BSP is looting Uttar Pradesh: Congress
New Delhi, Mar 16 : Slamming Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati for her 'currency-garland', senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Tuesday said the party is looting Uttar Pradesh.

Queen's baton to reach Mizoram on July 28
Aizawl, Mar 16 : Queen's Baton Relay would pass through Mizoram in July to encompass the state into the Commonwealth Games 2010.

Haldar intitiates political dialogue with ANVC
Shillong, Mar 16 : The Centre's peace negotiator P C Haldar today initiated political dailogue with the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) over their demand for creation of Garo territorial council to ensure lasting peace in Meghalaya.

Madhya Pradesh CM inaugurates All-India Police Shooting Meet
Bhopal, Mar 16: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the 10th All-India Police Shooting Meet at Eklavya shooting range on the premises of 25th Battalion of Special Armed Force here today.

Opposition creates uproar in Assembly over maize crop
Patna, Mar 16 : The Opposition members created uproar and staged a noisy walkout of the Bihar State Assembly on the issue of production of hybrid maize crops without grains in various districts including Purnia and Kishanganj.

Corruption in PDS assumes ''cancerous proportions''
New Delhi, Mar 16 : Corruption in the Public Distribution System (PDS) has assumed cancerous proportions and needs drastic corrective measures so that subsidised food items meant for the poor reach them, the D P Wadhwa Committee report submitted to the Supreme Court said today.

Sri Sri launches Yamuna cleaning drive
New Delhi, Mar 17 : Art of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today launched the River Yamuna cleaning drive in the capital from the historic Purana Quila amid blowing of the auspicious conch shells and a dance and music extravaganza.

'Chatra Navratra' begins amid tight security
Kangra, Mar 16 : The nine-day 'Chatra Navratra' began today with religious gaiety and fervor with thousands of pilgrims visiting the Bajjreshwari temple here, one of the 52 Shakti peeths on the first day of the festival, despite the threat of KCF terrorists to attack temples in the state.

Quality of roads in Bihar to become of national standard by 2015
Patna, Mar 16 : The Bihar government is striving hard to improve the quality of roads in the state as per the national standard by 2015.

Sadhvi shifted to Nashik central jail for security reasons
Nashik, Mar 16 : Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, main accused in the Malegaon bomb blast case, who was under treatment at Ayurveda medical College in Panchwati area, was shifted back to the Nashik Central jail for security reasons.

Ramesh invites CAG to audit major environment programmes
New Delhi, Mar 16 : Inviting CAG to carry out performance audit of major programmes of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Minister Jairam Ramesh said audit should go along the processes of implementation so that there was real chance to re-design programmes at appropriate time and their implementation could be effective.

Centre permits states to procure weapons from abroad for police
New Delhi, Mar 16 : The Centre has permitted the state governments to procure sophisticated weapons from abroad and Ordnance Factory Board for modernisation of State Police Forces, Parliament was informed today.

Details of 89 lakh coastal villagers collected for ID Cards
New Delhi, Mar 16: To strengthen coastal security of the country, the data collection for providing ID cards to residents of coastal villages are in progress with biographic details of more than 89 lakh people and biometric details of more than 35 lakh being collected.

Law and order situation has improved in North-Eastern State: Govt
New Delhi, Mar 16 : The overall militancy situation in the North East has improved in the last year , but militancy-related incidents continue in some States, the Government today informed the Lok Sabha.

Mayawati calls party meeting on Tuesday
Lucknow, Mar. 16 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has called a meeting of state cabinet ministers and BSP Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday at her residence.

Mayawati calls meeting to review rally outcome
Lucknow, Mar 16: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has convened a meeting here tomorrow to discuss several issues including reviewing of the yesterday's party rally and the controversy over the Rs 1000 note garland which has erupted political storm in the country.

Infiltration bids constantly being made in J-K: BSF IG
Srinagar, Mar. 16 : Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF), Baljit Singh, on Tuesday said that while regular infiltration bids are being attempted from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, security forces are vigilant enough to foil them.

Violence erupts in Patna as police and Village Defense Committee clash
Patna, Mar. 16 : Violence erupted in Patna on Tuesday following a clash between police and activists of Bihar's Village Defense Committee (VDC), an umbrella body which aims to protect Bihar's remote villages from Maoists.

Court sends self-styled godman to police custody
New Delhi, March 16 : Self-styled godman Shiv Murat Dwivedi's flesh trade network involved 1,000 prostitutes and more than hundred brokers across the country, a city court was informed Tuesday by police before getting his custody till March 20.

Former Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash gets temporary relief
New Delhi, March 16 : In a temporary relief for former Lieutenant-General Avadesh Prakash, the Supreme Court Tuesday decided to hear his plea against the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)order of February that facilitated a fresh Court of Inquiry (COI) against him in the Sukna land scam.

Man held for murdering colleague at Delhi mall
New Delhi, March 16 : A man has been arrested here for murdering his colleague at a Delhi shopping mall after being asked to return the money he had borrowed, police said Tuesday.

Jharkhand asks banks to step up loans to jobless youth
Ranchi, March 16 : Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Raghubar Das Tuesday warned of action against banks not giving loans to unemployed youth under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).

