PM hails Risat-1 launch
April 26th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday congratulated scientists of India's space agency ISRO for the successful launch of the PSLV-C19 rocket that has put into ... Read more...
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India’s second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 to wait
April 26th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), April 26 (IANS) India's second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2, slated for 2014, will have to wait till the country's space agency flies two of its heavy rocket ... Read more...
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India sees reduction in wastlelands
April 25th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Wastelands in the country have come down by half a million hectares between 2005-06 and 2008-09, with Karnataka leading in their use for industry and ... Read more...
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Anganwadi workers’ pay may go up again
April 24th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Planning Commission is thinking of raising the remuneration of Anganwadi workers, who currently earn Rs.3,000 a month."We need to dignify the ICDS (Integrated Child ... Read more...
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‘Chattisgarh clueless about collector’s whereabouts’ (Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 22 (IANS) The Chattisgarh Police is "totally clueless" about the whereabouts of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, who has been abducted by Maoists, while the state government ... Read more...
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Need law against Maoist kidnappings: Congress
April 22nd, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Raipur, April 22 (IANS) A law must be enacted to prevent kidnappings such as that of the Chhattisgarh collector Alex Paul Menon by Maoists, Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct Chhattisgarh collector, kill two guards (Fourth Lead, With Image)
April 21st, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) Maoist rebels Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh and shot dead his two guards who tried to resist them, police said. The collector's ... Read more...
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Gangster Suri murder accused Bhanu arrested (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police Saturday arrested most wanted fugitive Bhanu Kiran alias Bhanu, the key accused in the murder of dreaded gangster Suryanarayana Reddy alias Maddelachervu ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct Chhattisgarh collector, kill two guards (Third Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) Maoist rebels Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh and shot dead his two guards who tried to resist them, police said.Alex Paul Menon, ... Read more...
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Gangster Suri murder accused Bhanu arrested
April 21st, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police Saturday arrested Bhanu Kiran alias Bhanu, the key accused in the murder of dreaded gangster Suryanarayana Reddy alias Maddelachervu Suri.The Crime Investigation ... Read more...
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Kidnapped Andhra schoolboy found murdered
April 20th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 20 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy, kidnapped four days ago while he was on his way to school, was Friday found murdered in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district, police ... Read more...
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Schengen visa processor VFS expands operations
April 18th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 18 (IANS) Leading outsourcing and technology services specialist for diplomatic missions, VFS Global, has expanded its operations in India's tech hub to process applications for Schengen visa to ... Read more...
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Maoist ideologue Satyamurthy dead
April 17th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 17 (IANS) K.G. Satyamurthy, a Maoist ideologue and one of the founders of the People's War Group (PWG), died in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district Tuesday. He was 84.Satyamurthy, ... Read more...
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Bihar’s Srividhi campaign arouses interest in other states
April 16th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 16 (IANS) The SRI (System of Rice Intensification) organic method of paddy cultivation that has been successfully employed in Bihar has aroused interest in other states as well, ... Read more...
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Andhra woman delivers on road
April 9th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) In yet another shocking incident in Andhra Pradesh, a woman gave birth to a child on the road after a government-run hospital allegedly refused to attend ... Read more...
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Ignoring opposition protests, Andhra transfers police official (Lead)
April 6th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) Ignoring protests by opposition parties and objection by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) chief, the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh Friday went ahead with the transfer ... Read more...
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12 Andhra students hospitalized after corporal punishment
April 3rd, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) In another shocking incident of corporal punishment, a woman teacher in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district severely punished 12 girl students who had to be hospitalized.The incident ... Read more...
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Child rights body to regulate education act’s implementation
April 3rd, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The apex child rights panel National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Tuesday rolled out a fresh set of guidelines to monitor implementation of ... Read more...
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Andhra man beats wife for carrying girl child
April 3rd, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) In yet another incident of gender bias in Andhra Pradesh, a man beat up his pregnant wife for carrying a girl child, resulting in a miscarriage, ... Read more...
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Two killed in Andhra fire mishap
April 2nd, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) At least two people were killed and nine others injured in a huge fire at a firecrackers manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district Monday, ... Read more...
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IVRCL Group bags orders worth Rs.4,081 crore
April 2nd, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) IVRCL Group Monday said it had bagged orders worth Rs.4,081 crore in buildings, transportation and thermal power plant segments.IVRCL Assets and Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of ... Read more...
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Andhra town tense after communal violence (Lead)
March 30th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) The situation remained tense in Sangareddy town of Andhra Pradesh Friday following a night of communal clashes.Police, which had imposed a curfew Thursday night to ... Read more...
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Four killed in Andhra fire mishap
March 29th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Four persons were killed in a blaze in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district Thursday, police said.A police official said a fire broke out and soon engulfed ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha disrupted over Telangana issue
March 27th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice Tuesday following noisy disruptions by MPs from Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region pressing for their demand of separate ... Read more...
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Shutdown in Telangana over suicides for separate state
March 27th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 27 (IANS) A daylong shutdown began across Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region Tuesday following a call by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to protest the central government's insensitivity ... Read more...
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Invesco plans to expand operations in Hyderabad
March 26th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 26 (IANS) Invesco Ltd., a global asset management company, plans to expand its operations in Hyderabad, where it has the largest global centre outside its head office in ... Read more...
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Parliament disrupted over army chief’s claim, Telangana
March 26th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was Monday adjourned till noon after opposition members raised the allegations levelled by army chief Gen. V.K. Singh that he had ... Read more...
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Andhra minister quits over Congress defeat
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 22 (IANS) A senior cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh Thursday sent his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, owning moral responsibility for the party's defeat in the ... Read more...
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President greets nation on spring New Year
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Thursday greeted the people of the country on the new year festivals of Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Cheti Chand, Navreh ... Read more...
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Belgium to renovate 14 railway stations in India
March 21st, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) Belgium has tied up with the Indian Railways to renovate 14 railway stations in India.Belgium's ambassador to India Pierre Vaesen Wednesday said the project was proposed ... Read more...
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Record numbers visit Udyanotsav at Rashtrapati Bhawan
March 21st, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) More than 6 lakh visitors flocked to the "Udyanotsav" at Rashtrapati Bhavan this year, creating a new record.The gardens, situated inside Rashtrapati Bhavan grounds, were ... Read more...
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Eight students drown in tank
March 21st, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) Eight Class 10 students drowned in a tank in Andhra Pradesh's
SPS Nellore district, police said Wednesday.The bodies of the students were recovered from the tank in ... Read more...
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13 school children killed as bus falls in canal (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) In a ghastly accident, 13 school children were killed and 25 were injured when a private school bus fell into a canal in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam ... Read more...
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CBI questions Andhra minister in Jagan case (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday questioned Andhra Pradesh cabinet minister Mopidevi Venkatramna and a top bureaucrat for four hours over the ... Read more...
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12 children killed as bus falls in canal
March 20th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) At least 12 children were killed and 20 injured when a private school bus fell into a canal in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district Tuesday, police said.The ... Read more...
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