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February 20, 2010 1:30 PM

Rosaiah presents another tax-free Budget for Andhra

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah--who also holds finance portfolio--presented yet another tax-free Budget for the year 2010-11 in the Legislative Assembly a short while ago. Presenting the Budget for a record sixteenth time, Rosaiah put the Budget estimates at Rs 1,13,660 crores including a n...

February 20, 2010 1:19 PM

Arunachal celebrates 24th Statehood Day

Arunachal Pradesh celebrated its 24th Statehood Day in grand fashion today. Union Minister for New and Renewable Resources Dr Farooque Abdullah was the chief guest at the main function in capital Itanagar. Besides Arunachal Governor JJ Singh and Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and his cabinet colleague...

February 20, 2010 1:18 PM

5 arrested in hooch tragedy case

The Varanasi Police have arrested five more persons in connection with the hooch tragedy in which at least 15 people have lost their lives. The DIG Police of Varanasi D K Thakur told AIR Allahabad correspondent that total seven persons have been arrested so far in this case. He said that these five ...

February 20, 2010 1:17 PM

Security beefed up in UP

In Uttar Pradesh after recent massacre in Bihar and West Bengal by Maoists security forces have intensified patrolling in the bordering areas of three districts of Sonbhadra, Chandauli and Mirzapur for preventing the entry of any Maoist in the state. Quoting official sources our Lucknow corresponden...

February 20, 2010 11:53 AM

Assam forces seize militant, explosives

In Assam, the security forces have apprehended five extremists belonging to the anti-talk Ranjan Daimary faction of NDFB and seized explosives. According to police sources, two extremists were arrested from Dholpur in Upper Assam's Lakhimpur district on Friday. Based on their information during...

February 20, 2010 11:41 AM

Committee on Telangana seeks public view

The Justice B N Srikrishna Committee on Telangana today issued a notice seeking views and suggestions from the public, political parties and local organisations on the contentious separate state issue. The notice published in all major English newspapers in Delhi and in Telugu, Hindi, English and Ur...

February 20, 2010 11:40 AM

Pune blast: Death toll reaches 12

A Sudanese student, who was injured in the Pune blast has died, taking the toll in the terror attack to 12. The 26-year-old student died last night in Inlak Budhrani hospital. He is the third foreigner to be killed in the February 13 blast.<br/><br/>Over 50 people, including 11 f...

February 20, 2010 11:40 AM

Police-outpost set up at Jamui

In Bihar, a police-outpost with additional armed force has been set up at Phulwaria- Korasi village in Naxal-affected Jamui district of the state. Twelve persons were killed and an equal number injured by armed sqad members of the outlawed Maoists a few days ago. DIG Amit Kumar told AIR that the arm...

February 20, 2010 11:39 AM

Anti-terrorist ops launched in Sopore

In Jammu and Kashmir, a massive combing operation was launched in a village in Sopore district this morning to flush out terrorists after gun shots were heard in the area. Warpora Sopore, 55 kms from Srinagar, has been sealed by the police and security forces after firing in the village.<br/&#0...

February 20, 2010 11:39 AM

UP Govt wants National Horticulture Mission in all states

The Uttar Pradesh Government has urged the Centre to launch National Horticulture Mission in all the 71 districts of the state to augment rural incomes and increase horticulture production. AIR Lucknow correspondent reports at present, NHM projects have been implemented in only 45 districts and it c...

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