Two killed, as many injured in accident

Monday, May 1, 2006, 23:50 [IST]

Aurangabad (Maharashtra) Apr 29 (UNI) Two people were killed the spot and two others seriously injured when a car in which they were travelling collided with a truck near Sillod town of this district in early today.

Both the injured have been admitted to the Government Medical and Hospital (GMCH) while the Sillod rural police have registered an offence against the truck driver for rash driving, police sources said.

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High drop-out rate from schools is a matter of grave concern: Patil

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:50 [IST]

Kolhapur, Apr 29 (UNI) Although the State has achieved 77 per cent literacy, the high drop-out rate from schools is a matter of great concern, Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil said here today. He was speaking after unveiling the statue of educationist Late Bapuji Salukhe at the Swami Vivekananda Education Institute at Mangaon in Hatkanangale taluka of this district. Lauding the contributions of Bapuji Salukhe and ''Karmaveer'' Late Bhaurao Patil, the eputy Chief Minister.....

Air India Express completes one year of operations

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:51 [IST]

Mumbai, Apr 29 (UNI) Air India Express, the low cost subsidiary airline of Air India, today completed one year of successful operation and is set to expand its operations soon. The airline, launched amidst fanfare on April 29, 2005 by operating the inaugural flight on the Thiruvananthapuram-Abu Dhabi sector, has since then considerably expanded its network. Commencing operations with three leased b737-800 aircraft and operating from five points in India - Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode,.....

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Day temperature soars in most parts of India

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:51 [IST]

Pune, Apr 29 (UNI) Heat wave conditions prevailed in Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu and at isolated places in Haryana. Day temperatures were markedly above normal in Jammu and Kashmir appreciably above normal in Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh and were above normal in Assam and Meghalaya, West Bengal and Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and in some parts of madhya Maharashtra and Kerala. They were below normal in some parts of Orissa and.....

Five-year-old boy run over

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:51 [IST]

Jamshedpur, Apr 29 (UNI) A five-year-old boy was run over by a truck at Bhuiyandih in Sitaramdera police station area here today. Police said the boy died on the spot and the driver of the truck was caught by the local people. However, the driver managed to escape later. The angry mob staged a road blockade after the accident and demanded adequate compensation to his family. Police has seized the truck and sent the body for postmortem......

Focus on agriculture for development of Meghalaya district

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:51 [IST]

Shillong, Apr 29 (UNI) The Meghalaya State Planning Board has asked the officials of the South Garo Hills District to focus on agriculture and allied services for development of the economy of the district. Chairman of the planning board and former Chief Minister Salseng C Marak made the plea at a review meeting with the officials at Baghmara on Thursday. The meeting took stock of the progress of the developmental schemes in the district. He.....