Khanna elected AITA president
June 16th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) Anil Khanna was unanimously elected president of the All India Tennis Association at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) here Saturday while Bharat Oza became ... Read more...
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Himachal seeks funds for apple post-harvesting facilities
May 8th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh, the country's prominent apple-producing region, Tuesday urged the central government to allocate Rs.15 crore special assistance for strengthening post-harvesting facilities in the state.State ... Read more...
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Maoists’ mediators sum up talks as rebels hike demands (Lead)
April 27th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 27 (IANS) Interlocutors for the Maoists and the mediators appointed by Chhattisgarh government held talks for over five hours Friday to find a way for safe release of ... Read more...
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Maoists up demand for releasing Menon, want 17 rebels freed
April 27th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 27 (IANS) In a fresh demand, Maoists holding Chhattisgarh's Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon hostage have asked for 17 of their jailed associates to be released, sources ... Read more...
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Abducted collector: Government, Maoist mediators hold talks (Lead)
April 26th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 26 (IANS) In a bid to ensure release of abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, the two mediators named by Maoists and two former bureaucrats appointed by ... Read more...
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Maoists’ mediators reach Raipur
April 26th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 26 (IANS) Efforts for release of Alex Paul Menon, the Sukma collector whom Maoists kidnapped on April 21, picked pace Thursday after two mediators named by the rebels ... Read more...
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Collector’s abduction: Tension as Maoist deadline ends (Lead)
April 25th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 25 (IANS) Tension spread in Chhattisgarh as the deadline set by the abductors of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon lapsed at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Officials said ... Read more...
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Collector’s abduction: tension as Maoist deadline nears
April 25th, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 25 (IANS) Tension spread in Chhattisgarh as the deadline set by the abductors of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon lapses at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Reports coming ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh names two mediators for Menon’s release
April 24th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 24 (IANS) With just a day to go for the Maoist deadline, the Chhattisgarh government Tuesday named two former chief secretaries to negotiate with the guerrillas who ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh slows down anti-Maoist drive till Menon’s release
April 23rd, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 23 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has virtually called a halt to its anti-Maoist offensive till Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon is released from captivity, official sources ... Read more...
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Collector’s abduction: Maoists want eight cadres freed (Second Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 22 (IANS) The Maoist abductors of a Chhattisgarh district collector Sunday demanded the release of their eight jailed associates and a halt on security forces' action ... Read more...
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Kolkata fire: Three AMRI directors seek anticipatory bail (Lead)
February 16th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Three AMRI hospital directors, who have been evading arrest in connection with the Dec 9, 2011 fire tragedy here that killed 94 people, approached a court ... Read more...
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Need bed, newspapers in jail, AMRI directors tell court
January 18th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) Six AMRI Hospital directors, jailed in connection with the Dec 9, 2011, fire in the medical centre that claimed 94 lives, Wednesday approached a court here ... Read more...
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Schoolgirl chokes to death after imitating suicide scene
December 27th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) In a freak accident, a class 5 girl student choked to death apparently trying to imitate a suicide scene shown in a television programme, police said ... Read more...
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We want state-run hospital in place of AMRI, say locals
December 19th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) The ultra-modern glass facade AMRI hospital in Dhakuria was out of bounds for the thousands of shanty dwellers who live in its vicinity. These slum dwellers, ... Read more...
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Jnaneswari Express sabotage suspect arrested
November 13th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) Pro-Maoist tribal outfit People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) member and a suspect in the Jnaneswari Express sabotage Asit Mahato was Sunday arrested in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Bengal Congress leaders meet Rahul, complain about Trinamool
September 13th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) A group of 25 Congress leaders from West Bengal Monday called on party general secretary Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi and complained to him ... Read more...
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Trinamool wins in Bengal’s political flashpoints
May 16th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Be it Nandigram, Singur or Lalgarh, in the West Bengal elections the Trinamool Congress came up trumps in almost every area that was a blood-soaked ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee’s son to join Congress Friday
March 7th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Congress stalwart and union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's son Avijit will officially join the party on March 11 and contest the state assembly polls from ... Read more...
