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  • BJP govt has looted Karnataka: Sonia

    Congress President Sonia Gandhi has charged the BJP Government in Karnataka with having looted the state and incited communal feelings. On the second and final leg of her campaign for the 5th May Assembly polls in the state, she asked the BJP Government to account for the funds allotted by the Centre for various schemes. […]

    Planning Commission approves Mizoram’s Rs 2500cr annual plan

    The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved Mizoram’s Rs 2,500-crore annual Plan for the current fiscal, which is 8.7 per cent higher than the outlay for 2012-13. The state’s annual Plan for 2013-14 was finalised in New Delhi at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Mizoram Chief Minister Pu Lalthanhawla, an […]

    Union Cabinet clears proposal for setting up Electric Locomotive Factory & Diesel Locomotive Factory in Bihar

    The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal for setting up an Electric Locomotive Factory at Madhepura and Diesel Locomotive Factory at Marhowra in Bihar. Approval was given to start afresh the bidding processes for these projects. The estimated costs for setting up the Electric Locomotive Factory and Diesel Locomotive Factory, are 1293.57 crore ruppes and […]

    Don’t set up Cauvery Mgmt Board, Comm till Ktka polls: EC

    The Election Commission has sought deferment of the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee till the completion of the poll process in Karnataka. The poll body on Wednesday has asked the Union Ministry of Water Resources not to constitute the proposed Board and Committee that are necessary for operation […]

    Mumbai Metro trial run successful

    On the occasion of Maharashtra Day on Wednesday, Mumbaikars were treated to a successful trial run of the state’s first Metro railway. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan flagged off the three-km long trial run of the Mumbai Metro between Versova and Azad Nagar in Andheri. The section is a part of the 11.40 km Versova-Ghatkopar corridor […]

    5.8 magnitude earthquake hits J&K, tremors felt in parts of North India

    A moderate intensity earthquake rocked Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday but there were no reports of any casualties so far. “A tremor measuring 5.8 on the richter scale was recorded at 12.27 PM today,” an official of the MET office said. He said the epicentre of the earthquake was Baderwah area of the state and […]

    Maharashtra, Gujarat celebrating foundation day today

    The 53rd Maharashtra Foundation Day is being celebrated today. Various programmes have been organised to mark the occasion. In an official programme held at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai, Governor K Shankarnarayan unfurled the National Flag to mark the celebrations. He took salute from the ceremonial parade and delivered the Maharashtra Day message to the […]

    At least ten people killed in HP road accident

    In Himachal Pradesh, ten people have been killed on the spot and five other injured in a road accident near Parnali Village under Sujanpur Tihra Police station in Hamirpur district. SP Hamirpur Jagat Ram told AIR Shimla Correspondent that the accident occurred at about 2000 hrs. late in the last evening, when their vehicle Bolero […]

    K’taka polls: Election to Periyapatna assembly constituency postponed due to death of BJP candidate

    In Karnataka, the election to Periyapatna assembly constituency in Mysore district is postponed due to the death of BJP candidate Sannamoge Gowda here yesterday. The Joint Chief Electoral Officer T.Shamaiah informed media persons, that they have received instructions from the Central Election Commission to conduct the election on May 25th.

    Telangana state demand: Jaipal Reddy joins 48-hr dharna in Parl premises

    Science and Technology Minister S Jaipal Reddy has joined the on-going 48-hour-long sit-in dharna inside the Parliament House complex. Five Congress MPs from the Lok Sabha hailing from the Telangana region are on dharna since yesterday demanding a separate state of Telangana. Mr Reddy, who joined dharna for about half an hour on the second […]