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Bandh disrupts life in Bihar, Jharkhand
PATNA, FEB. 27.Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, naxalites of the banned outfits, Peoples War and the Maoist Communist Centre (India), went on the rampage blowing up Central Government undertakings and disrupting telephone and rail communications ...

BJP leader shot dead
KARIMNAGAR, FEB. 27. Naxalites of the People's War are alleged to have shot dead Nerella Shankar, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader, in his native village of Nandi Medaram in Andhra Pradesh, today. According to reports reaching here, Shankar, the ...

Mufti escapes bid on life
SRINAGAR, FEB. 27. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today escaped an assassination bid at a public meeting in Beerwah, about 60 km from here. A girl was killed and eight were injured in the attack. The mufti was ...

CAS to be rolled back
NEW DELHI, FEB. 27.After almost a year, the Government today decided to roll back the Conditional Access System that has drawn criticism from all quarters. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry's decision to keep CAS in abeyance indefinitely ...

Political advertisements in electronic media banned
NEW DELHI, FEB. 27. The Election Commission has decided not to allow election-related/political advertisements on the electronic media, both radio and television, reversing its decision of 1999 when in the wake of the Andhra Pradesh High Court ...

30 killed in train accident
GUWAHATI, FEB. 27.Thirty persons were killed and several injured when the Guwahati-bound Kanchenjungha Express collided with a truck carrying a marriage party at an unmanned level-crossing near Dinajpur in West Bengal this afternoon. The Chief ...

IIM: decision endorsed
NEW DELHI, FEB. 27.The Supreme Court today endorsed the Centre's decision after it promised not to interfere in the running of these business schools of excellence. A Bench, comprising the Chief Justice, V.N. Khare, Justice S.B. Sinha and ...

Rich Indians
NEW YORK, FEB. 27.Nine Indians, led by the Wipro Chairman, Azim Premji, have found a place in the list of billionaires worldwide this year. The others after Mr. Premji are: Lakshmi Mittal, Mukesh and Anil Ambani, Kumaramangalam Birla, Sunil ...

Common entrance tests for MBA, MCA in all colleges
CHENNAI, FEB. 26. For the first time, the State Government has decided to conduct common entrance tests (CET) for admissions to MBA and MCA in all government, aided, self-financing, engineering and arts and science colleges. Anna University ...

Godhra anniversary observed
AHMEDABAD, FEB. 27.Gujarat today solemnly observed the second anniversary of the Sabarmati Express carnage at Godhra in the Panchmahal district with prayers and memorial services held across the State amid tight security. There was fresh ...

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