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January 17, 2010 9:02 AM

6 killed in Assam road accident

In Assam, six people, including a six-year-old child were killed in a road accident involving a motorcycle and another vehicle at Boginadi under Boginadi police station in Lakhimpur district on National Highway 52 on Saturday afternoon. The enraged local people set both the motor cycle and the other...

January 17, 2010 9:00 AM

Kamala Kant Gautam nominated LC chairperson in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, ruling BSP MLC Kamala Kant Gautam has been nominated chairperson of the Legislative Council. He will be replacing Sukhram Singh Yadav of Samajwadi Party.<br/><br/>AIR Lucknow correspondent reports that after results of recent biennial elections of the Council th...

January 16, 2010 9:32 PM

Selja urges southern states to emulate N India to attract tourists

The Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja called upon southern states to emulate North India in setting up a Tourism Golden Triangle circuit to attract tourists. She was speaking at the Regional Conference of Tourism Ministers of southern states in Bangalore on Saturday. <br/><br/>...

January 16, 2010 7:43 PM

National Automotive Testing Project inaugurated in Silchaar

The Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Mr. Vilas Rao Deshmukh on Saturday inaugurated Silchar centre of National Automotive Testing & R &D Infrastructure Project at Dholchhora in Assam.<br/><br/>Speaking on the occasion, the minister has said the ...

January 16, 2010 7:14 PM

Govt approval awaited to finalize price of Gorshkov: Navy

India and Russia have mutually agreed on the price of Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier. The Navy on Saturday said it is waiting for the government's approval to the final price with the completion of protracted talks between two countries to fix the cost .Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma told t...

January 16, 2010 6:46 PM

NDFB extremist killed in Assam encounter

In Assam, an extremist belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland was killed in an encounter with security forces at Bhergaon in Udalguri district on Saturday morning. <br/><br/>According to Army sources, the slain extremist belonged to the Ranjan Daimary faction of the o...

January 16, 2010 1:13 PM

Jyoty Basu remains very critical

The condition of veteran Communist leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoty Basu remains very critical with his major internal organs failing to work. Mr.Basu has been kept on ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital at Salt Lake City in Kolkata. According to the medical bull...

January 16, 2010 1:10 PM

Train accident kills three persons in UP

At least three passengers were killed and 15 injured, some of them seriously, in a train accident this morning near Tundla Railway Station in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. The injured have been admitted to local hospitals while two seriously injured persons have been rushed to Agra. Our Lucknow Co...

January 16, 2010 11:17 AM

Train accident kills three persons in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, at least three passengers were killed and more than a dozen injured, some of them seriously, in a train accident this morning near Tundla Railway Station in Agra district under Northern-Central Railway Zone. DRM, Agra S.C. Agarwal however claimed that only ten passengers have recei...

January 16, 2010 9:23 AM

Health condition of Jyoti Basu further deteriorates

The condition of veteran Marxist leader and former West bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu has further detoriated. According to medical bulletin issued last night, his condition is very critical. Mr. Basu underwent second course of dialysis yesterday. He has been put under ventilation. A team of docto...

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