Chhattisgarh seeks Haryana’s help for labourers’ release
February 27th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 27 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Monday sought Haryana's help to secure release of several poor people forcibly being made to work at a brick kiln in Haryana's Ambala ... Read more...
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11 kids killed in Haryana accident (Second Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ambala (Haryana), Jan 2 (IANS) Eleven students, all of them under eight years of age, were killed along with the driver of their school van Monday when it collided with ... Read more...
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Eight students, driver killed in Haryana accident
January 2nd, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ambala (Haryana), Jan 2 (IANS) At least eight students riding a school bus and their driver were killed when their vehicle collided with a truck ina dense fog in ... Read more...
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185-foot Ravana goes up in smoke in Haryana village
October 6th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 6 (IANS) Brara village in Haryana's Ambala district is in the Limca Book of Records for having erected the tallest effigy of demon-king Ravana at 175 feet in ... Read more...
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Six arrested for betting
March 30th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ambala, March 30 (IANS) Six people were arrested from a hotel in Haryana's Ambala district while they were betting on the semifinal match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, police ... Read more...
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SBI official convicted in misappropriation case
November 3rd, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
By Rajesh GaurNew Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): The Special Judge for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases in Haryana's Ambala District has convicted Lokesh Sharma, former State Bank of India (SBI) ... Read more...
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Haryana, Punjab see tallest, revolving Ravans
October 17th, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IANS) An extremely tall Ravan effigy being consigned to the flames in a village in Haryana's Ambala district and revolving effigies of Ravan and his kin in Punjab's Bathinda ... Read more...
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Two highways, villages flooded in Haryana (Lead)
September 9th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Two highways were under water and over 30 villages in Haryana's Yamunanagar district and some low-lying villages in the Ambala district were flooded as the Yamuna and other ... Read more...
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Yamuna water level in Delhi to touch danger mark Thursday evening (Lead)
September 8th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/ New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) With Haryana releasing over five lakh cusecs of water in the Yamuna river following incessant rains, the water level in the river in the national capital ... Read more...
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More Yamuna water headed towards Delhi
September 8th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) More water is likely to reach the national capital through the Yamuna river in the coming days, the Haryana government alerted Delhi Wednesday, following heavy rains in the ... Read more...
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Three rescued from swollen Ghaggar (Lead)
July 17th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), July 17 (IANS) At least three people who had entered the swollen Ghaggar river in this Haryana town Saturday were rescued by teams sent by the district administration.
Panchkula Deputy Commissioner ... Read more...
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Mystery disease leaves two girls dead in Haryana village
May 23rd, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 23 (IANS) Panic has spread in Samlehri village of Haryana's Ambala district after two girls died and 40 other patients were referred to a hospital following a mysterious disease.
Both girls, ... Read more...
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Suspected Babbar Khalsa terrorist arrested in Haryana
April 18th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), April 18 (IANS) A suspected member of the banned terrorist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) was arrested from Haryana's Ambala district, police said Sunday.
Avtar Singh was arrested from the Materi ... Read more...
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France-based Babbar members fund militants: police
March 21st, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), March 21 (IANS) France-based members of Punjab's terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) were disbursing funds to militants in India, police said Sunday.
The terrorists were getting money to sustain their ... Read more...
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Haryana district to free itself from open defecation
February 1st, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 1 (IANS) After over a dozen villages across the state succeeded in curbing the practice of defecation in the open, Haryana's Ambala district is giving a shot at making the ... Read more...
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Ruchika’s brother comes out of hiding, files fresh complaint (Lead)
December 31st, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 31 (IANS) Ruchika Girhotra's brother Ashu, who was in hiding for the past 16 years since his sister's suicide, emerged Thursday evening and submitted a fresh complaint to the ... Read more...
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Ruchika’s brother files fresh complaint against Rathore
December 31st, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 31 (IANS) Ruchika Girhotra's brother Ashu submitted a fresh complaint to the Panchkula police Thursday evening seeking registration of a case of abetment to suicide against former Haryana top ... Read more...
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Haryana Congress president Mullana loses election
October 22nd, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 22 (IANS) In a major embarrassment to the ruling Congress in Haryana, the party's state president Phool Chand Mullana Thursday lost the election from the Mulana (reserved) assembly seat in ... Read more...
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Five get life term for raping German tourist
January 28th, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) A city court sentenced five Haryana youth to life imprisonment Wednesday, a day after they were held guily of abduction and gang rape of a German tourist in ... Read more...
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Five convicted in Chandigarh’s German gang-rape case
January 27th, 2009 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 27 (IANS) Five youth from Haryana were convicted by a court here Tuesday for the gang-rape of a young German tourist visiting the city in September last year.Pankaj, Manvir Singh ... Read more...
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Gang-raped German woman appears in Chandigarh court
January 16th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) A young German woman, who was gang-raped by five youths after being taken on a drive from an upscale hotel here last year, appeared before a local court ... Read more...
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Gang-raped German woman to return to Chandigarh and depose
January 12th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 12 (IANS) A young German woman who was gang-raped by five youths after being taken on a drive from an upscale hotel here in September 2008 is arriving in the ... Read more...
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Five men charged with gang-rape of German tourist
December 22nd, 2008 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 22 (IANS) A court here Monday framed charges of gang-rape against five young men for sexually assaulting a German tourist after taking her from an upscale hotel here September this ... Read more...
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German tourist identifies her tormentors
October 2nd, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 2 (IANS) A young German woman who alleged that five youth tried to rape her after abducting her from the upscale Taj Hotel Thursday recognised four of the accused after ... Read more...
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Haryana village bodies ban paying of power bills
April 9th, 2008 - 12:54 am ICT by admin
Ambala (Haryana), April 8 (IANS) Upset with the state government's failure to supply regular electricity, at least 25 panchayats or village bodies in Haryana's Ambala district have issued an order to villagers ... Read more...
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