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Pro Kannada activists attacks railway examination centres in Mysore

Mysore, July 5 (ANI): Railway recruitment examination centre were attacked by the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (Pravin Shetty Group), demanding more preference Kannadigas in railway jobs here today.

The activists entered the examination hall in Yuvaraj College, and shouted pro Kannada slogans. They also snatched the answer sheets and admission cards from the candidates, and pulled them [...]

Pakistan has an estimated 5 million drug addicts

Islamabad, June 28 (ANI): The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has estimated that there are about 5 million drug addicts in Pakistan, and that the invasion of drugs is affecting younger people in the country.

KPT Chairperson Nasreen Haque revealed this fact during a seminar at its Staff College on Friday, which was aimed at creating [...]

With administration least concerned, foreign brothels flourishing in Islamabad

Islamabad, May 30 (ANI): Several brothels are being run in the capital city despite the media’s relentless efforts to report and stop these flesh centers from operating.

A number of brothels have mushroomed in many posh localities of the city, and it seems that the administration, despite having all [...]

Acute water crisis in Bhopal TB hospital affecting patients

Bhopal, May 28 (ANI): The tuberculosis hospital at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, is facing acute water shortage, and this is affecting the patients.

Although authorities are trying to tackle the problem by supplying water through water tankers, the effort is inadequate.

The hospital has 250 beds, of which over 150 are occupied at all times.

“We can [...]

Nagpur faces severe water crisis

Nagpur, May 1 (ANI): As the mercury crosses 40 degree Celsius mark, Nagpur and its adjoining districts have started facing severe water crisis due to lowering ground water level.

The water level has dropped drastically in this region since March. And, [...]

Taliban using mosques in Swat Valley as ‘recruitment centres’

Having forcibly taken over Buner district adjoining Swat Valley, Taliban militants have begun using mosques in the area as “recruitment centres” to attract youths to join their ranks.
Almost all mosques in villages in Buner district are being used by the Taliban to recruit local residents for their cause of enforcing Sharia or Islamic law in [...]

Pakistan presses Britain to give information about terror suspects

Islamabad – Pakistan on Saturday asked Britain to provide information about 10 of its nationals arrested four days ago for allegedly planning a major terrorist attack on British soil. Pakistan’s top security official Rehman Malik told reporters that his country wanted the “full credentials of those who have been arrested, what charges, what evidence, so [...]

Real estate prices set for 20% downward correction

Real estate developers are planning another round of price correction – from 15% to 20% – during the second quarter of fiscal 2010 in certain metros. This comes at a time when some top builders are feeling the pressure to sell off their standing inventories as they have no other option left but cut real [...]

Online community becoming a major force in curbing corruption in China

Beijing, Mar 26 (ANI): Professor Lin Zhe, an anti-corruption expert at the Central School of the Communist Party of China has said that the online community is becoming a major force in curbing corruption in China.

The China Daily quoted Zhe [...]