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November 25, 2012 8:38 PM

NAC recommends separate telecom plan for N-E region

Seeking to speed up development of the Northeast, the National Advisory Council (NAC) has favoured internet connectivity to the region through Bangladesh, daily direct flights from each of the seven state capitals to the national capital, Delhi. In its draft report, the Council has also recommended ...

November 25, 2012 7:34 PM

B’desh's worst ever fire accident: Official death toll stands at 111

The official death toll in Bangladesh's worst ever fire accident at a garment factory at Ashulia at Savar around thirty kilometers away from Dhaka stands at 111. The Superintendent of Police of Savar Mr. Habibur Rahman told All India Radio correspondent in Dhaka that the bodies of fifty three p...

November 25, 2012 6:40 PM

FDI in retail: Centre won’t force DMK, State Govts, says Azad

Centre will not force DMK or any other state government on implementation of FDI in retail sector, Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said this after meeting DMK chief M Karunanidhi today at Channai today, Azad said that the DMK has a lot of reservations about FDI in retail sector, He said that party h...

November 25, 2012 2:41 PM

124 killed in factory fire in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, at least 124 workers have been killed in a fire, which engulfed a garments factory overnight at suburban Ashulia in Savar, 30 kilometers away from Dhaka. Confirming the toll, a local Fire service official on the spot told All India Radio's Dhaka Correspondent that the process of recov...

November 25, 2012 9:48 AM

Curfew imposed in Sirsa, Haryana after group clashes

In Sirsa town of Haryana, the District administration imposed curfew on Saturday following a group clash in which at least 12 persons were injured and six vehicles set ablaze. The district authorities have requisitioned paramilitary forces to help in maintaining the law and order.According to Police...

November 25, 2012 9:48 AM

Over 1500 nominations filed for 1st phase of Gujarat Assembly polls

More than 1500 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the first phase of 87 Assembly Constituencies in Gujarat. Surat East seat has maximum number of 44 nominations. The filing of nomination papers for the first phase of polling ended on Saturday in Saurashtra, South Gujarat and some part...

November 24, 2012 10:12 PM

Mar Cleemis Thottunkal of Trivandrum elevated as cardinal by Pope.

The major Archbishop of the Trivandrum of the Siro-Malankaresi in India, His Beatitude Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal has been elevated as Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI. He is among six priests, all non Europeans, appointed by the Pope including at a service in the Vatican's St Peter's Basili...

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