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Exchange RatePatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP. A total of 126 legislators voted for the motion moved by the chief minister while 24 voted against. The house has 243 members. Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out before the special session [...]
Archive for March 30th, 2012
Grenade found in Manipur hospital
Imphal :A grenade was found in a prominent central hospital in Manipur but the bomb did not explode, official and police sources said today.A powerful China-made grenade was planted at the psychiatry department in the Regional Institute of Medical Science and Hospital complex here yesterday but the grenade did not explode. A paper, purported to [...]
Man abducted, shot in Indore
Indore:A man, who claimed to be a judo-karate player, was today abducted by some unidentified persons and left bleeding after shooting him.Ajay Thakre alias Bunty (38) was taken to MY Hospital here, and his condition was serious, the police said. Ajay was allegedly abducted by some unknown persons who came in a car at the [...]
Couple held on charges of smuggling Rs 75 lakh worth gold
Chennai:A software engineer couple wastoday arrested at Kamaraj domestic air terminal here when they attempted to smuggle Rs 75 lakh worth gold biscuits on board a Madurai-bound flight, police said.Kannan and Valli, both software engineers, had arrived from USA via Dubai early this morning and were about to board the flight at 8:40 AM when CISF [...]
Three of a family commit suicide
Kozhikode: Three members of a family allegedly committed suicide at their residence at nearby Edachira in Kozhikode district today.The deceased were identified as Shanmughan (62), his wife Sarada (55) and their son Subeesh (30), police said.The bodies of Sarada and Subeesh were found hanging,while Shanmughan’s body was found on the floor.Police are investigating the reasons [...]
Apple, Samsung talk peace
Washington: Top executives at Apple and Samsung have met recently about a potential patent settlement, a media report said on Thursday. “Apple CEO Tim Cook does not seem to share his predecessor’s passion about laying all foes to waste. Cook appears to view litigation as a necessary evil, not a vehicle of cosmic revenge,” Xinhua [...]
Arsenal poised for glory
LONDON: Arsenal striker Gervinho claims the foundations are in place for the club to win trophies in coming seasons as they attempt to pile on the misery for struggling Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. Arsenal have gone on a winning streak of seven games, which has seen them overtake Tottenham and move into third [...]
Bones, skeletons tumble from Zaffer’s cupboard!
Soft spoken commissioner of police AK Khan was livid with rage yesterday when he learnt the full facts of the now-jailed former corporator Zaffer Pahalwan’s doings. He ordered a thorough search of Zaffer’s house in Yakutpura with three assistant commissioners leading the team, which included detectives and revenue officials. The search that lasted 12 [...]
Sangareddy erupts in violence
The peaceful Sangareddy town erupted in violence last night. Nearly 60-70 shops, two places of worship, a famous hotel, and a police jeep were burnt in Sangareddy town last night. The police resorted to lathi-charge and a curfew has been imposed on the town. According to reports a local BJP leader Pawan Kumar posted some [...]
Power bill to give you a megawatt shock
Some 20 lakh domestic power consumers under the corporation limits are to be slapped with additional burden of `140 crore if the slab system goes as the electricity department recommended Residents of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) seem to be in for a fresh bout of rude shock if the recommendations of power distribution utilities to [...]
Schools force students to buy branded clothes, shoes
Many private schools tell students to buy certain branded clothes and shoes that cost parents a bomb. Parents, bogged down with increasing expenses are tearing their hair in desperation The new academic year has started and with the soaring costs of books and other stationery, parents now have a new long list of ‘branded’ expenses [...]
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