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January 14, 2010 2:09 PM

Assam celebrates Bhogu Bihu festival

<br/>In Assam, the post-harvest Bhogali Bihu festival is being celebrated across the State with religious fervour and traditional gaiety. The festival marks the advent of the Assamese month of Magha. Maghi Melas are being organized across the State where traditionally-produced items are ex...

January 14, 2010 1:44 PM

Health condition of ailing Marxist leader remains critical

<br/> <br/>The Health condition of ailing Marxist leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mr. Jyoti Basu has remained critical. According to medical bulletin, his heart and kidney function have been deteriorated. Oxygen requirement of Mr. Basu has been increased. He is still...

January 14, 2010 1:38 PM

Tamil Nadu celebrates Pongal

Pongal the harvest festival is being celebrated today across Tamil Nadu with traditional frevour and gaiety. The festival also coincides with the Tamil New Year Day. The Governor Mr Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister Mr M Karunanidhi and leaders cutting across party lines have greeted the people o...

January 14, 2010 1:29 PM

Maharashtra celebrates Makar Sankranti

<br/><br/>Makar Sankranti, the festival of kite flying, is being celebrated with great enthusiasm in Mumbai and all over Maharashtra. It is the season of the first sugarcane harvest in the state. The sugarcane crop is ready to be made into fresh jaggery which is used for the swee...

January 14, 2010 1:21 PM

Legislative Council election

BSP bags 34 seats of 36 seats of In Uttar Pradesh, the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party has won remaining three seats of Legislative Council where counting of votes took place today. These seats are from Aligarh, Meerut and Bulandsahar. Repolling at five polling booths was held on Wednesday. AIR Lucknow c...

January 14, 2010 12:50 PM

UP CM accuses Centre for price rise of essential commodities

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati alleged today that economic policies of Congress led UPA government is responsible for price rise of essential commodities. Talking to media persons this morning at Lucknow, she said that to check the price rise, the state government has fixed stock limit an...

January 14, 2010 12:38 PM

Gujarat celebrates Makar Sankranti popularly call Uttarayan

<br/>In Gujarat, the festival of Makar Sankranti is being celebrated<br/>with religious fervour and full of enthusiasm. The festival -popularly called Uttarayan in Gujarat to mark the Sun's transition towards northern Hemisphere. AIR Ahmedabad correspondent reports that the peopl...

January 14, 2010 10:17 AM

Centre approves deployment of additional battalions on Indo-Myanmar border

<br/>The Centre has approved the deployment of additional 26 Assam Rifles battalions on the Indo-Myanmar border to check the activities of Northeast extremists, the ultras include Ulfa cadres. According to the additional director-general of Assam Rifles, Maj. Gen. J.P. Nehra, the additiona...

January 14, 2010 10:17 AM

Security forces kill a militant in an encounter

In Jammu and Kashmir, security forces killed a militant in an encounter in Khazanbal village near Tangmarg in southern part of the valley. A special police officer and a soldier also injured in the encounter.<br/>Police said the gun battle, which began on Wednesday evening with militants o...

January 14, 2010 10:17 AM

JAC decides to mount pressure on MPs and MLAs to resign

The all-party Telangana Joint Action Committee,JAC, has decided to mount pressure on MPs and MLAs from the region who are yet to resign to put in their papers to join the movement. The JAC also decided at a meeting held on Wednesday evening in Hyderabad to bring pressure on the Ministers again to re...

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