Odisha shutdown to protest ‘central neglect’
byBhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal Saturday called for a 12-hour state wide shutdown on April 26 to protest the alleged…
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Look out notice against Bengal’s Saradha group chief
byKolkata, April 20 (IANS) A look out notice was issued Saturday for Sudipto Sengupta, promoter of the chit fund-funded Saradha Group, and his property…
Chhattisgarh IAS officer to get PM’s award
byRaipur, April 20 (IANS) O.P. Choudhary, a 2005-batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh, will be conferred an award by the prime minister for his initiatives…
Karnataka poll: Over 3,600 candidates in fray for 224 seats
byBangalore, April 20 (IANS) Over 3,600 candidates are in the fray for the May 5 Karnataka assembly elections, the state election panel chief said…
Akali Dal leader gets seven-year jail for graft
byPatiala, April 20 (IANS) A CBI special court here Saturday awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to Akali Dal leader Mangat Rai Bansal in an embezzlement…
UP cop’s two murderers held in Mumbai
byMumbai, April 20 (IANS) Two brothers, who killed a policeman and a college principal, were arrested in Mumbai Saturday by a joint team of…
‘UPA playing politics over funds for rural jobs’
byKolkata, April 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday blamed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in New Delhi for playing…
NDA appeals to JPC members to reject 2G report
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Signalling its intention to target Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the 2G spectrum allocation issue in the second half…
Need to change the mentality of men: Tirath
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Expressing shock over the brutal rape of the five-year-old girl, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Saturday emphasised…
Outrage in Odisha after gang-rape
byBhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) A 15-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by three people in Odisha’s Kendrapada district sparking protests across the region,…