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November 2, 2009 4:12 PM

IT Dept. begins sealing Madhu Koda properties

The Income Tax department has begun sealing properties and issued prohibitory orders around the premises of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and his associates in the alleged hawala transactions and illegal investments case.<br/> The sealing exercise is done as the owners of thes...

November 2, 2009 2:12 PM

WB Congress rejects Basu's appeal

The West Bengal Congress today rejected the appeal by nonagenarian CPI (M) leader Jyoti Basu to Congress supporters to vote for the Left in the upcoming by-elections to ten assembly seats in the state on the 7th of this month.<br/><br/>Describing it is an absurd and unacceptable ...

November 2, 2009 1:27 PM

144 arrested for alleged involvement in adulteration activities in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, the Food and Drug Authority has arrested 144 persons for their alleged involvement in adulteration activities besides seized more than two lakh liters of spurious vegetable oil during a special drive across the state. Commissioner of the Authority Mr. Desh Deepak Verma said that Au...

November 2, 2009 1:27 PM

11 suspected Maoists arrested in Bihar police raid

In Bihar, 11 suspected Maoists including a zonal area commander were arrested in Gaya district during a police raid. The Maoists were arrested when they were planning for some major action in the Rangpur village under Atari police station of the district. Two pistols and 11 live cartridges were reco...

November 2, 2009 12:24 PM

Kerala high court judge V Giri resigns

Kerala High Court Judge, Justice V. Giri has resigned. He handed over his resignation to the Chief Justice Justice S R Bannurmath this morning. He said the reason for his resignation is purely personal and is planning to take up practice in the Supreme Court. Justice Giri was appointed as an Additio...

November 2, 2009 11:17 AM

Annual jhiri mela begins in J & K

In Jammu and Kashmir, the annual Jhiri Mela 2009 organised in the memory of Baba Jitto has begun in village Jhiri. It will conclude on the 7th of this month. This mela is being held every year during the Karthik Purnima and lakhs of people from within and outside the state pay obeisance at the Baba ...

October 30, 2009 11:01 AM

AP Govt. decides to set&apos; in up special Court Satyam scam case

Andhra Pradesh government has decided to set up a special court headed by an additional chief metropolitan magistrate to exclusively deal the multi-crore rupees Satyam scam case involving B. Ramalinga Raju and others. The state Cabinet has taken this decision at a meeting on Thursday following a req...

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