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Two Nepali women nabbed with cannabis
December 25th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 25 (IANS) Two Nepali women were arrested Saturday carrying cannabis worth around Rs.20 lakh in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj, police said.The two women, aged around 40 years, were held from the ... Read more...
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Children among 200 ill after school meal
December 13th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) Over 200 people, most of them children, are being treated for food poisoning after eating a meal served by a school in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, ... Read more...
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Rebels kill pro-Maoist activist
December 6th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) A member of the pro-Maoist tribal body, Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocities, was killed by the rebels in West Bengal's West Midnapore district because they suspected him to ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee’s son tipped to contest in West Bengal
November 18th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
Kolkata, Nov 18 (IANS) Congress stalwart Pranab Mukherjee's technocrat son Avijit could be seen as a party candidate from the Nalhati seat in Birbhum district in the West Bengal ... Read more...
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Doctor shot dead in Lucknow (Lead)
October 27th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 27 (IANS) Two motorcycle-riding assailants shot dead a senior government doctor here Wednesday morning, police said.Vinod Kumar Arya, 55-year-old chief medical officer for family welfare, was fatally shot in the ... Read more...
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Poacher nabbed with antlers in Uttar Pradesh
October 6th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) A poacher who worked for a Nepal-based gang was Wednesday arrested with around 10 kg of antlers of swamp deer in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, police said.Maheem Singh, ... Read more...
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Behind Durga Puja idols and decor, the Mamata hand!
September 15th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Sabyasachi Roy
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) She is a politician and a fiery orator, she also sings, paints and recites poetry. And now Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, who maintains a punishing ... Read more...
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Rahul exhorts youngsters to join Youth Congress
September 14th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Santiniketan (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) Exhorting young people to join the Indian Youth Congress, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said strengthening the Congress would help them serve the nation ... Read more...
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Gyaneshwari Express mishap: PCPA leader Manoj Mahato arrested
September 4th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Sep 4 (ANI): West Bengal police has arrested People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Manoj Mahato, a key accused in the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express derailment.Manoj Mahato was nabbed from ... Read more...
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Gyaneshwari Express mishap: Key suspect killed in encounter
August 27th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Jhargram, Aug 27 (ANI): People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Umakanto Mahato, a key accused in the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express derailment, was killed in an encounter with security forces at ... Read more...
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‘100,000 homes for the homeless in India by 2015′
August 20th, 2010 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Committed to provide homes for the homeless, Habitat for Humanity India, an NGO that works towards providing affordable homes, has said the country needs to cross the 100,000-homes ... Read more...
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Canines get ready to sniff out trouble at Games (With Images)
August 10th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) Pinky, a one-year-old labrador, and her canine companions seem happy and relaxed as they stroll along Chandigarh's popular Sukhna lake. But these sniffer dogs are actually ... Read more...
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Why Tarak Mehta Introduced Fear Factor?
August 10th, 2010 - 11:49 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Neela Telefilms' sitcom "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma' on SAB TV is a very popular family entertainer. However, recently a bhootnee (ghost) has created a big uproar ... Read more...
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Kanwars: For Hindus by Muslims
August 8th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Aug 8 (IANS) You could hardly have guessed that some of the beautifully decorated kanwars carried by Hindu devotees during the annual religious journey, Kanwar Yatra, have actually been ... Read more...
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Five new swine flu cases in Bengal
August 5th, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) Five more people tested positive for swine flu in West Bengal Thursday taking the number of confirmed cases of the contagious disease to 114 in the state this ... Read more...
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Rs.5.5 lakh bounty on train sabotage accused
August 3rd, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the Gyaneshwari Express sabotage Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs.5.5 lakh for providing information leading to the arrest of eight ... Read more...
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