North east can be Heaven of Peace: HM
SHILLONG: Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that North East has a special place in ‘our hearts’ and it could be made as “Heaven of Peace” leading to prosperity and…
Political solution of Kashmir soon
NEW DELHI: The government says contours of a political solution to the Kashmir problem are likely to emerge in the next few months. Addressing a Parliamentary Consultative Committee, Home Minister…
Maha govt for judicial probe into Adarsh
NAGPUR: Maharashtra government has agreed for a judicial probe into the Adarsh Housing Society scam. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday announced a judicial probe into the Adarsh cooperative housing…
BJP’s Neera jailed for land scam
GHAZIABAD: BJP leader and former Chief Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh, Neera Yadav was on Tuesday sentenced to four year jail by a special CBI court here in a land…
HC Chief justice not to hear Lavasa case
MUMBAI A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday recused itself from hearing the petition filed by Lavasa Corporation against the Environment and Forest Ministry’s notice. The Chief…
164 killed as heavy rains lash Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: (AMN) About 164 people have been killed and several missing as rain continued to lash the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu. The water bodies in most of the areas…
Karnataka Minister resigns after FIR
BANGALORE: Karnataka IT-BT Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu and his Corporator son Katta Jagadish resigned on Friday after an FIR was issued against them by Karnataka Lokayuktha on charges of cheating,…
Reddy forms cabinet in AP
HYDERABAD: The newly appointed Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Kiran Kumar Reddy has expanded his cabinet with 39 ministers. Governor E S L Narasimhan administered the oath of office…
Centre warns NDFB
NEW DELHI: Centre has warned that exemplary punishment will be given to the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland - NDFB. The group has claimed responsibility for…
Naxals kill 5 in Orissa
BHUBNESHWAR: Five people, including two women and a child, were killed when Maoists blew up the ambulance they were travelling in Kandhamal district of Orissa. According to AIR the landmine…