UP govt keen to set up 63 family courts

LUCKNOW: In a bid to dispose off cases related to marital disputes, UP government has issued a notification for constitution of family courts in districts that are deprived of it. Presently, only 12 districts out of 75 have a family court. With the government...

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BJP charges JD(U) with 'criminal negligence' in rescuing pilgrims

PATNA: BJP on Sunday alleged that JD(U) government in Bihar has committed "criminal negligence" by failing to provide proper assistance to pilgrims from Bihar stranded in Uttarakhand, unlike other states including Gujarat."The state government's efforts...

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Uttarakhand: Death toll uncertain, minister says 10,000 just an 'estimate'

DEHRADUN/HARIDWAR: There was still no clarity over the number of deaths in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, with a state minister on Sunday not ruling out an "estimate" of 10,000-plus and chief minister Vijay Bahuguna putting the number of missing people...

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Flood situation worsens in Assam

GUWAHATI: Flood situation in Assam worsened on Sunday with 43 more villages in three districts getting submerged, while water entered the Kaziranga National Park where an antelope was killed, officials said. About 65,000 people of 170 villages in seven...

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VHP leader arrested for serial blasts in Mathura

LUCKNOW: Jagdish Anant, Vishwa Hindu Parishad's( VHP's) district president of Mathura, has been arrested on charges of engineering serial blasts in Kosi Kalanarea of Mathuraon May 30.Senior suprintendent of police of Mathura, RKS Rathore, when contacted,...

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India inducts new power-packed stealth frigate

NEW DELHI: In tune with its operational drive to turn "stealthy" because surprise and deception are crucial in modern-day warfare, the Navy inducted its latest guided-missile stealth frigate INS Trikhand on Saturday.INS Trikand is the last of the six...

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Vote for Nitish 'strategy', decision on alliance later: Congress

PATNA: The Congress on Saturday said it voted for Nitish Kumar government on its trust motion as part of a 'strategy' and would decide about having an alliance with JD(U) or RJD only after announcement of the Lok Sabha polls."The Congress is a political...

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P Sathasivam to be new Chief Justice of India

NEW DELHI: Supreme court Judge P Sathasivam will be appointed as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) after the expiry of present incumbent Altamas Kabir's tenure.President Pranab Mukherjee has given his nod for the appointment of Sathasivam as the...

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More areas flooded in Assam as rivers rise

GUWAHATI: More areas were flooded in Assam on Saturday due to surging waters of Brahmaputra river and its tributaries, which continued to swell due to incessant rains in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said. There was no report of casualties.Several villages...

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Modi to decide on indicted Gujarat minister: BJP

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday said that its Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi had to decide on continuation of state water resources minister Babubhai Bokhariya following his conviction in a case of illegal mining."The law should do its work. The...

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Solar scam: Kerala chief minister's ex-aide arrested

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major embarrassment to Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy, his former personal assistant Tenny Joppan was on Friday arrested in connection with the 'solar panel' scam rocking the state for the last two weeks.Joppan, who was...

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SC asks Uttarakhand to airlift people, not make them walk

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttarakhand government not to force people caught in flash floods to walk long distances and said that they should instead be airlifted to safer places."The state government should not force people to...

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Kerala govt modifies circular on Muslim wedding age

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Faced with severe criticism, Congress-led UDF government in Kerala on Friday modified its controversial circular issued to legalise marriages of Muslim women in age group of 16 to 18 and men below 21, making it clear that the order...

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AFSPA needed in Jammu and Kashmir, Salman Khurshid says

SRINAGAR: External affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was needed in Jammu and Kashmir to protect the lives of armed forces as they are the ones who defend the country."You can argue that this (AFSPA)...

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CBI seizes 18 kg gold from a GAIL official's locker

NEW DELHI: CBI on Friday seized nearly 18 kilograms of gold valuing over Rs 4.5 crore from the lockers of an official of Gas Authority of India Limited during searches in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, in connection with graft allegations.The sources said it...

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Govt says no outbreak of any disease in Uttarakhand; 20 bravehearts to get Guard of Honour

NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said no outbreak of any water, food or air-borne disease has been reported from the flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand.A three-member high-level committee from the ministry of health and family welfare is in Dehradun...

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Minority welfare schemes reviewed in Bihar

PATNA: Union minority affairs minister K Rahman Khan and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday held a review meeting on the running of programmes for welfare of minority communities in the state and discussed ways and means to make them more...

