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November 19, 2009 5:30 PM

Koda fails to appears before Enforcement authorities in money laundering charge

Defying summon, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda did not present today before an Enforcement Directorate team at Ranchi. Mr. Koda is facing charges of money laundering of over Rs. 2000 crore. He had been summoned to appear before the Enforcement Directorate at its camp office in Ranchi.&#0...

November 19, 2009 3:00 PM

Maharashtra Legislature to soon go online & have modern e-library

Maharashtra Legislature would soon go online and also have a modern e-library. Addressing a two-day session conducted by the Maharashtra branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Mumbai, the Speaker Dilip Walse Patil said the new initiatives would help boost productivity and speed up busin...

November 19, 2009 2:46 PM

Two more swine flu deaths in Rajasthan; toll reaches 28 in state

In Rajasthan, two more persons including one woman died in Jaipur and Jodhpur due to swine flu. Since October, 28 persons died due to swine flu in the state. Number of positive cases is also continuously increasing. 66 more cases reported positive, of them 54 are school children. Till now, 922 swine...

November 19, 2009 1:51 PM

Four more children succumbed to encephalitis in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, four more children have succumbed to deadly encephalitis in Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur during last 24 hours. With this, the death toll has mounted to 521 since January this year. AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports that 14 fresh patients su...

November 19, 2009 10:56 AM

Bomb blast claims three lives in Chhattisgarh

In Chhattisgarh, three persons have been killed and two injured in a bomb blast at a village in Naxal-hit Rajnandgaon district on Wednesday night.<br/> <br/>The police said to a News Agency that a group of five villagers were going to a paddy field when they found a container on ...

November 19, 2009 10:54 AM

Nomination process for elections in MP starts today

In Madhya Pradesh, the nomination process for elections of 268 local bodies across the state starts on Thursday. The last date of filing of nominations is 26th November. AIR correspondent reports that about eighty five lacs voters in forty four districts will exercise their franchise in this electio...

November 19, 2009 10:53 AM

9 cops suspended for negligence in duties at Ghaziabad district

In Uttar Pradesh nine police personnel, including an Additional SP and a Deputy SP have been suspended with immediate effect for negligence in duties at Ghaziabad district near to national capital.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that they have been suspended in connection wit...

November 18, 2009 8:05 PM

WB Govt. launches BPL Housing scheme

The West Bengal State Government has launched a new housing scheme for people Below the Poverty Line (BPL) called 'Ashray'. Inaugurating the scheme at Barasat in the North 24-Parganas in the State, the Finance Minister, Dr. Asim Dasgupta said that the State Government has allotted one thousand crore...

November 18, 2009 7:41 PM

Tihar jail handicrafts at IITF Mela

Colourful handicrafts made by the inmates of Tihar jail are a part of attractions at the trade fair this year. The items at the stall are offered by Armaan, an NGO working with Tihar jail inmates and released prisoners. The exhibition displays the products made at Armaan workshops in jails.<br/...

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