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- NHRC special rapporteur tours Gujarat relief camps
Mehsana(Gujarat): Many survivors of the communal violence of 2002 complained they were denied even basic amenities in relief camps when a representative of the National Human Rights Commission ....
- Thackeray praises Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Mumbai: The United Progressive Alliance government's victory in Tuesday's parliamentary trust vote has earned indirect approval from an unexpected quarter - Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.
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- Haryana power agency to collect old lighting appliances
Chandigarh: The southern Haryana power distribution agency has decided to collect unbroken, used compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), incandescent bulbs and tube lights for proper disposal so ....
- Karnataka faces massive power shortage
Bangalore: India's IT hub may go without power for up to six hours a day and Karnataka's rural areas up to 10 hours a day from Aug 1 as the state is facing a severe power crisis, the government....
- Kurukshetra gets funds to develop tourist places
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has sanctioned a sum of Rs 99 million ($2.5 million) to the Kurukshetra Development Board for developing places of religious and tourist importance.
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- Motorcyclists fall to death from Delhi flyover
New Delhi: Two motorcycle-borne young men fell to death from a flyover in southwest Delhi when the rider, said to be in an inebriated condition, lost control of the bike, the police said on Wed....
- Smart card based driving licenses in Delhi
New Delhi: The Delhi Cabinet has given its nod for issue of Smart Card Based Driving Licences in Delhi. The decisions were taken in a Cabinet Meeting on Wednesday presided over by the Del....
- Government mulls potato chips unit in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: Minister for Fertiliser and Chemicals Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said the central government has plans to set up a potato chips unit in Himachal Pradesh. "The central government ....
- STC officials' custody extended to Aug 6 in wheat scam
New Delhi: A court on Wednesday extended till Aug 6 the judicial custody of two men accused of fraud in the State Trading Corporation's (STC) import of wheat from Austrialia in 1998. Special CB....
- Farmers to get subsidy for energy-efficient pumps
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced a scheme to provide 50 per cent subsidy to farmers who switch to energy-efficient water pump sets. The scheme was being implemented on....
- Uttar Pradesh police bust inter-state gang of robbers
Lucknow: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday busted an inter-state gang of robbers, police officials said. Six persons, alleged to be members of the gang, have....
- Speeding Blueline bus kills man
New Delhi: A 25-year-old man was killed on Wednesday when a speeding Blueline bus knocked his motorcycle down in south Delhi, the police said. Identified as Hemant, the man was hit by the bus n....
- Shutdown over Sikh-Dera row hits Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh: Normal life was paralysed in many towns of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday as a daylong shutdown called by Sikh activists, demanding the arrest of Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmee....
- Two Britons, Indian acquitted of paedophilia charge
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today acquitted two Britons and an Indian of paedophilia and molestation charges for want of sufficient evidence against them. The accused, British nationals Dunca....
- BJP deplores Omar's speech in LS, dubbs him as Jinnah
Jammu: BJP State vice-president and spokesman Hari Om on Wednesday, while reacting sharply to the utterances of National Conference (NC) president Omar Abdullah in the Parliament during the tru....
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