5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts off central Indonesia

Jakarta, Nov 16 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 rocked off Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province on Thursday, without causing giant waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency BMKG said. The agency had earlier reported the quake’s magnitude at 6.2 before revising it. The quake happened at 6:26 a.m. Jakarta time Thursday (2306…

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BJP, Cong locked in intense battle for MP

Bhopal, Nov 16 (UNI) The BJP’s determined bid to stretch its almost uninterrupted 20-year rule, and the Congress’ all out pitch to wrest control of the geographically-large Hindi heartland state, sums up battleground Madhya Pradesh which goes to the hustings on Friday. Madhya Pradesh – which has been under saffron rule since 2003 barring a…

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Congress in Nimar, BJP is dominant in Malwa

Emphasis of all parties on booth management Milind Muzumdar, Indore In the last phase of the election campaign, BJP and Congress have started intensive campaigning and polling center management. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting in Barwani on Monday. He also held a road show in Indore on Tuesday. BJP strategists believe that…

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