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January 2, 2010 2:01 PM

J&K releases Rs 33.48 cr fund for roads

The Jammu and Kashmir Government has released an amount of 33.48 crore rupees under Central Road Fund for execution of as many as 27 road schemes in the State. The Chief Engineers of R&B, Kashmir and Jammu division have been asked to ensure the utilization of funds strictly as per the approved o...

January 2, 2010 1:59 PM

6 killed, 40 injured in separate train accidents in UP

At least six persons were killed and about 40 injured in three separate accidents involving five passenger trains amid dense fog in Uttar Pradesh this morning. DIG, Kanpur, B P Jogdand said six persons were killed and at least 40 others were injured when the Bhiwani-Gorakhpur Gorakhdham Express hit ...

January 2, 2010 1:42 PM

Rs 90 cr narcotic seized in Punjab

In Punjab, in a major breakthrough on the first day of the New Year, the Counter- Intelligence staff seized narcotics worth more than Rs 90 crore in the international market from three persons from two different locations in Jalandhar Distt. According AIG, Counter Intelligence, Mr. Opinderjit Singh ...

January 2, 2010 1:41 PM

Political parleys on ahead of Jan 5 meet on Telangana

In Andhra Pradesh, hectic political parleys are underway in view of the all party meeting convened by the Centre on 5th of this month over statehood for Telangana. Union Home Minister Chidambaram has convened a meeting of all recognised political parties of the state in Delhi to hold consultations a...

January 2, 2010 1:06 PM

Assam to spend Rs 400 cr on rural schemes

The Assam Government has decided to spend four hundred crore rupees during next one year for implementation of rural employment generation schemes. Another hundred crore rupees would be spent for setting up employment-oriented educational institutes. Disclosing this to newsmen in Guwahati, the State...

January 2, 2010 12:09 PM

4 killed in UP train collision

At least four persons were killed and about 40 injured in two separate accidents involving four passenger trains amid dense fog near Kanpur within an hour early today. DIG, Kanpur, B P Jogdand said four persons were killed and at least 40 others were injured when the Bhiwani-Gorakhpur Gorakhdham Exp...

January 2, 2010 11:19 AM

Heavy fog disrupts power lines in North India

Dense fog over northern India led to total blackout in many parts of Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir this morning due to disruption in transmission lines. The CMD of Power Grid, S K Chaturvedi said, the northern grid tripped at around 3.02 am following a technical snag in transmission lines th...

January 2, 2010 10:49 AM

Trains collide, driver killed in Etawah

Amid dense fog, the Bihar-bound Lichavi Express rammed into the stationary Magadh Express at Saraibhopat near Etawah early today, killing the driver of Lichavi Express. The Delhi-Islampur Magadh Express was waiting at Saraibhopat when the Lichavi Express hit it from behind. In another accident, Alla...

January 2, 2010 9:43 AM

Show cause notice to minister for criticising CM

In Andhra Pradesh, Information Technology Minister K. Venkat Reddy has been served show cause notice for criticising Chief Minister K. Rosaiah and deliberately lowering party prestige. The minister has been given a week's time to give an explanation to the notice served by AICC General Secretary Jan...

January 2, 2010 9:27 AM

PM arrives for two-day visit to Kerala

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is arriving in Thiruvananthapuram this evening on a two -day visit to Kerala. He will inaugurate the 97th Indian Science Congress at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. In another function, the Prime Minister will present an award instituted by Kerala Pradesh Congress ...

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