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DMRC nears completion of tunnelling work for phase IISubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 20:36 IST

DMRC is nearing completion of tunnelling work for Phase-II,with less than 2 km of 35 km left after the final breakthrough was achieved in the construction of Indias longest tunnel in an urban area.

PMs new Mission on pulses,oilseeds: bust hoardersSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 20:09 IST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh favoured a new Mission mode for increasing pulses and oilseeds production to hold the price line.

BJP now a party of no significance: KalyanSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 20:07 IST

'BJP is now a party of no significance. Whoever joins or leaves it does not make much of a difference,' said former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh reacting to Jaswant Singhs expulsion from the party.

Govt invites applications for director posts at 4 new IIMsSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 19:25 IST

The government has invited applications for the post of director at four new IIMs to be set up in the country.

SC declines petition on OBC quota row in DUSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 18:56 IST

The SC declined to entertain a plea seeking a direction to DU for evolving a rational mechanism to divert the leftover seats in OBC quota to the general category.

Docs relating to Shastris death cannot be disclosed: PMOSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 18:26 IST

The PMO has turned down the plea for making public the only document pertaining to the mysterious death of ex-PM Lal Bahadur Shastri in Tashkent in 1966.

DU to make 83 of its colleges ‘smoke’ freeSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 17:34 IST

Delhi University is now planning to make 83 of its affiliated colleges under the 'Smoke Free Initiative'.

First swine flu death in Aurangabad,12 found positiveSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 16:05 IST

A 40-year-old man was the first victim of swine flu in the Marathwada region as his swab tests reports that arrived a day after his death at a hospital in Aurangabad were found positive for H1N1 virus.

246 districts in 10 states drought-hit: PawarSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 15:26 IST

Rice production during the kharif season this year may decline by about 10 million tonnes due to failed monsoon in the country,said Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.

No objection to Shopian case being handed over to CBI: HCSubscriber Only

January 6, 2014 18:18 IST

Jammu and Kashmir High Court said it has no objection to the state government's decision to transfer the Shopian rape and murder case to CBI.

Former UP dacoit builds ‘Maya-style’ statueSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 14:00 IST

Once a dreaded dacoit in a small town of UP,Jagannath Bind,who has left his lawless ways,has decided to built a statue of himself.

Kerala sets apart 50 pc seats in civic bodies for womenSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 13:47 IST

In a major pro-women policy initiative,Kerala Govt has decided to set apart 50 pct of elected seats in panchayats and all other local bodies for women.

Seized NKorean ship to be searched for radioactive,nuke materialsSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 13:11 IST

The seized North Korean vessel 'M V Mu San' has been move to Kakinada port,where central security agencies and N-scientists will thoroughly search it.

Bus collision kills three,injures 24Subscriber Only

August 19, 2009 12:38 IST

Three persons were killed and 24 others injured when two buses collided at Muradpur in the district yesterday.

Maharaja’s Rolls Royce set to break world recordSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 12:38 IST

A custom-built Rolls that once belonged to Maharaja of Rajkot is expected to fetch £8.5 million at an auction in Germany.

Kakodkar rules out FDI in nuke plantsSubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 11:37 IST

India's atomic energy chief Dr Anil Kakodkar has ruled out Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the nuclear power plants but said there are no restrictions for the private sector to carry out manufacturing of nuke equipment and construction.

Govt mulls raising levy sugar quota to boost supplySubscriber Only

August 19, 2009 11:24 IST

To boost the supply of sugar and curb its price rise,the government is mulling increasing the amount of levy sugar that mills are required to contribute for selling in ration shops.

No fresh proposal on farm debt waiver: PranabSubscriber Only

August 18, 2009 18:14 IST

The government said that it is not considering any fresh proposal for farm debt waiver even as the country reels under drought.

Huge cache of arms recovered near LoC in J-KSubscriber Only

August 18, 2009 17:39 IST

Security forces recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition,including one AK bullet action gun,from two militant hideouts near LoC.

Maoist abduct eight; torch dumpers,vehicles in JharkhandSubscriber Only

August 18, 2009 16:20 IST

Maoists have abducted eight persons including employees of Hindalco and set vehicles and mining equipment on fire in this district.

Bihar students burn AC coaches of Shramjeevi ExpressSubscriber Only

August 18, 2009 15:44 IST

A mob of students burnt four AC bogies of Shramajeevi Express at Bihta railway station,about 35 km from Patna.

N-E security forces on swine flu alertSubscriber Only

August 18, 2009 15:18 IST

The scare of swine flu has crept into the defence establishments as well after a CRPF jawan and an army soldier in Mizoram and a jawan in Assam tested positive for it.