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Bihar
Two Nepalese held with guns
Sitamarhi: Two armed Nepalese nationals were on Saturday beaten up after an altercation in Sitamarhi district of Bihar, the police said. Superintendent of police Kshatranil Singh said that two Nepalese youths picked a quarrel with ...

Probe into food grains distribution urged
Patna: Accusing the State government of failing to reach out to the flood victims, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national spokesman and general secretary Shyam Rajak on Saturday demanded an inquiry into the irregularities in food grains ...

Chattisgarh
No revenue collection from drought-hit areas
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has declared 33 tehsils in eight districts of the State as drought affected and stopped all revenue collection activities in these districts till further orders. Agriculture Minister Chandrasekhar ...

National institute of Biotic Stresses soon
Raipur: The Central government has in-principle agreed to establish the National Institute of Biotic Stresses (NIBS) in Chhattisgarh, State Agriculture Minister Chandrasekhar Sahoo told reporters here on Saturday. The institute would be ...

Goa
‘Best of IFFI-2008’ in Goa next month
PANAJI: The Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), State-owned organisation which co-hosts the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), will hold “Best of IFFI-2008”, an international competition showcasing 20 short films and ...

Haryana
Haryana Congress chief keen to contest from Ambala


Haryana commission member administered oath of office
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Power Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday administered the oath of office to Rohtash Dahiya as a member of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission here. With this, the set-up of the three-member ...

One hurt in Bhiwani store explosion
Bhiwani: An explosion in an electronic store left a youth seriously injured and the ensued fire destroyed three shops in the city, police said on Saturday. A forensic team has taken samples from the site, police said. ...

Himachal Pradesh
Heavy snowfall in Himachal
Icy wind conditions prevail all over the State

Jammu & Kashmir
J-K Chief Justice sworn-in
Jammu: Justice Barin Ghosh of the Patna High Court was on Saturday sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The Governor N. N. Vohra administered the oath of office to Justice Ghosh at a function held at Raj ...

Jharkand
Appeal to Maoists to join mainstream
Ranchi: Janata Dal (U) president Sharad Yadav on Saturday appealed to the Maoists to join the political mainstream, but criticised Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren’s alleged soft-pedalling with the extremist outfits. ...

Madhya Pradesh


Orissa


Puducherry
Ban on plastics, display of posters in Puducherry coming
“Representations to ban plastic items poured in after recent flood”

U.S. film-maker plans film on Mumbai attacks
PUDUCHERRY: U.S.-based documentary film-maker Martin Smith, whose latest documentary on climatic changes, ‘Heat,’ was aired in October 2008, plans to make a film on the terror attacks in Mumbai. Mr. Smith, who was on a visit ...

“Students should be taught to live with nature”
PUDUCHERRY: Speakers at a workshop on ‘The Art and Benefits of Developing Green Wealth’ stressed the importance of conserving nature, role of trees in protecting environment and ways to understand basic laws of nature. The ...

Elected office-bearers
PUDUCHERRY: The Indian Dental Association, Puducherry branch, elected its office-bearers during the annual general body meeting held recently. S. Jaganathan has been elected president and V. Arun Prasad Rao as president-elect. Abdoul ...

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Punjab
Badal hurts his finger
Ludhiana: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday hurt his middle finger of the left hand when it got stuck in a door of his car. Mr. Badal was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital soon after he hurt his finger, sources said. ...

Punjab transporters to go on strike
Jalandhar: The Punjab State Good Transport Association on Saturday said a complete indefinite strike would be enforced from January 5 all over the State to press for further reduction of prices of petroleum products. “All transporters of ...

Rajasthan


Uttar Pradesh
25 killed in cold-related mishaps in UP
Lucknow: At least 25 people have died in cold-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, reports reaching here said on Saturday. While four deaths due to cold wave were reported from Gorakhpur, two persons each died in ...

Failing to get job, IIT student commits suicide in Kanpur
Special committee of professors set up to probe the incident

Youth arrested for raping minor
Muzaffarnagar: A youth was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl, police said. Sanjay was arrested after the victim’s mother lodged a complaint of rape against him and his uncle Ishwar Dayal, police said. ...

Five IPS officers transferred
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government has transferred five IPS officers, an official said here on Saturday. Naveen Arora, SP Intelligence Headquarters, is the new Senior Superintendent of Police, Gautambudhnagar. . ...

Uttaranchal
Body found
Dehra Dun: The charred body of a missing five-year-old girl was found in a forest area in Bageswar district of Uttarakhand on Saturday morning. Police said the girlhad been missing since Friday evening. ...

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