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  Manipur governor Syed Ahmed laid to rest with state honours

  India | September 28, 2015 14:05 IST

  Mumba: Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed, who passed away on Sunday, was laid to rest with full state honours at the Rehmatabad cemetery in Byculla in south Mumbai on Monday morning, officials said.Ahmed, 70, passed away

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  President Pranab Mukherjee condoles deaths in Manipur landslides

  India | August 02, 2015 23:46 IST

  New Delhi:  President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday condoled the deaths in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Manipur."I am sad to learn about the landslides triggered by heavy rains in Chandel district of Manipur, which

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  Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand

  Politics | May 18, 2015 11:27 IST

  Ranchi: Draupadi Murmu was today sworn in as the first woman Governor of Jharkhand. Murmu succeeds Syed Ahmed, who will take over as Manipur Governor.A two-time BJP MLA from Odisha, she was a minister in

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  Jharkhand Polls: Hemant Soren resigns, says JMM fought gallantly

  Politics | December 23, 2014 23:06 IST

  Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren today resigned from the post and said his party JMM fought gallantly in the Assembly elections.“We are as agile as ever because we sincerely and honestly governed (the state),”

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  Jharkhand governor faints at I-Day venue

  India | August 15, 2014 15:00 IST

  Ranchi: Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed Friday fainted while delivering his Independence Day speech at Dumka, the state's second capital.Ahmad was taken from the venue to the Sadar hospital. He was discharged after a while.A doctor

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  Jharkhand govt to extend all help to ISM: Soren

  India | May 10, 2014 23:37 IST

  Dhanbad (Jharkhand): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren today said  the state government would extend all possible help to expand the Indian School of Mines (ISM) in Dhanbad.“The state government will help in all possible ways

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  Jharkhand Governor recommends revocation of President's rule

  India | July 10, 2013 16:37 IST

  Ranchi, July 10: Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed on Wednesday recommended the revocation of President's rule in the state, a day after JMM staked claim to form a new government in the State.The recommendation, he wrote

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  Jharkhand Governor recommends President's rule

  Politics | January 15, 2013 10:56 IST

  New Delhi/Ranchi, Jan 14: Jharkhand is all set for a spell of President's rule with no party or combination of parties in a position to form a government in the wake of fall of the

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  Jharkhand Governor recommends President's rule, assembly to be under suspended animation

  Politics | January 09, 2013 19:40 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 9: Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed is understood to have recommended President's rule in the state by keeping the Assembly under suspended animation.The recommendation was made in his report to the Centre on