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January 31, 2010 11:11 AM

Development of J & K main agenda of Govt.: Mubarak Gul

Reiterating Government's resolve to ensure equitable development of all the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir State, Advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mubarak Gul has said that creation of basic social infrastructure in every nook and corner tops the agenda of the coalition Government. A...

January 31, 2010 10:10 AM

ULFA urges release for leaders

In Assam, the banned extremist outfit United Liberation Front of Assam (Pro-Talk) on Friday said that jailed leaders of the ULFA should be released by the government to facilitate their free movement and the peace process. The ULFA (Pro-Talk) also urged both the ULFA and Centre to sit for unconditio...

January 31, 2010 9:27 AM

Operation for nabbing militant continues in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, operation to flush out one Lashkar-e-Toiba militant in Sopore is still continuing. The encounter started after militant hiding in a house at new colony hurled grenades and opened fire at the search party on Saturday evening.

January 30, 2010 8:13 PM

Andhra speaker rejects resignations of legislators over Telangana issue

In Andhra Pradesh, Legislative Assembly speaker N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday rejected 129 resignations of legislators over Telangana issue. <br/><br/>Addressing a press conference a short while ago in Hyderabad, Speaker Kiran Kumar Reddy has revealed his decision over the pend...

January 30, 2010 7:58 PM

Drunken woman rams car into vehicles in Mumbai; 2 killed 4 injured

In Mumbai, two persons, including an assistant sub-inspector, were killed and four constables injured, when a drunkan woman rammed her car into a police jeep and a bike early on Saturday morning. The woman - Nooriya Haveliwala, 27, a beautician by profession, was driving towards her home at Colaba i...

January 30, 2010 7:55 PM

Mamata inaugurates new railway link in WB

Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday formally inaugurated a new railway link between Nandigram and Deshopran in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal. There will be four railway stations in this 20 kilometer stretch. <br/><br/>Mamata Banerjee said that the enti...

January 30, 2010 7:35 PM

Drass remains coldest place in J & K

In Jammu and Kashmir, Drass in Kargil District remains the coldest place on Saturday with minimum temperature of minus twenty degree Celsius. Kargil with minimum temperature of minus eleven degree Celsius is second coldest place.<br/><br/>As per the met Department forecast rain o...

January 30, 2010 7:35 PM

North east struggling with problems of backwardness: Meira Kumar

Lok Sabha speaker Meera Kumar said despite immense potential the North east states have in terms of mineral wealth, water resources, forests and favourable agro-climatic condition, the region is grappling with multifarious problems of under-development, unemployment, backwardness and insurgency. &#0...

January 30, 2010 7:15 PM

Badal urges Centre to raise five new IRB units for Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday urged the Centre to raise five new India Reserve Battalions for the state over the next three years for tackling cross-border terrorism and maintaining law and order. <br/><br/>He met the Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Del...

January 30, 2010 5:27 PM

Leather Fair to begin in Chennai on Jan 31

Leather industry from India and International business leaders will showcase their products at the India International Leather Fair beginning at Chennai on Sunday. Union Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran will inaugurate the four day event. 172 representatives from 24 countries will be participating.&...

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