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January 13, 2010 12:45 PM

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Jyoti Basu stable

The health condition of veteran Communist leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mr. Jyoti Basu continues to be critical but stable. His health condition has not deteriorated further. According to the medical bulletin released by the AMRI hospital in Salt Lake City of Kolkata on Wednesday afte...

January 13, 2010 11:26 AM

Need to set-up Model Villages in J & K

Jammu and Kashmir Governor N. N. Vohra and the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah have emphasized the need for setting up of area and activity specific Model Villages in Jammu and Kashmir. The model villages will effectively demonstrate the benefits of new technologies and promotion of animal and sheep hu...

January 13, 2010 11:25 AM

Andhra Pradesh celebrating Makara Sankranthi

In Andhra Pradesh, people are celebrating Makara Sankranthi, the three-day post harvest festival with traditional fervor and gaiety. Being an agrarian state, the festival is celebrated across the state but it is predominant in the villages as all segments of society celebrate with much pomp. The fir...

January 13, 2010 11:24 AM

Rathore fails to get any interim protection against arrest

Ex-Haryana DGP SPS Rathore failed to get any interim protection against arrest from the Punjab and Haryana High Court which asked the CBI to give its response on 18th January to his anticipatory bail pleas in FIRs containing serious criminal charges.<br/>The High Court order came even as a...

January 13, 2010 11:19 AM

Counting for legislative council elections today

In Uttar Pradesh, counting of votes for 33 seats of 36 seats spread over 35 districts for legislative council elections will be taking place this morning. Results would be announced only after getting permission from the Election Commission.<br/>Quoting the Election Commission sources, AIR...

January 13, 2010 10:42 AM

At least eight people die in a road accident

In West Bengal, at least eight people were killed in a road accident in Dankuni in Hooghli district this morning. According to official sources, the incident occurred when a lorry hit with a passenger bus. Six persons of the bus died in the spot while two others succumbed to injury in hospital. Twel...

January 13, 2010 10:39 AM

State News Heading

The all-party Telangana Joint Action Committee has set a deadline for the central Government, to announce a time frame programme by 28th of this month for carving out Telangana state. The Telangana Join Action Committee (JAC), has resolved that the MLAs belonging to Telanagna region will thereafter ...

January 13, 2010 10:34 AM

PM hopes good reason prevails upon outlawed ULFA

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said the government wants to restore peace in Assam and hoped that good reason prevails upon the outlawed ULFA to end the decades-long insurgency problem in the state. On talks with ULFA, which received a major setback last year with four of its top leaders arrested ...

January 13, 2010 10:33 AM

States must provide infrastructure and finances for setting up centers of NIFT

The Union Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran has said that States must provide infrastructure and finances for setting up centers of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). He was speaking after laying foundation stone of expansion of main building and inaugural of additional facilities at NI...

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