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December 16, 2009 9:08 AM

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 9:08 AM

Bandh in Darjeeling from today

In West Bengal, the Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha while intensifying its agitation programme in support of its demand of creation of separate state of Gorkhaland has called indefinite bandh in all the Central and the State Govt. offices functioning in three hill sub-divisions Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kal...

December 16, 2009 8:56 AM

100 foreign tourists visit famous 'Aharbal' waterfall

In Aharbal, Srinagar, about 100 foreign tourists visited the famous tourist place with a beautiful waterfall namely 'Aharbal' in Kulgam District of valley for the last 20 years. According to Fisheries Department sources, most of the foreigner tourists visited the place for fishing besides ...

December 16, 2009 8:56 AM

MP: BJP bags Mayor Seats in 7 cites

In Madhya Pradesh, the ruling BJP has won the elections of Mayoral posts in seven cites, while Congress and BSP in two each and independent in one. BJP bagged mayoral posts in capital Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Khandwa, Burhanpur and Rewa. Congress candidates won in Dewas and Katni While BSP...

December 16, 2009 8:53 AM

Opposition walk out over non ‘implementation OBC reservation

The implementation of the law relating to reservation for the candidates belonging to the Other Backward Classes in promotion was the main topic of discussion in both the houses of Maharashtra Legislature yesterday. The Opposition members stressed the need for speedy implementation of the said law i...

December 15, 2009 9:15 PM

India's first commercial Solar Power plant inaugurated

Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah today inaugurated India's first ever commercial 2 MW Solar Power Plant in village Awan in Amritsar District. The capacity of this plant will be expanded to 10 megawatt later on.The plant set up by American Company Azure Power was inaugur...

December 15, 2009 9:15 PM

No question of privatisation in railways: Govt.

The centre today categorically said that there is no question of allowing privatisation in railways. Replying to nearly five hour long discussion on supplementary demand for grants for railways in the current fiscal in the lok sabha, Railway minister Ms. Mamta Banerjee said infrastructure developmen...

December 15, 2009 7:30 PM

People take to streets to denounce CBI report on Shopian Case

A day after CBI submitted its report giving clean chit to the police and claiming that the two young women Asiya and Nelofar had died due to drowning, normal life in Kashmir valley was thrown out of gear today due to a protest strike called by Majlis-E-Mashawarat a local action committee of Shopian....

December 15, 2009 7:26 PM

Ranchi: Special CBI court awards prison terms to 18

A special CBI court in Ranchi today 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 Prasa...

December 15, 2009 5:00 PM

Cong MPs from AP meet Antony, seek action against Jaganmohan Reddy

Congress MPs from Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh today met Defence Minister Mr A K Antony seeking action against party MP Jaganmohan Reddy for joining TDP in Lok Sabha opposing formation of separate Telangana state. Mr Jaganmohan Reddy is the son of late Andhra Chief Minister Mr YSR Reddy. A del...

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