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Delhi, UP break transport deadlock
New Delhi: Commuters breathed a sigh of relief as Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
governments on Saturday night gave up their stubborn attitudes on the transport
license issue and agreed to restore a 'disciplined' service between the two states.
Trinamool-BJP man is Calcutta Mayor
Calcutta: The opposition Trinamool Congress-BJP combine in West Bengal on
Saturday wrested control of the prestigious Calcutta Municipal Corporation from the
ruling Left Front when its candidate Subrata Mukherjee defeated CPI (M)'s Kanti
Ganguly by 66-62 votes in the mayoral election.
Motilal Vora to be Cong treasurer for now
New Delhi: Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Motilal Vora will be the new
treasurer of the All India Congress Committee, It was officially announced here on
Saturday.
Sangli zoo has its skeletons too
Mumbai: The death of 12 Royal Bengal tigers in Orissa's Nandankanan zoo has triggered
a spate of skeletons tumbling out of other zoos in the country. The latest to join
the dubious list of mismanaged wildlife parks is Sangli's Pratapsinh zoo where six
lions are reported to have perished in the past one year.
Low-pressure area over Andhra weakens
Hyderabad: The low-pressure area which persisted over the Bay of Bengal during
the last three days moved inland and weakened on Saturday.
Left boycott of PM function triggers row
Calcutta: The boycott of a prime ministerial function by the ruling Communists of
West Bengal has stirred a hornet's nest, and the issue
is poised to snowball into a national controversy over political ethics.
Wedding bells for Shilpa Shirodkar
Mumbai: Hindi film actress Shilpa Shirodkar will tie the nuptial knot with a
London-based businessman at a simple ceremony here on Sunday.
Why this hysteria, asks Farooq
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has described as "most
unfortunate" the countrywide "hysteria" whipped up over the demand for restoration of
autonomy to his state.
Rains disrupt normal life in Mumbai
Mumbai: Incessant rains lashed the metropolis and the adjoining Thane district,
disrupting vehicular traffic and local train services on Saturday morning.
One killed, three kidnapped in Tripura
Agartala: Insurgents of banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) killed one
person and kidnapped three others including a CPI(M) activist in separate incidents
in Tripura, police said on Saturday.
Kashmir traders refuse to pay taxes
Srinagar: Manufacturers and traders in the Kashmir valley have launched a
non-cooperation campaign, deciding not to pay any taxes to the state government to
protest its alleged failure to protect the interests of the citizens.
3 burnt alive in tanker blaze
Jaipur: Three persons were burnt alive and another seriously injured when an aviation
fuel tanker caught fire after colliding with a truck near Baghana village in
Rajasthan, police said here on Saturday.
Computer printouts are acceptable: Court
Mumbai: In a significant judgement, a Mumbai court has held that computer printouts
could be considered as documentary evidence.
France to sell Mirages to India
Paris: The long pending deal on the purchase of 10 Mirage aircrafts by India from
France is finally coming to a close.
Blast in Hubli church triggers violence
Hubli: A crude bomb exploded in a church in this city on Saturday morning leading to
violent incidents and arson.
Now, passports are must to travel to Nepal
Kathmandu: Seven months after the hijack of the Indian Airlines flight from
Kathmandu, India and Nepal have agreed to make it mandatory for travellers of either
country to carry identification documents, including passports without visas, from
October 1.
India, Libya to step up cooperation
New Delhi: India and Libya have agreed to consolidate and diversify bilateral
cooperation as the first Libyan minister to visit this country in three years called
for Indian industrialists to invest in his country.
Chautala seeks PM's intervention in canal
Chandigarh: Haryana on Friday sought Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's
intervention for the speedy completion of the Sutlej-Yamuna link canal in
neighboring Punjab.
'Pakistan, India had agreed to solve Kashmir'
Islamabad: Pakistan's deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said his
government was moving fast towards the settlement of Kashmir issue and Islamabad and
New Delhi had agreed on a timeframe to solve it, but for the military coup.
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