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Bihar
Posters denouncing BJP spring in town
BHAGALPUR (BIHAR), JAN 31. Posters blaming the BJP for Godhra train blaze and subsequent riots in Gujarat were found pasted on walls in some Muslim-dominated areas and RJD offices here today, prompting the saffron party to petition the Election ...
Gujarat
First power unit of Sardar Sarovar dam begins operation
GANDHINAGAR, JAN. 31. The first 200 MW unit of the riverbed power house of the Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river began operations today. The Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, asked the officials to reach the target of starting all the ...
Jammu & Kashmir
J&K civic polls throw up new political forces
SRINAGAR, JAN 31.The first phase of civic elections in North Kashmir on Saturday has not only come as a major setback for separatist political camp but within the mainstream political arena some new forces have emerged sending out ...
Kashmir valley cut off again
SRINAGAR, JAN 31. The Kashmir valley was cut off from the rest of the country yet again as the only road link, the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, was closed due to heavy snowfall and landslides. Meanwhile, cold wave is sweeping the summer ...
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Jharkand
Sonia assails Jharkhand Government
RANCHI, JAN. 31. Calling upon the voters to dislodge the BJP-led NDA Government in Jharkhand in next month's Assembly elections, the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, alleged that the State Government had failed to meet the aspirations of the ...
Jharkhand polls under the shadow of the gun
SIMARIA (CHATRA), JAN. 31. The light machinegun, manned by a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, peers into the thickly-wooded valley and ravines of Latehar.Half-a-day away in Simaria town, two armoured vehicles along with several jawans ...
Madhya Pradesh
Tainted officers find their place in Lokayukta notice board
BHOPAL, JAN. 31. The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta has chosen to use the office notice board to display the list of tainted officers and public servants while the State Government continues to drag its feet on the issue of granting ...
Orissa
They set good example in panchayat poll campaign
BHIM(RAJASAMAND), JAN.31.Elections to panchayati raj institutions in Rajasthan are an enormous exercise in which the rural people decide on the choice of 105,247 panchs and 9,178 sarpanchs besides electing 5,257 representatives to the panchayat ...
Pondicherry
Speed up livestock development: Lakhera
PONDICHERRY, JAN. 31. The Lt. Governor of Pondicherry, M.M. Lakhera, has called for speedy implementation of the livestock development programme, including the `artificial insemination and cattle and buffalo breeding project, in the Union ...
`Implement quota for disabled'
PONDICHERRY, JAN. 31. Physically-challenged and visually-impaired persons today took out a procession from Kamban Kalai Arangam to the Assembly urging the Administration to meet the demands of the Federation of the Handicapped. A. Velayudham, ...
Fee waiver for tsunami-hit children
PONDICHERRY, JAN. 31. The Directorate of School Education has sent circulars to all private and government-aided schools in Pondicherry and Karaikal to waive the school fees due from the children of families affected by the December 26 tsunami. ...
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Punjab
Virk is Punjab's new police Chief
CHANDIGARH, JAN. 31.Senior decorated IPS officer S.S. Virk has been appointed the next Chief of the Punjab police. He succeeds A.A. Siddiqui who relinquished office after superannuation as the Director-General of Police this evening. This was ...
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Rajasthan
A role for civic bodies in people's scheme
JAIPUR, JAN. 31.The Rajasthan Government has decided to directly involve Municipal Corporations in the execution of the urban people's participation scheme for utilising the funds provided by donors, philanthropists and public for urban ...
Uttar Pradesh
Access to porn sites banned in cyber cafes
LUCKNOW, JAN. 31.Uttar Pradesh Government has completely banned viewing of porn sites in cyber cafes in the State and warned of strict action against those flouting rules. Minister of State for IT and Electronics (Independent charge) Virendra ...
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Uttaranchal
Move to popularise temples
DEHRA DUN, JAN. 31. Uttaranchal, also known as "Dev Bhumi" (Land of the gods) may soon become famous for its numerous Hindu temples besides the higher Himalayan shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri if the Char Dham Vikas ...
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