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New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Shiv Sena's northern region chief Jai Bhagwan Goyal irked by his party's stance against north-Indians, has formed a new party. He also blamed the Thackeray family of serving the interests of Pakistan by promoting regionalism.

Srinagar, May 10 (ANI): A five-member team of International Mountaineering Federation (IMF) in association with the tourism department of Kashmir promotes trekking destinations in the state.

Amritsar, May 10 (ANI): Punjabi is spoken as the first language by 45 percent of Pakistan's population, and yet it does not have any official status in Pakistan.

Shillong, May 10 (ANI): The residents of two villages in militancy -prone Thoubal District now feel more secure as the Government of Manipur has provided them with five hundred rifles for self-defence.

New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Some women MPs are likely to be included in a key Parliamentary Committee which will take up the Women's Reservation Bill on May 27.

India, on Saturday, May 10 has sent a second transport plane with relief material to cyclone hit Myanmar, as the devastating storm claimed more than 100,000 lives.

Lucknow, May 10 (ANI): Former Union Minister Akhilesh Das joined the Bahujan Samaj Party on Saturday, four days after he resigned from Congress.

Bhubaneshwar, May 10 (ANI): Former President Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam has favoured the Indo-US civil nuclear deal to boost country's nuclear energy programme. He rejected suggestions that the deal would undermine country's sovereignty.

Bangalore, May 10 (ANI): About 30 per cent of an estimated 17.3 million electorate had cast their votes by 1 p.m. in 89 assembly segments in Karnataka where the first phase of polling is underway under tight security cover on Saturday.

New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday called on President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Hubli (Karnataka), May 10 (ANI): A blast went off at the district court here on Saturday afternoon, causing extensive damage to the premises.

Jammu, May 10 (ANI): Security forces recovered 10 kilograms of RDX along with ammunition and other items from the Sujani forest area of Samba district on Saturday.

Port Blair (Andaman Islands), May.10 (ANI): Torrential rains cut off air services from Port Blair airport on Saturday, stranding passengers and virtually snapping travel links between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the mainland.

Polling for the first phase of Karnataka Assembly elections began on Saturday, May 10 amidst tight security. Polls are being held for eighty-nine constituencies spread over eleven districts in the southern part of the state.

Ahmedabad, May 10 (ANI): At least ten persons were killed in a truck accident near Gambhira village of Anand district early this morning.

Bangalore, May 10 (ANI): About 15 per cent of an estimated 17.3 million electorate exercised their franchise till 10 am today in the eighty-nine constituencies spread over eleven districts where polling is underway for the first phase of Karnataka Assembly polls.

Ambala, May 10 (ANI): An Ambala court has dismissed the bail applications of Amit Kumar, the main accused in multi-crore kidney transplant racket, and Linda, a nurse of Amit's hospital.

K. Sudarshan, chief of India's Hindu radical Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangha (RSS) or National Volunteer Corps, criticized US President George W. Bush

New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): India dispatched its second transport plane IL-76 with necessary relief material to Myanmar today for people affected by Cyclone Nargis.

Gorakhpur, May 10 (ANI): Police faced a tough time in Gorakhpur on Friday as they tried to disperse a crowd of angry farmers protesting against paltry compensation provided to them by the district development authority for their lands.