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November 9, 2009 8:02 PM

Lawyers force Dinakaran to suspend proceedings in Karnataka HC

Karnataka Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, facing land grabbing allegations, was today forced to suspend proceedings and leave his court amid noisy protests by a section of lawyers who abstained from court protesting his continuance.<br/><br/> Chaos prevailed in the high court premis...

November 9, 2009 8:02 PM

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Lawyers force Dinakaran to suspend proceedings in Karnataka HC<br/><br/>Karnataka Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, facing land grabbing allegations, was today forced to suspend proceedings and leave his court amid noisy protests by a section of lawyers who abstained from court protes...

November 9, 2009 7:54 PM

Enforcement Directorate quizzes Koda

Vikash Sinha, associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, was today interrogated by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his involvement in carrying and investing cash allegedly sourced from his brother Binod Sinha and Koda. Sinha was brought to the national capital yesterday from Ranchi by...

November 9, 2009 7:53 PM

Kolkata Film Festival to begin tomorrow

The week long Kolkata Film Festival will begin tomorrow. Altogether 228 Films of 56 countries will be screened during the festival. Noted Film Director, Mr. Mani Ratnam will inaugurate the festival at Nandan Film Centre in Kolkata. The Film jointly made by the UK & USA 'The Boy in the Striped Py...

November 9, 2009 7:52 PM

Naxalite killed in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, a naxalite carrying reward of 1.5 lakh rupees was today killed in an encounter with police in Sonbhadra district. Principal Home Secretary Kunwar Fateh Bahadur Singh told reporters in Lucknow that, Kamlesh Chowdhury, a wanted naxal was killed in the encounter after he was surrounde...

November 9, 2009 7:50 PM

Dawn-to-dusk Assam bandh ends peacefully

In Assam, the 12-hour dawn-to-dusk bandh called by banned outfit ULFA ended at six this evening peacefully. The bandh paralyzed normal life in all parts of the Brahmaputra Valley. It failed to evoke any response in the three districts of the Barak Valley. The bandh call was given by the outfit in pr...

November 9, 2009 7:50 PM

Torrential rains lash TN

In Tamil Nadu, torrential rains that have lashing several districts have wreaked a havoc claming 43 lives besides paralyzing normal life. Nilgris district reported the highest death of 13, including 8 killed in landslides triggered by heavy rains. Reports reaching Chennai say the monsoon rains have ...

November 9, 2009 7:05 PM

Srinagar -Leh highway closed due to heavy snow fall

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Srinagar -Leh national highway connecting Ladakh region with the Kashmir valley has been closed for traffic today due to heavy snow fall from morning to evening in Kargil district and the Zojila pass. Our correspondent reports that it is the major snowfall of the winter sea...

November 9, 2009 7:03 PM

Thirunavukkarasar joins Congress

Former Union Minister S. Thirunavukkarasar of the BJP, joined the Congress party today. Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad announced his joining the party in the presence of Mr. P.Chidambaram and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K.V.Thangkabalu in New Delhi. Mr. Thirunavukkarasar is currently the sitting M...

November 9, 2009 6:59 PM

Trinamool Congress demands enquiry into killing of 4 EFR Jawans

In West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress has demanded an enquiry into the killing of four Eastern Frontier Rifles Jawans in the Gidhini Bazar area of West Midnapore District yesterday. Addressing rally organized by the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata today the Party Chief, Miss Mamata Banerjee said that...

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