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November 30, 2009 6:48 PM

Maharashtra Govt. assures SC on issue of security of north Indians

Maharashtra Government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has taken effective steps for protection of lives and religious faith of north Indians and non-Marathis in the wake of an alleged hate campaign launched by Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). The state government said th...

November 30, 2009 6:32 PM

Union Power Secretary in J&K to review power scenario

In Jammu and Kashmir, a high level central team headed by Union Power Secretary, Mr. H.S Brahma on Monday called on the J&K Chief Secretary, Mr. S.S Kapoor and reviewed the power scenario in the State. The meeting was a follow up of the recent visit by the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh to t...

November 30, 2009 5:18 PM

BJP accuses Maharashtra CM; complains to EC

Accusing Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan of indulging in electoral malpractice, the BJP on Monday asked the Election Commission(EC) to order a high-level inquiry into the issue. BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who led a delegation to Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla and submi...

November 30, 2009 5:17 PM

Samajwadi Party for dismissing UP Govt.

The suicide of a senior IAS officer in Uttar Pradesh generated much heat in the Lok Sabha on Monday during Zero Hour. Raising the issue, Samajwadi Party member, Mr Shailendra Kumar said the Mayawati government should immediately be dismissed in Uttar Pradesh. Mr Kumar said even the suicide note of t...

November 30, 2009 2:45 PM

SC stays all further proceedings in Ishrat Jahan case

The Supreme Court has stayed all further proceedings in the Ishrat Jahan case in the Gujarat High Court relating to the fake encounter killing of the alleged teenage extremist by the state anti-terror squad.<br/><br/>While staying the proceedings, a Bench of Justices B Sudershan ...

November 30, 2009 1:50 PM

Punjab to create Rs 100 cr dedicated fund for poor patients

In Punjab, a dedicated fund of 100 crore rupee will be created for the treatment of poor patients free of cost.<br/><br/>Presiding over a function to perform the ground breaking ceremony of a private Hospital at Mohali, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said that the amount of t...

November 30, 2009 1:49 PM

Campaigning for 2nd phase of elections in J’khand ends today

In Jharkhand, campaigning for the second phase of elections wil come to an end at 3 p.m. on Monday.<br/><br/>In this phase 14 constituencies of the remaining 55 will go to polls on Wednesday. Polling will start at 7 in the morning and will be up to 3 P.M.<br/><br/&...

November 30, 2009 1:28 PM

BJP sponsored bandh hits normal life in West Bengal

In West Bengal, normal life has been partially affected due to 12 hour Bangla bandh called by the BJP on Monday. <br/><br/>The bandh has been called in protest against sharp rises of the prices of essential commodities. <br/><br/>Train and bus services have be...

November 30, 2009 1:21 PM

TSR bandh underway in Telengana

In Andhra Pradesh, barring some minor incidents, the Bandh called by Telengana Rastra Samithi (TRS) is underway peacefully in Telengana region.<br/><br/>The TRS has called for 'Telengana Bandh' protesting the arrest of Party president K Chandrasekhara Rao on Monday ahead of his f...

November 30, 2009 1:10 PM

Over 3 thousand HIV-positive cases detected in Assam

In Assam, over three thousand persons have been detected as HIV-positive, whereas it is estimated that thousands of others carrying the virus are yet to be detected.<br/><br/>As the State is gearing up to observe the World AIDS Day on Tuesday, with the theme of 'Universal access ...

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