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Assam
New hospital complex opened
GUWAHATI, MARCH 8.The new hospital complex of Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya was inaugurated here today by Sri Jayendra Saraswati , the Sankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. The vice- president of the Nethralaya, Mr. S. V. Subramanian, said ...


Gujarat
Mother first, says Modi
GANDHINAGAR, MARCH 8. In a `gift' to women on the international women's day, the Gujarat Government today decided to make mother's name mandatory for admitting a child in school. The Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, announced this at a ...
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  • Task force to study functioning of "madrassas"
  • Gujarat Govt's rehabilitation policy criticised


    Jammu & Kashmir
    J&K Finance Minister seeks Centre's help
    JAMMU, MARCH 8. The Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister, Muzaffar Hussain Beig, has urged the Centre to help the State get out of its problems and said "a defining moment has come when New Delhi has to clarify now and forever how it wants to treat ...
    From pillar to post in search of his sons
    JAMMU, MARCH 8. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, has said in the State Assembly that there are 3,000 cases of missing persons in the State. The families of the missing persons are suffering the agony of endlessly ...
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  • `J&K will provide all help to film industry'
  • Inquiries against NC pile up


    Madhya Pradesh
    Digvijay Singh not acting on EC order: BJP
    NEW DELHI, MARCH 8. The Bharatiya Janata Party today stepped up its offensive against the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Digvijay Singh, saying that the Centre should prepare to intervene to ensure implementation of the Election Commission ...


    Maharashtra
    Ex-Mumbai Mayor arrested, granted bail
    MUMBAI, MARCH 8.The former Mumbai Mayor, R. R. Singh, who was arrested today on charges of producing fake caste certificate during last year's civic elections, was granted bail. Taking into consideration his age (he is 65) the judge said his ...


    New Delhi
    Sheila takes lead in empowering women
    NEW DELHI, MARCH 8.If anyone has any doubt today, International Women's Day, about the role of women in the Capital's corridors of power, a close look at the Delhi Government's political and administrative set-up is enough to dispel it. To be ...
    Tension in Tughlakabad over eviction move
    NEW DELHI, MARCH 8. Fear has gripped nearly 10,000 families in the historic Tughlakabad village in South Delhi who face the threat of eviction from their age-old land and dwellings by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Although revenue ...
    MCD staff negligent: Speaker
    NEW DELHI, MARCH 8. The Delhi Assembly Speaker, Chaudhary Prem Singh, has written to the MCD Commissioner, Rakesh Mehta, complaining against "non-cooperative attitude'' of its officers on extending proper facilities and ensuring cleanliness of ...
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  • CISF security for Delhi airport


    Punjab
    `Bid to revive Punjab terror outfits'
    CHANDIGARH, MARCH 8. One suspected terrorist was killed near Sahnewal in Ludhiana district, while two of his associates reportedly escaped in the operations conducted by the Ludhiana district police and Military Intelligence today. S.K. Sharma, ...


    Rajasthan
    Second agro-food park being set up
    JAIPUR, MARCH 8.The second agro-food park of Rajasthan, the foundation stone for which will be laid at Boranada near Jodhpur tomorrow, will help the farmers get better prices for their produce and make a significant contribution to value ...
    Plea to support bill
    JAIPUR, MARCH 8.The Rajasthan BJP president, Vasundhara Raje Scindia, today asked all political parties to rise above politics and pass the Women's Reservation Bill in the current session of Parliament. It was time the country recognised the ...


    Chattisgarh
    `Laws violated in Chhattisgarh capital project'
    NEW DELHI, MARCH 8. Even as the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, laid the foundation of a new capital at Mandir Hasaud near Raipur in Chhattisgarh today, the Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Dilip Singh Ju Dev, has drawn her ...

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