Month: July 2013
17 Results
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Seemandhra seethes over state’s division
Cong leaders from two regions meet CM to discuss future course of action agencies Hyderabad, 31 July Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions erupted in fury today, a day after the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coordination committee agreed to the division of Andhra Pradesh and the formation of a separate Telangana state. Politicians in the two …
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Seemandhra seethes over state’s division
Cong leaders from two regions meet CM to discuss future course of action agencies Hyderabad, 31 July Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions erupted in fury today, a day after the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coordination committee agreed to the division of Andhra Pradesh and the formation of a separate Telangana state. Politicians in the two …
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Separate state decision singes TDP, YSR Congress
stanley theodore [email protected] Hyderabad, 31 July The 30-year-old Telugu Desam Party and the two-year-old YSR Congress stand singed with the announcement that Telangana would be the 29th state of the Indian Union. If elections are held in Andhra Pradesh — notification of a new state would take six to seven months — Mr N Chandrababu …
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Separate state decision singes TDP, YSR Congress
stanley theodore [email protected] Hyderabad, 31 July The 30-year-old Telugu Desam Party and the two-year-old YSR Congress stand singed with the announcement that Telangana would be the 29th state of the Indian Union. If elections are held in Andhra Pradesh — notification of a new state would take six to seven months — Mr N Chandrababu …
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Congress non-committal on spate of demands
New Delhi, 31 July : As the Congress top brass and UPA’s decision in favour of Telangana statehood sparked fresh demands for creation of other smaller states from across the country, the Congress today remained non-committal over such demands and on the question of setting up of a Second States Reorganisation Commission (SRC). The All …
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Congress non-committal on spate of demands
New Delhi, 31 July : As the Congress top brass and UPA’s decision in favour of Telangana statehood sparked fresh demands for creation of other smaller states from across the country, the Congress today remained non-committal over such demands and on the question of setting up of a Second States Reorganisation Commission (SRC). The All …
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GTA will not be dissolved, says Mamata
statesman news service Kolkata, 31 July Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today ruled out the dissolution of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJMM) called an indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling Hills to press for its demand for a separate state. The state government also accepted the resignation of GJMM chief Bimal Gurung …
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GTA will not be dissolved, says Mamata
statesman news service Kolkata, 31 July Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today ruled out the dissolution of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJMM) called an indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling Hills to press for its demand for a separate state. The state government also accepted the resignation of GJMM chief Bimal Gurung …
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Job-seekers being cheated
Cyber criminals target online applicants Pritesh Basu [email protected] Kolkata, 31 July Finding online job-seekers easy prey to exploit, cyber criminals have come up with a new technique to lead them to bankruptcy. The city police’s bank fraud section received a complaint recently in which a job aspirant alleged that her bank account had been hacked …
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Over 160 ill after eating midday meal in Bihar, West Bengal
statesman news service Patna/Barasat, 31 July In three separate instances, over 160 children were taken after after consuming midday meals in Bihar and West Bengal, indicating state governments have hardly learnt any lessons from the recent tragedy in Bihar&’s Saran, which left 23 children dead. Forty students of Bhagabati Bidyamandir in Amdanga, Barasat in West …
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Briefs
Fuel hike: Petrol price was hiked by 70 paise per litre and diesel by 50 paise per litre. The hike will vary depending on VAT. I-T deadline: The government extended the last date for filing of income-tax returns by five days to 5 August. Growth dips: Growth in eight infrastructure industries plunged to 0.1 per …
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DU asks colleges to display reserved vacant seats
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 31 July In the wake of remaining vacant seats in undergraduate courses for reserved category, the Delhi University has asked its colleges to display such vacant seats and admit more students. The University has further directed the Colleges to register the candidates course-wise and category-wise (only for SC/ST/OBC/PwD) from 1-3 …
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ohtak-Hissar rail line coming up
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 31 July To improve connectivity between the developing industrial townships of Rohtak and Hissar, Northern Railway is set to construct a new rail line from Rohtak to Hansi. This new rail line was sanctioned in 2012-13 at an estimated cost of Rs 406.87 crore on cost-sharing basis with the …
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Three minors drown inYamuna
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 31 July In a tragic incident, three boys drowned in the Yamuna river this afternoon in the Geeta Colony area. The incident occurred at around 1 p m. The deceased have been identified as Manoj alias Prince (12), Golu (14) and Karan alias Kalu (12), all residents of Rani Garden …
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Attack on girl leaves JNU students in shock
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 31 July The students and administrative officials of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) expressed shock and grief over the attack on a female student by her classmate in broad daylight. JNU officials said it was an unprecedented incident in the university’s history. "The entire university community is deeply shocked at this …
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Niyamgiri agitators hold demonstration in Capital
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 31 July A group of social activists, including novelist Arundhati Roy, today demanded that the London-based mining company, Vedanta Resources, demolish its refineries set up in Odisha’s Niyamgiri hills, give compensation to the displaced people and leave the place for locals. "Vedanta has huge resources and it has grown like …
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Women’s security, curbing street crime priorities for Bassi
CHANDAN PRAKASH SINGH and SANTOSH SHARMA [email protected] New Delhi, 31 July Bhim Sen Bassi (57), a 1977 batch IPS officer, who took charge as the Delhi Police Commissioner today, emphasised on the safety and security of Delhi’ites, particularly when they are outside. "I do not want to feature much in papers but would enter …
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July 31, 2013