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Lalu, Mishra appear in special CBI court

In obedience to the summons from the designated special CBI court of VK Jain, former chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra appeared in person in the designated special CBI court here on Monday in connection with a fodder scam case involving excess withdrawals from the treasuries of Bhagalpur and Banka.

Authorities too should be punished: CSI

New Delhi, Sept. 6: Banning only the cheat athletes is not enough to discourage doping among spokespersons, ‘Clean Sports India’ on Monday said demanded punishment for the coaches and the officials of the Federations as well.

A total of 18 sportspersons, including several India’s CWG team members such as wrestler Rajiv Tomar and swimmer Richa Mishra, have flunked dope test with barely a

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Lalu, others appear in CBI Court

RJD chief, Mr Lalu Prasad, former Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Jagannath Mishra, on Monday appeared in the court of designated CBI judge Vimal Kumar Jain following summons in connection with a multi-crore rupees fodder scam case.

Accompanied by his counsel, Chitranjan Sinha, Prasad reached the court on Monday morning and listed his personal appearance.

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Health min cracks whip on officials

With Uttar Pradesh recording over 100 deaths due to vector-borne diseases in 2010 alone, minister for medical health, Anant Mishra, on Friday, cracked the whip on officials.

Ajay Mishra gets charge of APIIC now

Hyderabad, Aug. 30: The state government has acted on the Emaar scam and relieved Mr B.P. Acharya of the responsibility of the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) since he had approved the deal with Emaar MGF while serving as APIIC managing director.

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BJP hits out at Chidambaran, says terrorism has no colour

BJP today hit out at Union Home Minister P Chidambaram for his “saffron terrorism” remark and accused him of casting aspersion on the Indian ethos of which the saffron colour has been a symbol. “Chidambaram has sought to give terrorism a religious colour by identifying the saffron terror as a menace to internal security and has insulted the age-old Indian ethos of which the saffron colour has been a symbol,” BJP National Vice-President Kalraj Mishra told reporters here.

Modi will campaign in Bihar Assembly polls if needed: Mishra

Gujarat chief minister would visit Bihar to campaign for BJP candidates during the Assembly polls if his services were required, senior party leader Kalraj Mishra said.

Modi may campaign in Bihar assembly polls if needed: Mishra

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar to campaign for BJP candidates during the assembly polls later this year if his services were required, senior party leader Kalraj Mishra said today.

An engaging, intelligent fare

Antardwand
Cast: Raj Singh Chaudhary, Vinay Pathak, Swati Sen, Akhilendra Mishra, Himanshi, Jaya Bhattacharya
Director: Sushil Rajpal
Rating: ****

Antardwand is the story of a misogynistic world where untold tragedies unfold the moment an alpha male so much as perceives that one hair of his moonch has been plucked or even upset. In that, it is essentially Indian, quintessentially Bihari.

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Minister frisked by security guards

It was a bad start for state health minister Surjya Kanta Mishra. On Saturday morning, the minister was barracked by private security guards at the gate of a star hotel close to Salt Lake Stadium. The hotel guards wouldn’t let him in without a body search despite Mishra having disclosing his identity.

Ram temple issue alive: BJP

BJP vice-president Kalraj Mishra today said his party had not diluted its stand on construction of a Ram temple and abrogation of Article 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Fun, frolic pack punch

Lafangey Parindey
Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Deepika Padukone, Piyush Mishra, Manish Choudhary, Kay Kay Menon, Namit Das, Amey Pandya
Director: Pradeep Sarkar
Rating: ***

Lafangey Parindey (LP) is a love story that has lots going on with and around it. It starts off as a film about two driven and dogged individuals and for a while plays out in that very-Hollywood Rocky/Flashdance genre where i

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Fodder scam: CBI court summons Lalu

A special court on Wednesday summoned RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra and others to appear before it on September 6 in connection with the multi-crore rupees fodd

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Gambling den busted at former mayor’s premises

Zonal deputy commissioner of police Nishith Mishra led a team that raided premises allegedly belonging to a former mayor at Rameshwari Chowk on Monday morning.

SRK asks fans to create tagline for Ra.One poster

With his latest gimmick, he has joined the likes of Sudhir Mishra and Mahesh Bhatt, who have used Twitter to ask followers for help with their film projects.

Delhi MP Mahabal Mishra car stolen

West Delhi MP Mahabal Mishra’s car was stolen by four armed men in the city after taking the driver hostage, police said on Saturday.

Ojha, Mishra strikes to leave Lanka at 143/8 at lunch

Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra shared five wickets between them as India reduced Sri Lanka to 143 for eight in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test here on Friday.

Thilan Samaraweera(33) and Ajantha Mendis, (10) were at the crease at the end of the first session at the P. Sara Oval stadium here.

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India’s spinners skittle Sri Lanka in final Test

Spinners Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra sparked a dramatic Sri Lankan collapse on the fourth day morning to put India in control of the third and final cricket Test on Friday.

Sri Lanka, who were 11 ru

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Sri Lanka 143-8 as India pushes for win

Spin bowlers Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra shared five wickets to reduce Sri Lanka to 143-8 as India moved closer to a series-leveling victory today on the fourth day of the third test.

India rule after Ojha triple, Sri Lanka 7 wickets down

India reached a strong position early on Friday by taking five quick wickets on the fourth day of third and final Test match in Colombo. Pragyan Ojha claimed a triplet and Amit Mishra struck twice.

