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After Indresh Kumar,names of a few more RSS functionaries may crop up in the Ajmer blast,Rajasthan Home Minister said.

The SC today ticked off the WB govt for dilly-dallying payment of compensation to those injured in the Nandigram firing.

A temple dedicated to 'Goddess English' is coming up and mind you its not in an English county but in a nondescript village in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district with an aim of encouraging the local Dalits to learn the language.

Income Tax department has asked hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to file Rs 1.73 crore in tax dues.

The rear trolley and three bogies derailed due to the blast after about 70 metre of the railway track was damaged.

The students led Jammu Joint Students Front (JJSF) raised anti-government slogans and also stopped traffic for a brief period.

Due to law and order situation in PoK,the trade had to be suspended.

Jammu and Kashmir government has said that it is preparing a roadmap to pay sixth Pay Commission arrears to its employees.

They recovered a Pika gun,191 rounds of Pika rifle,four belted ammunition of Pika rifle and three detonators.

Over 45 heavily-armed ultras stopped the vehicles belonging to RJD and torched them.

"We will provide electricity to 10,000 villages at the cost of Rs 500 crores," he said.

Tamil Nadu government told Supreme Court that it wants to invoke the "urgency clause" to acquire 2.5 kms of land of Kodanadu Estate belonging to former Chief Minister J Jayalalitha in picturesque Nilgiris district (Ooty) to avoid inconvenience to the local populace.

J-K government is going to replace 40,000 looms in the valley in its bid to boost the handicrafts sector.

The Committee will select the SIC chief and its members under the Right to Information Act.

The fake EPICs were being used to execute land deeds and obtain SIM cards.

Police and troops of 54 Rashtriya Rifles raided a hideout and arrested two overground workers.

He also said the state officials should maintain a rapport with the Central agencies.

A man,supplying the bombs to farmers in nearby area,had kept the bag when a tractor drove over it.

Six members of an NGO were arrested for allegedly kidnapping as many as 28 minor victims of the Leh cloudburst who were rescued here and handed over to their families.

Three hardcore ULFA militants were arrested and two powerful Improvised Explosive Devices recovered in Assam,official sources said.

The effect of the strike was felt in Srinagar city's commercial hubs of Lal Chowk,Budshah Chowk and Batmaloo and major towns of the Valley.

'We demand Oct 26th,the day of accession with India,be declared as state holiday and celebrated as national festivals like Independence Day.'

The fire was later brought under control by fire tenders,they added.