RJD releases list for Bihar polls
September 30th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 30 (IANS) Bihar's main opposition the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Thursday released the list of 65 candidates for two phases of the six-phase assembly polls.RJD spokesperson Shakil Ahmad Khan said ... Read more...
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Senior cop killed in Taliban suicide attack in Pakistan (Lead)
August 5th, 2010 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Inspector General of the Frontier Constabulary (FC), Sifwat Ghayur, was killed in a suicide attack Wednesday in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, police said, ... Read more...
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Two more die in Srinagar, toll 46 (Second Lead)
August 4th, 2010 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) Another civilian was killed allegedly in firing by security forces here Wednesday, taking the toll in the violence in the Kashmir Valley to 46 since June 11. A ... Read more...
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Another teenager dies in Srinagar, toll 45 (Lead)
August 4th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) The violence in the Kashmir Valley Wednesday claimed its 45th victim since June 11 with a teenager succumbing to bullet injuries here following a clash with security forces.
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Senior police officer killed in Pakistan suicide attack
August 4th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Inspector General of the Frontier Constabulary (FC), Sifwat Ghayur, was killed in a suicide attack Wednesday in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, police said. ... Read more...
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Two killed, 23 wounded as CRPF fires at mobs in Kashmir
July 30th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 30 (IANS) Two people were killed and two others critically injured Friday when Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers opened fire on a mob damaging the railway tracks in north ... Read more...
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Clashes in Srinagar, two injured
July 30th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 30 (ANI): Clashes broke out in several parts of Srinagar after a youth was seriously injured in security forces firing at Chanpora area on Friday.The condition of the injured ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar must go: Bihar opposition (Lead)
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 22 (IANS) The opposition in Bihar Thursday stuck to its demand for the resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his alleged involvement in a Rs.11,412 crore scam, a ... Read more...
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Aggressive opposition to continue protest against Nitish Kumar
July 22nd, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 22 (IANS) A day after unseemly scenes of a slipper being flung at the speaker and flower pots being broken in the assembly, Bihar's opposition legislators Thursday said they ... Read more...
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Bihar Assembly chaos : Congress woman flings flower pots
July 21st, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, July 21 (ANI): Amid chaotic secenes in the Bihar Assembly, Jyoti Singh, a woman MLC belonging to the Congress, threw several flower pots around, as the Opposition continued with their ... Read more...
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Slippers hurled at Bihar Speaker, 17 RJD, LJP MLAs suspended
July 21st, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, July 21 (ANI): Seventeen MLAs from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) parties have been suspended for the rest of the session on Wednesday after ... Read more...
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Kashmir violence: Protest continues in Sopore
June 29th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, June 29 (ANI): The situation in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town continues to be tense for the fourth day on Tuesday.Curfew has been imposed in Sopore while movement of civilians ... Read more...
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Kashmir rights panel chief to probe Sopore firing
June 26th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 26 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday appointed state human rights commission chief Justice (retd) Syed Bashir-ud-Din to conduct an enquiry into Friday's firing incident in Sopore in which ... Read more...
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US gets access to ‘Rambo’ arrested in Pak while on mission to kill bin Laden
June 18th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 18(ANI): US consular officials in Pakistan were allowed to meet the American construction worker, who was nabbed while on a solo mission to 'hunt' down and kill Al-Qaeda warlord Osama ... Read more...
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US seeks access to ‘Rambo’ arrested in Pak while on mission to kill bin Laden
June 17th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jun.17 (ANI): The United States has formally asked Pakistan to grant access to the American construction worker, who was nabbed while on a solo mission to 'hunt' down and kill Al-Qaeda ... Read more...
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American Male Supposedly Out To Hunt Osama Bin Laden, Arrested In Pakistan
June 16th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 16, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A 50-year-old American male from California has been arrested in the mountains of the Chitral district in close proximity to the border with Afghanistan's ... Read more...
