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Panchmura (West Bengal), May 9 (ANI): Popular Bankura horse that evolved as the symbol of West Bengal over a period of time besides gaining a special place in the national crafts museum, is dying a slow death at the very place it derived its name from.

New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval to implement the centrally sponsored National means-cum-merit- Scholarship during the 11th Five Year Plan and to incur an expenditure of Rs.3004.04 crore during the 11th Five Year Plan.

New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court today issued notice to Bihar Government on a petition filed by Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav challenging the Patna High Court's decision to admit the State's appeal against his acquittal in the fodder scam case.

New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Denmark for cooperation in the field of Clean Development Mechanism Projects.

Ramnagar (Uttarakhand), May 9 (ANI): A 15-year old elephant in Uttarakhand has got electrocuted after it dashed against a high-tension electric wire.

Srinagar, May 9 (ANI): The Border Security Force has foiled the attempts of Pakistani infiltrators who were reportedly trying to infiltrate into Benglard area of Samba sector by cutting the fence.

Agartala, 9 May (ANI): 40 militants belonging to the banned All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) laid down their arms and came back to normal life at two places in Tripura on Thursday.

Darbhanga, May 9 (ANI): The farmers in the fertile belt of Darbhanga are facing an acute shortage of farm labour these days as agricultural workers have shifted to jobs with better wages.

Sikkim, May 9 (ANI): Thirty-three trekking enthusiasts from across the world take part in ten-day long Kanchenjunga international trekking expedition in Sikkim.

Hyderabad, May 9 (ANI): Sindh Minister for Culture and Tourism, Sassui Palijo has vowed to get back the control of Hindu Gymkhana, located in Karachi, from the National Academy for Performing Arts, to enable the Hindus to celebrate their rituals and festivals at the Club.

Security has been beefed up in Karnataka ahead of the first round of the three-phased polling scheduled to be held on May 10.

Bangalore, May 9 (ANI): The Congress Party has evinced confidence of winning maximum number seats in the Karnataka state Assembly polls.

Bangalore, May 9 (ANI): Security has been beefed up ahead of first phase of Karnataka Assembly poll, as 89 constituencies of the 224 member house spread over 11 Districts will go to the polls on Saturday.

American baseball is becoming increasingly popular in India's northeastern Manipur with sports enthusiasts in the state taking keen interest in the game.

Allahabad, May 9 (ANI): At least five people were buried alive as a mound of earth collapsed on them in Allahabad.

Jammu, May 9 (ANI): The death toll in bus accident in Kishtwar District of Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 35 with five others sustaining injuries.

Bhubaneshwar, May 8(ANI): Death of 9 children due to a mysterious disease in Orissa has sent health officials into a panic. Six children in Podobasil village and three children in Podopadar village in of Rayagada district have reportedly died due to an unknown disease. Health officials are still investigating the cause of the death.

The Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP demanded the resignation of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday, May 8 following the Supreme Court order reinstating P Venugopal as director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences or AIIMS.

Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, called for stable governance in the poll bound state of Karnataka, saying that the state has lost its reputation due to greed and lust of power.