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November 9, 2009 6:59 PM

Agitating Farmers disrupt road, rail services in Muzaffarnagar

Farmers agitating over State Advised Price (SAP) for sugarcane disrupted road and railway traffic in Muzaffarnagar today.<br/><br/> The strike was called by Rashtriya Lok Dal with the support of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) against SAP announced by the government. Police said,the ...

November 9, 2009 6:45 PM

4 Janhit Congress MLAs join congress

In Haryana, four Haryana Janhit Congress MLAs, Mr. Zile Ram Sharma, Mr. Vinod Bhyana, Rao Narender and Mr. Satpal Sangwan have joined congress today. With this the number of congress MLA`s have raised to 44 in 90 member Haryana Assembly.

November 9, 2009 5:27 PM

Bharat Nirman public information campaign programme began in Chamba

In Himachal Pradesh, the three day Bharat Nirman public information campaign programme began in Chamba today. Organised by Press Information Bureau, Shimla in association with the media units of the Information and Broadcasting ministry,the campaign was inaugurated by the state Vidhan Sabha Speaker ...

November 9, 2009 4:52 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 4:48 PM

Lone woman minister in Karnataka Cabinet quits

In a sudden move the Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and the lone woman in the state Cabinet, Shobha Karandlaje has resigned. The Chief Minister Mr. B S Yeddyurappa has accepted her resignation. The rebel leaders had demanded Shobha's ouster during negotiation with the Central...

November 9, 2009 2:37 PM

Rain Causes wide spread damages in Tamil Nadu

The north-east monsoon, lashing most parts of Tamil Nadu, have caused widespread damage and claimed the lives of 21 people. The intermittent heavy rain in coastal and interior districts has thrown normal life out of gear. In the Cauvery delta region of Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur crops in several th...

November 9, 2009 2:21 PM

Karnataka HC Lawyers protest against Dinakaran’s continuance

Going along with the resolution taken by Bangalore Bar Association, lawyers boycotted the High Court today to protest against Justice Dinakaran. The lawyers are demanding that Justice Dinakaran should abstain from attending the court till the charges against him are cleared. In a bid to prevent lawy...

November 9, 2009 12:43 PM

44 govt teachers terminates in Gorakhpur district

In UP, the services of 44 goverment Primary School Teachers have been terminated in Gorakhpur district. They have got job on the basis of fake mark sheets. Official's sources told AIR Gorakhpur correspondent that they entered the service through special basic training course in 2007. Of 482 selected...

November 9, 2009 12:38 PM

Manali gets first snowfall

The tourist resort of Manali in Kulu district of Himachal Pradesh received the season's first snowfall today. Manali has received one inch of snow till now. The higher reaches and tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh are experiencing snow or rain and the entire state is under a grip of intense cold...

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