Political dialogue gets going with Meghalaya rebels
Shillong, March 16: The central government Tuesday set the ball rolling for political negotiations with Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), a powerful rebel group in Meghalaya, to ensure lasting peace in the Garo Hills.

Two poachers held with 80 tortoises in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, March 16: Two poachers were arrested Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district and 80 tortoises were recovered from their possession, police said.

BJP leader Bhatotia joins Cong in Haryana
Chandigarh, Mar 16 : The ruling Congress in Haryana received a shot in the arm as senior BJP leader and former state DGP A S Bhatotia joined the party today.

Police constable among 4 injured in north Kashmir firing
Baramulla, Mar 16: Four people including a police constable were injured in a firing incident at Sopore in this north Kashmir district, official sources said here this evening.

Woman lady deprived of her purse
Kanpur, Mar 16 : A french woman was deprived of her purse when she was alightening from the train near Kanpur central station here today.

Haryana House passes 11 Bills, INLD opposes two of them
Chandigarh, Mar 16: The Haryana Vidhan Sabha passed as many as 11 bills on the concluding day of its Budget session here today amid walkout from the Opposition INLD twice.

Haryana assembly passes state budget for 2010-11
Chandigarh, Mar 16 : The Haryana assmbly today passed the Haryana Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2010 to authorise payment and appropriation of over Rs 43,977.89 crore out of the consolidated fund of the state during the financial year ending March 31, 2011.

Maya surprises all by not chiding Mulayam in rally
Lucknow, Mar 16 : BSP president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati surprised many by choosing not to mention the name of Samawjadi Party in her speech at the party's 'maha' rally yesterday.

HSIIDC to develop Industry-cum-Service Centres
Chandigarh, Mar 16: In a significant decision, the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) has decided to develop Industry-cum-Service Centres in almost all the districts outside the national capital region (NCR).

High court dismisses plea to de-seal SIMI office
New Delhi, March 16 : The Student Islamic Movement of India's (SIMI) plea to de-seal a south Delhi property housing its office was Tuesday rejected by the Delhi High Court, which said the request was "untenable in law".

BJP alleges cover-up in Goa police-drug mafia nexus probe
Panaji, March 16 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday alleged a massive cover-up in the investigations by the Crime Branch (CB) in the police-narcotics mafia nexus in Goa.

Community Radio Station to Start at Indore in Madhya Pradesh
New Delhi, Mar 16 : The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has signed a Grant of Permission Agreement for establishing, maintaining and operating a Community Radio Station (CRS) at Central India Institute of Science and Technology at Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

French woman assaulted, robbed in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, March 16 : A French woman was Tuesday assaulted by unidentified men and robbed of her money, credit cards and passport outside the railway station in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur town, police said.

Family of man killed by police gets Rs.7 lakh
New Delhi, March 16 : The Delhi High Court Tuesday awarded Rs.7 lakh compensation to the family of a truck driver who was shot dead by a Delhi Police constable after being hit by the victim's vehicle in 2003.

MC to provide weighing machines in Apni Mandi and Day Markets
Chandigarh, Mar 16 : Authorities have decided to provide electronic weighing machine at every Day market site to facilitate the public to check the accuracy of the material purchased.

Three candidates in fray for two Assam Rajya Sabha seats
Guwahati, March 16: The Congress Tuesday fielded two candidates for as many seats for next week's Rajya Sabha elections, while the opposition pledged its support to a media baron as its common candidate for one seat.

CGDA reviews residential projects of Defence Accounts Deptt
Chandigarh, Mar 16: Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Nita Kapoor, visited the city today, to review the ongoing office and residential accommodation projects of the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) coming up at various stations under the jurisdiction of PCDA (Northern Command) Jammu, PCDA (Air Force) Dehradun, PCDA (Western Command) Chandigarh, CDA (Army) Meerut and CDA (Pension Disbursement) Meerut.

BSF organises Bharat Darshan tour for Kashmiri students
Srinagar, Mar 16: Two groups, comprising 45 students from different far flung and remote areas from north Kashmir, today left on 9-day Bharat Darshan.

SEZ Bill not to benefit particular industrial group: Hooda
Chandigarh, Mar 16 : Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today made it clear that the Haryana Special Economic Zone (Amendment) Bill, 2010, passed by the state Assembly, was not aimed at benefitting a particular industrial group as being alleged by the Opposition.

Cong demands judicial probe into Bareilly riots to expose BSP role
New Delhi, Mar 16 : The Congress today charged Uttar Pradesh government with instigating riots in Bareilly to polarise state politics on religious lines and demanded that a judicial inquiry be made to find out who was behind the riots.

Bureaucrats conspiring against innocent saints: Ramdev
New Delhi, Mar 16 : Yoga Guru Ramdev today alleged that a few bureaucrats have been trying to frame some reputed saints and gurus by hatching conspiracies against them.

Civic Centre named after Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
New Delhi, Mar 16 : Amid huge commotion and stiff opposition from the Congress, the newly constructed Civic Centre of the Municipal Corportation of Delhi (MCD) was today named after freedom fighter Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.