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  • Govt. approves construction of 1000 km expressways under NHDP

    The government has approved construction of 1,000 kilometer of expressways under its National Highways Development Project- NHDP at a total cost of 16,680 crore rupees. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a statement said, the constructions of roads will be carried out through public private partnership. The projects include 400 km long Vadodara-Mumbai route, […]

    AINRC retains Indira Nagar constituency

    The ruling All India NR Congress (AINRC) has retained its Indira Nagar seat in the crucial by-election with its candidate A Tamilselvane defeating his nearest rival V Aroumougame of Congress by over 8,000 votes. The outcome was crucial for the AINRC, which has a strength of 15 in the 30-member Assembly and is in power […]

    Jaya arrives in Bangalore to appear in court

    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa arrived in Bangalore on Thursday morning to appear in a special court in connection with the disproportionate assets case against her. Jayalalithaa arrived by a special aircraft from Chennai and landed at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport. She immediately proceeded to attend the court proceedings at Parapana Agrahara on […]

    Metro rail goes on track in Bangalore today

    The much awaited “Namma Metro”, a mode of transport to ease traffic congestion in this IT hub, is all set for commercial operations, with its inauguration on Thursday. Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath and Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will flag off the train in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda […]

    Telangana issue difficult, not insurmountable: PM

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said there was no question of any government inaction on the Telangana issue and while a solution was not impossible there were no quick answers either. “There is no inaction. Efforts are being made to find a solution that will bring about a broad based consensus among all the […]

    Counting of votes in TN, Puducherry bypolls today

    In a keenly watched outcome, counting of votes in the bye-elections to one Assembly constituency each in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will be taken up on Thursday. The bypoll to Tiruchirappalli West is the first poll exercise after the AIADMK came to power in the April elections. AIADMK and its arch rival DMK, who dumped […]

    Three killed, 18 injured in police lathicharge

    Three persons were killed and 18 others injured when the police resorted to lathicharge after being attacked by a mob in Bihar’s Siwan district on Wednesday, a senior police official said. The police, which went to rescue a woman who was beaten up on the suspicion of being a child-lifter, was attacked with stones by […]

    Low cost Aakash generates a lot of enthusiasm in US: Sibal

    HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has said the low cost computing device Aakash has generated a lot of enthusiasm among the American public and several companies there have evinced interest to associate with the project to further raise its efficiency and productivity. The Minister, who on Tuesday returned from a week-long trip to the US where […]

    SC asks Jaya to appear before B’lore trial court

    Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa was directed by the Supreme Court to appear in a Bangalore trial court on Thursday in a disproportionate assets against her after Karnataka assured the apex court of her security. Rejecting the AIADMK chief’s plea to defer her hearing on the ground that the Karnataka government had failed to provide […]

    MiG-29 aircraft crashes in Himachal Pradesh

    A MiG-29 fighter aircraft crashed into a mountain during a night flying exercise near Lahaul- Spiti in Himachal Pradesh and the fate of the pilot is not known. The mishap occurred at 8.30 PM Tuesday night in Chokang village, 400 kms from Shimla, Air Force officials said on Wednesday. IAF has sent a team to […]