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Mukherjee rues poor rate of organ donation in India

An estimated two lakh people in our country are diagnosed with organ failure every year and need transplantation to survive, the president said.

Odisha top cop singles out Maoist attack as major challenge

Prakash Mishra said that efforts are on to nab the Maoist leader and head of the Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP) Sabyasachi Panda.

International operators ready to begin flights from Bhubaneswar

Silk Air, the low-cost Singapore airline, is interested in starting Singapore-Kolkata-Bhubaneswar and Bhubaneswar-Kolkata-Singapore services.

Four gold smugglers held at Kolkata airport

Four people were detained and 608 grams of gold worth Rs.17 lakh was seized from them at the airport here on Thursday, an official said.

Karnataka may become power surplus by 2017: Siddaramaiah

Energy-deficit Karnataka, which has initiated projects to produce 18,000 MW, has targetted to be a power surplus state by 2017, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday.

Father-daughter among three arrested for smuggling at IGI Airport

The accused father-daughter duo hails from Ahmedabad while the third man from Mumbai, the sources said.

Chhattisgarh: Top Maoist leader surrenders

In a major break through for Andhra Pradesh police, a key Naxal leader and spokesperson of the Maoist party in Chhattisgarh's Dandakaranya today surrendered along with his wife.

Passengers panic as smoke emanates from Shatabdi Express

Smoke emanating from the wheels of the Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express due to a brake jam triggered panic among train passengers at the railway station here today.

Ansari praises NCC, lauds emergency, humanitarian work

The vice-president complimented NCC for its efforts towards grooming the youth of the country and for its contribution to nation building.

Company director, employees booked for 'raping' colleague

Meanwhile, the company has issued a statement saying, that the woman was terminated from employment last month.

Assam electronic media body seeks hike in govt advertisement rates

Assam's news channels are registered as 'free to air' channel being more dependent on advertisements for their survival.

Building adjoining collapsed structure to be demolished, says govt

The official said the demolition process could begin on Tuesday or the following day after examination of the damaged building.

Delhi plans to set up over 500 govt schools

Jung said the government will actively pursue with the central government to grant full statehood to Delhi.

NCC focuses on personality development of cadets

NCC Republic Day camp has begun from 1 January and as many as 2,070 cadets, including 702 girls, drawn from all states and Union Territories are participating in it.

Assam may have Rs 40K cr investment in road sector

Assam has a total of 14,301 km of completed rural roads and around 1,600 km are left to be completed under the PMGSY scheme, the official said.

Visakhapatnam airport commences 24-hr operations

Naval authorities are also undertaking routine maintenance of the main runway from 1 January.

Fog disrupts schedule of 13 trains

Bhagalpur Garibrath Express was running more than six hours late while Abodh Assam Express was behind the schedule by 18 hours, according to the Northern Railway data.

IIT-Kanpur on student's death: Can't keep an eye on all students

The body of G Sai Kumar Reddy (20), a resident of Prakasham district in Andhra Pradesh, was found along the Kanpur-Farrukhabad railway line on 1 January.

Update National Register of Citizens, demands pro-talk NDFB

Gobinda Basumatary, general secretary of NDFB(P) which is holding negotiations with the government for many years now said that this should be done keeping 1951 as the base year instead of 1971 fixed by the government.

Northern Army Command to buy over 980 mine prodders

Mine prodders are used for detection of IEDs, mines and other explosive substances buried under ground.

Nearing deadline speeds up work at Arunachal's Tezu airport

Work has gained momentum to complete the green field airport within the current year.

Centre clears rural water supply, sanitation project

The project, commencing this financial year, will be completed in 2019-20.

Army trooper arrested for rape, abduction of teenager

The girl was later found and based on her medical examination, Section 376 of the IPC (punishment for rape) was added to the FIR, the police officer said.

Four dead in NSCN (IM), Assam Rifles encounter

The slain militants were identified as self-styled sergeant major of the outfit Wang Shung Mi and Corporal Sumong Tikhil and hail from Nagaland.

Naxals kill police constable in Chhattisgarh

The jawan posted at Jangla police station limits was kidnapped by ultras while he was returning from his duty.

Two, including police officer, killed in shooting in Bihar village

The incident took place at Vaishali district's Juranpur police station during a party late on Wednesday night when a village head opened fire over some dispute.

Hospital shelter fills up, AIIMs patients forced to bear Delhi winter

Some lucky ones managed to find a place in the nearby shelter run by the hospital, while others are braving the freezing winter.

Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag takes over as Vice Chief of Indian Army

Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, who is tipped to be the next Army Chief, took over as the Vice-Chief of the Army Staff on Wednesday.

Signals of Pakistani mobile services at border posing threat

BSNL district manager Yogesh Bhaskar said that actions are taken to block the signal whenever the department is informed.

PM to inaugurate Kochi LNG terminal on 4 Jan

At least 70 percent of the total capacity, or 3.5 million tonnes per year, is required for the terminal to function at minimum optimum efficiency.