State News

Father 'kidnaps' son to implicate brother-in-law

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:15:56 GMT

A man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping his son and misleading police to implicate his brother-in-law in this Madhya Pradesh capital, authorities said today.

Two soldiers, two guerrillas killed in Kashmir

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:36:43 GMT

Two soldiers of the Indian Army and two separatist guerrillas were killed in separate gunfights in Jammu and Kashmir today, authorities said.

Both CPI-M, Trinamool misusing funds: Kabir Suman

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:09:00 GMT

Noted Bengali singer Kabir Suman, who is now a Trinamool Congress MP, has said that he did not see any difference between West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the opposition in misusing funds allocated for development work, causing much embarrassment to his party.

Orissa records hottest November day in 57 years

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:01:33 GMT

Orissa has witnessed the hottest day in November in the last 57 years, an official said here today.

Kerala tourism smiles after National Geographic rating

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:13:42 GMT

Kerala tourism needed some good news after being hit by global recession and the Thekkady boat tragedy in September.

Lion eats girl's palm at Chhattisgarh zoo

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:40:52 GMT

A lion attacked a little girl, detached her right palm in the presence of dozens of visitors and ate it on Sunday evening at the government-run Nandan Van zoo on the outskirts of state capital Raipur.

Kolkata civic body to regulate night parking

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:43:31 GMT

It is bad news for those who are in the habit of parking their vehicles just about anywhere at night.

Vehicle lifters' gang busted in Chandigarh

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:34:57 GMT

Chandigarh Police on Sunday claimed to have busted a gang of vehicle lifters, with the arrest of four men.

Marooned in November snow in Himachal's Lahaul valley

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:47:02 GMT

It's just November and the tribals in this Himachal Pradesh town in the Lahaul valley have been cut off from the rest of the world.

Lakes freeze in Himachal Pradesh, temperature plummets

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:22:27 GMT

Most of the lakes in high altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh were frozen as temperature in some districts of the state dipped below minus two degrees Celsius early today, affecting normal life.

Swine flu tightens grip in Chandigarh

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:28:12 GMT

There has been a sudden surge in the number of positive cases of influenza A (H1N1) virus in Chandigarh hospitals during the first fortnight of November.

IUML activist killed in police firing in Kerala

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:57:43 GMT

An Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) activist was killed today as police opened fire to disperse a rioting mob in Kerala's Kasaragod district.

Labourer killed in a factory fire in Delhi

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:03:29 GMT

A labourer was burnt alive in a fire that broke out in a factory in Keshavpuram area in northwest Delhi today, a fire brigade officer said.

Probe against me Mayawati's vendetta: Congress MP

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:35:05 GMT

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When two chiefs met in their old school

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:52:07 GMT

One of them is the chief of the second biggest Army in the world.