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Amritsar , Nov. 9 (ANI): BJP activists in Amritsar staged a protest against the rising prices of essential commodities on Monday.

Lucknow, Nov. 9 (ANI): Farmers in Lucknow have taken up papaya cultivation believing it to be a lucrative option over other crops.

Ranchi, Nov. 9 (ANI): Scam-accused former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's wife Geeta Koda will contest the upcoming assembly election from her husband's constituency, Singhbhum.

New Delhi, Nov 9 (ANI): The Congress today termed the slapping of Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislators in Maharashtra Assembly for taking oath in Hindi, as highly condemnable, saying it was a bias against the national language.

Bangalore, Nov 9 (ANI): Chaos broke out inside the Karnataka High Court today as some 14,000 lawyers demanding the ouster of tainted judge Dinakaran, refused to let the litigants come before the judge.

Kolkata, Nov.9 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress will file a defamation suit against the CPI(M) and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for equating the party with the Maoists.

Manali (HP), Nov 9 (ANI): With the onset of the wedding season, Manali has become a favourite honeymoon destination for newly wed couples.

Shimla, Nov 9 (ANI): A 100-year old hydropower project not only supplies electricity to the main power grid of Shimla but also preserves the British heritage showcasing age-old machinery and architecture.

Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Nov.7 (ANI): Ghotul has existed as an institution among Muria Gond tribals of Chhattisgarh in which children six years onwards learn to socialize and educate themselves about life skills while living together.

Dimapur (Nagaland), Nov 6(ANI): An orphanage in Nagaland's Dimapur district is rehabilitating destitute children who have fallen victim to terrorism in the region.

Nainital (Uttarakhand), Nov 6(ANI): To give the tourism sector a boost in the Uttarakhand's Kumaon region, the scenic Nainital city is hosting this year's edition of the annual autumn festival named 'Sharadutsav'.

Kolkata, Nov 6 (ANI): An Indian man with a penchant for collecting railway stamps has compiled a book "The Great Indian Railways Through Philately", which has exclusive, pictorial story of Indian railways depicted through stamps.

Ahmedabad, Nov 6(ANI): The Kamala Nehru Zoological Park in Ahmedabad has offered a chance to its residents to adopt wild animals and birds through a scheme.

New Delhi, Nov.4 (ANI): Top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy on Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court to challenge trial court's order allowing the police to conduct a narco-analysis test on him.

New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): The Patiala House court on Saturday allowed the Special Cell of Delhi Police to conduct a narco analysis test on Kobad Ghandy, a Polit Bureau Member of the banned CPI (Maoist).

Margao (Goa), Oct.31 (ANI): Police in Margao, Goa, on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the recent blasts in the area in which two persons were killed.

Kolkata, Oct. 29 (ANI): The First Information Report that was filed against the hijackers of the Rajdhani Express didn't have any mention of any Maoists or the armed wing of the People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCPA).

Bangalore, Oct 17(ANI): Two cricketers from Jammu and Kashmir, who had been detained after suspected residue of explosive materials was allegedly found in their bag in Bangalore, were released on Saturday "for lack of incriminating evidence".

Bangalore, Oct 17(ANI): Two cricketers from Jammu and Kashmir have been detained in Bangalore, after suspected residue of explosive materials was allegedly found in their bag during a search at Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday.

Mumbai, Oct.12 (ANI): Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor was on Tuesday booked for violating the Model Code of Conduct during a camapign stop six days ago.