Mother, son run over by train

Monday, May 1, 2006, 23:54 [IST]

Purulia (West Bengal), Apr 29 (UNI) A woman and her son were run over by Kharagpur bound Hatia-Kharagpur passenger train at an unmanned level crossing near Jhalda in Purulia district.

The incident occurred about 50 kms from Purulia town, South Eastern Railways station manager in Purulia S Majumdar said yesterday.

Another boy of the same family was also seriously injured and admitted to Purulia Sadar Hospital, police said.

UNI XC TJP AD RK0422

Chouhan to perform Kanyadan, Vigil to check child marriages in MP

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:54 [IST]

Bhopal, Apr 29 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will launch his pet project ''Deendayal Antyodaya Mission'' by performing ''Kanyadan'' of 251 poor tribal girls in Mandla district tomorrow. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh would join Mr Chouhan in the 'Kanyadan'' at the mass marriage organised at Sijhoura village. Under the programme, the government would provide Rs 5,000 each for the marriage ceremony and another Rs 1,000 for purchasing household goods to each.....

NE students make beeline for other parts of the country

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:54 [IST]

Guwahati, Apr 29 (UNI) As their counter-parts head abroad, students of North East are on their way to other parts of the country. While students outflow from this region has led to questions being raised on the quality of education here, it also triggered discussion on what other factors motivate them to leave the state. The Edufest, a two-day career counseling fest on the city which concluded yesterday, has once again drawn students from across the.....

Limitless Updates

India News

News Archives

Cases registered against NBA activists

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:54 [IST]

Badwani (MP), Apr 29 (UNI) Police have registered cases against 20 people, including Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activists, for obstructing official work when a government team visited villages affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project yesterday. Superintendent of Police Dineshchandra Sharma said the team had gone to identify houses coming under the submerged area. However, villagers refused to cooperate and forced the team to return. NBA leader Medha Patkar expressed surpise over registration of the.....

Two women succumbed to injuries

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:55 [IST]

Jalandhar, Apr 29 (UNI) Two women passengers, who were injured seriously in a fire on board the Punjab Roadway bus at the city bus stand here yesterday, died in Ludhiana today even as 13 other injured were being treated at hospitals. A report from Ludhiana quoting hospital sources said that Mrs Bhagwanti(68) and Mrs Sukhwinder Rani(40) succumbed to their injuries at the CMC Hospital, Ludhiana today. As many as 10 of the 15 injured were shifted.....

Mercury soars to 44.8 degrees celsius at Hissar

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:55 [IST]

Chandigarh, Apr 29 (UNI) The mercury soared to 44.8 degrees celsius at Hissar as heat wave persisted in Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh Union Territory today. The temperature hovered six degrees above normal at Hissar, the hottest place in Haryana, although the town experienced cloudy weather in the afternoon. The temperature had touched 45 degrees celsius yesterday. Karnal with 38.6 degrees and Ambala with 39.8 degrees recorded a slight fall in the temperatures but the mercury stayed.....