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December 31, 2009 6:01 PM

Assam government ready for peace talks with ULFA

The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said the state government is ready to take all the necessary steps for peace talks the moment it gets signal from the banned ULFA. The Centre has already said that the talks can be held if the ULFA gives up its demand for sovereignty and abjures violence.&#06...

December 31, 2009 5:59 PM

Assam government ready for peace talks with ULFA

The Home Minister on Thursday said that there have been significant gains with regard to containing ULFA. Mr. Chidambaram said that except for two or three ULFA leaders, most of them have been arrested and that the dialogue with a number of insurgent groups in Assam is at an advanced stage. He said,...

December 31, 2009 5:43 PM

ULFA replace with same headline

The Home Minister on Thursday said that there have been significant gains with regard to containing ULFA. Mr. Chidambaram said that except for two or three ULFA leaders, most of them have been arrested and that the dialogue with a number of insurgent groups in Assam is at an advanced stage. He said,...

December 31, 2009 5:40 PM

J&K Police clashes with power employees

Ten employees of Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department were injured in a clash with police in Jammu on Thursday. They were marching towards civil secretariat to press for their demand for regularisation of service. Police had to baton-charge to disperse the rally. Police sources said, 10 pe...

December 31, 2009 5:38 PM

Mild earthquake in Assam

An earthquake of moderate intensity shook Assam and its neighbouring areas at 3.28 on Thursday afternoon. The intensity of the quake has been measured at five point five in the Richter scale. According to official sources, the epicenter of the quake is about 180 kilometers east of the Bhutanese capi...

December 31, 2009 4:33 PM

Lt Governor grants prosecution of Sajjan Kumar

A go ahead has been given for the prosecution of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar accused in 1984 riot case. Earlier the Central Bureau of Investigation had sought permission to prosecute Sajjan Kumar and centre had advised the Lt Governor of Delhi to take a decision by month-end on the CBI application ...

December 31, 2009 4:32 PM

Assam government ready for peace talks with ULFA

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi says, the state government is ready to take all the necessary steps for peace talks the moment it gets signal from the banned ULFA. Speaking to reporters at the sidelines of a meeting in Guwahati, he said that efforts are on for the peace talks and these are going in...

December 31, 2009 2:47 PM

Five-year-old male elephant found dead in TN

A five-year-old male elephant was found dead of multiple injuries it sustained while it tried to go down a slope in Kombuthookiamman temple area near Anthiyur near Erode district in Tamilnadu. Forest officials said the villagers noticed the dead tusker yesterday afternoon and informed the forest per...

December 31, 2009 1:30 PM

Swinfe flu death toll in Gujarat rises to 112

Twelve more swine flu deaths have been reported in Gujarat, taking the H1N1 death toll in the state to 112. Health officials said that two deaths, including that of 10-month old toddler Meena Gohil and Rekha Nilesh, 32, were reported from the PDU Civil hospital in Rajkot on Wednesday. Eight deaths p...

December 31, 2009 1:23 PM

Three-member team begins probe into land grabbing charges against Dinakaran

In Tamil Nadu, a three-member team, assigned the task of mapping the land allegedly grabbed by Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court P.D. Dinakaran, began its inquiry by meeting the Tiruvallur district administration and the judge's representatives. Major General R. Sivakumar, who is heading the tea...

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