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Bihar
House panel to probe ‘misuse’ of mid-day meal funds in Bihar
Patna: The allegations of misuse of funds meant for mid-day meal schemes in the State will be probed by a House committee, the Speaker of Bihar Assembly said on Tuesday. “The question and call-attention committee of the House ...

Haryana
Failed attempt to escape from custody
CHANDIGARH: An alleged thief tried to escape from custody here on Tuesday by jumping from the third floor of a court, but in vain. He landed in hospital with fracture in an arm and a leg. Raja now has a case of attempt to commit suicide ...

Timely rain offers much for Kharif crops
Chandigarh: The much-awaited rain that lashed the northern region on Tuesday has brought cheers on the faces of farmers in Punjab and Haryana as they will now hope for the timely planting of Kharif crops. “Rain at this point of ...

Haryana BSP leader joins Congress
CHANDIGARH: The BSP suffered a jolt on Tuesday with one of its prominent leaders, Vikram Singh, joining the Congress. He had contested the recent Lok Sabha polls as BSP candidate for the Bhiwani-Mahendergarh seat.A spokesman of the Haryana ...

Rain brings relief
CHANDIGARH: After braving an intense heat wave for weeks, people of Punjab and Haryana got much-needed relief on Tuesday with widespread rain leading to a considerable drop in the temperature. The mercury, which had been hovering ...

Jammu & Kashmir
Pilgrim dies
Srinagar: A 53-year-old pilgrim died of cardiac arrest en route to the cave shrine of Amarnath in Kashmir, raising the death toll in the ongoing yatra to 16, official sources said on Tuesday. Kishan Lal, a resident of Jaipur in ...

Madhya Pradesh
Satpura thermal power station shut down
BHOPAL: The Satpura thermal power station at Sarni in Betul district has been shut down for maintenance purposes, according to officials of the Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company. Fall in water ...

Orissa


Puducherry
Manual cleaning, a risk to workers
Conservancy workers of a local body said they had not been immunised

Need to increase voluntary blood donation
PUDUCHERRY: Voluntary blood donation was around 45 to 48 per cent in Puducherry, while the national target was 80 per cent. There was a need to increase voluntary blood donation, according to Project Director of Pondicherry AIDS Control ...

Police seize 12,000 litres of rectified spirit
PUDUCHERRY: The police seized a tanker lorry carrying 12,000 litres of rectified spirit, possibly for the clandestine use of the liquor industry, and arrested four persons on Monday night. A team from the Mudliarpet police station, while ...

Hospital project at a snail’s pace


Talks with medical colleges held
PUDUCHERRY: Chief Minister V. Vaithilingam held discussions with representatives of private medical colleges over the allocation of medical seats under the government quota. The government had insisted that private medical colleges ...

Live phone-in programme
PUDUCHERRY: Doordarshan Kendra, Puducherry will telecast a live phone-in programme on geriatric care at 5.45 p.m. on Wednesday. Head, Department of Geriatrics, Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital and Post Graduate Institute S. ...

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Punjab
PSEB unable to buy power due to financial crunch
Chandigarh: The severe power crisis in Punjab is likely to continue as the State electricity board says it has no money to buy additional power at a high rate from private generators. The power from private generation companies is now ...

Failed attempt to escape from custody
CHANDIGARH: An alleged thief tried to escape from custody here on Tuesday by jumping from the third floor of a court, but in vain. He landed in hospital with fracture in an arm and a leg. Raja now has a case of attempt to commit suicide ...

Timely rain offers much for Kharif crops
Chandigarh: The much-awaited rain that lashed the northern region on Tuesday has brought cheers on the faces of farmers in Punjab and Haryana as they will now hope for the timely planting of Kharif crops. “Rain at this point of ...

Alleged rape of Dalit girl
Moga: An 11-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a young man at Smalsar village in the district, police said on Tuesday. The victim was raped on Monday by a neighbour when she was alone in her house. The accused later fled ...

Rain brings relief
CHANDIGARH: After braving an intense heat wave for weeks, people of Punjab and Haryana got much-needed relief on Tuesday with widespread rain leading to a considerable drop in the temperature. The mercury, which had been hovering ...

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Rajasthan
Rajasthan initiates steps to end water woes in cotton belt


Gehlot seeks Centre’s help to develop tourism infrastructure
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has sought the Centre’s assistance in development of infrastructure at places of tourist interest in the State as well as in towns of religious significance such as Ajmer and ...

Boom time in tiger land
Ranthambhore tiger population goes up significantly

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Uttar Pradesh
Mayawati blames BJP, Congress
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies, as well as the Congress for the Babri Masjid demolition. “Disputed ...

Four killed in mishap
Pratapgarh: Four persons, including a medical practitioner, have been killed and three others injured when their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck on Allahabad-Faizabad road near here, police said on Tuesday. The Bolero car in ...

West Bengal
Govt. team to address local issues in Lalgarh
To instil a sense of confidence among the people there in the Administration




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