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Reddy exposes Cong leaders ‘involved' in illegal mining
3:4 Bangalore, July 20 (ANI): In retaliation to the charges levelled against him, the tainted Tourism Minister of Karnataka, G Janardhana Reddy in Bangalore on Monday exposed the names of certain Congress leaders as among those involved in illegal mining activities. Reddy alleged that family members of the former Minister M.Y. Ghorpade, legislator Santosh Lad, Rajya Sabha member Anil Lad, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Abdul Wahab, the former MP H.G. Ramulu and the former All India Congress Committee member S.M. Jain were involved in illegal mining. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 590
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Railway blames both loco drivers for WB accident
2:17 Sainthia/ Kolkata, July 20 (ANI): Vivek Sahay, Chairman of the Railway Board blamed the motorman and the assistant motorman of the Sealdah-bound express train for the collision at Sainthia station in Birbhum district of West Bengal in which more than 60 passengers reportedly died. He expressed his apprehensions while briefing the media persons at Kolkata after visiting the site of mishap on Monday. He noted that the driver of the Sealdah-bound Uttar Banga Express was moving at a very high speed and this could be one of the main causes of the mishap. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 609
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Police arrest four Maoists in Chhattisgarh
1:21 Chhattisgarh, July 20 (ANI): Govardhan Sahu, Sub-Inspector of Narayanpur Police Station on Monday disclosed that police officials arrested four Maoists at Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh. He also mentioned that the quartet of ultras was rounded up on Sunday and the court had sent them to judicial custody. The arrested persons have been identified as Santuram, Dushram, Sonu Ram and Lachhu. The arrested Maoists belong to near by villages from where rebel recruitment is high. According to the local police officials the four youth have been involved in Maoist activities since a year and they seemed to be fresh recruits. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 750
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Situation in Meghalaya has improved: General VK Singh
1:28 Meghalaya, July 20 (ANI): Army chief General VK Singh in Shillong on Monday said that the situation in the country’s conflict-ridden northeast region has improved by leaps and bounds, and the need of the hour is to handle the administration properly. Singh called on Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary, the Governor of Meghalaya to exchange views on the state of affairs. The Army Chief also asked for legal protection for the Army like police personnel got when deployed in counter-insurgency operations. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 568
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UPA allies meet to discuss strategy ahead of monsoon session
2:22 New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): A meeting of leaders of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was held in New Delhi on Monday evening ahead of the monsoon session of parliament that begins July 26. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi attended the meeting as also all allies except railway minister and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 748
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Pranab glad of 8.5 percent growth in economy
2:1 New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Monday said that he is happy with 8.5 percent growth in the current fiscal year, as opposed to the 9.4 percent projected by the International Monetary Fund. He also said that for financial inclusion to work, it would have to connect the banked and the un-banked sectors in order to make them productive participants in the growth of the economy. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 617
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Four die, several missing as boat capsizes in UP
1:15 Moradabad,July 20 (ANI): Four people died and several others were missing after a boat capsized in Uttar Pradesh state on Tuesday.The incident took place in Ramganga River in Moradabad district of the state when about 25 people were travelling on a boat to reach their fields on the other side.Rescue workers rushed to the site to look for the missing people. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 515
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Special commando training for security forces to fight naxals in MP
2:7 Madhya Pradesh,July 20 (ANI): Dealing with maoist menace has become a major task for the naxal-affected states as well as for the central government. Now a special commando-training programme has been organised in Madhya Pradesh,to train security forces against the Maoists.Around 130 cadets of High force, Counter Terrorist Group (CTG),Special Task Force (STF) and Anti terrorist squad (ATS) are learning special techniques using high tech weapons. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 802
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Relatives of train collision victims left high and dry
1:48 Sainthia/Kolkata,July 20 (ANI):A day after the deadly train accident at Sainthia station in West Bengal which claimed 60 lives,distraught relatives were frantically searching for their missing loved ones,while many bodies still lay unclaimed on Tuesday.Anxious relatives were seen running from the accident site to the Birbhum district hospital where most of the injured are being treated to the morgue where the bodies of the victims are kept. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 520
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Top HNLC militant arrested in Meghalaya
1:34 Meghalaya,July 20 (ANI): Indian security forces on Monday night apprehended a most wanted militant of the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC),at Dawki area of East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya.Acting on a tip-off,Border Security Force personnel nabbed Joptom Pohtom when he was trying to cross the border into Bangladesh.He would be handed over to local police for further investigation.The arrested ultra,who carried a reward of 100,000 rupees on his head, is believed to be one of the right hand men of HNLC chief Bobby Marwain. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 805
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Chirag Paswan set to enter Bollywood with One and Only
