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The pilgrims were returning after paying obeisance at the Naina Devi shrine in Himachal Pradesh when the mishap took place.

The EC has slapped a notice on Mulayam for his alleged threatening remarks against the District Magistrate of Mainpuri.

Apart from leaders like RJD supremo,Lalu Prasad,LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan,other top leaders who are likely to visit Bihar to mobilise support for the candidates of their respective parties.

A day after BJP candidate Varun Gandhi surrendered here amid a saffron show of strength,the Pilibhit district administration undertook a damage-control exercise and lodged four FIRs against him over the violence between the police and his supporters.

Amar Singh has said that he would raise the issue of security for Sanjay Dutt with the PM and NSA.

The Catholic church in Kerala has asked the people to support parties committed to protect 'secularism and minority rights'.

Lalu has no immovable assets but his wife Rabri Devi and their nine children are worth over Rs 1.2 crore.

Supporters of Kodnani and Patel thronged the court premises in large numbers and shouted slogans when the duo were brought to the court.

The intelligence agencies of Army and Police are seriously examining the maps and communication equipment recovered from the slain militants.

PMK appeared to keep its option open saying it would decide on support to a prime ministerial candidate only after the Lok Sabha polls.

Former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin is among the 14 candidates announced by the Congress for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Maya Kodnani has surrenderd before the Special Investigation Team constituted by SC,which is probing Godhra riots cases afresh.

A militant belonging to a group of infiltrators from across the border was killed in the Gurez sector of Baramulla district in an encounter with the Army.

G Pavithran,CPI-M's local committee member,was attacked while he was distributing party mouthpiece Deshabhimani.

Maharashtra Govt is contemplating handing over the charge of conducting the exams to the respective collectors in the district.

Victory or defeat,Congress has succeeded in securing at least 30% of vote share in Orissa in every polls except in the 1971 Assembly elections.

The Dal and its basin Nigeen is unique because it is the only water body where people live inside the lake in small hamlets and houseboats and cultivation is carried out in floating gardens.

Apparently dissatisfied with the functioning of the party,a group of BSP workers in South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is likely to join the Cong.

It came as a rude shock for a pilot of an AI plane with 56 passengers on board when an on-board navigational aid showed Srinagar airport in PoK.

CPM said the party-led governments in West Bengal and Kerala had committed mistakes and the police firing in Nandigram was one among them.

The main contest in the seat is between Tharoor,former UN Under Secretary General,and LDF's P Ramachandran Nair (CPI).

The residents living there moved to the place thirty years ago,after being evacuated from the middle of the Dal lake. Now Chek Nigeen also comes under the green belt area notified by LAWDA.

A top Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district,a defence spokesman said on Thursday.