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5 killed, 25 injured, as 3 Blasts rock Nalbari in Assam
Guwahati: Breaking News! At least three powerful blasts rocked Nalbari district in Assam this morning. The blasts occurred at 10:15 AM. At least 5 people were killed and 25 others injured due to the blasts. Two blasts were triggered in front of Sadar Police Station and the third blast occurred in a market.
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losives were reportedly planted on a bicycle. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is suspected to be behind the blasts. The security forces have cordoned off the area. The injured are being rushed to the hospitals.
Nalbari district is about 70 km west of Assam's main city of Guwahati. The nature of the blasts is immediately not known. Further details are awaited.
New Delhi: Breaking News! Senior Congress leader and former Odisha Chief Minister JB Patnaik has been appointed as the Governor of Assam. JB or Janaki Ballabh Patnaik will succeed Syed Sibtey Razi, whose term will come to an end on December 9, 2009. The appointment was announced by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Dr. D.Y. Patil has been appointed as the Governor of Tripura. He will replace Dr. Kamla, who has been transferred to Gujarat.
The 82-year-old JB Patnaik dominated Odisha politics for over two decades. He was the Chief Minister of the state for three times. He was a former journalist and a well known writer in Odisha.
Mr. JB Patnaik, earned bad reputation as a corrupt politician, but no charges against him could be proved till date. He has many detractors within his own party. He was the Leader of Opposition in the last Assembly. People in Odisha believe that JB Patnaik's departure may help Congress improve its public image in the state.
Silkina Kaur out of Lux Perfect Bride, as Rajbeer saves Gurpreet
Mumbai: Breaking News! In a shocking, but expected development, 23-year-old Silkina Kaur, who had entered 'Lux Perfect Bride' just a week ago, was eliminated from the show tonight. Silkina, a HR Consultant, had shown interest in Yashdeep, but he failed to take decision in this short period.
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's mom Sudesh Rani Chauhan wanted to eliminate Gurpreet Kaur, as she failed to impress any Kunwar and did not find herself going with either Yashdeep or Vivek. However, Rajveer, who was eliminated by Gurpreet a few weeks ago, saved her and Sudesh Rani had to choose Silkina for elimination.
Meanwhile, Priyanka Sharma was chosen the 'Lux Bride of the Week". She will eliminate a Kunwar from the show next week. While it is widely expected that Priyanka will eliminate either Vivek or Yashdeep, she may even want to end Sudesh Rani's dominance in the house and eliminate Hitesh from the show.
Mumbai: Breaking News! Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray defended the attack on IBN-Lokmat office in Mumbai by his Shiv Sainiks, saying media is not god and it cannot malign someone just for the sake of writing. He also accused the media of blowing the Sachin episode out of proportion by twisting his comments.
Bal Thackeray accused the media of false and biased reporting and justified the attacks as a spontaneous reaction of Marathi anger. He also said that a section of the media is being influenced by corrupt politicians and other influential people.