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Court rejects army’s plea to hand over Machil gunfight accused
June 15th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 15 (IANS) A court in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday rejected the Indian Army's plea to hand over the four men arrested in the allegedly staged Machil gunfight case for recording ... Read more...
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American ‘Rambo’ arrested in Pak for setting out on mission to kill Osama
June 15th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 15 (ANI): A US citizen, who was on a look out to kill dreaded terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, has been arrested from the Chitral region of northern Pakistan.The Chitral ... Read more...
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Major suspended, colonel removed over Kashmir killings (Second Lead)
June 6th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A day ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Kashmir trip, the Indian Army Sunday removed a colonel from his command and suspended a major over three ... Read more...
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Two army men suspended over Kashmir civilian killings (Lead)
June 6th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A day ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Kashmir visit, the Indian Army Sunday suspended two senior officers - a colonel and a major - for ... Read more...
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Machil staged shootout raises doubts about previous operations: Omar
June 6th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah says the killing of three civilians in an alleged staged shootout in Nadihal village April 30 has raised doubts ... Read more...
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Fake shootout case: Police to seek army officer’s custody (Lead, superseding previous story)
June 3rd, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police will seek the custody of an Indian Army major accused of killing three villagers April 30 in a staged shootout in the Machil ... Read more...
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Yasin Malik on hunger strike in Kashmir
June 3rd, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik Thursday went on a daylong hunger strike, along with 30 party activists, in north Kashmir's Nadihal village to protest ... Read more...
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Police to seek custody of army officer in fake shootout case
June 3rd, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police will seek the custody of an army officer accused of killing three villagers on April 30 in a staged shootout in Machil sector ... Read more...
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Qureshi denied contact for hours with US officials
June 1st, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jun 1 (ANI): The Pakistani Government's big claims that it had easy access to senior American officials was exposed when Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had to wait for hours ... Read more...
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Promotions, transfers for Kashmir cops
May 31st, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 31 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday promoted several police officials as well as ordering a few transfers.
A meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Omar ... Read more...
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Dialogue and rights violations can’t go together: Mirwaiz
May 31st, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 31 (IANS) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, said here Monday that "human rights violations and the dialogue process cannot go on together" in Jammu and Kashmir, ... Read more...
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Ten injured in Kashmir clashes over civilian killings (Roundup)
May 29th, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Ten people, including three policemen, were injured in clashes between protestors and police in north Kashmir's Nadihal village where three civilians killed in an alleged staged ... Read more...
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Antony assures fair probe of Kashmir civilian killings (Lead)
May 29th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Saturday that the alleged murder of three Kashmiri civilians in a staged shootout involving an Indian Army major was being "seriously" probed ... Read more...
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Army officer booked for civilian killings in Kashmir (Lead)
May 29th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 29 (IANS) An Indian Army major and four other people, including a Territorial Army soldier, have been booked for the murder of three civilians in a staged gun battle in ... Read more...
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Army officer booked for civilian killings
May 29th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 29 (IANS) An Indian Army major and four other people, including a territorial army soldier, were booked for the murder of three civilians in a staged gun battle in Jammu ... Read more...
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Two held for three Kashmir killings in fake gun battle (Lead)
May 28th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 28 (IANS) Two people were arrested for the disappearance of three men in the Kashmir Valley, who were allegedly killed in a fake gunfight near the border with Pakistan. The ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s Election Commission set for five-year revamp
May 25th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) Pakistan's Election Commission Tuesday unveiled a five-year plan for restructuring the organisation as well for registration of voters and settlement of election disputes among others issues.
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Lalu Prasad plans march to expose Nitish Kumar
May 4th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 4 (IANS) After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar began a march to seek people's confidence, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has planned one for himself to expose the ... Read more...
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Clash of little dancing stars on small screen
April 29th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Small screen is set for a clash between Zee TV's "Dance India Dance L'il Masters" and Colors' "Chak Dhoom Dhoom" - both of which are ... Read more...
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