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Irfan and Shammi bag first two ranks in Kerala Medical Entrance Exam

Thiruvananthapuram: V Irfan and N Shammi have won the first two ranks in the Kerala state Medical Entrance Exams of 2011. Education Minister P Abdurabb announced the results yesterday in a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram. The third rank was bagged by P Ashitha. Irfan, son of late Prof V Muham

Delhi on high alert after blast near high court

Delhi Police have sounded a high alert across the capital after a low intensity blast occurred in the parking lot of the Delhi high court on Wednesday afternoon. "We have given a security alert across the city, particularly to all the markets and crowded areas. Security has been beefed up in cro

24 of Bihar's Super 30 crack IIT-JEE this year

PATNA Twenty-four students from underprivileged sections, of the total 30, have this time made it to the IIT-JEE from the 'Super-30' founded by mathematics wizard Anand Kumar. With this the total number of Super 30 students, having qualified for the IIT-JEE in the last nine years, have gone upto

IIT-JEE 2011 results declared, online counselling for all

MUMBAI: Results for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) were declared on Wednesday morning for close to 5 lakh aspirants who want to study engineering at either of the 16 Indian Institutes of Technology. It is for the first they have provided model answers but they have withheld numbers obtained by ex

Mangalore: Bus Skids on NH 48 Killing One, Injuring Seven

Mangalore - 23 May 2011:In an unfortunate incident occurred on the National Highway 48 near Adyarkatte here on Monday May 23 at around 4 pm, one person identified as Manjayya Shetty (50) was killed when hit by aspeeding private bus. The busthenturned turtleinjuring as many as sevenpersons including

No question of Bhardwaj's recall: Chidambaram

The Centre on Monday rejected the demand for recall of Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj with whom the ruling BJP has a running feud. "There is no question of recalling the Governor," Home Minister P. Chidambaram told a press conference here when asked about BJP's demand for recall of Mr. Bhardwaj

CBSE Class 12 results declared, girls outshine boys

New Delhi - 23 May 2011: Girls once again outshone boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 12 examinations, results of which were declared on Monday in seven regions across the country. The pass percentage of girls was 86.93%, compared to 77.83% for boys, a CBSE spokesper

Karwar: Union Minister AK Antony Inaugurates Defence Civilian Township

Karwar, May 23: Union minister A K Antony inaugurated the Integrated Defence Civilian Township at Amadalli, here, on Saturday May 22. Completion of this township marked the culmination of major infrastructure works in Phase-1 of 'Project Seabird'. The township comprises of 336 modern dwelling units

Mangalore: Tributes Paid to Air Crash Victims with Solemn Prayer at Crash Site

Mangalore - 22 May 2011: Two minutes of silence spoke a lot at the air crash site at Kenjar, Bajpe on Sunday May 22 morning. The site of the tragic Air India crash was enveloped in an atmosphere of solemn grief as local leaders, airport authorities and others gathered to offer a silent prayer to tho

33 get Cabinet rank in Mamata's Ministry

Kolkata - 22 May 2011: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday allocated portfolios to her newly sworn-in Ministers, keeping for herself nine departments, including Home, Health, and Land Reforms. The Ministers were sworn in by Governor M.K. Narayanan at the Raj Bhavan earlier in th

CBI removes Wazhul Kamar Khan's profile from 'most wanted list'

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI) has deleted its website profile of Wazhul Kamar Khan who is out on bail in Thane but had figured in the list of India's 50 most wanted fugitives hiding in Pakistan. On CBI's website, Khan's profile figured on the page of fugitives against whom

ICSE results declared: Girls outperform boys

Girls outperformed boys once again with better pass percentages in the Class-X and Class-XII boards exams this year conducted by Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). While the pass rate of students in Class-XII was 97.24%, up by 0.13% from last year, the pass percentage is

Preparation on for Mamata's swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan

Kolkata: West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan today discussed the arrangements of the swearing-in-ceremony of Mamata Banerjee-led government at Raj Bhavan premises with the state administration.State Chief Secretary Samar Ghosh said he was yet to be informed of the date for the purpose as well as

Rangasamy sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister

Speaking to reporters after the swearing-in, Rangasamy hinted that Puducherry would witness a single-party rule. Asked whether AIADMK would be inducted into the ministry, Rangasamy would only say, "AINRC (All India NR Congress) has formed the ministry with blessings and support of the AIADMK". Wit

Mumtaz Kazi - Asia's first woman diesel engine driver

Mumbai: Nation's Pride and all along a supportive daughter, sister, wife and a caring mother. This is Mumtaz Kazi, the first woman diesel engine driver in Asia. Limca Book of Records, in its 1995 edition, has acknowledged her great success. Adding another feather to her cap is that she is the fi

Book on Manipuri Muslims to be released tomorrow

IMPHAL, May 15,2011 ( Bhatkallys News): A book on 'Manipuri Muslims - Historical Perspectives 615-2000 CE' published in May 2011 will be released tomorrow in the presence of Halim Chowdhury, IAS (Retd.), Chairperson, Manipur State Minorities Commission at the Classic Hotel, Imphal. Dr. Zafarul-Islam

Jayalalithaa sworn in Chief Minister for third term

Chennai - 16 May 2011: All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary J. Jayalalithaa was sworn in Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for a third substantive term at the Centenary Auditorium of the University of Madras on Monday. Governor Surjit Singh Barnala administered the oath

Karnataka crisis: Centre to decide BJP's fate

New Delhi: The war of words between the Karnataka governor HR Bhardwaj and chief minister intensified after Bharadwaj wrote to the centre saying the BJP government in the state should be dismissed and that Chief Minister Yeddyurappa has no moral right to continue in office. The BJP hit back on Su