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  • 9 killed in gun-battle between Naxals and CRPF in C’garh

    Eight villagers, including suspected Naxals and a security man of elite Cobra battalion, were killed in a gun-battle between security forces and the ultras in Maoist-affected Bijapur district in southern Chhattisgarh. Additional Director General of Police (Naxal Operation) R K Vij said “eight villagers, including suspected Naxals died, apart from one security personnel, in cross-firing […]

    Heatwave sweeps parts of North India

    Intense heatwave is sweeping north India. In Uttar Pradesh, the day’s maximum temperature is ranging above 40 degrees with Allahabad simmering at 44.8 degrees. Our Correspondent reports, the blazing sun has compelled the people to remain indoors.

    Siddaramaiah expands Cabinet, 28 Ministers sworn in

    Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday expanded his Cabinet with the induction of 28 Ministers; twenty were made Cabinet Ministers and eight Ministers of State. But the exercise — five days after he was sworn-in alone — has set off dissatisfaction among a section of Congress legislators who failed to get the berth. Significantly, none […]

    Karnataka ministry expansion today, 29 to be sworn-in

    Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he will induct 29 members to his ministry on Saturday, four days after he took office. “Twenty-nine will be sworn in on Saturday,” he told reporters but declined to reveal the names. Siddaramaiah took oath alone May 13. He and the state Congress president G. Parameshwara were in the national […]

    Govt sets up 6-member panel to measure backwardness of states

    Amid demands for special category status by Bihar, the Centre on Wednesday set up an expert committee to evolve a composite index to measure backwardness of states, the 6-member committee headed by Raghuram G Rajan, Chief Economic Adviser would submit its report within 60 days. “It has been decided to constitute an Expert Committee… to […]

    Satlok Ashram sealed by Haryana govt; protests still on

    The disputed Satlok Ashram was on Wednesday sealed by Haryana government after nearly 3,000 followers of self-styled godman Rampal vacated the site in Karontha village, but protestors refused to lift dharna demanding that it be demolished. Rohtak Deputy Commissioner Vikas Gupta and SSP Vivek Sharma visited the dharna spot to inform the protestors that the […]

    Woman dies of heart attack while fleeing during quake

    Fresh tremors shook Bhaderwah belt of Doda district, Jammu & Kashmir, on Wednesday where a panic-stricken elderly woman died of a heart attack while fleeing from her home. 61-year-old Naseema Begum suffered the cardiac arrest while running out of her house during tremors this morning in Soti village of the district, officials said. She was […]

    Court rejects State EC demand for 800 companies of central forces for panchayat polls

    The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to accept the West Bengal State Election Commission’s plea for 800 companies of central armed police force for holding the panchayat poll in the state and directed that the state may requisition them from other states or the Centre if there was any shortfall. A division bench of […]

    Rohtak violence: DC orders to get Satlok Ashram vacated

    Authorities on Tuesday decided to get the disputed Satlok Ashram vacated in an effort to defuse the situation in Karontha village in Rohtak which remained tense after Sunday’s deadly clash between police and protesters. In view of the situation prevailing in the village, Rohtak’s Deputy Commissioner Vikas Gupta exercising special powers under Section 144 of […]

    Calcutta HC issues directions for holding 3-phased panchayat polls in state

    Calcutta High Court today directed the holding of three phased Panchayat elections in West Bengal next month. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Mr. Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the West Bengal government to announce full notification within three days in consultation with the State Election Commission. The High Court also directed to […]