1:15 Mumbai,July 20 (ANI): Ramvilas Paswan's son Chirag is set to make his Bollywood debut with the film One and Only.The launch event or the mahurat of the film was held in Mumbai on Thursday.Talking to reporters,Paswan said he always wanted to be an actor.Vinod Khanna,who was also present on the occasion,appreciated the script and hoped the movie would have a successful run. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1036
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ULFA steps up extortion drive in Assam
2:3 Assam,July 20 (ANI):The banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has been sending extortion notices to tea-garden owners in Jorhat in Assam.The outfit is demanding amounts between 100,000 (one hundred thousand) to 2.5 million rupees and has warned of serious consequences if the money is not paid. Locals say ULFA's demands are not at all justified,and would damage the tea-dependent economy of Assam. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 586
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AFP inaugurates its maiden office in New Delhi
1:52 New Delhi,July 20 (ANI): The Australian Federal Police (AFP) opened its maiden office in New Delhi on Tuesday to curb transnational crime and boosting bilateral law enforcement.Tony Negus,the AFP commissioner said the move was part of building mechanism to counter crimes like terrorism,drug trafficking and cyber crimes among others.He added that together the two nations would be able to crack the new-age crimes which are committed in the virtual world and are difficult to pin down to geographical boundaries. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 703
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Large haul of banned drug seized in UP
1:22 Kanpur/Bijnor, July 20 (ANI): A large haul of banned oxytocin drug was seized from a person who was arrested on Tuesday in police raids across Kanpur and Bijnor cities in Uttar Pradesh. The local administration had received several complaints that dairy owners were injecting cows and buffaloes with the toxic drug to enhance milk production. The police raided a dairy in Kanpur and seized large quantities of the drug. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 585
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Ruckus in Bihar assembly Oppn wants CM to quit
0:54 Bihar,July 20, (ANI): The Bihar Legislative Assembly witnessed the blackest day in its history as it turned into a battlefield on Tuesday.Ruling JD (U) party and the Opposition members went came to blows over alleged irregularities in welfare and development schemes,against which the Patna High Court ordered for CBI enquiry recently.Chaos took over the assembly as RJD,LJP and Congress members exchanged blows.After a war of words,angry members from both sides advanced to the reporters\' table ahead of the speaker\'s podium,uprooted it and started throwing chairs at each other,leading to injuries to four legislators. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 745
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Delayed rains leave paddy farmers high and dry in Gujarat
1:52 Gujarat, July 19 (ANI): Paddy farmers in Gujarat are eagerly waiting for rains as cultivation in the area has taken a backseat on account of poor rainfall. The farmers of Sanand city are complaining that the year has not seen enough rains to begin their cultivation and if the situation continues for the next ten to fifteen days, about 100,000 acres of land will be destroyed. Former officials of the village council say that if the rains are delayed further the village will incur losses of about 2 billion to 3 billion rupees. Solanki also said that there should be at least 7 inches of rain for paddy cultivation but the area has received only 1.5 inch so far. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 514
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Passenger trains collide in WB, at least 50 dead
1:9 West Bengal, July 19 (ANI): At least 50 people are feared dead and over 150 injured when Sealdah-bound Uttarbanga Express from New Coochbehar rammed into the rear of the Bhagalpur-Ranchi Vananchal Express at Sainthia station in Birbhum district on early Monday. Injured passengers were being taken to hospitals in Sainthia, and Suri, the district headquarter town. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 511
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Bihar Government to probe on the reports of CAG: BJP
1:37 Patna, July 19 (ANI): Ravi Shankar Prasad, spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Patna on Sunday said that the party respects the High Court's directive to the government of Bihar to order probe by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the findings based on the reports of the Comptroller Audit General (CAG). Social activist Mohan Kumar had filed a case of financial irregularities in the Special Vigilance Court of Patna. Consequently, the High Court on Thursday ordered a CBI probe against the state chief Nitish Kumar and others for their alleged irregularities. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 714
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Exact cause of the collision, after thorough probe: Indian Railways
1:40 West Bengal/New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): After hours of disastrous accident between two trains in West Bengal today, Spokesperson of the Indian Railways Anil Saxena in New Delhi said that the exact cause of the collision would be known after a thorough probe into the incident. He also said that it would take some more time before all the trapped passengers were rescued. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 602
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Deficit budget adds to the woes of Azad Kashmir
3:31 Azad Kashmir/ Muzaffarabad, July 19: Kashmir is known as a Paradise on Earth. But, Azad Kashmir, the region under Pakistani control, is fast turning into a hell. People of the region face neglect and discrimination by the Pakistan government. To add to the woes, the Azad Kashmir government presented a 47.3 billion rupees budget for 2010-11 with a record deficit of more than 17.6 billion rupees. The budget proposes Rs. 20.4 billion for non-developmental expenditures and Rs. 9.55 billion for development activities. It looks impressive on paper. But, in reality the development fund for 2009-10 has not yet been allocated. Roads in Azad Kashmir are in bad shape, education & health have been neglected and unemployment is rising. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 737
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