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January 22, 2010 6:53 PM

Netaji’s 114th Jayanti tomorrow

Netaji Subhash Chander Bose's 114th Jayanti will be celebrated by the National Martyrs' Memorial Committee, Jalandhar, tomorrow at Red Cross Bhawan in Jalandhar.<br/><br/>Committee's President, Mr. Balwant Singh Kindra along with other members has said in a press conference that ...

January 22, 2010 6:52 PM

Janeshwar Mishra last rites to be perform at Allahabad tomorrow

Veteran socialist leader and Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member Janeshwar Mishra died of heart attack today in Allahabad. <br/><br/>77-year-old Mishra, who is survived by two daughters, was ill for a long time and died in hospital where he was admitted following complaints of che...

January 22, 2010 6:51 PM

Operation against Maoists satisfactory: Chidambaram

Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram today said that the progress of the on-going operation against the Maoists in the Naxal-hit states is satisfactory. Talking to reporters after a high-level meeting in Raipur, he said, the joint operation against the Naxalites is few weeks old and the progress has b...

January 22, 2010 6:51 PM

Four killed in MP road mishap

In Madhya Pradesh, four people were killed and at least 14 people injured when a tractor trolley overturned in Ashoknagar district. <br/><br/>About 50 people were aboard the tractor trolley which was going from Neelkheda village to Mungawali. Eight injured have been admitted in t...

January 22, 2010 3:20 PM

Protest against introduction of Bt. brinjal gains momentum in Kerala

<br/>In Kerala, protest against introduction of Bt. brinjal is gaining momentum as the State government has sought assistance of NGOs and environment protection groups to launch state wide satygraha against genetically modified crops on 30th January. The state Agriculture Minister Mr Mulla...

January 22, 2010 2:58 PM

SP leader Janeshwar Mishra dies at Allahabad

<br/>Former Union Minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader a 4 time Lok Sabha member Mr. Janeshwar Misra died today at Allahabad. He was 77. He was ill from a long time and took his last breaths when he was on the way to Lucknow for treatment. He was admitted in a local hospital at Allah...

January 22, 2010 2:47 PM

A N Roy re-appointed as Maharashtra's DG of Police

<br/>Senior IPS officer A N Roy has been re-appointed today as the Maharashtra's Director General of Police. Earlier, Mr Roy was removed from the post of Director General of Police following a Bombay High Court order when senior officers he had superseded, went to court against his ap...

January 22, 2010 1:06 PM

J&K to emerge No-1 in healthcare: Omar

<br/>Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has reiterated his government commitment to catapult the state's health sector to No. 1 position in the country. Addressing a function after inaugurating the ten and a half crore rupees costing OPD block of Government Hospital, in Jammu,...

January 22, 2010 12:58 PM

No respite from extreme cold conditions in UP

<br/>In Uttar Pradesh, there is no respite from extreme cold conditions prevailing for the past 20 days. The fog continues to hamper normal activities. Visibility is poor on roads resulting in increased cases of road accidents. The Churk town of Mirzapur district recorded the coldest minim...

January 22, 2010 12:58 PM

Advocates boycott courts in TN

<br/>In Tamil Nadu, advocates belonging to different associations across the state are boycotting courts on Friday. The boycott is in protest against what they called a biased chargesheet in connection with the violent incident that took place in the High Court premises in February last ye...

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