Police officer killed in mob fury, 50 held (Second Lead)
January 5th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) A police sub-inspector was killed and four of his colleagues seriously injured Wednesday when a mob torched their outpost in Uttar Pradesh to protest the arrest of a ... Read more...
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Two cops injured in attack by villagers
January 5th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) Two policemen were critically injured after a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district attacked a search party on the trail of a suspected murderer, an official said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Youth killed in police firing in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria
January 3rd, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Deoria (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 3 (IANS) A teenager was killed and two others were injured Monday in police firing as a protest after the murder of a Hindu holy man in ... Read more...
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Now drink containers under scanner at North American airports (Lead)
December 25th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto/New York/Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Beverage containers also came under the scanner at US and Canadian airports from Friday as the North American countries further tightened aviation security.The Canadian Air ... Read more...
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Five cops hurt in protests against man’s death
December 22nd, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 22 (IANS) Five policemen were injured when a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district Wednesday turned violent while protesting a man's death, officials said.The body of Sitaram, a resident of ... Read more...
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Mob injures three cops after youth’s murder
December 20th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 20 (IANS) At least three policemen were injured in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district Monday after a mob turned violent during protests against the murder of a local youth.Hundreds of residents ... Read more...
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Pak teachers being killed in Balochistan: Human Rights Watch
December 14th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 14 (ANI): Human Rights Watch has warned that a number of teachers are being targeted and killed by militants in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan.The BBC quoted report by ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan spent $500 per day on bad security at Betty Ford
December 10th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 10 (ANI): Actress Lindsay Lohan is said to have paid an extra 500 dollars per day for additional security at Betty Ford, but it was a wasted effort, as ... Read more...
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LiLo ‘upset’ over paying extra cash for bad security
December 10th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 10 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan, who was paying an extra 500 dollars per day for additional security at California's Betty Ford Clinic, was distressed as her security was habitually showing ... Read more...
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Rural workers’ protest in Lucknow turns violent
December 2nd, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 3 (IANS) A number of gram rozgar sewaks (rural employment workers) engaged in vandalism and fought pitched battles with the police as their protest to press for acceptance of their ... Read more...
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Violence near Osmania varsity, police fire rubber bullets
November 18th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Police fired rubber bullets near Osmania University Thursday night as students demanding postponement of examination for recruiting sub-inspectors of police in Telangana turned violent.Police fired teargas ... Read more...
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RSS-Congress activists clash in Lucknow
November 12th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) Congress and Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) activists came to blows here late Friday evening, police said.The clash erupted in the Model House area, where Congress activists assembled ... Read more...
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Boy’s death in road accident sparks violence, 12 hurt
November 12th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 12 people, including six policemen, were injured Friday in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar district in violent protests after a boy died in a road accident, ... Read more...
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Six policemen injured as mob chases them away
November 8th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) Six policemen were injured when a group of people in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh attacked them for trying to arrest a criminal belonging to their village, police ... Read more...
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F1 champion Button escapes unhurt in Sao Paulo armed car attack
November 7th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Brasilia, Nov 7 (ANI): Formula One world champion Jenson Button has escaped unhurt from an attempted armed attack as he was driven away from the Brazilian Grand Prix circuit in Sao Paulo ... Read more...
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Supporters of SP, Ulema Council clash in Uttar Pradesh
November 3rd, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 3 (IANS) Security has been tightened in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh following a clash between members of the Ulema Council and supporters of a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader, police ... Read more...
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Aircraft bomb find ‘could mean the end of in-flight Wi-Fi’
November 3rd, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 3 (ANI): Last week's discovery of explosive packed in laser printer cartridges connected to a mobile phone could mean the end of Wi-Fi connections for passengers in flights.A cellphone connected ... Read more...
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Schoolboy’s death sparks violence in Uttar Pradesh
October 29th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) A schoolboy was mowed down by a speeding truck in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district Friday, sparking violence as mobs clashed with police, damaged vehicles and blocked a highway ... Read more...
