Protest after woman’s audacious abduction
February 10th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) More than 100 people blocked streets and raised slogans Friday after a 25-year-old woman was kidnapped from a crowded area here, witnesses said.Kiran Negi was ... Read more...
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Venezuela nabs three for Mexican envoy’s abduction
February 7th, 2012 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Feb 7 (IANS/EFE) Three people who abducted and later released Mexican Ambassador Carlos Pujalte and his wife Jan 29 in Venezuela have been arrested, a minister said.Among those arrested ... Read more...
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ISI left out in Pakistani journalist’s killing report: HRW
January 30th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS/AKI) International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday said the report on the killing of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad deliberately ignored the possible involvement of ... Read more...
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Medical student’s body exhumed in Madhya Pradesh
January 29th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 29 (IANS) Police in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district Sunday exhumed the body of a medical student as her family suspected that she was murdered.Twenty-one-year-old Namrata Damor of Jhabua ... Read more...
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Top Odisha Maoist leader held (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 24 (IANS) Dhiren Mahato, one of Odisha's top Maoist leaders, was arrested Tuesday in the state's Bargarh district, police said.Dhiren Mahato alias Mahru Mahato alias Girish, 47, was ... Read more...
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I have not fled from Pakistan: Zardari’s media advisor (Lead)
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Farahnaz Ispahani, President Asif Ali Zardari's media adviser and wife of former envoy to US Husain Haqqani, Monday rejected a media report that she has fled ... Read more...
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Zardari’s media advisor says she fears abduction
January 23rd, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Farahnaz Ispahani, President Asif Ali Zardari's media adviser and wife of former envoy to US Husain Haqqani, claims that she has fled the country as she ... Read more...
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German engineer abducted in Somalia
January 22nd, 2012 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Jan 22 (IANS) A foreign national -- reportedly a German engineer working for the government -- has been abducted in Somalia, according to Xinhua.The incident took place in the ... Read more...
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Nepalese ex-minister charged with kidnapping of businessman
January 18th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by BNO News
KATHMANDU (BNO NEWS) -- Nepalese police on Tuesday charged a parliamentarian with masterminding the abduction of a businessman last month, the Himalayan Times reported on Wednesday.Constituent Assembly member Shyam Sundar Gupta is ... Read more...
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Bhanwari was killed at politician’s behest, says CBI
January 10th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 10 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday confirmed before the Rajasthan High Court that missing nurse Bhanwari Devi was killed at the behest of a politician, ... Read more...
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NSA invoked in Bihar to check increasing crime
January 6th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS)In a bid to check increasing crime, the Bihar government Friday invoked the National Security Act till March 31, police said.Official sources in the government said that regular ... Read more...
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Bhanwari Devi case: Ashes sent to Delhi for DNA test (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 6 (IANS) A team of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) Friday sent ashes collected from a site in Jodhpur to New Delhi for a DNA test to ... Read more...
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Nurse case: Two accused sent to CBI custody (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 5 (IANS) A court here Thursday remanded Bishnaram Bishnoi and Kailash Jakhar, two suspects arrested in connection with the disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi, to CBI custody till ... Read more...
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Red Cross staff kidnapped in Pakistan
January 5th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) A British member of the international aid organisation Red Cross was Thursday abducted in the southern Pakistani city of Quetta.The International Committee of the Red ... Read more...
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Nurse case: CBI chief, other officials reach Jodhpur
January 5th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 5 (IANS) CBI director A.P. Singh and other officials of the agency arrived in Rajasthan's Jodhpur city Thursday, a day after investigators identified the spot where missing nurse ... Read more...
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CBI sets up anti-human trafficking unit
January 4th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) To keep tab on human trafficking and abductions across the country, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has set up an anti-human trafficking unit, a ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: CBI quizzes Maderna’s wife
January 1st, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday grilled sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna's wife Leela Maderna and a Congress legislator's son in connection with the disappearance ... Read more...
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Woman jumps off building to escape rape bid
December 31st, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) A woman pursuing a lab technician's course was injured after she jumped off the second floor of a building to escape a rape bid in ... Read more...
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Ex-Pakistani CM booked over actress’ abduction
December 29th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Former chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province Dost Muhammad Khosa has been booked for the kidnapping of actress Sapna whom he had married, a media report ... Read more...
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False alarm sends 1,500 Colombian cops on wild goose chase
December 29th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 29 (IANS/EFE) A Colombian television reporter found herself in hot water after contacting police about an abduction that never happened, media report said.The incident began in the early ... Read more...
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Japan seeks India’s support over North Korea abductions
December 29th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Wednesday sought India's support and understanding on the emotive issue of North Korea abducting Japanese nationals."I requested the understanding ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: CBI custody of lawmaker extended
December 28th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 28 (IANS) A Rajasthan court here Wednesday extended till Dec 31 the CBI custody of Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, arrested in connection with the case of missing ... Read more...
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CBI arrests one more in missing nurse case
December 27th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested Umesha Ram Bishnoi, one more accused in the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, sources said. It is ... Read more...
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Missing nurse’s husband sent to judicial custody
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 22 (IANS) Amarchand, the husband of missing Rajasthan nurse Bhanwari Devi, was sent to judicial custody by a court here Thursday, a lawyer said.He was presented in the ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: Congress legislator finally appears before CBI
December 19th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 19 (IANS) Rajasthan Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi finally appeared Monday before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Congress legislator to appear before CBI Saturday
December 16th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi is likely to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Saturday after ignoring three summons served on him ... Read more...
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Swiss president rings Gilani over abduction (Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan has assured Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey that it is doing all it can to trace a Swiss couple kidnapped in July in the restive ... Read more...
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Couple’s abduction: Swiss president calls up Gilani
December 16th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) President of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey has spoken to Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani over the July kidnapping of a Swiss couple.Ocholivier David ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: Husband accused of involvement in disappearance
December 15th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 15 (IANS) Amarchand, the husband of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, has been accused of being part of the conspiracy behind the disappearance of his wife since Sep 1, ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: Legislator skips CBI questioning
December 10th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 10 (IANS) Rajasthan Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi Saturday did not turn up for CBI interrogation in the case of missing nurse Bhawnari Devi, sources said. His relatives ... Read more...
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Missing nurse: Maderna’s CBI custody extended
December 9th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 9 (IANS) A court here Friday extended for three days the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody of sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, an accused in the case ... Read more...
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Husband of missing Rajasthan nurse arrested
December 8th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur/New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Amarchand, the husband of missing Rajasthan nurse Bhanwari Devi, was arrested by the CBI Thursday evening after he failed to give satisfactory answers to some ... Read more...
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Australian abducted in Philippines
December 6th, 2011 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Dec 6 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen abducted a 53-year-old Australian national in the Philippines Monday night, an official said.The incident took place in Ipil town of Zamboanga Sibugay province, around ... Read more...
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CBI announces Rs.5 lakh reward in missing nurse case
December 6th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday announced a reward of Rs.5 lakh for any person who can provide information on Bishna Ram Bishnoi, involved ... Read more...
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CBI arrests Rajasthan ex-minister over missing nurse
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Jodhpur, Dec 2 (IANS) Former Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna was arrested in Jodhpur in connection with the missing nurse Bhanwari Devi case, the CBI said Friday.
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