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Delhi: Yamuna crosses danger mark, people evacuated

Written on 18 Jun, 2013 at 15:12 in States | viewed 18 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: People from low-lying areas along the Yamuna were evacuated as the water level in the river crossed the danger mark. Local administration has also closed the traffic movement at the Old Yamuna Bridge in East Delhi. The water level... (Continue reading)

DSP murder: Raja Bhaiya agrees to undergo lie-detection test

Written on 18 Jun, 2013 at 15:04 in States | viewed 23 times | 0 Comments

Lucknow: Former UP minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya gave his consent for a lie-detection test in connection with the murder case of Kunda DSP Zia-ul-Haq. CBI sources said Raja Bhaiya appeared before the Special CBI court here and gave... (Continue reading)

Skirmishes between BJP and JD(U) workers, BJP-sponsored bandh in Bihar

Written on 18 Jun, 2013 at 13:04 in India, States | viewed 33 times | 0 Comments

Patna: Life was today partially hit in Bihar during a bandh called by BJP to protest against JD(U) pulling out of NDA with workers of the two parties clashing in the state capital and train services being disrupted in several... (Continue reading)

Mercury dips as rains lash Delhi

Written on 17 Jun, 2013 at 19:15 in India, States | viewed 16 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Heavy showers in the morning pulled mercury significantly down in the national capital for the second day in a row but also caused water-logging and subsequent traffic chaos in various parts of the city. According to the MeT department,... (Continue reading)

Heavy rains in north trigger landslides, floods; toll 22

Written on 17 Jun, 2013 at 17:28 in India, States | viewed 19 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Heavy monsoon rains today wreaked havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and flooded parts of Haryana where the water level in the Yamuna rose alarmingly, leaving 22 people dead and l000 stranded. The toll in... (Continue reading)

Kailash Mansarovar yatra suspended

Written on 17 Jun, 2013 at 13:26 in India, States | viewed 18 times | 0 Comments

Dehradun: The annual Kailash Mansarovar ‘yatra’ has been suspended today in view of heavy rains and landslides in Uttarakhand. “The yatra has been stopped in Buddhi in Uttarakhand in view of landslides and heavy rains. The pilgrims have been accommodated in... (Continue reading)

Telangana region observes bandh

Written on 15 Jun, 2013 at 12:15 in States | viewed 21 times | 0 Comments

Hyderabad: A day-long bandh began this morning in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh in response to a call given by TRS, which accused the Congress Government of resorting to repressive measures to put down the statehood rally. Initial reports reaching here... (Continue reading)

Metro issues new guidelines for emergencies after tunnel chaos

Written on 14 Jun, 2013 at 18:56 in India, States | viewed 50 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Three days after a train broke down in a tunnel on a busy route leaving thousands of commuters stranded, the Delhi Metro today came out with guidelines to deal with such emergencies following submission of a preliminary inquiry... (Continue reading)

Ishrat case: HC raps CBI, tells it to focus on encounter angle

Written on 14 Jun, 2013 at 18:37 in States | viewed 38 times | 0 Comments

Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court rapped the CBI for delay in filing its charge sheet in the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case, asking it to ascertain the genuineness of the encounter instead of focusing on IB inputs and trying to... (Continue reading)

No MNREGA funds if you do not deliver, Ramesh tells party govt

Written on 14 Jun, 2013 at 17:19 in India, States | viewed 31 times | 0 Comments

Bangalore: Mincing no words, Union Rural Development Minister Minister Jairam Ramesh today told the Congress Government in Karnataka that grants for various central schemes would be withheld as done during the previous BJP regime if it does not deliver in... (Continue reading)

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