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Srinagar, Dec 27: Even after days of uncertainty, the suspense over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir continued unabated as Omar Abdullah-led National Conference offered to support the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but stopped short of formalising the proposal in writing. After it was reported that the NC had formalised its support to PDP in 'writing' (as was demanded by the Mufti

Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 26: Amid continuing suspense over formation of new government in Jammu and Kashmir, Governor N N Vohra today invited PDP and BJP, the first and second largest parties in the elections, which threw up a highly-fractured verdict with no clear winner. Vohra has sent separately to PDP Patron Mufti Mohd Sayeed and state BJP chief Jugal Kishore "for holding discussions on the

Ranchi, Dec 26: Five-time MLA and BJP national vice-president Raghubar Das was elected Jharkhand's first non-tribal chief minister Friday, three days after his party's victory in the assembly elections. Khunti legislator Neelkanth Singh Munda proposed Das' name at a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) newly elected MLAs that was convened to choose the leader of the legislative party. The

Khao Lak/Thailand, Dec 26: Beachside memorials and religious services were held across Asia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that left more than a quarter million people dead in one of modern history’s worst natural disasters. The devastating December 26, 2004 tsunami struck a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean rim. It eradicated entire coastal communities

Guwahati/New Delhi, Dec 26: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday announced zero tolerance against Bodo militants in Assam, saying that they would be treated like terrorists. After visiting the affected districts of Sonitpur and Kokrajhar two days after the nation was shocked by the cold-blooded massacre of 78 people, Singh ruled out any dialogue with the militant NDFB(S) outfit, which was

Jammu, Dec 26: Even as the picture is not yet clear over which way the parties would align to form the new government in Jammu and Kashmir, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday struck a confident note saying, that the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) will play a pivotal role in the government formation and that the party held a 'veto power' in the state. “Whoever forms the government, the BJP must

Jammu, Dec 25: Asserting that it has several options, the BJP today said it will play a "crucial" role whoever forms the government in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the newly-elected MLAs, Finance Minister and BJP's central observer Arun Jaitley said the legislators authorised party President Amit Shah to decide the future course of action on government

Srinagar, Dec 25: As the deadlock over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir continued, the state unit of Congress today backed PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to lead the new dispensation to respect the people's verdict in the just-concluded Assembly elections. "It is a worrying situation in which certain power-hungry political groups and individuals are trying to subvert the democratic

Assam, Dec 25: The death toll in Assam rose to 76, including 3 people who got killed during police firing. As per TV reports, Home Minister Rajnath Singh will be visiting the violence hit Sonitpur today. The Home Minister is going to take stock of the situation. Around 250 people are reported missing, as per reports. The massacre in Assam began when anti-talks Songbijit faction of the National

Guwahati, Dec 24: Three people were killed in Assam Wednesday when police fired at thousands of angry adivasis who took to the streets, a day after Bodo militants massacred 65 unarmed tribals. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told the media that 37 tribals were killed in Sonitpur, 25 in Kokrajhar and three in Chirang districts as the Bodos went on a killing spree late Tuesday. Those slaughtered include