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Death of school boy sparks violence, 10 injured
October 14th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 14 (IANS) At least 10 people were injured in a police baton charge Thursday after a mob indulged in arson and fought pitched battles with them when a teenaged boy ... Read more...
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Police stations strength depleted for Games
September 24th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Police stations in the capital will have fewer men during the Commonwealth Games -- because 40 percent of the staff will be assigned to guard the athletes ... Read more...
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Ganesh procession passes off peacefully in Hyderabad (Night Lead)
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) The mammoth Ganesh procession passed off peacefully here Wednesday amid unprecedented security.
The main procession, comprising hundreds of big idols, passed through the communally sensitive Old City ahead ... Read more...
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President arrives in Kolkata
September 21st, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil arrived here Tuesday evening to lay the foundation stone of the Joka-BBD Bag metro project.
She was greeted by West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee ... Read more...
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More security to judges ahead of Ayodhya verdict
September 13th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh state government has provided additional security for the three judges of the Allahabad High Court dealing with the much-debated Ayodhya case.
This follows a formal request ... Read more...
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Cops were killed in retaliation, Maoists say
August 31st, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) The six-hour-long gunfight in Bihar's Lakhisarai district, in which 10 policemen were killed and 10 others were injured, was in retaliation to the staged shootout that left Maoist ... Read more...
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Traders, BJP activists attack police in Uttar Pradesh
August 30th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 30 (IANS) Over 2,000 traders and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists Monday carried out violent protests, attacked policemen and damaged the district magistrate's vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district, ... Read more...
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Maoists kill six security men in Bihar gunfight
August 30th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 30 (IANS) At least six security personnel were killed by Maoists in a gunfight in a forested area in Bihar's Lakhisarai district, police said Monday.
Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) ... Read more...
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Police jeep in MLA’s cavalcade hits two in Allahabad
August 14th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 14 (IANS) A police jeep that was part of a ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator's cavalcade hit a man and his son travelling on a scooter, leaving them ... Read more...
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Violence in Uttar Pradesh town after schoolboy’s death
August 10th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 10 (IANS) The death of a teenaged student, mowed down by a speeding bus, sparked violence in this Uttar Pradesh town Tuesday, with an angry mob indulging in ... Read more...
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Vet war files to save Afghanis, WikiLeaks told Pentagon
August 5th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Whistle-blower WikiLeaks has sought help from the US defence department to review 15,000 Afghanistan war files embargoed by the website as their release may endanger Afghan civilians ... Read more...
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Two more killed in Kashmir firing, toll eight (Lead)
August 1st, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) Two people, including a 17-year-old teenager, were killed when security forces opened fire on a mob that attacked a police station in south Kashmir's Pampore town Sunday. The ... Read more...
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Angry mob vandalises police post in Uttar Pradesh
July 28th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 28 (IANS) An angry mob indulged in arson and vandalism at a police outpost, protesting the death of a teenaged boy, who was mowed down by a tractor in Uttar ... Read more...
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Protesting teachers stop train in Uttar Pradesh
July 27th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) Hundreds of temporary teachers of government and private schools disrupted rail traffic and clashed with police in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district Tuesday, demanding permanent jobs and better pay.
Police ... Read more...
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Snake bites fireman inside Lucknow airport premises
July 26th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 26 (IANS) A fireman was in a critical condition Monday after a snake bit him in the airport premises here, officials said, adding that frantic efforts were on to recover ... Read more...
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Violence after girl dies in truck accident
July 26th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 26 (IANS) A speeding truck mowed down a girl in the Jasra area of Uttar Pradesh Monday, sparking violence as an angry mob demanded that police hand over to them ... Read more...
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High alert in Guwahati following bomb blast
July 16th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, July 16 (ANI): A high alert has been sounded in Guwahati following the arrest of three Manipuri extremists after a bomb explosion at Fancy Bazar in Guwahati.Self-styled captain of the ... Read more...
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