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New Delhi: Union home minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a four day visit to Uttarakhand with the prime objective of boosting morale of soldiers at India-China border, will celebrate Dussehra with the jawans in Joshimath.

Rajnath Singh will also interact with soldiers as part of "sainiksammelan" apart from performing "Shastra Pujan" (a ritual to worship arms) with the jawans.

New Delhi: 'No helmet, no petrol' rule for two-wheeler riders has come into force in Andhra Pradesh with an objective to reduce road accident deaths. 

 Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has ordered the officials to conduct a weekly check on the motorists for effective implementation of the rule. He said that road safety rules must be implemented strictly to reduce the number of road accidents in the states.

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has met his father, Mulayam Singh Yadav and invited him to a party meet to be held next week.

The SP chief went to his father's residence to invite him to the October 5 national executive meeting.

The meeting -- believed to be the first between the two in many months –is being seen in the party as a reconciliatory effort by Akhilesh ahead of the crucial national conference.

New Delhi: The Election Commission has barred former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda from contesting elections for three years for failing to file details of expenses related to the 2009 Lok Sabha polls he fought.

He had won the polls from the Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat in Jharkhand.