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  • devotees throng gurudwaras to mark baisakhi

    Devotees throng Gurudwaras to mark Baisakhi

    April 13, 2013 17:59 IST

    Chandigarh, Apr 13: A large number of devotees today thronged gurudwaras across the state, including Amritsar's Golden temple, to mark Baisakhi.The festival commemorates the launch of Khalsa panth by Sikh's tenth Guru Gobind Singh at

  • karuna reiterates demand for abolishing death penalty

    Karuna reiterates demand for abolishing death penalty

    April 13, 2013 17:46 IST

    Chennai, Apr 13: Renewing his demand for abolishing death penalty, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today made a fresh pitch for a state cabinet meeting to adopt a resolution recommending commutation of the death sentence awarded

  • online campaign launched to repeal public safety act in jk

    Online campaign launched to repeal Public Safety Act in JK

    April 13, 2013 17:39 IST

    Srinagar, Apr 13: An online campaign has been started to press Omar Abdullah-led Jammu and Kashmir government to stop detaining people under the Public Safety Act and repeal the law.The online campaign “Global Petitions” started

  • narrow escape for children as school van catches fire

    Narrow escape for children as school van catches fire

    April 13, 2013 18:00 IST

    Bijnor (UP), Apr 13: At least fifteen children from a local school here had a narrow escape when a van carrying them caught fire on Dhampur Marg of the district, police said today.According to the

  • two killed four injured in firing

    Two killed, four injured in firing

    April 13, 2013 17:24 IST

    Bijnor(UP), Apr 13: Two persons were killed while four others injured, including three women, in firing after two groups indulged in fight in Muzaffarpur village of the district, police said today.According to police, Anil (30)

  • controversy erupts over affidavit on affiliation to rss

    Controversy erupts over affidavit on affiliation to RSS, Jamait-e-Islamic

    April 13, 2013 17:22 IST

    Jaipur, Apr 13: Controversy has erupted over sportspersons seeking cash incentives from the Rajasthan State Sports Council being made to sign an affidavit stating that they have no association with “communal” organisations like RSS and

  • 12 16 hours of daily loadshedding in nagaland

    12-16 hours of daily loadshedding in Nagaland

    April 13, 2013 17:05 IST

    Kohima, Apr 13: Nagaland has been reeling under acute shortage of power supply with State Power Department resorting to 12-16 hours of load shedding every day.  Chief Engineer (Power), K Miachieo in a statement has

  • agitation for drinking water in berhampur town

    Agitation for drinking water in Berhampur town

    April 13, 2013 16:59 IST

    Berhampur (Odisha), Apr 13: Demanding immediate steps to solve the acute drinking water problem in the south Odisha town, activists of Berhampur Nagarika Committee have launched an indefinite agitation here.The agitators led by BJP leader

  • india awaits post mortem report of chamel singh from

    India awaits post mortem report of Chamel Singh from Pakistan

    April 13, 2013 16:52 IST

    New Delhi, Apr 13: Despite repeated reminders, India is still awaiting the post mortem report of Chamel Singh, an Indian prisoner who died in a Pakistani jail three months ago.  “We have been following the

  • election is not beauty contest ramesh on modi vs rahul

    Election is not beauty contest: Ramesh on Modi vs Rahul debate

    April 14, 2013 7:32 IST

    Anand (Guj), Apr 14: Dismissing the talk of next general elections becoming a contest between personalities, possibly involving Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Congress scion Rahul Gandhi, union minister Jairam Ramesh today said elections

  • three arrested with fake currency in kolkata

    Three arrested with fake currency in Kolkata

    April 13, 2013 16:10 IST

    Kolkata, Apr 13: Three people have been arrested here with fake Indian currency notes of a face value of around Rs.10 lakh, police said Saturday.The three racketeers, hailing from West Bengal's Malda district, were arrested

  • no one from indian mission hurt in bangladesh blasts

    No one from Indian mission hurt in Bangladesh blasts

    April 13, 2013 15:38 IST

    New Delhi, Apr 13: The external affairs ministry Saturday clarified that no one from the Indian High Commission was injured in the crude bomb attacks that took place Friday near where the Indian envoy was

  • himachal gram panchayats to get broadband links

    Himachal gram panchayats to get broadband links

    April 13, 2013 13:15 IST

    New Delhi, April 13:  Himachal Pradesh Friday signed an agreement with the department of telecommunication and Bharat Broadband Network Ltd. to link village-level civic bodies with broadband connectivity, officials said.As per the agreement, the central

  • harness rain water tribunal tells delhi metro

    Harness rain water, tribunal tells Delhi Metro

    April 13, 2013 13:09 IST

    Ghaziabad, April 13:  The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and six other government agencies for non-compliance of water harvesting on its railway stations in Delhi and

  • meghalaya industrial policy to protect tribal land

    Meghalaya industrial policy to protect tribal land

    April 13, 2013 12:45 IST

    Shillong, April 13: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday said the Meghalaya Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy 2012 has taken necessary precautions to protect the alienation of tribal land by not allowing outright transfer by way

  • medha patkar ends week long fast against slum demolition

    Medha Patkar ends week-long fast against slum demolition

    April 13, 2013 14:08 IST

    Mumbai, Apr 13 : Social activist Medha Patkar called off her over a week-long fast following an assurance by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan that an inquiry would be conducted into the demolition of a

  • year s most powerful solar flare erupts from sun effect may

    Year's most powerful solar flare erupts from Sun, effect may reach Earth today

    April 13, 2013 11:49 IST

    New Delhi, Apr 13 : This year's most powerful solar flare  erupted from the Sun on Thursday (April 11), and it's effect  may reach Earth on Saturday.The solar fare sparked  a temporary radio blackout on

  • can t reply on bhullar s medical report says sc in its

    Can't reply on Bhullar's medical report, says SC in its verdict

    April 13, 2013 10:54 IST

    New Delhi, Ar 13 : The Supreme Court  has refused to give credence to Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's medical reports which said that he became mentally disturbed due to living for a long time

  • president pranab mukherjee rejected 16 mercy petitions of

    President Pranab Mukherjee rejected 16 mercy petitions of death row convicts in 9 months

    April 13, 2013 10:17 IST

    New Delhi, Apr 13 : There was a long delay in deciding mercy pleas by the Presidents, which was also highlighted by the Supreme Court today, but the situation changed when Pranab Mukherjee took charge

  • non payment of property tax airport office furniture seized

    Non-payment of property tax: Airport office furniture seized

    April 13, 2013 9:23 IST

    Chennai, Apr 13: Some furniture at the administrative building of the airport here were yesterday seized by officials of a cantonment board as part of proceedings to recover Rs 23 crore property tax dues owed

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