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Bihar
Ojha loses security deposit
PATNA, MAY 16.Intent on ending criminal-politician nexus, controversial former Bihar DGP D P Ojha, who entered the electoral fray as an independent from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat had to eat a humble pie polling over 5,000 votes, whereas the ...

Chattisgarh
Infighting intensifies in Chhattisgarh Congress
RAIPUR, MAY 16.Infighting in Chhattisgarh Congress intensified today, with its two senior leaders, including PCC executive president Charan Das Mahant, condemning Palari MLA Shiv Dehria for demanding resignation of state unit president Motilal ...

Haryana
Girls outshine boys in Haryana Board exams
CHANDIGARH, MAY 16. All the first three positions in the Humanities and Commerce groups and first as well as third position in the Science group of the Senior Secondary (Academic) Examination conducted by the Haryana Board of School ...

After the rout Chautala sets new goals
CHANDIGARH, MAY 16.The Haryana Chief Minister and Indian National Lok Dal president, Om Prakash Chautala, today chose his constituency - Narwana -- to come out of political hibernation after the rout of his party in the Lok Sabha polls. ...

Speculation over new CLP leader
CHANDIGARH, MAY 16.The strength of the 90-member Haryana Assembly has been brought down by three as the Leader of Opposition, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and two other Congress MLAs, Jai Prakash and Inderjit Singh, have been elected to the Lok ...

Jharkand
Jharkhand JD(U) blames BJP for poll debacle
RANCHI, MAY 16. Jharkhand unit of Janata Dal (United) today said BJP President Venkaiah Naidu and other senior leaders of the saffron party were responsible for the poll debacle in the state. ``Naidu, Yashwant Sinha and a few other senior BJP ...

Pondicherry
`Eradicate mosquito menace to improve tourism in Pondy'
PONDICHERRY, MAY 16. S.P. Shivakumar, MLA, said today that concrete steps must be taken to eradicate the dogs and mosquito menace in Pondicherry in order to attract more number of tourists to the Union Territory. In his address at the inaugural ...

Date extended for B.Tech., B.Pharm applications
PONDICHERRY, MAY 16. The issue of application forms for B.Tech and B.Pharm courses for students from other states and union territories for admission to colleges in Pondicherry through the Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) has been ...

Rajasthan
Defeat of NDA hailed
JAIPUR, MAY 16.Sarvodaya leader, Siddharaj Dhadda has hailed the unseating of the National Democratic Alliance at the Centre terming it as a respite for the country from the "fascist forces''. However he warned the people against any ...

Only two women MPs from Rajasthan
JAIPUR, MAY 16. In an obvious indication of women occupying a marginal role in the politics in Rajasthan, only two of the 14 women candidates have been elected to the Lok Sabha from the State in the general elections. Three women members ...

A setback to Social Justice Front
JAIPUR, MAY 16.The Social Justice Front which led a campaign for reservation to the poor among the forward castes over period in Rajasthan is now worried about the slowing down of the movement after the compromises it made during the Lok ...