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December 22, 2009 8:51 PM

Swine flu claim 3 more lives in Chandigarh

In Chandigarh, three persons have died of swine flu on Tuesday, taking the toll due to the H1N1 virus to 37 in the union territory so far.<br/><br/>Nodal Officer for Swine flu in Chandigarh, Mr. H C Gera, said that two of the victims died in PGI, while one succumbed to the diseas...

December 22, 2009 7:06 PM

Counting of votes for Jharkhand assembly tomorrow

Counting of votes for 81 seats of the Jharkhand assembly will be held on Wednesday amidst tight security. Counting will start at 8 a.m. and trends will be available after one hour. The Joint Chief Electoral Officer A. K. Sinha told AIR that 24 counting centres have been made throughout the state and...

December 22, 2009 5:24 PM

Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die; 17 govt. bills passed

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Tuesday. In his concluding remarks, the Chairman Mohd. Hamid Ansari said that while 17 government bills were passed and important issues were discussed, over 13 hours were lost due to interruptions and adjournments. <br/><br/>He said that...

December 22, 2009 2:43 PM

Five killed as bus falls into gorge

Five persons were killed and 42 injured when a tourist bus fell into a 100-feet deep gorge on Punjab- Himachal Pradesh border on Kiratpur Manali highway. The tourist bus carrying 47 people was on its way to Delhi from Manali. Accident occurred early Tuesday morning when the area was full of fog. Inj...

December 22, 2009 2:26 PM

BSF foils infiltration bids by terrorists in J&K

Alert BSF jawans foiled three successive attempts of heavily armed terrorists to infiltrate from the International Border in Ramgarh sector of Samba district since last evening. Official sources said in Jammu today, with no let up in infiltration attempts, a group of heavily armed intruders opened i...

December 22, 2009 12:12 PM

Seventeen militants surrender in Arunachal Pradesh

Seventeen militants belonging to ULFA, NSCN and All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) have laid down their arms before Brigadier J.S.Negi of the 19th Assam Rifles Headquarters located at Khonsa in Arunachal Pradesh. Our Guwahati Correspondent reports six hardcore ULFA cadres led by Sergeant H...

December 22, 2009 12:11 PM

Pak troops fire at border outpost in J&K

Border Security Force foiled major infiltration bids by terrorists to cross into Indian territory as Pakistani troops fired at two forward posts in the Samba sector in the wee hours today. This is the fifth case of ceasefire violation within a week. Police officials said, a BSF patrol party noticed ...

December 22, 2009 11:47 AM

Assembly polls counting tomorrow in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, all the district headquarters are counting centres for 81 assembly constituencies where counting will take place tomorrow. Over fifty-five thousand government employees will be deployed for the purpose in the counting of votes. Meanwhile repolling for two polling booths in Garhwa AC en...

December 22, 2009 11:42 AM

Meghalaya Govt embarks on tourism revolution

Meghalaya Government has embarked on development of the hospitality industry on a large scale through an initiative called Meghalaya Tourism Revolution. Presently it has prompted 'bed and breakfast' scheme for the tourist visiting the state. The State has decided to improve air and road network conn...

December 22, 2009 11:40 AM

Meghalaya Govt embarks on tourism revolution

Meghalaya Government has embarked on development of the hospitality industry on a large scale through an initiative called Meghalaya Tourism Revolution. Presently it has prompted 'bed and breakfast' scheme for the tourist visiting the state. The State has decided to improve air and road network conn...

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