Archive for 'March,2012'

Mumbai: Teenager killed in road mishap involving drunk driver

Mumbai, Mar 31 : A teenage girl was killed and two of her friends were seriously injured after their speeding car, allegedly driven by a drunk techie, overturned after hitting a tree and a divider before [...]

Chandrapur district Cong president resigns

Chandrapur (Maha), Mar 31: District Congress president, Vinayak Bangade, today resigned from his post citing “discrimination” in allotting party tickets for the April 15 polls to the municipal corporation. “It is indeed a painful decision to [...]

Jagathy Sreekumar shifted to room

Kozhikode, Mar 31 : Veteran Malayalam film actor Jagathy Sreekumar, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for the serious injuries sustained in a car accident on March 10, was shifted to a special room, [...]

Give River Tawi a face lift to attract tourism: J&K hotelliers

Jammu, Mar 31 : Demanding a face lift for River Tawi, All Jammu Hotels and Lodges Association today said “massive encroachments” on the river bank must be removed and it should be thrown open for tourism [...]

Over 2500 candidates left in fray for MCD polls

New Delhi, Mar 31 : Over 2,500 candidates were left in the fray for the Delhi Municipal polls on April 15 as the withdrawal of nominations ended today. According to State Election Commission, 49 people withdrew [...]

Centre should clarify problems raised by army chief : Reddy

Patna, Mar 31 : CPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy today asked the Centre to clarify its stand on the problems raised and “revelations” made by Army Chief Gen V K Singh. Reddy, who was talking [...]

WB govt sanctions Rs 2 crore for 15 libraries in Darjeeling

Darjeeling, Mar 31 : The West Bengal government has sanctioned Rs two crore for the renovation of 15 libraries in Darjeeling district as promised by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Library Affairs minister Abdul Karim Chowdhury had [...]

Child killer sentenced to death

Navsari (Guj), Mar 31 : A district court here today awarded death sentence to a man involved in kidnapping and murder of a nine-year old child in 2007 for ransom. Principal District Judge M H Shah, [...]

Six killed, 14 injured in road mishaps in Raj

Jaipur, Mar 31 : Six people, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed and 14 injured in separate road accidents in in Rajasthan since last evening, police said. A speeding car hit a motor-cycle killing one and [...]

Muslim organisations stage protest demanding Kazmi’s release

Muzaffarnagar, Mar 31 : Members of Muslim organisations today disrupted rail services here, demanding release of journalist Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi who has been arrested for his alleged role in the February 13 bombing of an [...]