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Kanimozhi, D Raja elected to Rajya Sabha

CHENNAI: DMK'sKanimozhi, CPI's D Raja and four AIADMK candidates were on Thursday declared elected to the RajyaSabha from Tamil Nadu.The four victorious AIADMK candidates are KR Arjunan, R. Lakshmanan, V Maitreyan and T Rathnavelu.Maitreyan, Raja and...

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LS polls: BSP announces three candidates from Haryana

AMBALA: Ruling out any tie-up in Haryana in the upcoming general elections, BSP today announced the names of its three candidates from the state. BSP vice-president Raja Ram while addressing a party rally at Ambala City said, Kapoor Singh would contest...

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Akalis forcing villagers to take 'loyalty pledge': Congress

CHANDIGARH: Opposition Congress on Thursday alleged that ruling SAD was forcing voters to take " loyalty pledge" in Sikh shrines to support particular contestants ahead of the next month's panchayat elections in Punjab.A party delegation, led by former...

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Support to DMK limited: Congress

NEW DELHI: The Congress said on Wednesday that its support to DMK's Kanimozhi for the June 27 Rajya Sabha election was limited to a single event."This coalition is limited to this event," Congress spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit told reporters after the...

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No final decision yet on visa bond for Indians: UK

NEW DELHI: The UK on Wednesday said no final decision has been taken on the new cash bond of Rs 2.75 lakh for obtaining British visa, which they intend to run as a pilot scheme, a day after India voiced its strong protests over the proposed move.Noting...

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NHRC asks government to explain shortage of TB drugs

NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notice to all health secretaries demanding an explanation on the shortage of medicine for tuberculosis (TB).Last week, the media reported that drugs for treating TB, particularly...

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Ishrat Jahan case: CBI intensifies efforts to arrest Gujarat IPS officer

NEW DELHI: CBI has intensified its efforts to arrest former ADG of Gujarat PP Pandey as it is finalizing the charge sheet in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case which is likely to be filed in a special court in Ahmedabad before July 4.CBI sources said...

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BJP to prepare 'vision document' for minority empowerment

NEW DELHI: Apprehensive of polarisation of votes due to projection of Narendra Modi as the head of its election campaign committee, BJP has decided to come out with a "vision document" for minority empowerment to reach out to these communities ahead...

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Ties with RJD or JD(U) to be decided by Antony committee: Ahmad

PATNA: AICC general secretary Shakeel Ahmad on Saturday said any decision on forging ties either with RJD or JD(U) for the 2014 general elections would be taken up by a committee led by senior leader and Union minister A K Antony."It will be decided...

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Kenya seeks Food and Drug Control Administration's e-governance programme

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat government's e-governance initiative has generated interest from Kenya's drug regulators. Impressed by the systematic performance of Xtended Licensing and Laboratory Note (XLN), developed and adopted by Food and Drug Control Administration...

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Uttarakhand floods: 13 bodies recovered in UP rivers

LUCKNOW: As many as 13 unidentified dead bodies were found floating in rivers in different parts of the state during the past 24 hours. All the rivers originate in Uttarakhand. A few come to Uttar Pradesh (UP) via Nepal. Authorities suspected that some...

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Siddaramaiah directs police to step up efforts to arrest the Manipal rape culprits

BANGALORE: Following abduction and sexually assault of an MBBS student in Manipal on Thursday night, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the government has taken the incident "very seriously" and has directed home minister K J George to visit...

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Uttarakhand: Congress dismisses queries on Rahul Gandhi's absence

NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday sought to dismiss questions about Rahul Gandhi's absence from the country as well as his silence at a time when heavy rains have wrecked havoc in Uttarakhand. "Some political parties are raising this question. In our...

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Afghan reconciliation process should not confer legitimacy to insurgent groups: India

NEW DELHI: Throwing its weight behind Afghanistan on the issue of Taliban opening a political office in Doha, India on Friday said reconciliation process should not undermine legitimate Afghan government or confer legitimacy to insurgent groups."The...

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US offers help in north India flooding

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday said it is ready to assist India in dealing with the aftermath of massive flooding in north Indian states.Expressing condolences over the tragic death of people due to floods in Uttarakhand and other states, a...

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Rain claims 28 lives in UP, 600 villages affected

LUCKNOW: At least 28 people have so far lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh whereas a population of 5 lakh in some 600 villages of the state has been affected because of it.A maximum of 15 people have lost their lives in Saharanpur,...

