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Tsunami victims remembered at worst hit Nagapattinam

Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Dec 26 (UNI) It has been two years since the killer wave struck the fishing hamlets here on this day claiming 6065 lives.

To commemorate the people, who had lost their lives in the most tragic episode in the Indian history, a mass homage was held at the tsunami memorial park here today.

Hundreds of people, including Nagapattinam District Collector Tenkasi S Jawahar, District officials and representatives from different NGOs, which had undertaken rehabilitation schemes, paid floral tributes at the memorial.

Though the government and international funding agencies took different rehabilitaion measures, including construction of permanent houses for the victims, one can still find the sorrow, the 'Black Sunday' on 2004, had created in the faces of the survivors, who lost their dear ones.

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Action plan on anvil to decongest traffic at Pusa road

New Delhi, Dec 26 (UNI) The Delhi Government is drawing up an action plan to decongest traffic at Pusa Road chowk and at New Rohtak Road which envisages building of an underpass and a flyover between Liberty Cinema Chowk and Anand Parbat to enable smooth flow of traffic between North and Central Delhi. Delhi Urban Development and PWD Minister Dr A K Walia today directed senior officers of the PWD, Central Road Research Institute(CRRI), Delhi Police.....

NHRC notice to Defence Secy, J

New Delhi, Dec 26 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission has directed the Defence Ministry and the Jammu and Kashmir Government to inform it about the compensation given to victims of human rights violations by the armed forces in the strife-torn state. Taking suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report, the Commission has asked the Defence Secretary and the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary to file the reply. According to the December 17 report, 76.....

BHU junior doctors strike work over lathicharge on medicos

Varanasi, Dec 26 (UNI) Medical services at the Sir Sunderlal Hospital in the Banaras Hindu University (SSU-BHU) here today were affected, following a token strike by junior doctors against the last evening lathicharge of medical students on the central university campus. ''The Outdoor Patients services remained paralysed owing to the strike by resident doctors. The decision to continue the strike further will be taken at the general body meeting (GBM) of the resident doctors,'' Resident.....
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