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January 9, 2010 7:42 PM

Jatra festival begins in W Bengal on Sunday

A festival of jatra, Bengal's folk theatre will be inaugurated by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mr. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya in Kolkata tomorrow.21 jatra teams from differnt parts of state will take part in festival. The state director culture Mr.Anup Mallick told news persons today that a museum and...

January 9, 2010 6:32 PM

Security forces foil infiltration bid in Akhnoor section in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir security forces foiled an infiltration bid from across the border in Akhnoor subsector of Jammu region today.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent Yogesh reports from Jammu that around 0300 hrs, the troops of Border Security Forces (BSF) observing some movement near th...

January 9, 2010 4:36 PM

Five-storey building collapses in Mumbai

In Maharashtra, a portion of a five-storeyed building collapsed today near the Dockyard road railway station in South Mumbai.<br/><br/>Five fire engines have been rushed to the spot . No casualties have been reported so far but some people are feared trapped under the debris.&#06...

January 9, 2010 1:52 PM

BSF foils an infiltration bid in J&K

In Jammu , BSF today foiled an infiltration bid after a brief exchange of fire between troops and militants along the Indo-Pak border in Garkhal.<br/>A patrolling party of BSF observed some movement in forward area of Garkhal, 30 kms from jammu, in Pargwal belt in early morning hours and c...

January 9, 2010 1:48 PM

Snow avalanche claim four lives in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir four persons were killed due to snow avalanche in remote area of district Kishtwar in Jammu division . AIR Kishtwar Correspondent Sheikh Nasir Hussain reports that one person Yousuf of Hyar Pullar Padyarna , a remote village in district Kishtwar, came under snow avalanche yester...

January 8, 2010 10:03 PM

Two more died due to Swine Flu in Rajasthan

In Rajasthan, 2 more persons died today due to swine flu in Jaisalmer. With this, the death toll due to the disease has gone up to to 152. Today 24 positive cases were also reported in the state. Screening at door to door is continuing by medical teams in Jaipur. 2905 persons have been examined by t...

January 8, 2010 9:25 PM

Counting in UP Biennial elections on Jan 13th

The counting of votes in 36 seats in the Biennial elections to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from local bodies will be held on 13th and not tomorrow as scheduled earlier. In a press note issued by the Election Commission said that the counting had to be postponed for four days in view of certain...

January 8, 2010 9:21 PM

Assam govt takes several developmental schemes to uplift life style

The Assam Chief Minister, Mr Tarun Gogoi has said that Assam remains on the path of progress and development despite a lot of challenges and constraints. The investors are also showing interest to invest in Assam and the North East region. Speaking in the North East Business Summit held in Kolkata h...

January 8, 2010 9:16 PM

Delhi HC issues notice to N D Tiwari on paternity suit

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to veteran politician and former Andhra Pradesh Governor N. D. Tiwari on a paternity suit filed by a youth claiming to be his biological son.<br/><br/>A Bench headed by Chief Justice A. P Shah asked Tiwari to give his response by the 9th of ...

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