Three killed in road mishap
Jul 31st 2009IndianWhat is India
Badaun (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) Three members of a family
were today killed and as many injured when a jeep in which
they were travelling hit a tree at Sahaswan near here,
officials said.
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Two CRPF personnel injured in militant attack
Jul 31st 2009IndianWhat is India
Srinagar, Aug 1 (PTI) Minutes before commencement of
a Congress convention, militants shot at and critically
wounded two CRPF personnel deployed outside the Pamposh Hotel
in the heart of the city this morning, police said.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for Mary Kom
Jul 31st 2009IndianWhat is India
M C Mary Kom, a four-time champion of women's world boxing will be awarded India's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
Sukhbir Badal headed for victory, old job
Jul 31st 2009IndianWhat is India
Chandigarh, Aug 1 (IANS) With his victory in an assembly by-election almost a foregone conclusion, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal could be heading to re-claim the high profile job of Punjab's deputy chief minister in the near future.
CRPF trooper shot dead by militants in Srinagar
Jul 31st 2009IndianWhat is India
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed and another injured as separatist guerrillas opened fire at the high-security Regal Chowk area here Saturday morning, police said.
Floods affect one lakh people in Bihar
Jul 31st 2009IndianWhat is India
Sitamarhi (Bihar), Aug 1 (PTI) The swollen Bagmati
breached its embankment near Tajpur village in Sitamarhi
district of north Bihar early today, affecting around one lakh
people.
Private airlines threaten to suspend flights on Aug 18
Jul 31st 2009IndianWhat is India
India's private airline operators said on Friday, they would suspend domestic operations on August 18 to protest the lack of government relief for the ailing industry that have been hit hard due to high operating costs, fall in demand and global economic slowdown.
Chhattisgarh resident killed for not attending Maoist meet
Jul 31st 2009IndianWhat is India
Raipur, Aug 1 (IANS) Maoist militants have killed a tribal man for not attending a public meeting organised by them in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district, police said Saturday.
Madhya Pradesh opposes setting up of central body for Bundelkhand
Jul 31st 2009IndianWhat is India
Bhopal, Aug 1 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh opposing the setting up of a separate Bundelkhand Development Authority by the central government, an official said Saturday. Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has demanded such an authority be set up to spur development in the backward region that straddles Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.