Tea firms line up tea tourism projects in Darjeeling hills
August 23rd, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Tea producers are venturing into tea tourism projects in the picturesque Darjeeling hills, hoping the newly-created Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) will restore peace in the region.The ... Read more...
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Banking activities paralysed as strike begins
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Business and commercial activities across India were paralysed Wednesday as employees of public sector and private banks went on a two-day strike to protest proposed amendments ... Read more...
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Two-day bank strike from Wednesday
August 20th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) All business and commercial activities across the country are likely to be crippled as the entire banking industry employees would go on a two-day strike starting ... Read more...
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Indian tea makers to showcase brew at London Olympics
July 25th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Leading tea makers from India will showcase different varieties of tea during the July 27-Aug 12 London Olympics to promote the brew in Britain.Premium brands of ... Read more...
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Lawyers’ strike cripples judicial work in northeast
July 11th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati/Agartala, July 11 (IANS) Judicial activities in the lower and high courts in all the eight northeastern states were severely affected Wednesday as lawyers abstained from work to protest ... Read more...
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Technical glitch hits Darjeeling tea e-auction plan
June 18th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Electronic auctioning of the world-famous Darjeeling tea has become uncertain with glitches hitting the launch platform.The e-auction platform was supposed to start in April at the ... Read more...
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‘Assam losing revenue as Bodo tea growers sell to Bengal’
March 25th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) Small tea growers in the four Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) in Assam are forced to sell their green leaves to markets in neighbouring West Bengal ... Read more...
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Revenue loss for Assam as Bodo area tea goes to Bengal
March 24th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 24 (IANS) The Assam government has been losing a huge sum of revenue as tea growers in the four Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD), on the north bank ... Read more...
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Assam small tea growers mull creating own brand
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 23 (IANS) Small tea growers in Assam might soon create a brand of their own to make their presence felt in the Indian as well as the international ... Read more...
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Test your nerves against sport fish in Himachal
March 11th, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 11 (IANS) If you are an angler and want to test your nerves against sport fish in one of the largest man-made wetlands in the foothills of the ... Read more...
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Peaceful start to general strike in Maharashtra
February 28th, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Employees of banks, insurance companies, central government and local bodies as well as workers in several private industries joined a 24-hour all India strike of various ... Read more...
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Trade unions call nationwide strike Tuesday
February 23rd, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) All business and commercial activities are likely to be paralysed next Tuesday following a nationwide strike call by 11 trade unions.The strike would involve around 45 ... Read more...
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Premier League Soccer: Sorin to be Haldia franchisee’s icon player
February 7th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) The Rs 1.5 crore prize money Premier League Soccer (PLS), that has already grossed over Rs.100 crore, is tentatively slated to begin March 24 with the ... Read more...
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Three new judges join Delhi High Court (Lead)
October 17th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Three new judges took oath of office in the Delhi High Court Monday even as the executive committee of the Bar Association opposed the appointment ... Read more...
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Iraq asks FIFA to organise its qualifiers in Qatar
October 2nd, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 2 (IANS) Iraq has asked world football's governing body FIFA to approve its request for playing its qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup and the 2012 London Olympics ... Read more...
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India, Iran seek to end oil payment row
September 22nd, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) India is likely to put in place a permanent mechanism in a month's time to resolve the oil payment dispute with Iran, an official said Thursday."I ... Read more...
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Umpires abandon match after players show dissent over boundary
September 20th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hamilton (Bermuda), Sep 20 (IANS/CMC) Two Barbados-born umpires abandoned a match amid a row over a boundary as fresh controversy hit the game on the island.Hector Watson and Melvin Best called ... Read more...
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Kerala cricket fans shocked at termination of Kochi Tuskers
September 19th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 19 (IANS) Kerala's cricket lovers Monday were shocked at the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) decision to terminate the Kochi Tuskers' contract for defaulting ... Read more...
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Singur vegetable vendor’s daughter shines as athlete
September 12th, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sept 11 (IANS) Asha Roy, daughter of a small-time vegetable vendor in West Bengal's Singur, stole the show by taking the women's 100 metres gold at the National ... Read more...
