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February 18, 2010 8:00 PM

Three police officials dismissed in Allahabad custodial death case

The three police officials have been dismissed in a custodial death case in Allahabad. The DIG police Brij Bhushan told AIR Allahabad correspondent that the Station officer of Ghoorpur police station and two constables have been dismissed in this case.<br/><br/><br/>In ...

February 18, 2010 8:00 PM

Tamil Nadu seeks additional funds for higher education, housing for SCs

The Tamil Nadu Government has urged the National Commission for Scheduled castes to impress upon the centre to sanction additional funds for higher education, housing for scheduled castes. <br/><br/>Addressing a state level review meeting of the National commission for scheduled ...

February 18, 2010 7:59 PM

Deaths due to road accidents in Andhra rises to 21 today

In Andhra Pradesh, the number of persons died due to road accidents occurred at different places in the state today rose to 21. Over 50 persons injured in different incidents. <br/><br/>While 11 persons of a marriage party from Tamilnadu died when a lorry over turned near Kavetin...

February 18, 2010 7:18 PM

Death toll in Varanasi hooch tragedy goes up to 14

In Uttar Pradesh, 14 people have died due to consumption of spurious liquor in Varanasi since yesterday. A Magistrial inquiryhas been ordered into the hooch tragedy.<br/><br/> Accordoing to district adminstartion 24 affected persons are still in hospital. The UP assembly speaker ...

February 18, 2010 6:31 PM

Arms, ammunition recovered in J&K's Budgam district

In a major haul, security forces today recovered 38 revolvers and a pistol along with a large quantity of ammunition from a cave hideout in Budgam district of central Kashmir. A police spokesman said, the hideout was busted during a search operation carried out jointly by police and troops of Rashtr...

February 18, 2010 6:30 PM

High speed metro rail to connect Gurgaon with IGIA

Haryana government has decided to<br/>connect Gurgaon with Indira Gandhi International Airport<br/>through high speed metro rail connectivity and also taken up<br/>the issue of additional road links between Delhi and towns of<br/>National Capital Region.<...

February 18, 2010 6:28 PM

Bihar CM sacks Excise Minister Jamshed Ashraf

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today sacked his Excise Minister Jamshed Ashraf. Mr Ashraf has been removed from NDA Government in the state following his alleged remark about involvement of officials of Chief Minister Secretariat in liquor scam of over crores of rupees. <br/><br/&#...

February 18, 2010 5:44 PM

20 killed in road accident at Tunghidighi in WB

In West Bengal, atleast 20 people were killed in road accident at Tunghidighi in North Dinajpur district today. <br/><br/>The incident occured when a passenger bus collided with a truck. 20 others injured have been admitted to different hospitals in north Bengal. <br/>&...

February 18, 2010 4:54 PM

Suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist remanded to police custody

A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist was today remanded to seven days' police custody by a Delhi court in a fresh case in connection with the synchronised explosions that killed 26 people in the capital on September 13, 2008. <br/><br/>Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri...

February 18, 2010 4:50 PM

Rajasthan signs MOUs with ISRO, IT for promoting IT practices

The Rajasthan Government today signed two MOUs with ISRO and central IT department for promotion of IT practices in the state. At Jaipur CM Mr Asok Gehlot and MOS for PMO Mr Prithviraj Chavan signed a MOU. <br/><br/>With this, a SETCOM studio has been established in Jaipur and al...

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