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January 21, 2010 2:40 PM

Peace rally taken out on Osmania University campus in Hyderabad

In Andhra Pradesh, a peace rally has been taken out on the Osmania University campus in Hyderabad on Thursday. A day after violent incidents took place on the campus injuring about 30 people including 13 students, a peace-rally has been held under the aegis of the student Telangana Joint Action Comm...

January 21, 2010 2:28 PM

Normal life remains paralysed due to Telangana Bandh

Normal life remain paralysed in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh for the second consecutive day on Thursday due to bandh called by Telangana Joint Action Committee protesting police cane-charge on students in Osmania University Campus. Barring Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporati...

January 21, 2010 2:21 PM

Centre lifts ban on pre-paid mobile phones in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre today lifted its ban on pre-paid mobile phones with immediate effect putting in place stringent conditions on operators for verification of customers. Official sources today said, the decision to lift the ban was taken after the Centre finalised a foolproof plan to e...

January 21, 2010 2:20 PM

No Al-Qaeda presence in J&K: Army

Director General of J&K Police, Sh. Kuldeep Khoda has said that infamous terrorist outfit Al-Qaeda has no presence in J&K State and the rumours of Al-Qaeda presence in the Kashmir valley are totally baseless and fabricated. Talking to Media persons in Jammu, the DGP said that Police have not...

January 21, 2010 1:46 PM

Maoists blow up two mobile phone towers in Orissa

<br/>In Orissa, suspected Maoists blew up two mobile phone towers and ransacked a liquor shop in Orissa's Malkangiri district early today. Police said a large number of ultras stormed K-Guma village under Orkel police station area and triggered explosions in quick succession to blow u...

January 21, 2010 1:38 PM

Extreme cold condition continues in UP

Extreme cold condition continues to disrupt normal life in Uttar Pradesh. The day's temperature has further dropped in Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Allahabad. Eight to nine degrees Celsius temperature has been recorded in these districts. Several long distance trains have been re-scheduled due to several...

January 21, 2010 1:36 PM

Chavan backtracks, says cab drivers should know any local language?

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today backtracked from state government's earlier decision of giving licenses only to those taxi drivers who know Marathi, saying cab drivers should know any local language including Hindi and Gujarati.<br/><br/> The Congress-NCP gover...

January 21, 2010 1:21 PM

Marathi must for taxi drivers: Maharashtra Govt

The Maharashtra Government framed new rules for recruitment of taxi-drivers in Mumbai. As per the new rule, a person applying for driver's post must have fifteen years of domicile of Maharashtra. The new rule formed also stresses on the fact that the person must know how to read and write Marat...

January 21, 2010 1:21 PM

Pilot error cause of YSR Chopper Crash, says Probe report

The helicopter crash that claimed the live of the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y.S.R. Reddy and four others in last September was seemingly caused due to error of the pilots, who lost control over the chopper. According to a report submitted to the Government by the Enquiry Committee, the a...

January 21, 2010 1:10 PM

Security forces put on high alert in Assam

In Assam, security forces have been put on a high alert following intelligence inputs about possible attacks by ULFA extremists and the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). Police sources said, the high alert has been declared in view of extremist elements making at...

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