy. Quoting the Senior Superintendent of Police...

February 21, 2010 12:44 PM

Curfew imposed in Assam along B’desh border to curb infiltration

<br/>In Assam, the district authority of Cachar has enforced a nine-hour night curfew along the district's 32-km-long border with Bangladesh since last night in an attempt to curb infiltration and smuggling across the border.<br/><br/>The order to this effect was issued...

February 21, 2010 11:49 AM

Situation under control in Batala town after violence

In Punjab, situation is under control in Batala town after yesterday's violence over an alleged objectionable poster of Jesus Christ. However, the curfew is still continuing in several parts of the city.<br/><br/>Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram, who was in Punjab yesterd...

February 21, 2010 9:20 AM

AIR Sanskrit News Reader dies following an accident

<br/>Mr. Viswanath Sharma, News Reader-cum-Translator in Sanskrit Unit of All India Radio died early Friday morning. Fifty-Seven year old Sharma was in hospital following an accident on 10th of this month, in which he received serious injuries.

February 21, 2010 9:19 AM

Bihar govt waives off 3% interest on agri loans to farmers

<br/>Bihar government has waived off three per cent interest on agricultural loans to farmers. This was announced by State Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna. He said, now farmers have to pay only four percent interest instead of seven per cent on agricultural loans. The remaining three ...

February 21, 2010 9:18 AM

Situation under control in Batala town after violence

<br/>In Punjab, situation is under control in Batala town after yesterday's violence over an alleged objectionable poster of Jesus Christ. Howver, the curfew is still continuing in everal parts of the city.<br/><br/>Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram, who was in P...

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