Monday, October 4, 2010

Crocodile kills 48-year old man in Tamil Nadu

Crocodile kills 48-year old man in Tamil Nadu

Crocodile kills 48-year old man in Tamil Nadu

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A crocodile killed a 48-year old man while he was crossing a river at a village around 250 km from Chennai.


Election Commission meets to tackle electoral malpractices

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The top agenda of the meeting is to eliminate electoral malpractices, criminalisation of politics and the issues surrounding the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) that have drawn sharp focus.


West Bengal: Three Forward Bloc activists shot dead by Maoists

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Three Forward Bloc activists were shot dead by armed Maoists in Purulia district, police said on Monday.


Nitish, Lalu not to contest Bihar elections, Rabri to contest from 2 seats

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RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav released the list of candidates for the third phase of polls in Bihar on Monday. The state goes for six-phase polls from October 21.


A tale of Karnataka's murky land deals

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Karnataka's political arena is being rocked with allegations and counter allegations of murky land deals. After former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy alleged that Chief Minister Yeddyurappa got land worth crores denotified from a government housing layout so that it could be acquired by his family members now, Yeddyurappa's defenders are out to do some damage control.


Rouvan Rawla suicide: La Martiniere principal arrested, charged with thrashing

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Hours after he was arrested in Kolkata in connection with his student's suicide, the principal of La Martiniere School has been chargesheeted. He has been accused of severe physical thrashing. Three other teachers have also been arrested and charged with criminal assault and slapping. The police say there is no evidence of abetment of suicide by the principal or the other three teachers.


Malegaon blasts: Supreme Court to hear Sadhvi Pragya's appeal

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The Supreme Court will take up an appeal filed by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, key accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case, challenging her prosecution under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).


Indian Navy's first floating dock

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Indian Navy's only floating dock, a place on the waves where Navy's ships come for regular maintenance and repair, is based in Port Blair. Most docks for repairing ships are land based but in the earthquake prone Andaman and Nicobar Islands the floating option was considered safe.


Singapore flight makes emergency landing after bomb threat

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A Singapore-bound flight from Moscow with 262 passengers on board made an emergency landing at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport here tonight following bomb threat in the aircraft.


Karnataka’s special ‘scam’ session

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It is a season of scams once again in Karnataka. This time, in the dock is the Chief Minister himself. And his response to the Opposition attack? A special session of the assembly that will exclusively discuss scams.


Ayodhya verdict upholds faith; time to resolve dispute: Advani

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BJP veteran L K Advani on Sunday said the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya title suit was "faith upheld by law" and that it has paved the way for reconciliation with judicial ratification.


Army rescues civilians and kills 4 NDFB terrorists

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The Army's Special Forces undertook a major operation, killed four NDFB terrorists and safely rescued Katan Nandi, son of Parikshit Nandi, a shop owner of Dimu Police Station area under Dhemaji District.


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