States

GoM on Telangana begins work, Seemandhra limping back to normalcy

The ministerial panel set up to work out modalities for formation of a separate Telangana held its first meeting on…

10 years ago

Seemandhra electricity employees call off strike

Electricity employees of Seemandhra on Thursday called off their five-day strike in view of a cyclone threat.

10 years ago

Bihar court acquits 26 in caste massacre case

Citing lack of evidence, the Patna High Court on Wednesday acquitted 26 people for the 1997 Laxmanpur-Bathe massacre in Bihar…

10 years ago

Curfew relaxed in violence-hit Andhra town

With improvement in the situation, the indefinite curfew in Vizianagaram town of Andhra Pradesh was relaxed for one hour Tuesday…

10 years ago

Mamata woos duped Saradha investors with money, feast (West Bengal Newsletter)

Chief Minister of West Begal distributed cheques to 929 investors who have been duped

10 years ago

N-power to bring respite to Tamil Nadu?

The power crisis in Tamil Nadu, which had eased during June-September with around 2,000 MW of wind power generation, has…

10 years ago

Andhra protestors attack state Congress chief’s properties

Protestors opposing the central government's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh on Friday targeted properties of state Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana…

10 years ago

Bihar to confiscate corrupt official’s assets

The Bihar government on Friday decided to confiscate the assets of a transport department official sacked for corruption.

10 years ago

Eight policemen injured in Srinagar gunfight

Eight policemen were injured in the overnight gunfight on Wednesday between a holed up guerrilla and the security forces in…

10 years ago

Kashmir government to act tough on staff strike

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday decided to act tough against its employees who have announced a protest from…

10 years ago

Mumbai building collapse toll 61; proprietor arrested

The toll in Friday's four-storey building crash here mounted to 61, with eight more bodies recovered from the debris on…

10 years ago

Mumbai building collapse toll shoots to 25

The death toll in Friday's collapse of a four-storey building here shot up to 25, with 32 people injured, including…

10 years ago

Central team to visit drought-hit Bihar Oct 3

A central team will visit drought-hit Bihar on Oct 3 to assess the situation, state government officials said on Thursday,…

10 years ago

Petrol pump in north Bengal sealed for adulteration

A petrol pump owned by an Indian soccer icon in this northern West Bengal town was sealed by police on…

10 years ago

Let Singh name Kashmir ministers who got funds: Shinde

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Tuesday said former army chief V.K. Singh should name the Jammu and Kashmir ministers who…

10 years ago

Tripura keen to sell power to Bangladesh

Tripura is keen to supply at least 100 MW of electricity to energy-starved Bangladesh as the northeast Indian state will…

10 years ago

Mumbai cops crack whip on misbehaving Ganeshotsav volunteers

A day after Home Minister R.R. Patil's warning, Mumbai police cracked down on volunteers of the famous Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav…

10 years ago

Muzaffarnagar calm, victims being identified

With calm prevailing for the third consecutive day in Uttar Pradesh's violence-hit Muzaffarnagar district on Thursday, authorities moved on to…

10 years ago