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Bihar
Man shot dead in running train
Dehri-On-Sone: Unidentified criminals on Wednesday shot dead a person travelling on Delhi bound Mahabodhi Express (2397 UP) at Sonenagar railway station in Bihar’s Rohtas district, GRP sources said. The victim has been identified ...

Haryana
Sonia pats Hooda for abolishing “black law”
To prevent auction of farmers’ land for not paying loans

Pension for widows raised to Rs.600
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Finance Minister Birender Singh on Wednesday announced an increase in the pension for widows in the State from Rs.550 to Rs.600 per month. He was replying to the discussion on the State Budget in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha ...

Separate fire services directorate for Haryana
CHANDIGARH: Haryana will now have a unified and effective fire service in the State. The Haryana Fire Services Bill, 2009, was passed by the Assembly on Wednesday to enable the Government to create a separate Directorate of Fire ...

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Puducherry
Pet shops come under scanner
Move to keep tab on transactions involving wild animals, birds

Doordarshan to extend transmission
PUDUCHERRY: Doordarshan Kendra, Puducherry will extend its transmission informally from February 19 and the formal inauguration would be held on February 24 at 5.30 p.m. A release said the recorded inaugural address of Union Minister ...

Fast observed
PUDUCHERRY: The Oulgaret Municipality Traders Association observed a one-day token fast in support of the Tamils in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. The association urged Sri Lankan President to bring the war to an end, a press release said. ...

Advocates take out rally
PUDUCHERRY: Lawyers belonging to the Pondicherry Bar Association took out a rally as part of their nationwide strike demanding withdrawal of amendments proposed to the Criminal Procedure Code. Representatives of the association met Lieutenant ...

Time extended
PUDUCHERRY: The Lieutenant Governor has extended the time for submitting the report by the Commission of Inquiry into the incident that occurred on the court premises on December 19. In a notification on Tuesday, the Lieutenant Governor has ...

CM unveils statue at Karaikal
PUDUCHERRY: Chief Minister V. Vaithilingam unveiled a statue of Singaravelar at Karaikal on Wednesday. — Staff Reporter

Reader’s Mail column
The Hindu invites its readers in Puducherry to send in their letters on issues concerning public interest for the Reader’s Mail column that will appear in this page. Issues related to civic, transportation and public health ...

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Punjab
UCPI extends support to Congress
Moga: The United Communist Party of India will support the Congress in the coming Lok Sabha elections. The party has also decided not to contest any Lok Sabha seat from Punjab. This was announced here on Wednesday by Sukhinder Singh ...

Punjab Govt. announces ‘amnesty scheme’
Chandigarh: Keeping an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BJP combine Government on Wednesday announced an ‘amnesty scheme’ to waive of interest or penal rate on the recovery of house tax and ...

Rajasthan
Rs.17,322-crore annual Plan for Rajasthan
Outlay includes additional Central assistance of Rs.110 crore

Dalit activists upset over SC/ST Bill


Land revenue collection in 7,372 Rajasthan villages suspended


Uttar Pradesh
Sanjay wanted to quit films for politics: Amar Singh
Lucknow: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, Samajwadi Party nominee for the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat, wanted to quit cinema for politics but was persuaded not to do so, SP leader Amar Singh said here on Wednesday. Addressing party workers here, ...

Reward on head of eight bandits
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government has announced a reward of Rs.50,000 each on the head of eight dacoits including five members of slain bandit Ambika Patel alias Thokia gang. “Though Thokia was killed in an encounter with the ...

Two killed as bus overturns
Lucknow: Two persons, including an old woman, were killed and over a dozen injured when a private bus turned turtle near village Unchgaon in Unnao district, police said. The accident occurred in the evening when the driver lost control ...

Work paralysed in Allahabad court
Allahabad: Judicial work was paralysed in the district court here on Wednesday following a day-long strike by advocates to protest against certain amendments in the Criminal Procedure Code. This was the second such instance in less than a ...

Suspension of IPS officer in UP revoked
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government has reinstated IPS officer B R Meena, who was suspended from the post of Superintendent of Police for alleged laxity in handling the December 2008 Baghpat shoot-out in which four traders were killed. ...

Uttaranchal
Passport Officer assaulted
Security around Doon office stepped up

Raid yields 55 lakh
DEHRA DUN: State vigilance officials raided the house of an executive engineer of the Minor Irrigation Department here and seized Rs.55 lakh in cash, jewellery worth about Rs.3 lakh and bank deposit receipts worth Rs.12 lakh. Announcing ...




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