Nitish Kumar faces protest by Bihar rural representatives
September 13th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 13 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday faced a protest by nearly 2,000 rural representatives from across the state against 'high-handedness' of officials and "rampant corruption" in ... Read more...
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Nuclear power or not? Leaders fight it out (Haryana Newsletter)
July 20th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) Leaders of all political hues in Haryana are fighting a nuclear war these days. The leaders have gone ballistic with their positioning over the issue ... Read more...
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Over 350 booked after Haryana farmers-cops clash
July 17th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 17 (IANS) More than 350 people were booked Tuesday after villagers clashed with police and vandalised government offices in Haryana's Rewari district, 55 km from here, a day ... Read more...
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Another explosion in Allahabad, five kids injured
June 7th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, June 7 (IANS) Five children were injured Thursday when a bomb went off in a village in this Uttar Pradesh district -- the second blast in about a fortnight, ... Read more...
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IPS officer killing: Congress calls shutdown Tuesday
March 9th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh's opposition Congress Friday held demonstrations in several parts of the state to protest the killing of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and ... Read more...
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Congress alleges lapse by officials in Madhya Pradesh house
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 21 (IANS) On the first day of the Madhya Pradesh assembly's budget session Tuesday, the Congress alleged that officials present in the house did not follow protocol and ... Read more...
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15 IAS officials shifted in Chhattisgarh
February 13th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 13 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Monday reshuffled 15 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, official sources said.Among the changes, D.S. Mishra was brought as finance, ... Read more...
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Pailan, Salgaocar play goalless draw in I-League
February 2nd, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Pailan Arrows managed to pull off a 0-0 draw at home to Salgaocar SC in the 18th round of I-League football played at the Salt Lake ... Read more...
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Hooda detractors make themselves heard (Haryana Newsletter)
January 15th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 15 (IANS) As Bhupinder Singh Hooda moves closer to completing seven years as Haryana chief minister, some state leaders in his Congress party are beginning to raise their ... Read more...
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Opposition drops complaint in chief minister’s box
January 13th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh leader of opposition Ajay Singh Friday dropped a complaint against the home minister in the complaint box installed at Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's ... Read more...
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Gurgaon ‘grooms’ for daughters of Lalu Prasad, Sharad Yadav
January 11th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 11 (IANS) Two top Bihar politicians - Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav - are set to fix marriages of their ... Read more...
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Ajay Singh Chautala seeks quashing of corruption charges, trial
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Ajay Singh Chautala Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court for quashing of the charges and trial against him for ... Read more...
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A Rs.300 crore ‘Thank You’ from Hooda! (Haryana Newsletter)
December 18th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 18 (IANS) It could easily qualify as the biggest 'thank you' ever made. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda did that last week when he doled out a ... Read more...
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Serving kids puffed rice is contempt of court: Congress
December 14th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 14 (IANS) Congress legislator Ajay singh, leader of opposition in the Madhya Pradesh assembly, has criticized the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government's decision to serve puffed rice (murmure) ... Read more...
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Former MPs still occupy government houses
October 30th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Despite losing their entitlement, eight former MPs, including Jagdish Tytler and Ajay Singh Chautala, continue to occupy posh government accommodation, a Right to Information ... Read more...
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Hisar’s main contestants record massive hike in properties
October 12th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The three main contenders in the Hisar Lok Sabha by-election have accumulated large properties in the last two years, according to figures compiled by ... Read more...
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Hisar bypoll: Hooda has lot at stake
September 25th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) He may not be trying to uphold his father's legacy or have a family member in the fray like the two other main contestants in the ... Read more...
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Five women drown as vehicle plunges into canal
September 3rd, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) Five members of a family -- all women -- drowned while 10 others were injured when the vehicle carrying them plunged into a canal in Uttar ... Read more...
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Former footballers pay rich tribute to Bhaichung, the prankster
August 24th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Former footballers paid rich tribute to India's iconic star and long serving captain Bhaichung Bhutia who ended his 16-year-long glittering international career here Wednesday.His three ... Read more...
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BJP wins in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar by-polls (Second Lead)
June 30th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal/Patna, June 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday won the Jabera and Purnia by-elections to the Madhya Pradesh and Bihar assemblies respectively.Dashrath Singh Lodhi of Madhya Pradesh's ... Read more...
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BJP wins in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar (Lead)
June 29th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal/Patna, June 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday won the Jabera and Purnia by-elections in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar respectively.Dashrath Singh Lodhi of Madhya Pradesh's ruling BJP ... Read more...
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Hooda reshuffles portfolios of top ministers (Lead)
June 15th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 14 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Tuesday reshuffled his cabinet, making Harmohinder Singh Chatha the new finance minister, in place of Ajay Singh Yadav, who will ... Read more...
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Hooda reshuffles portfolios of top ministers
June 14th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 14 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Tuesday reshuffled his cabinet, making Harmohinder Singh Chatha the new finance minister, instead of Ajay Singh Yadav, who will now ... Read more...
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INLD demands judicial probe into villager’s murder
June 10th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 10 (IANS) Haryana's main opposition party Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Friday sought a judicial probe into the killing of a former village headman in which the names ... Read more...
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639 polluting industrial units closed in Haryana
May 26th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS) Cracking the whip, the Haryana government ordered the closure of 639 industrial units in 2010-11 for violation of water and air pollution norms, a minister said ... Read more...
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Congress’s new Madhya Pradesh leaders attack BJP chief
April 28th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 28 (IANS) After newly-appointed Congress Madhya Pradesh chief Kantilal Bhuria, it was the new leader of opposition Ajay Singh who Thursday attacked the state Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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For seven years, presidential reference in Supreme Court
April 25th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 25 (IANS) A presidential reference to the Supreme Court over a water dispute between Punjab and Haryana is pending for nearly seven years, a Haryana minister has said ... Read more...
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Haryana wants full share of Yamuna water from Uttar Pradesh
April 13th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 13 (IANS) The Haryana government Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to immediately restore its "legitimate share" of the Yamuna river water.In a communication to his Uttar ... Read more...
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Ajay Singh is Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh assembly
April 13th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Congress party Wednesday appointed Ajay Singh, son of late union minister Arjun Singh, as leader of its legislature party in Madhya Pradesh.A statement ... Read more...
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No new taxes in Haryana budget
March 9th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) No new taxes have been proposed in the annual budget for 2011-12 presented in the Haryana assembly here Wednesday.Finance Minister Ajay Singh Yadav said he was ... Read more...
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Haryana to penalise people harming leopards
February 25th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) The Haryana government Friday warned of punishment to those killing or injuring leopards in the state.This comes following recent incidents of people in rural areas attacking and killing ... Read more...
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Haryana seeks war weapons for museum
February 18th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 18 (IANS) Haryana Finance Minister Ajay Singh Yadav has urged Defence Minister A.K. Antony to allow the armed forces to donate their old and non-functional weapons for the newly constructed ... Read more...
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Man held for overseas job racket
February 17th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A 34-year-old Delhi University graduate was held here for duping several people on the pretext of giving them jobs in Singapore and other countries, police said Thursday."Sujeet ... Read more...
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Haryana sets up police stations to check power, water theft
February 5th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) In a unique move, the Haryana government Friday announced the setting up of police stations to check the theft of power and canal water in the state.Chief Minister ... Read more...
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INLD seeks judicial probe into Haryana land scam
January 26th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 26 (IANS) Haryana's main opposition party Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Wednesday sought a judicial probe into a multi-billion-rupee land scandal in the state during the tenure of the Bhupinder ... Read more...
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