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Army restores road link from Sonprayag to Gaurikund

LUCKNOW: The Army on Friday has been able to open the important road link from Sonprayag to Gauri Kund, which is the base camp for trek to Kedarnath. Approximately 1,000 persons stranded at Gauri Kund are being evacuated along the newly opened road to...

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Tihar inmates give financial help to Uttarakhand flood victims

NEW DELHI: A section of prisoners along with Tihar jail staff will donate around Rs 13 lakh for the victims of flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.Tihar law officer Sunil Gupta said a significant number of prisoners were very "concerned" over the natural calamity...

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Rajya Sabha polls: Kanimozhi, Elangovan to fight it out for sixth seat

CHENNAI: Ruling AIADMK's arch rival DMK and main opposition party in the state Assembly DMDK are finally set to fight it out to bag the sixth seat in the June 27 biennial elections for the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu.On the last day for withdrawal of...

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Thousands still stranded in Uttarakhand, rescue operations on

DEHRADUN: Rescue and relief operations were intensified on a massive scale on Thursday in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand as multiple agencies evacuated the worst-affected Kedarnath town and other areas even as the death toll is feared to be in several hundreds.50,000...

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BJP says no to Yeddyurappa's comeback plan

BANGALORE: A day after Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) expressed that it was ready to align with the BJP, the latter has rejected the offer saying the party don't need any friends in Karnataka.KJP leader and former Union minister V Dhananjay Kumar on Wednesday...

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Hazare warns of fast in Delhi from Oct 2 over Lokpal

MUMBAI: Veteran social activist Anna Hazare today accused the UPA government of stabbing in his back on the issue of Lokpal Bill and once again threatened hunger strike from October 2 to press for a strong anti- corruption law.Expressing disappointment...

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Karnataka donates Rs 5 crore to flood-hit Uttarakhand

BANGALORE: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced a contribution of Rs five crore to the Uttarakhand government to provide relief to the flood affected victims in the state."It is our duty to help the pilgrims and people of Uttarakhand...

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Don't create controversy over every act of Mamata: Governor

KOLKATA: Two days after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to Kamduni village where she shouted at anti-rape protesters, governor MK Narayanan on Wednesday urged media not to create controversy over every act of the Trinamool Congress...

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Digvijaya's son joins Congress party

BHOPAL: AICC general secretary and former chief minister Digvijaya Singh's son officially joined the Congress party on Wednesday. The senior Congress leader's 28-year-old son Jaivardhan Singh joined the primary membership of the party in Raghogarh. Both...

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Goods worth over Rs 40 lakh traded across LoC

POONCH (J&K): Goods worth over Rs 40 lakh were traded across the Line of Control today between Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir at Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point here, officials said.Only one truck rolled out from the Trade Facilitation...

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IMA slams Shah Rukh Khan over surrogacy reports

NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (INA) on Wednesday slammed Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan over reports that he and his wife were planning to have a baby boy through surrogacy."IMA strongly opposes any attempt or activity for pre-natal determination...

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'Tainted' Manmohan must go: BJP

NEW DELHI: With CBI questioning two former PMO officials in the coal scam, BJP on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying he is "tainted" and should step down to ensure fair probe."A tainted Prime Minister has to step...

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Monsoon fury: Toll rises to 81; Kedarnath temple in mud

DEHRADUN/SHIMLA: Monsoon rain and unprecedented flash floods continued to spell death and destruction in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, claiming over 80 lives and leaving over 70,000 pilgrims for Himalayan shrines stranded.The famous hill shrine of...

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SGPC writes to Pak PM to ensure safety of Gurdwara properties

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar has written to Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to ensure safety of Sikh shrines in Pakistan.Makkar on Tuesday informed that he had written to Sharif to save...

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India and China to collaborate in film and broadcast sectors

NEW DELHI: India has pushed for greater access for Indian films in China after the box-office success of Indian films like " 3 Idiots" along with efforts for greater collaboration in films and broadcasting.Information and broadcasting (I&B) minister...

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Divisions apparent in Chhattisgarh Congress, Ajit Jogi left out of meeting

RAIPUR: Fissures are evident in the Chhattisgarh Congress, ahead of the polls, with former chief minister Ajit Jogi not being invited for the two-day meeting of senior party office bearers that concluded here on Tuesday.The Congress strongman also criticised...

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Army steps in to rescue stranded people in Uttarakhand, more than 7800 rescued so far

LUCKNOW: In a bid to intensify the rescue and relief operations in Uttarakhand, which has been hit by severe flood, the Army has deployed more than 5,600 jawans and officers to aid the state government in its efforts. As per latest reports received on...

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