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December 27, 2009 1:24 PM

AIR casual news reader passes away

Ms Chhanda Sheet , a casual news reader for Bengali bulletins of All India Radio from Delhi died in Kolkata on Suday after brief illness. She was suffering from cancer. Ms Sheet was 50. Ms Sheet also worked in the Administrative department in the Press Information Bureau at Delhi.<br/>

December 27, 2009 1:22 PM

Goa police issues guidelines on terrorist identification

Be careful with what you are wearing the next time you are in Goa or else you run the risk of being mistaken for a terrorist. Issuing broad guidelines on identification of terrorists ahead of New Year celebrations, the Goa police have said that a person wearing clothes unsuited for the season can be...

December 27, 2009 1:19 PM

Telangana JAC to intensify agitation for Statehood

In Andhra Pradesh, the protest demonstrations are continuing in favour of separate Telangana state even as the indefinite hunger strike by students of Osmania University in Hyderabad is underway. The Telengana Joint Action Committee decided at an emergency meeting on Sunday morning to intensify the ...

December 27, 2009 1:04 PM

Maha transport dept to home deliver driving licences

Maharashtra Transport department will start delivering driving licences at the applicant's home from January with an intention to curb related malpractices.Principal Secretary of Transport Department C S Sangitrao said the proposal has been approved and people would get the driving licences on ...

December 27, 2009 11:35 AM

UP opposition parties allege flouting of election norms by ruling BSP

In Uttar Pradesh, major opposition parties have alleged that the election norms were being flouted by the ruling party BSP for the Legislative Council elections for the local bodies' constituencies commencing on 7th of next month.<br/><br/>Main Opposition the Samajwadi Party and ...

December 27, 2009 11:31 AM

JMM Chief Shibu Soren stakes claim to form new Government in Jharkhand

JMM Supremo Shibu Soren has staked his claim to form a new government in Jharkhand. Mr. Soren along with his senior party leaders and MLAs met Governor K. Shankar Narayanan at Raj Bhawan in Ranchi on Saturday. Senior BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha, BJP's National Vice President Karuna Shukla, Gener...

December 27, 2009 11:09 AM

EC issues directive on bye-election in Pennagaram

The Election Commission has directed Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Nareesh Gupta to hold a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties to discuss revising the schedule of the bye-election to the Pennagaram Assembly Constituency. The EC direction came after opposition parties so...

December 27, 2009 11:00 AM

Kulgam emerges as fruits producing centre

In Jammu and Kashmir, Kulgam district is fast emerging as fruits producing centre after Sopore and Shopian. Our correspondent reports that centrally sponsored schemes have made this possible as fruit growers and farmers are taking full benefit of these schemes.<br/>

December 27, 2009 10:49 AM

Protest demonstrations for separate Telangana state continues

In Andhra Pradesh, the protest demonstrations continued in Telangana region in favour of separate Telangana state even as Telangana Rastra Samithi President Chandrasekhara Rao has demanded the Government to withdraw all forces from Telangana region. He also demanded the police to release TRS party w...

December 27, 2009 9:33 AM

Police arrests suspected ULFA militant

Police on Sunday arrested a suspected ULFA militant and recovered explosives from him. According to police, an ULFA militant was spotted at around 9.30 p.m. near the IOC refinery Noonmati in Guwahati by a joint team of police and CRPF during routine patrolling. Police recovered one kilogram RDX, hal...

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