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  • mantralaya blaze was disaster waiting to happen

    Mantralaya blaze was disaster waiting to happen

    June 22, 2012 18:16 IST

    Mumbai, Jun 22: The blaze at Mantralaya that has so far claimed five lives and destroyed several official documents could have been averted if the state government had heeded fire audit warnings two years ago,

  • team anna justifies demand for probe against mukherjee

    Team Anna justifies demand for probe against Mukherjee

    June 22, 2012 18:09 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 22: Days after UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee questioned Team Anna's ethical behaviour, the group today sought to justify their contention in a letter which significantly did not carry the signature of

  • kamakhya temple closed for three days for ambubachi mela

    Kamakhya Temple closed for three days for Ambubachi Mela

    June 22, 2012 17:55 IST

    Guwahati, Jun 22: The door of the famed Kamakhya Temple, seat of the Shakti cult, was closed for three days from today on the occasion of the annual Ambubachi Mela, for which elaborate security arrangement

  • heavy forest fire engulfs loc belt in poonch mines explode

    Heavy forest fire engulfs LoC belt in Poonch, mines explode

    June 22, 2012 17:49 IST

    Jammu, Jun 22: A heavy forest fire which has erupted several kilometers along the Indo-Pak border has triggered mine explosions in the area and damaged some communication lines in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. 

  • farmers disappointed with singur verdict

    Farmers disappointed with Singur verdict

    June 22, 2012 17:16 IST

    Singur (WB), June 22: Despondency has set in among farmers of Singur, who were unwilling to part their land for Tata Motors small car project, after the Calcutta High Court today ruled that the Singur

  • singur act held unconstitutional by calcutta high court

    Singur Act held unconstitutional by Calcutta High Court

    June 22, 2012 17:09 IST

    Kolkata, June 22: In a big blow to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Calcutta High Court today held as unconstitutional and void an Act by which West Bengal had vested land leased to Tata Motors

  • baramati farmer had a miraculous escape from mantralaya fire

    Baramati farmer had a miraculous escape from Mantralaya fire

    June 22, 2012 14:45 IST

    Baramati, Maharashtra  June 22: Ranjit Dhumal, a farmer from Baramati, had a miraculous escape from the deadly Mantralaya fire which claimed five victims.  Ranjit Dhumal had accompanied Baramati co-operative bank director Umesh Potekar, 46, and

  • fire guts 100 hutments at slum cluster

    Fire guts 100 hutments at slum cluster

    June 22, 2012 18:58 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 22: Around 100 hutments were gutted when a fire broke out in a slum cluster near a government hospital but no one was injured in the incident, fire brigade officials said.The blaze

  • aarushi s fingerprints were not taken key witness tells

    Aarushi's fingerprints were not taken, key witness tells court

    June 21, 2012 21:58 IST

    Ghaziabad, Jun 21: A constable of Uttar Pradesh Police today told a local court, where the trial of Aarushi murder case is on, that the finger prints of the teenaged girl were not taken.When asked

  • major fire at pune mall

    Major fire at Pune mall

    June 21, 2012 20:39 IST

    Pune, Jun 21: A major fire broke out in a mall at posh Koregaon Park area of the city this evening, where a few persons are feared trapped inside the premises, fire brigade sources said.Ten

  • iit delhi too decides to hold own entrance

    IIT-Delhi too decides to hold own entrance

    June 21, 2012 20:28 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 21: Rejecting HRD Minister Kapil Sibal's single entrance test proposal, IIT-Delhi today decided to conduct its own entrance exam from next year, following in the footsteps of IIT-Kanpur.The decision was taken at

  • antony pulls up bro for slow progress in strategic projects

    Antony pulls up BRO for slow progress in strategic projects

    June 21, 2012 20:05 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 21: Unhappy with the slow pace of work on strategic roads along country's sensitive boundaries, Defence Minister A K Antony has pulled up the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) asking it to improve

  • 614 touts apprehended at northern railway stations

    614 touts apprehended at Northern Railway stations

    June 21, 2012 18:44 IST

    New Delhi, June 21: Over 600 touts and 13 travel agents have been apprehended under a drive by Norther Railways to check illegal ticket selling at stations in the last four months.Vigilance officials carried out

  • alarming trend newborn girls being starved to death in

    Alarming trend, newborn girls being starved to death in Jaisalmer

    June 21, 2012 17:52 IST

    Jaisalmer, Jun 20: In an alarming trend, authorities here have found a series of suspected cases of newborn girls being starved to death and deprived of medicines by parents.  Rajasthan has one of the most

  • rath yatra gets a russian flavour in kolkata

    Rath Yatra gets a Russian flavour in Kolkata

    June 21, 2012 19:27 IST

    Kolkata, Jun 21: The Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath was celebrated with gaiety and fervour today in the city.International Society for Krishna Consciousness(Iskcon) organised its 41st Kolkata Rath Yatra with the theme of ‘Hare Krishna

  • india s anti corruption initiative gets world bank s praise

    India's anti-corruption initiative gets World Bank's praise

    June 21, 2012 17:19 IST

    New Delhi, June 21: The Central Vigilance Commission's e-initiative to fight corruption has received appreciation from the World Bank.Officials said the World Bank was impressed with the technological innovation in the especially designed project of

  • mantralaya toll mounts to 5 police launch probe

    'Mantralaya' toll mounts to 5, police launch probe

    June 22, 2012 20:16 IST

    Mumbai, Jun 22: Investigators were probing whether there was a sabotage angle behind the devastating fire at the Maharashtra secretariat as two more bodies were recovered today raising the toll to five. (Mantralaya on Fire)The

  • rescuers struggling to reach the girl who fell into borewell

    Rescuers struggling to reach the girl who fell into borewell

    June 22, 2012 21:55 IST

    Gurgaon, Jun 22: More than 42 hours after she fell into a 70-feet borewell, the fate of the 4-year-old girl remained uncertain today with rescuers struggling to reach and save her.The work to rescue the

  • 135th lord jagannath rathyatra begins in gujarat

    135th Lord Jagannath Rathyatra begins in Gujarat

    June 21, 2012 9:58 IST

    Ahmedabad, Jun 21 : The Lord Jagannath Rathyatra, began this morning from the 400-year-old Jagannath temple in Jamalpur area, amidst tight security arrangements.As per tradition, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, performed the ‘Pahind Vidhi' of

  • nia founder dg r v raju passes away

    NIA founder DG R V Raju passes away

    June 21, 2012 7:50 IST

    Kochi, Jun 21: Founder Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) R V Raju died at a private hospital here early today after a prolonged illness.  62-year-old Raju breathes his last at 3:40 am after

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