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Sharp fall in rains bodes ill for Kerala

Updated: Tuesday, 13:42hrs(IST)
With Kerala recording a deficiency of nearly 40 per cent rainfall since the onset of south west monsoon, a grim scenario awaits the state's economy, especially its power...   | Read..
 

Rain shortfall will hit kharif crops, especially coarse cereals: govt

Updated: Tuesday, 17:40hrs(IST)
The deficit rainfall will take a toll on kharif production this year with coarse cereals like maize receiving the maximum hit, agriculture secretary Ashish Bahuguna said Tues...   | Read..
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Fresh incidents of violence in Assam

Updated: Tuesday, 13:00hrs(IST)
Fresh incidents of violence were reported in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts on Tuesday even as clashes between Bodo tribals and minority immigrants spread to Bongaigaon dist...   | Read..
 

Antony to head EGoM on natural gas pricing

Updated: Tuesday, 17:058hrs(IST)
Defence Minister A K Antony will head the reconstituted high-powered ministerial panel which will decide if the price of natural gas produced by Reliance Industries from KG-D...   | Read..
 

No tourism in core areas of tiger reserves: SC

Updated: Tuesday, 14:22hrs(IST)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that there shall be no tourism activity in any of the core zones of tiger reserves across the country. ...   | Read..
 

Uninor to beef up in Bengal, 8 other circles, but scale down in 4

Updated: Tuesday, 14:22hrs(IST)
Uninor on Tuesday said it will scale down the operations in four telecom circles - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Orissa, while sharpening focus on nine other areas, in vi...   | Read..
 

Delhi HC to decide Wednesday if Kalmadi may attend Olympics

Updated: Tuesday, 14:54hrs(IST)
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order for Wednesday on a plea to restrain sacked the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi from going t...   | Read..
 

NCP gives Congress Wednesday deadline to sought out UPA issues

Updated: Tuesday, 17:34hrs(IST)
The Nationalist Congress Party on Tuesday warned the Congress that if its demands like coordination committee for United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition and better treat...   | Read..
 

President gifts roll to Patil museum

Outgoing President Pratibha Patil is taking a piece of her tenure to share it with her old constituency....   | Read..
 

Online rule for all foetal scans

The Centre has made it mandatory for clinics as well as radiology and diagnostic centres to register ultrasound tests of all pregnant women through an online form....   | Read..
 

Girl who went to the tunnel tied to God

When scientists announced the landmark discovery of a new subatomic particle at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN, three weeks ago, seated ...   | Read..
 

Molestation accused held

The prime accused in the GS Road molestation case, Amarjyoti Kalita, was arrested from a hotel in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh this afternoon. ...   | Read..
 

Centre steps in to control riots

The Centre has stepped in to help the Assam government deal with the violence in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts that spread to Dhubri today. The death toll has mounted to 20...   | Read..
 

Cong worker pleads for help

A general secretary of the Kokrajhar district Congress committee landed up at Rajiv Bhawan this afternoon and pleaded for protection of his family and friends back home. ...   | Read..
 

2 die in serial landmine blasts

A squad of 80 armed Maoists triggered eight powerful landmines in quick succession at an upcoming multi-crore police lines 4km from Giridih town in the small hours today, dam...   | Read..
 

Maoists launch twin attacks, kill 2 jawans

Armed Maoists orchestrated two separate ambushes in Khunti and Seraikela-Kharsawan, killing two CRPF jawans and leaving an officer and four others injured....   | Read..
 
Outgoing President Pratibha Patil waves on her way to Parliament to deliver her farewell speech on Monday. The President will address the nation on Doordarshan and AIR from 7pm on Tuesday. (AFP picture)President gifts roll to Patil museum
 
 
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