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November 22nd, 2009 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi/Agartala, Nov 21 (IANS) Former Orissa chief minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik was Saturday appointed the governor of Assam and Tripura governor Kamla, transferred to Gujarat for remaining period of her term.
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November 18th, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Amritsar, Nov 18 (IANS) Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday said that the Punjabi community settled in his country had contributed to its development and acknowledged them as "partners in progress".
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November 18th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
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Amritsar Nov.18 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC), the premeir body of the Sikhs, has sought the help of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to resolve the issue of Sikh identity ...
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November 18th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
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Amritsar, Nov 18 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday visited the famed Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine, in this Punjab city during a trip that lasted less than three hours.
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November 18th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Amritsar, Nov 18 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday arrived in Amritsar at the Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine, to pay obeisance.
Harper was accorded a warm welcome by Sikh religious ...
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November 17th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Amritsar, Nov 17 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will arrive in this Punjab city Wednesday and visit the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines.
Harper will arrive here by a special ...
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November 16th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Amritsar, Nov 16 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will arrive in this Punjab city Tuesday and visit the famed Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines.
Harper will arrive here by a ...
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November 15th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
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By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Nov 15 (IANS) Wedding bells are ringing for Punjab's most eligible and powerful bachelor Bikram Singh Majithia, the brother-in-law of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Majithia, the sitting legislator ...
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November 14th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) The Punjab government Saturday announced plans to strengthen the infrastructure and promote the city of Amritsar as a tourist destination.
State Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and ...
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November 14th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Nov 14 (IANS) Opposition leaders and members of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Saturday demanded Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi's resignation after a special vigilance court ordered a probe ...
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November 13th, 2009 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
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Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Nov 13 (IANS) Trained guards from Punjab will help private security agencies to secure the venues of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) to be held in New Delhi October next ...
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November 13th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Nov 13 (IANS) Bihar, one of the poorest states in the country, attracted private investments worth Rs.1,032 core in the last four years, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said ...
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November 13th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Nov 13 (IANS) Hundreds of patients continued to suffer as the strike by junior doctors in Bihar's premier government-run hospital entered its fourth day here Friday, officials said.
About 500 junior ...
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November 12th, 2009 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Thursday decided to allocate Rs.100 crore for improving the amenities in the 115 camps for Sri Lankan refugees in the state and also for ...
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November 11th, 2009 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal Wednesday said it will involve like-minded parties in raising the plight of the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the winter session of ...
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November 11th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Dilip Walse-Patil, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and a confidant of party chief Sharad Pawar, was Wednesday unanimously elected the speaker of the 12th Maharashtra assembly.
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November 9th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Mumbai, Nov 9 (ANI): Portfolios have been allocated to ministers in the new Maharashtra State Cabinet by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.
While Chavan will handle the urban development and the cultural affairs ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI
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Mumbai, Nov 8(ANI): The first meeting of the newly constituted Maharashtra Government was held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Ashok Chavan here on Sunday.
Ending a 16-day stalemate, the Congress ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi/Chandigarh, Nov 8 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Sunday announced that a heritage memorial would be built in New Delhi as a tribute to the victims of the ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
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Mumbai, Nov. 8 (ANI): Maharashtra's newly appointed Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and Deputy Chief Chhagan Bhujbal on Sunday visited Buddhist monument, Chaityabhoomi, to take the blessings of Dr. B R Ambedkar.
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November 8th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Nobody quite knows how the crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party's first ever government in Karnataka flared up to such a point that Chief Minister B.S. ...
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November 8th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, Nov 8 (IANS) Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) leadership Sunday kept up the pressure to seek justice for victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Ending a 16-day tussle between coalition partners the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Ashok Chavan took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra Saturday evening along ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI
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Mumbai, Nov.7 (ANI): Congress leader Ashok Chavan and Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal took oath of office and secrecy as Maharashtra's Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively on Saturday evening ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Ending a 16-day tussle with its ally over power sharing, Ashok Chavan took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra Saturday evening along with 37 more ministers.
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November 7th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) A new Democratic Front government headed by Ashok Chavan took office in Maharashtra Saturday evening.
Governor S.C. Jamir administered the oath of office and secrecy to Chavan, of the ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) Incessant rain in Tamil Nadu over the past few days has not only thrown life out of gear in the state but also sent vegetable prices soaring. Thirteen ...
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November 7th, 2009 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
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Mumbai, Nov 7 (ANI): The swearing in of the new Congress -NCP ministry in Maharashtra will take place today.
The Congress will have 23 ministers and the NCP have 20. While all NCP ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Maharashtra chief minister-elect Ashok Chavan Friday staked formal claim to form the next government with the support of 170 legislators. The new Democratic Front ministry will be sworn-in ...
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November 6th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) After a 15-day long wait, Maharashtra chief minister-elect Ashok Chavan Friday staked formal claim to forming the new government with the support of 170 legislators.
The swearing-in ceremony of ...
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