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West Bengal to bid for 2015 National Games (Lead)
June 6th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) West Bengal will bid to host the 2015 National Games, Sports Minister Madan Mitra said Monday."We have got the consent of the chief minister (Mamata ... Read more...
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Blast near Delhi High Court, no casualties (Second Lead)
May 25th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) There was a low intensity blast outside the Delhi High Court complex Wednesday as a crude bomb exploded, police said. There were no casualties or ... Read more...
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Warne, Dixit appear before IPL panel
May 17th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne and Rajasthan Cricket Association secretary Sanjay Dixit appeared before an Indian Premier League (IPL) panel
here Tuesday and gave their versions on ... Read more...
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Crows in Malaysia steal panties, bras to make nests
March 29th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Mar 29 (ANI): When a number of panties and bras left to dry outside several homes in Malaysia disappeared, the initial suspicion fell on a sexual predator, until it was ... Read more...
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Chandigarh hospital technicians continue strike
March 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 16 (IANS) Operation theatre technicians of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here continued their indefinite strike Wednesday, causing inconvenience to hundreds of patients.The ... Read more...
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Malaysian community with Indian roots to preserve identity
March 15th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 15 (IANS) Malaysia's tiny Chitty community, which came here from India long before the Europeans and the Chinese, wants to be designated 'bumiputra' - sons of the ... Read more...
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‘No change in Kochi IPL team’s home ground’
February 20th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 20 (IANS) The home venue for the Kochi Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Indi Commandos, is the ground here, a Kerala Cricket Association official said Saturday, denying any change in ... Read more...
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Corruption charges cloud Jharkhand National Games
February 16th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaRanchi, Feb 16 (ANI): The organizers of the ongoing 34th National Games in Jharkhand are facing corruption charges over equipment purchases and construction contracts.The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) ... Read more...
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Kochi owners yet to take final call on Geoff Lawson as coach
December 26th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Dec 26 (IANS) Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson is high on the list of the Indian Premier League's Kochi franchise for the coach's job but the owners are yet to take ... Read more...
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Cake prices skyrocket in Kolkata ahead of Christmas
December 24th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Dec.24 (ANI): Ahead of the Christmas celebrations on Saturday, the prices of cakes have increase in Kolkata following a sharp rise in the cost of its ingredients."I am here to get ... Read more...
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People throng Kochi aquatic exhibition
December 18th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi, Dec.18 (ANI): Scores of people thronged an aquatic exhibition 'De Aquaria 10' displaying wide range of ornamental fishes in Kochi.The exhibition showcased nearly 2,000 varieties of fishes, 20 ... Read more...
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Tennis star Somdev keen to train northeast players
December 6th, 2010 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala, Dec 6 (IANS) India's tennis sensation Somdev Devvarman, who won two gold medals at the Guangzhou Asian Games last month, is keen to train promising players from the ... Read more...
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Kochi franchise informs IPL GC about inability to resolve ownership dispute
November 25th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Nov.25 (ANI): The beleagured Kochi IPL franchise has reportedly written to the Governing Council of the Indian Premier League, expressing its inability to resolve the ownership issue.Though the franchise owners ... Read more...
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Pest attack affects Siliguri’s tea production
October 20th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by ANI
By Tarak SarkarSiliguri (West Bengal), Oct.20 (ANI): The tea growers of West Bengal's Siliguri District have incurred huge losses in the current year due to pest attack and heavy downpour.In comparison to ... Read more...
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Fingers pointed at land deals by Hyderabad varsity
October 13th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
By K.S. Jayaraman
Bangalore, Oct 13 (IANS) Sections of the faculty are angry with the Hyderabad university for giving away vacant land in the campus to public and private organisations. The varsity ... Read more...
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Malaysian educationists welcome proposal to increase Tamil schools
September 26th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Sept 26 (ANI): Malaysian educationists and community leaders have reportedly welcomed the proposal to allot land for national-type schools in areas where the majority of residents are Chinese or Indians.The ... Read more...
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