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December 4, 2009 7:49 PM

Performance of J&K Agriculture and Allied Depts reviewed

In Jammu and Kashmir, Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Mr. Ashish Bahuguna reviewed the functioning and performance of Agriculture and Allied Departments in the State at Jammu on Friday.<br/><br/>In the meeting, the concerned authorities ...

December 4, 2009 7:49 PM

Kumari Selja to visit Sikkim

The Union Minister for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviationand Tourism Kumari Selja is arriving in Gangtok on a three day visit to Sikkim on Friday. On her way to the capital,she will lay the foundation stone for a Basic Services to the Urban Poor 'BSUP'Project at Rangpo, a town on the Sikkim-Wes...

December 4, 2009 7:48 PM

Lalgarh schools, colleges to be compensated

The West Bengal Government has decided to compensate schools and colleges in Lalgarh and its surrounding areas in West Midnapore District, which have suffered losses due to the occupation of their premises by the joint security forces of the Centre and the State.<br/><br/>Talking...

December 4, 2009 7:48 PM

West Bengal govt employees to get another installment of DA

The West Bengal Government on Friday declared that the State Government Employees would get another installment of Dearness Allowances.<br/><br/>The rate of increase of DA would be six percent of their basic salaries.<br/><br/>Panchayat and Municipal workers a...

December 4, 2009 6:54 PM

Agitation for Telengana gains momentum

In Andhra Pradesh, the agitation extending support to Telengana Rastra Samithi President K Chandrasekhara Rao is gaining momentum.<br/><br/>Demonstrations have been continued on Friday across Telengana region protesting the arrest of Chandrasekhara Rao who is continuing fast unto...

December 4, 2009 6:51 PM

Delhi court rejects Vasudevan’s bail plea

A Delhi court has rejected the bail plea of Company Law Board member R Vasudevan who is in judicial custody in a graft case.<br/><br/>Special CBI Judge O P Saini dismissed the bail application of Vasudevan who was arrested by CBI on 23rd November along with a company secretary of...

December 4, 2009 6:49 PM

Hornbill festival of Nagaland enters 4th day

The Hornbill Festival of Nagaland - 'Festival of festivals' entered the fourth day on Friday. Different Naga cultural troupes presented traditional folk song and dances under the theme Heralding Culture while visitors were able to witness the Naga-Korea style wrestling competition and also the launc...

December 4, 2009 6:44 PM

Curfew continues in some areas of Ludhiana city

In Punjab, curfew is still continuing in some areas of the Ludhiana city. Director General of punjab police P. S. Gill told media persons in Chandigarh that situation is peaceful and under control now.<br/><br/>He said that police is doing flag march in the curfew bound areas to ...

December 4, 2009 2:39 PM

Migrants torch vehicles, block GT road in Ludhiana; Curfew imposed

In Punjab curfew was imposed in parts of industrial town of Ludhiana city today as mob turned violent following clashes between two groups of migrant labourers in Dhandari area of the city last night and today. <br/> <br/>The mob turned violent after police allegedly did not regi...

December 4, 2009 2:30 PM

Migrants stop NH, burn vehicles; curfew imposed

The situation in Ludhiana turned tense today when migrant labourers allegedly took the law into their hands after police did not register their complaints regarding theft by some unidentified persons last night. The labourers jammed the Ludhiana-Delhi Highway in the morning and torched more than a d...

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