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8 hurt in clashes

Srinagar, March 19 /--/ At least eight persons were today injured when police used batons and lobbed tear-gas shells to disperse stone-pelting mobs, protesting the killing of a civilian, in Sopore and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir. A large crowd gathered near Sopore police station, 55 km from here, this morning and indulged in stone-pelting prompting the police to fire tear gas shells and...

Source : Echoofindia | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : frontpage | City : Srinagar

The march towards nuclear arms

Whatever the pundits might say the image of war has entered the lexicon of strategic experts who warn of a coming “cascade of proliferation,’’ one nation following another into the deadly chasm of nuclear weapons unless present nuclear powers find a way to reverse the current. The main burden is on Russia and the United States, which together possess the vast majority of the world’s nuclear weapons,...

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Sonia and the Congress

Satyabrata Chaturvedi is not a common leader. He has been within the coterie of Sonia Gandhi for many years. When Sonia’s name was doing the rounds for the post of Prime Minister on 2004 under pressure from the Congressmen across the country then Chaturvedi was seen besides Sonia on almost every occasion. Sonia herself selects the Congress spokesperson after considering personality, skill and acce...

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Boy trapped in borewell dies

Ratlam (MP), March 19 /--/ A seven-year-old boy, who fell into a borewell on Tuesday, died in Malwasa village in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh. Suraj was declared dead late last night by doctors after he was pulled out by a rescue team and rushed to a district hospital, Ratlam collector, Mahendra Gyani told reporters here today. Suraj fell into the borewell in an agriculture field on Tuesday and...

Source : Echoofindia | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : frontpage | City : Ratlam

Govt clears ONGC, partners'

gave Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and partners approval to invest USD 2.181 billion in a giant oilfield in Venezuela that will give energy deficient India 3.6 million tonnes a year of crude oil. ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of the state explorer, will invest USD 1.333 billion between 2010 and 2015 as its share of spending in the 400,000 barrels per day 'Carabobo-1' project. Indian Oil Corp...

Source : Echoofindia | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : frontpage | City : New Delhi

Cabinet approves major

Duping students by charging capitation fee or failing to keep promise of quality education could now attract a fine of up to Rs 50 lakh for errant institutes or imprisonment up to three years for its administrators, according a bill cleared by the Union cabinet today. Paving the way for stricter penal action against educational institutions indulging in unfair practices, the cabinet approved the draft...

Source : Echoofindia | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : frontpage | City : New Delhi

Yeddy leads cycle rally

Bangalore, March 19 /--/ Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa today paddled a bi-cycle and led his party members in BJP's protest against the price rise. The cycle rally, which started from Mahatma Gandhi statue and concluded at the Raj Bhavan, was attended by the chief minister and his Cabinet colleague K S Eshwarappa. About 70 BJP leaders, including MPs, MLAs and MLCs, were part of the rally...

Source : Echoofindia | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : frontpage | City : Bangalore

Award for 124 Bihar cops

Bihar government has decided to award 124 police personnel, including nine IPS officers, for their contribution in maintaining internal security. The policemen selected for the award include Additional Director General (CID) Raj Vardhan Sharma, DIG (Sahabad) A K Ambedkar, DIG (Personnel) J S Gangwar, Deputy Inspector General (Munger) Amit Kumar and the then Senior Superintendent of police (Patna) Kundan...

Source : Echoofindia | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : frontpage | City : Patna

Gujarat Cong convention

Rajkot, March 19 /--/ Senior Gujarat Congress leaders, including Opposition leader in Assembly Shaktisinh Gohil, state unit president Siddharth Patel, MLAs and MPs of Saurashtra region, will attend a convention to be held on March 21 hear here. The convention in Gondal town, about 36 km from here, will be inaugurated by senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who is political advisor to party president...

Source : Echoofindia | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : frontpage | City : Rajkot

KMC facility opened

State health minister Dr Suryakanta Mishra today inaugurates the Routine Immunisation Project office and Central Vaccine Store of Kolkata Municipal Corporation at Bullygung Circular Road. KMC mayor was the chief guest in this function. Trinamool Congress supporters show black flag to the minister and the mayor in this occasion. The agitating supporters allege that the chairman of the local borough...

Source : Echoofindia | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : frontpage | City : Kolkata