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December 29, 2009 1:52 PM

Shibu Soren to take over as Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Wednesday

JMM President Shibu Soren will take over as Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Wednesday. AIR correspondent reports that Mr. Soren will be administered the oath of office and secrecy by the Governor K Sankaranaryanan at 10.30 am in Ranchi.<br/><br/>Mr Soren has said the new alliance ...

December 29, 2009 1:48 PM

Protest demonstrations continue in support of statehood for Telangana

In Andhra Pradesh, protest demonstrations are continuing in support of statehood for Telangana even as the agitation by the students on the Osmania University Campus in Hyderabad has gained momentum in favour of bifurcation of the state. Meanwhile, Congress MPs belonging to Telangana region have urg...

December 29, 2009 1:28 PM

Kerala Police arrests a key accused in a twin blast case

In Kerala, police in Kochi have arrested Yusuf, a key accused in the Kozhikode twin blasts case. Police sources said he was picked up near Ambalamedu in Kochi. Yusuf, a native of Parappanangadi, was a close associate of Thadiyantavide Nasir, a Lashkar-e-Toiba activist, who was arrested recently in B...

December 29, 2009 1:20 PM

Dawn-to-dusk hartal in Kerala

In Kerala, the dawn-to-dusk hartal called by BMS in protest against the government's failure to control rocketing prices of essential commodities was near total in Kochi and neighbouring areas. Normal life was affected as shops and business establishments by and large remained closed and privat...

December 29, 2009 1:00 PM

Chandigarh Administration orders a probe against Sacred Heart School

The Chandigarh Administration has ordered a probe against the Sacred Heart School which had expelled Ruchika Girhotra after her molestation by former Haryana DGP S P S Rathore. Education Secretary Ram Niwas said that a time bound probe has been ordered to ascertain the causes which led to the expuls...

December 29, 2009 12:38 PM

Four people die and six injure in a road accident in UP

Four people died and six other injured in a road accident in Kaushambi district in UP. According to police, the incident took place early on Tuesday morning under Saini police station area. A UP Roadways Bus which was stationed on road near a tea stall, hit by a milk tanker which was passing through...

December 29, 2009 10:45 AM

Fog delays morning flights at New Delhi airport

Shallow fog at the New Delhi airport today morning delayed about half a dozen domestic flights. Airport sources said, flights to Chennai, Srinagar, Amritsar and Patna were delayed by about an hour as the general visibility dropped to 300 meters. Director of the Indira Gandhi International Airport Me...

December 29, 2009 10:44 AM

Long unfulfilled dream of a model state will now be fulfilled: JD (U) Chief

Though, the BJP has managed to forge an alliance with JMM for government formation in Jharkhand, there is no clarity as of now on whether the Shibu Soren-led party will become part of the NDA. Speaking to AIR on Tuesday, JD (U) Chief and NDA convener Mr Sharad Yadav said a decision on this issue wil...

December 29, 2009 9:26 AM

Record pilgrimage to holy Mata Vaishno Devi

In Jammu & Kashmir, pilgrimage to holy cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi created a new history by surpassing eight million marks for the first time.<br/><br/><br/>

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