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Haryana
Record wheat arrival at Haryana mandis
CHANDIGARH, MAY 25.Wheat arrival in Haryana mandis (Grain markets) has surpassed the last year's total wheat arrival as about 51.92 lakh metric tonnes had arrived till yesterday as against about 51.39 lakh tonnes arrived during last years. ...

Himachal Pradesh
Leaders surprised over absence of Himachal in Cabinet
SHIMLA, MAY 25.Residents of the tiny hill State as well as leaders of both the Congress and the BJP are surprised as the State failed to get any representation in the Congress- led United Progressive Alliance at the Centre. The Congress ...

Jammu & Kashmir
J-K to stop food wastage at marriages
SRINAGAR, MAY 25.Marriage ceremonies will not be the same again in Jammu and Kashmir with the government invoking today the Essential Commodities Act to prevent wastage of food at wedding feasts in the state. The order re-invoking ECA ...

Kheerbhawani mela to be telecast live
JAMMU, MAY 25.The famous ``Kheerbhawani Mela'' which begins at the revered shrine at Tulamulla near Srinagar will be telecast live across the globe on Thursday. ``Television channels `Aastha' and `Sadhana' will telecast the religious ...

Madhya Pradesh
New tendu leaf policy to bring more revenue
BHOPAL, MAY 25. With the implementation of its new tendu leaves policy, Madhya Pradesh government is expected to earn a net income of Rs 40 crore this year. As many as 18 lakh standard bags of tendu leaves have been collected so far during ...

Maharashtra
Dalit woman's death rocks Assembly
MUMBAI, MAY 25. The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena members disrupted the proceedings in the Maharashtra Assembly today, leading to adjournment of the session twice, over the death of a Dalit woman in Aurangabad, who allegedly set ...

Pondicherry
Police recover idols stolen from Tindivanam
PONDICHERRY, MAY 25. The Pondicherry police have recovered two panchaloka idols of Arjuna and Draupathy that were stolen from the Sri Drowpathiamman temple at Molasur in Killianur police station limit at Tindivanam in Tamil Nadu. The Senior ...

Cash award for policemen
PONDICHERRY, MAY 25. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Sunil Garg, today said Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors, head constables and constables, who are involved in recovery of stolen articles will henceforth be given a letter of commendation and a ...

International Tamil meet to discuss Eelam issue
PONDICHERRY, MAY 25. "If Tamil has survived the ravages of time, it is due to the Eelam Tamils or Tamils from Sri Lanka and we will try and find out a solution to their long standing problem", Alain Anandan, convenor of the International Movement ...

Punjab
Akalis to boycott Tytler in Parliament
CHANDIGARH, MAY 25. The Shiromani Akali Dal today said it would boycott in Parliament Jagdish Tytler, allegedly involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, whose appointment to the Union Council of Ministers showed Congress' ``indifference'' towards ...

Bhinder panel report soon
LUDHIANA, MAY 25.The Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, today said that the Bhinder Committee, constituted to find out the various reasons for Congress Party's unsatisfactory performance in the recent Lok Sabha Elections in the State, would ...

Better co-ordination to check poppy smuggling
JALANDHAR, MAY 25.Rajasthan, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kapil Garg, today said that he would apprise the Rajasthan government about the concerns raised by the Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, over the poppy husk smuggling ...

Apathy in a former hotbed of terrorism
TARN TARAN, MAY 25. The first week of June, when the 20th Anniversary of "Operation Bluestar" is to be observed, will bring back bitter memories for the people of this region. Once known as the "hotbed of terrorism" and where the callous approach ...

Three hurt as gunmen fire at car
ROHTAK, MAY 25.Three people were injured when gunmen ambushed their car and fired at them near Beri town of Jhajjar district, about 20 km from here. The injured were admitted to the PGIMS here and Jhajjar SSP Hardeep Singh Doon constituted a ...

Punjab to set up biotech park
CHANDIGARH, MAY 25. The Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, today said the State was all set to usher in a biotechnology revolution as it had tremendous potential to offer in the socio-economic development. Presiding over a meeting here to ...

Rajasthan
Unions happy, Congress terms retrograde step
JAIPUR, MAY 25.The Rajasthan Government's decision to raise the retirement age for the State employees from 58 years to 60 has evoked a mixed response. As expected, the employees' unions by and large have hailed the decision while political ...

67 per cent increase in foreign tourists
JAIPUR, MAY 25. Rajasthan has recorded a 67 per cent increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting the places of tourist interest in the State during the first three months of the current year, in comparison with the corresponding period ...

Uttar Pradesh
Train driver, guard suspended
VARANASI, MAY 25.The Northern Railways suspended the driver and guard of the Dhanbad-Ferozepur Kissan Express for running the train with the wrong engine for 16 km between Mugalsarai and Varanasi yesterday. Railways today said a major tragedy ...

Three more UP MLAs to retain Lok Sabha seats
LUCKNOW, MAY 25.After BJP leader Kalyan Singh resigned from his Assembly seat, three more legislators from Uttar Pradesh tendered their resignations today to the acting Assembly Speaker following their election to the Lok Sabha. The Chief ...



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