Live: Prasanna departs, Lanka 7 down

Amit Mishra dismissed Angelo Mathews (5) and Prasanna Jayawardene (0) in successive deliveries to peg Sri Lanka back on Day 4 of the third Test.

State needs more docs: Health secy

Principal secretary (health) CK Mishra said though the number of patients coming to government hospitals for treatment has increased considerably, Bihar is still lagging behind in providing quality health services.

Mishra takes charge of L N Mishra Institute

Former CM Jagannath Mishra pledged to restore the lost glory of L N Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change. Mishra took charge as the acting chairman of the institute.

Govt urges MCI to ease norms

The state health department has written to Medical Council of India (MCI) seeking relaxation of norms to set up medical colleges said health minister Surjya Kanta Mishra.

Panel set up to raise more funds

Hyderabad, June 30: The government has constituted a seven-member high level official committee to take steps for mobilisation of additional financial resources in the current financial year.

The committee will be chaired by special chief secretary (finance), Mr G.Sudhir, and another finance secretary, Mrs Vasudha Mishra, will be member convener.

Other members of the committee are the commis

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Mishra is chairman of LNM Institute

The appointment of former CM Jagannath Mishra as working chairman of Patna-based L N Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Changes with cabinet minister privileges has been welcomed by the JD(U) which sees the government decision as a fresh bonhomie between the senior politician and chief minister Nitish Kumar.

PK Mishra is the new VC of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya

Professor PK Mishra has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore.

Phone slip-up led cops to ‘gunrunner’

Investigators have reportedly managed to extract important leads from police constable Binod Mishra, who was rounded up for smuggling explosives and ammunition to the Maoists.

Digvijay Singh dies in London

Former union minister and Lok Sabha MP from Bihar, Digvijay Singh, passed away in a hospital in London, a member of his personal staff said on Thursday. He was 54.

“He died at the St. Thomas Hospital in London,” his aide S.K. Mishra said. Digvijay Singh is survived by his wife Putul Kumari and two daughters.

His family sources said he was undergoing treatment for brain haemorrhage.

Digvij

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Lab certifies Nirupama suicide note

New Delhi, June 22: Delhi journalist Nirupama Pathak, who was found dead in her Jharkhand home on April 29, had herself written her suicide note, the forensic report has confirmed.

The forensic report which has been submitted in the court says the handwriting on the suicide note was of Nirupama, Mr Arun Mishra, lawyer of Nirupama’s mother, Ms Sudha, said.

The court, while hearing Ms Sudha

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Woman judge in SC, after 4 yrs

The Apex Court on Friday got a lady judge after a gap of almost four years. CJI K.G. Balakrishnan administered the oath of office to Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra and two other judges — Justice H.L. Gokhale and Justice A.R. Dave at a ceremony in the Supreme Court.

IPL gave me a new identity: Mishra

Right-handed batsman Mohnish Mishra, who played for the Deccan Chargers in IPL III, said the twenty20 tournament has been a learning experience and has given him a new identity.

Aviation staff shortage ahead

With the revival of the aviation sector, the next 10 years could see a three-fold increase in demand for skilled personnel, reports Lalatendu Mishra.

Jet to boost services, fleet of low-cost arms

With air travel picking up, Jet Airways has decided to strengthen its low-cost arms — Jet Airways Konnect (JAK) and JetLite — to improve revenue as well as to upgrade service standards, reports Lalatendu Mishra.

Deccan uprising

Rohit Sharma struck a vital half century and shared 82 runs for the fourth-wicket with Mohnish Mishra (41) as title holders Deccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 13 runs to stay afloat for a semifinal spot in the Indian Premier League in Nagpur, reports Abhijeet Kulkarnai.

Maoist revenge, Bollywood style

The Maoist strike that claim-ed two lives in Rohtas district on Thursday gives a miniature view as to how such ultra radicalism takes root, reports Prasun K Mishra.

16 Ranvir Sena men get death

Patna, April 7: A court here on Wednesday sentenced to death 16 men and awarded life imprisonment to eight others convicted in the Laxmanpur-Bathe massacre in which 58 Dalits were killed by upper caste Ranvir Sena men in Bihar in 1997.

The sentence was pronounced by the additional district and sessions judge of the Patna civil court Justice Vijay Prakash Mishra. The judge convicted 24 accused a

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‘If you can think, you will get the wickets’

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra, unfortunately left out of India’s World T20 squad, is the leading wicket-taker so far in this year’s Indian Premier League and holds, by virtue of it, the Purple Cap. Khurram Habib catches up with Amit Mishra.

Bullish airlines gear up to raise up to $1 billion

As the year ended with optimism, Indian private carriers are gearing up to raise around $1 billion (Rs 4,600 crore) during the new financial year to de-leverage their balance sheets and meet capital requirement plans, reports Lalatendu Mishra.

DC win toss, elect to field against MI

Mumbai: Defending Champions Deccan Chagers won the toss and elected to field first in their match against the Mumbai Indians at the D.Y. Patel stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

Chargers have made three changes to the team, dropping V.V.S Laxman, Chaminda Vaas and Rahul Sharma for new acquisition Keimar Roach, Jaskaran Singh and Monish Mishra.

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