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CEC orders CBI probe into mining leases to Yeddyurappa's relatives
20 Apr 2012
The CEC said there were gross irregularities in the allotment of mining leases to companies owned by relatives of the former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa
Mamata demands removal of ‘offensive’ content from Facebook
17 Apr 2012
Offended rather than abashed by criticism of her governance, the Bengal chief minister says her performance is ‘100 per cent’ and the media should be curbed. By Jagdeep Worah
Twitterati slams Mamata for arrest over cartoons
14 Apr 2012
The cartoons depicted pictures of Banerjee and railway minister Mukul Roy planning to get rid of party leader Dinesh Trivedi, who was ousted by Banerjee as the railways minister
President Patil’s office seeks to justify her post-retirement mansion
13 Apr 2012
Rashtrapati Bhavan has sought to play down the controversy over as much as five acres of defence land in Pune being allotted to President Pratibha Patil for her retirement home
Odisha police threaten to boycott anti-Naxal operations
10 Apr 2012
The Odisha Police Association has warned the state government that it would boycott anti-Naxal operations if hardcore Maoists were freed by the state government
Mamata expels Marx, Engels from state schools
07 Apr 2012
The Mamata Banerjee government has decided to restructure the history curriculum in the state’s schools by removing all reference to Marx and Engels, the founders of Communism, from textbooks
CAG pulls up Himachal for profligate spending
07 Apr 2012
Goa slashes petrol prices by Rs11 to Rs54.96 a litre
02 Apr 2012
Goa today almost withdrew the 22 per cent VAT on petrol, reducing the retail selling price of the fuel by Rs 11 to around 54.96 per litre — the cheapest in the country
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