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January 8, 2010 3:12 PM

50 percent ULFA cadres not from Assam, says DG Assam Rifles

The Director General of Assam Rifles Lt. General Karan Singh Yadav has said that 50 percent of ULFA cadres are from across the borders and are not from Assam.<br/><br/>Briefing media, on the 175th anniversary celebrations, the Assam Rifles Chief said that after the crackdown by t...

January 8, 2010 3:11 PM

Maoists kill two Trinamool workers West Midnapore

In West Bengal, Maoists allegedly abducted and killed two Trinamool Congress workers after they refused to join a rally in West Midnapore district.<br/><br/>Police said, Mintu Ali alias Sekh Manjur Ali and Nirmal Bhakta were abducted last night from their houses at Akhrasol villa...

January 8, 2010 2:05 PM

Jyoti Basu’s health condition continues to be critical

Health condition of the veteran Communist leader and former Chief Minister of West Bengal Mr. Jyoti Basu remains critical but stable.<br/><br/>Mr. Basu was admitted on New Year day with complains of pneumonia at the AMRI Hospital in Saltlake City in Kolkata. Former Prime Minister...

January 8, 2010 2:04 PM

Two Manipur militants killed in encounter

In Manipur, two militants of banned Kangleipak Communist Party-Military council (KCP-MC) have been killed in an encounter with police in interior Bishenpur district of Manipur.<br/><br/>Police said, the commandos, attached to Bishenpur police station, were fired upon by the milit...

January 8, 2010 10:07 AM

Soren govt wins trust vote

Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, heading a JMM-BJP coalition government has won a trust motion in the assembly by 19 votes. Sixty-five-year-old Soren received 45 votes in the 81-member House while 26 were cast against him. <br/><br/>All five RJD members abstained from voting...

January 8, 2010 9:57 AM

Jyoti Basu remains critical

The condition of the ailing Marxist leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mr Jyoti Basu is still critical. However, according to medical bulletin issued last evening, ventilation support requirement and BP stabilising medicines have been reduced. A group of Doctors is constantly monitoring hi...

January 8, 2010 9:27 AM

22 hr long gun-battle in Srinagar ends; two terrorists gunned down

In Kashmir valley, 22 hour long gun battle in Lal Chowk area has ended with security forces killing both the Fidayeen miliants. The Director General of Police Kuldipt Khoda told reporters that they had an input about an LeT fidayeen attack. He said, one of the slain militants is a Pakistani national...

January 8, 2010 9:26 AM

Jharkhand CM Soren wins vote of confidence

Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, heading a JMM-BJP coalition government, today won a trust motion in the assembly by 19 votes. Sixty-five-year-old Soren received 45 votes in the 81-member House while 26 were cast against him. All five RJD members abstained from voting, while Enos Ekka of Jharkh...

January 7, 2010 10:23 PM

SOI team starts probe into govt land encroachment in Tamil Nadu

An eight member survey of India (SOI) team began their field work at Kaverirajapuram village in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district, as part of their independent probe into the alleged encroachment of over 400 acres of Government land by Karnataka High court Chief Justice PD Dinakaran.<br/>&#...

January 7, 2010 8:51 PM

Alert sounded in Assam after ULFA threat

In Assam, an alert has been sounded throughout the state, a day after the banned extremist outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) threatened to attack security forces and vital installations in the state ahead of Republic Day celebrations. The Assam police chief, Mr Shankar Baruah told journa...

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