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February 1, 2010 11:17 AM

24th Surajkund Craft Mela begins today

24th Surajkund Craft Mela will begin in the outskirts of national capital Delhi on Monday. This 15 day long MELA, organized jointly by Union Tourism Ministry and the Haryana Government, will display the workmanship of artisans from all over the country. Over 400 crafts persons of the country were ex...

February 1, 2010 11:12 AM

Data collection for NPR in coastal villages inaugurated

Union Minister of State for Home Mr. Ajay Maken on Sunday inaugurated the ambitious scheme of 'Data entry and bio metric work' for creation of National Population Register in coastal villages of Goa at Siridao.<br/><br/>Speaking on the occasion Mr. Maken said under the ...

January 31, 2010 8:03 PM

2 die in clash during second phase of polling in Rajasthan

In Rajasthan, polling for the second phase of elections of Panch and Sarpanchs of Eighty Five Panchayat Samitis is over. In Dausa district, two persons died during clashes and stampede at two places. About fifteen persons injured during clashes between supporters of candidates in different places in...

January 31, 2010 6:54 PM

HP: No let up in cold conditions

In Himachal Pradesh, there was no let up in cold conditions in higher reaches which remained under sub zero temperature whereas capital Shimla experienced chilly cold wind today.<br/><br/>The Met office said, Keylong, theheadquarter of Lahaul-Spiti district, was the coldest place...

January 31, 2010 2:27 PM

11 bodies recovered in Godavari boat mishap, search operations on

In Andhra Pradesh, 11 bodies have been recovered following a boat mishap in River Godavari near Biyyapu Tippa in West Godavari district on Saturday. Around 30 persons reportedly swam to safety after the over loaded boat upturned. Expert swimmers are continuing search operations for over 10 missing p...

January 31, 2010 2:27 PM

AP Assembly Speaker rejects 129 resignations over Telangana issue

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker N Kiran Kumar Reddy has rejected 129 resignations of legislators over Telangana issue. Addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Saturday, Mr Reddy said out of a total of 222 resignations received, 129 have been rejected as they were not in accordance with the rul...

January 31, 2010 12:45 PM

Two Elephants found dead in TN

In a suspected case of electrocution, two elephants were on Sunday found dead near a farm in the Krishnagiri district of Tamilnadu. Forest officials said, the elephants, a male and a female, both aged around 40 might have come into contact with an electric fence around the farm at Lakachandra villag...

January 31, 2010 11:56 AM

Orissa to seek additional CRPF forces against Maoist menace

Orissa government will demand three more battalions of central para-military force from the Centre in view of Maoist mayhem in some parts of the state. State Home Secretary Aditya Padhy told reporters after a review meeting by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar that additional forces are n...

January 31, 2010 11:39 AM

IIITA revokes suspension of students

The Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad , IIITA administration has revoked the suspension of its three students including two M Tech students and a research scholar allegedly involved in misusing institute infrastructure to propagate false information and malign the image of institu...

January 31, 2010 11:38 AM

Work on Vasihno Devi railway line commences

After remaining suspended for about four years, the work on Udhampur-Katra railway section has finally begun and with this, the holy town of Katra, the base camp of pilgrimage to cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, is likely to get rail connectivity within a period of two years i.e. by March 2012...

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