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November 23, 2009 1:58 PM

Hostile weather hampers reopening of Zojila Pass

In Jammu and Kashmir hostile weather has hampered efforts of adminsitration to reopen Zojila pass on Srinagar - Leh highway and this has compounded problems of nearly 1,000 passengers. <br/> <br/><br/>

November 23, 2009 1:40 PM

Polling for Hyderabad Municipal Corporation underway

In Andhra Pradesh, amidst tight security, polling for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is progressing peacefully. Polling began at 7 AM on a low key and it picked up momentum slowly by afternoon. About 30 % polling has been registered by 1PM. About 57 lakh voters are exercising their fran...

November 23, 2009 1:32 PM

Senior Assam journalist Rajkhowa passes away

In Assam, senior-most journalist and noted social worker, Naresh Rajkhowa passed away at his Guwahati residence this morning following protracted illness. He was around 85. Rajkhowa served as the Special Correspondent of the popular English daily -The Assam Tribune- initially at Shillong and later i...

November 23, 2009 1:15 PM

Rathore takes oath as MLA in MP Assembly

In Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Brijendra Singh Rathore, MLA from Pritvipur legislative constituency, took oath in the state assembly today. He is the main accused in the BJP MLA Sunil Nayak murder case and was on the run for the last 11 months. The Supreme Court has granted him anticipatory bail. Earlier Mr...

November 23, 2009 12:57 PM

Army bursts amilitant hideout in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, army troops today busted a hideout and recovered a cache of explosive and ammunition from it in Reasi district. Police said, on a tip off, troops of Rashtriya Rifles raided the hideout in Thee Margh forest belt of Gulabgarh belt.<br/><br/>The recoveries from...

November 23, 2009 12:28 PM

Campaigning for 1st phase poll for 26 seats for Jharkhand Assembly ends today

In Jharkhand, campaigning for the first phase of elections will come to end at 3 p.m. today. In this phase 26 constituencies out of 81 will go to polls on Wednesday. Polling will start at 7 in the morning and will be up to 3 P.M. Leaders of different political parties have exhausted their strength t...

November 23, 2009 12:24 PM

Assam Bandh paralyses normal life in Nalbari distt.

In Assam, normal life has been paralysed in the Nalbari district of Lower Assam by a dawn to dusk bandh call given by All Assam Students Union. The bandh call has been given in protest against Sunday's twin blasts, killing seven people and injuring 53. Vehicles are off the roads including on Na...

November 23, 2009 12:23 PM

AIADMK announces candidates for bypolls

In Tamil Nadu,AIADMK General Secretary J. Jayalalithaa today announced the names of the candidates for the by-polls for the Vandavasi and Tiruchendur assembly constituencies, to be held on the 19th of next month. Party's. Mr.P. Munusamy would be contesting at Vandavasi and Mr.Amman.T.Narayanan would...

November 23, 2009 12:21 PM

Polling for civic bodies in Rajasthan underway

In Rajasthan, polling is in progress for 46 civic bodies . About 15 % votes have been polled in first 3 hours. This is for the first time in the state that instead of ward members, people would directly elect heads of these civic bodies. 270 Candidates are in the fray for these posts while 6179 cand...

November 23, 2009 11:58 AM

Polling for Hyderabad Municipal Corporation underway

In Andhra Pradesh, polling began for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections this morning, amid tight security arrangements. The polling began at 7 a.m. and will continue till 5p.m. About 57 lakh voters would cast their vote at about 6700 polling stations.<br/><br...

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