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December 16, 2009 1:20 PM

5 killed in Orissa road accident

In Orissa, five persons have been killed and four others injured in a road accident on National Highways No.6 near Baragarh this morning. According to police, a jeep carrying 9 persons heading towards Harishankar in Bolangir district collided head on with a gas cylinder loaded truck coming from oppo...

December 16, 2009 1:19 PM

Bandh hits normal life in NCH & Karbi Anglong

In Assam, normal life continues to be hit for the second day today in both North Cachar Hills and Karbi Anglong Districts following a 60-hour North Cachar Hills and Karbi Anglong Districts Bandh called by Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) from Tuesday morning. The Bandh is near total in both ...

December 16, 2009 1:09 PM

Centre advises NE States to enhance vigil along adjoining national highway

The Centre has advised all the North Eastern States to enhance vigil along the adjoining national highway to keep a check on militant activities. The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr. M Ramachandran informed the Rajya Sabha today that special intelligence-based operations along with mobile veh...

December 16, 2009 12:53 PM

Bandh in Darjeeling from today

In West Bengal, the normal working of government and local officesin Darjeeling hills was affected due to a call given by the Gorkha Jana Mukhti Morcha to indefinitely close all the offices in the region. The Morcha is demanding for a separate state of Gorkhaland. The announcement of indefinite clos...

December 16, 2009 12:31 PM

Campaigning for 5th phase of Jharkhand elections to end today

In Jharkhand, the campaigning for the 5th and final phase of Assembly elections will come to an end this evening. 16 seats will go to poll on Friday. Counting will be held on 23rd December. Our correspondent reports that top leaders of polical parties addressed rallies in different places of the sta...

December 16, 2009 12:24 PM

Additional train introduced to clear Sabarimala pilgrims rush

Southern Railways has introduced an additional special train to clear the extra rush of Sabarimala pilgrims from tomorrow. According to railway press release,the train will run between Kochuveli and Chennai central. The release further says that the other stops will be Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpetta...

December 16, 2009 11:44 AM

MP: BJP bags Mayor Seats in 7 cites

In Madhya Pradesh, the ruling BJP has succeeded in retaining its power in most of local bodies in the state. In first phase of counting of votes for the 122 civic bodies, out of twelve Mayoral posts, the party has won seven, Congress and BSP two each and independent one.<br/><br/&#062...

December 16, 2009 11:02 AM

Rain continues to lash Pudducherry,Karikal for 4th successive day

Incessant rain continues to lash Pudducherry and Karikal for the 4th successive day today. The Union Territory government has declared holiday for all schools and colleges in Pudducherry and Karikal on Wednesday in view of continuous rains. Pudduchery received 80.6 millimeter while Karikal received ...

December 16, 2009 10:50 AM

Ranchi: Special CBI court awards prison terms to 18

A special CBI court in Ranchi awarded prison terms to 18 people, including ten government officials, of the 48 it had convicted in the fodder scam on December 10.<br/>The court awarded ex-Regional Director of Animal Husbandry Department Junul Bhengraj, ex-Assistant Director K M Prasad, C K...

December 16, 2009 9:11 AM

Heavy rains lash TN

In Tamil Nadu, North east monsoon has been very active throwing normal life out of gear yesterday with heavy rain lashing several parts of the State forcing the district administrations of Chennai, Pudukottai, Thiruvellore, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Ramanathapuram, Nagapatattinam and Villlupuram Distric...

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