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February 15, 2010 12:34 PM

Delhi HC refuses to give relief to Rath in Sukna land scam

The Delhi High Court today refused to give any relief to Lt Gen P K in Sukna land scam case. Lt General Rath had challenged the initiation of court of inquiry against him in the case.A division bench headed by Justice Geeta Mittal asked the army officer to approach the Armed Forces Tribunal to chall...

February 15, 2010 11:33 AM

Empowerment of women is priority of Coalition Government: Sakina Itoo

Asserting that empowerment of women in all respects was the priority of the Coalition Government, J&K Minister for Social Welfare, Ms Sakina Itoo said that various measures have been taken to enable them to lead a dignified life in the society. Ms Sakina was interacting with participants, after ...

February 15, 2010 11:19 AM

Joint forces eliminate two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen

In Kashmir valley, two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen have been eliminated today in an encounter at Thokarpura in Kulgam district. The encounter started this morning when Police, CRPF and Rashtriya Rifles launched a joint operation on specific information. Police sources told AIR that so far two mil...

February 15, 2010 11:11 AM

CID makes fresh plea to State Govt.

In Assam, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has made a fresh plea to the state government seeking sanction to prosecute five former directors of the elementary education department for their alleged involvement in fraudulent withdrawal of crores of rupees from the government exchequer. The...

February 15, 2010 11:10 AM

AP Speaker accepts 11 more resignations

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker N Kiran Kumar Reddy has accepted 11 more resignations tendered by the MLAs, protesting against terms of reference of Srikrishna Committee constituted to look into statehood for Telangana issue. Among the MLAs, whose resignations were accepted, 10 are from ...

February 15, 2010 11:09 AM

Army arrests extremist Bipul Ramsiary

In Assam, army jawans of 315 Field Regiment have nabbed Bipul Ramsiary, an NDFB 3rd Battalion cadre from Tangla under Udalguri district recently. According to army sources, the arrested extremist was wanted in several cases of extortion and kidnappings in Udalguri district and had been actively work...

February 14, 2010 8:50 PM

Omar urges centre to extend package to revive industries in J&K

The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah has urged the Centre to extend a package on the pattern of North East to revive industries in the border state. <br/><br/>He met the Union Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherji at New Delhi yesterday and made a strong plea to...

February 14, 2010 7:23 PM

Vijay Kr. Chaudhry replaces Lalan Singh as JD (U) President

Vijay Kumar Chaudhury has been made the new state Janta Dal (United) President following resignation of Lalan Singh from the post of the state President.Mr. Chaudhury was spokesperson of the party. <br/><br/>Lalan Singh has resigned from his post a fortnight back protesting lack ...

February 14, 2010 5:53 PM

Vijay Kr. Chaudhry replace Lalan Singh as JD (U) President

Vijay Kumar Chaudhury has been made the new state Janta Dal (United) President following resignation of Lalan Singh from the post of the state President.Mr. Chaudhury was spokesperson of the party. <br/><br/>Lalan Singh has resigned from his post a fortnight back protesting lack ...

February 14, 2010 3:01 PM

Several MLAs of Telangana region decide to resign from AP Assembly

In Andhra Pradesh, several MLAs belonging to Telangana region across party lines have announced their decision to resign from Assembly protesting against the terms of reference of the SriKrishna Committee. Responding to the call given by the all-party Telangana Joint Action Committee to quit, severa...

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