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…
Key papers go missing in Adarsh scam
MUMBAI: (AMN) Important papers relating to the scam-ridden Adarsh housing society have gone missing from the Urban Development Department in Mumbai. Police have registered a case of theft after a…
Yedyurappa faces another legal storm
BANGALORE: (AMN) The Judicial probe by retired High Court Judge on the land scam ordered by chief minister Yedduraappa has come for criticism by the Lokayukta, Justice Santhosh Hegde. In…
Special Scheme for 60 Naxal districts
NEW DELHI: The union government on Friday approved a Special Scheme for 60 districts in nine states affected by Left Wing extremism. According to a decision taken by the Cabinet…