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November 10, 2009 1:33 PM

Raj Babbar leading over his rival in Firozabad

<br/>In Uttar Pradesh, Congress candidate Raj Babbar is leading over his SP rival by over 15,000 votes at the end of eighth round of counting. Ruling Bahujan Samaj Party has won Lalitpur, Hainsar Bazar and Isauli assembly seats while its candidates are leading in Powayan (Reserved), Badrau...

November 10, 2009 1:32 PM

7 killed in road mishap in Poonch

<br/><br/>In Jammu and Kashmir, 7 persons were killed and 30 others injured six of them critically, when a passenger vehicle met with an accident in border district of Poonch today. According to our Poonch Correspondent, the accident occurred when the vehicle on its way to Poonch...

November 10, 2009 1:17 PM

Maoists blow up school building in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, naxalites carried out two blasts in two middle school buildings in Latehar District on Monday night. The motive behind the attack was to oppose the move to make school buildings as police camps during the assembly elections. Our PTC reports that there is no casualty reported in the inc...

November 10, 2009 11:26 AM

BJP candidate leading in Chhattisgarh Vaishalinagar seat

<br/>The BJP candidate Mr.Jageswar Sahoo is leading in the assembly bye election in Chhattisgarh. He is ahead of his nearest rival of Congress Mr. Bhajansingh Nirankari by 1278 votes at the end of the 6th round of counting. While the BJP has got 18134 votes the Congress has secured 16856 v...

November 10, 2009 11:26 AM

Polling in 4 Jharkhand assembly constituencies postponed

The Election Commission has postponed Assembly elections in Sikaripara, Dumka, Jama and Jarmundi in Jharkhand to the 8th of next month. Our corerspondent reports that it was earlier scheduled to take place during the first phase on the 25th of this month.

November 10, 2009 10:47 AM

Polling in 4 Jharkhand assembly constituencies postponed?

<br/>The Election Commission has postponed Assembly elections in Sikaripara, Dumka, Jama and Jarmundi in Jharkhand to the 8th of next month. Our corerspondent reports that it was earlier scheduled to take place during the first phase on the 25th of this month.

November 10, 2009 9:28 AM

Centre asks Gujarat not to allow beaching of Platinum II at Alang

<br/>The Central has asked Gujarat Government for not allowing breaking of US Ship Platinum-II anchored at Alang Ship Yard near Bhavnagar in Gujarat. The Ministry of Environment and Forest has asked Gujarat Maritime Board that the Ship has found radioactive material with material contamina...

November 9, 2009 9:31 PM

Fierce gunbattles in West Midnapore district between naxals, forces

In West Bengal, a day after four EFR jawans were gunned down by Maoists at Gidhni bazar in West Midnapore district, fierce gunbattles took place between the ultras and security forces in three places of the trouble-torn district today.<br/><br/> Home Secretary, Ardhendu Sen told ...

November 9, 2009 9:02 PM

Manu’s parole release invites flak from Jessica Lal's family

The release on parole of Manu Sharma, the main accused in the Jessica Lal murder case has invited flak from Jessica Lal's family. Jassica's sister Sabrina said that illness of mother of Manu Sharma was cited as the reason for the request for parole but she was seen at a function in Chandig...

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