Around two people have been killed after protests in Karnataka over the publication of a translated version of Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen’s article in a Kannada daily turned violent Monday, police said.
Curfew has been clamped in Shimoga city, about 280 km from Bangalore, and prohibitory orders imposed in Hassan district, around 200 km from Bangalore, [...]

Upper reaches in the Kashmir valley, including world famous ski resort of Gulmarg, experienced fresh snowfall since early this morning while plains, including summer capital, Srinagar, had rains, disrupting normal life.
The educational institutions are scheduled to reopen tomorrow after winter vacation in the Kashmir valley, where the maximum and minimum temperature were above normal despite [...]

An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck the Kashmir Valley, including summer capital, Srinagar and its adjoining areas early this morning, forcing people to rush out of their houses in panic.
A weather office spokesman said the tremors which were felt at 04:51 hrs lasted for several seconds.
The quake was epicentered 36 degree north (latitude) and 70.1 [...]

At least half-a-dozen trains in Ferozepur railway division were today cancelled after followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda went on rampage in protest of registration of a fresh case against Dera head Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh by the CBI in connection with the murder of one Faquir Chand. The followers took to the streets and [...]

The Punjab Government has declared public holiday on March 1, 2010 on the eve of “Holi”. A spokesman of the Punjab government disclosed this today in Chandigarh.
The spokesman said that Punjab Government partially amended its first notification and declared public holiday (Holi) on March 1, 2010 instead of February 28, 2010.

Former MP Vridhi Chand Jain passed away at a hospital in Barmer last night following a brief illness.
The deceased was admitted to hospital two days before where he breathed his last yesterday night. He was 85 years old.
A two-time MP from Barmer, Jain was also elected to the Rajasthan Assembly twice and had also held [...]