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Check spread of swine flu in state: Gehlot to officials

Jaipur, Dec 30: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has directed health department officials to check the spread of swine flu in the state with special focus on the five districts where the number of cases has seen a spurt in recent months. During a high-level meeting, the chief minister […]

UP min invites J&K Guv to attend Kumbh Mela

Jammu, Dec 30: Uttar Pradesh transport minister Swatantra Dev Singh Sunday met Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik here and invited him to attend the upcoming Kumbh Mela, an official said. One of the largest religious gatherings in the world, the Kumbh Mela will be held at Triveni […]

Guilty won’t be spared: Goyal on killing of policeman in Ghazipur

Varanasi (UP), Dec 30: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday termed as unfortunate the killing of a policeman in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district and said strict action would be taken against those involved in the incident. Suresh Pratap Singh Vats (48), a head constable, was killed Saturday when protesters […]

Very soon it will be in front of you: Akhilesh Yadav on alliance

Lucknow, Dec 30: Amid speculation over alliance with Mayawati’s BSP in run up to the national polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Sunday said there will be a confluence of thoughts in Uttar Pradesh and very soon people will know about it. After defeating the BJP in a slew […]

Triple talaq bill in RS on Monday; Cong, others set to oppose it

New Delhi, Dec 30: The contentious triple talaq bill seeking to criminalise the practice of instant divorce among Muslims is set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha Monday, even as the Congress has said it will not allow its passage in the present form The ruling BJP has […]

Cop killed in stone-pelting after PM’s rally

Lucknow, Dec 29: A police constable was killed Saturday in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur when protesters hurled stones at vehicles returning from the venue of a public meeting addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Superintendent of Police (Ghazipur) Yashveer Singh said the protesters were workers from the Rashtriya Nishad Party […]

Rescue team to go inside Meghalaya mine again on Sunday

Shillong, Dec 29: Divers from the Navy and the NDRF went inside the flooded Meghalaya mine on Saturday to conduct a recce and measure the level of accumulated water as part of the rescue operation of the 15 trapped miners. The water level is estimated to be more than […]

Manjhi to meet Lalu next week for seat-sharing talks

Patna, Dec 29: Hindustani Awam Morcha president Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday said he would go to Ranchi next week to meet RJD national president Lalu Prasad for discussing seat-sharing in Bihar ahead of Lok Sabha polls in 2019. He sought to distance himself from the aggressive stance of […]

CPI for broader alliance in Bihar to defeat BJP in 2019

Patna, Dec 29: The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Saturday said it favoured a broader alliance of Left parties and other secular forces like the Congress and the RJD in Bihar to ensure the BJP’s defeat in 2019 general election. The party intends to be a part of […]

Two women get married in UP

Banda (UP), Dec 29: Two women on Friday “married” each other in neighbouring Hamirpur district, officials said here Saturday. “Two women living under Rath Police Station area of Hamirpur came to my office on Friday, and married each other by garlanding one another,” sub-registrar Ramkishor Pal said. “One of […]

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