Poland drought reveals 400-year-old sunken treasure
September 19th, 2012 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 19 (IANS) Thanks to a drought that dried up a Polish river, more than 10 tonnes of marble statues, fountains and palace pillars looted from Polish rulers, believed ... Read more...
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Goa puts a freeze on new ore carrying barges
July 5th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 5 (IANS) Heavy river traffic has forced inland marine authorities in Goa to put a temporary freeze on the number of barges plying the rivers, ferrying iron ore ... Read more...
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Goa illegal mining scam: Panaji port to be made accountable
April 8th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 8 (IANS) A Goa government-run minor port at Panaji, which has allegedly been the clearing house for millions of tonnes of dubiously sourced iron ore, could be back ... Read more...
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Punj Lloyd bags Rs.469 crore ONGC pipeline order
November 28th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Infrastructure major Punj Lloyd Monday said it has bagged an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) offshore project at Bombay High worth Rs.469 crore from Oil and ... Read more...
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100 pro-mining agitators held in Goa
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) Nearly 100 pro-mining demonstrators were arrested after a scuffle with the police as the protesters called a day-long strike against a possible ban on export of ... Read more...
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Goa mining lobby flexes muscle, blocks river traffic
October 12th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) Nearly 50 mining barges virtually blockaded the Mandovi river, off Panaji, Wednesday to protest any impending action against the mining industry."Our livelihood is based on the ... Read more...
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Kolkata to deploy cranes, barges to streamline immersion
October 5th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IANS) The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) will deploy heavy-duty cranes and barges to clear the river quickly after the immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga ... Read more...
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Panaji Port was illegal mineral export gateway: Official
September 18th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 18 (IANS) The Panaji Port in Goa could have served as a gateway for the export of nearly five million tonnes of illegally extracted iron ore, a top ... Read more...
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Jindal ITF to carry coal for NTPC’s power plant
August 11th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) State-run power major NTPC Thursday signed a tripartite agreement with logistics firm Jindal ITF and the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for transportation of ... Read more...
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Mumbai NGO wants security checks on sand barges
July 15th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) In the wake of Wednesday's triple blasts, a Mumbai NGO Friday urged the central government to regulate sand barges plying through the city harbour and ... Read more...
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Nana infuses excitement in jaded ‘Shagird’ (IANS Movie Review)
May 13th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Shagird"; Cast: Nana Patekar, Mohit Ahlawat, Rimi Sen and Anurag Kashyap; Writer-Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia; Rating: ** 1/2There is this utterly delightful action sequence where Nana Patekar, playing a belligerent corrupt ... Read more...
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William plays football, rides home on sports bike
April 28th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) Bridegroom-to-be Prince William was seen riding home on a 1,100cc Ducati sports bike after playing football with a few friends at a park.The 28-year-old William, ... Read more...
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William spotted riding home on superbike after enjoying kickabout with mates!
April 28th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 28 (ANI): Prince William was spotted riding home on his 180mph motorbike after enjoying a footie kickabout with his mates in a park.Sources said 28-year-old royal bridegroom prefers using ... Read more...
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Pawan Hans receives Eurocopters’s 1,000th Dauphin (With Image)
April 19th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Eurocopter Tuesday delivered to Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited(PHHL) the 1,000th twin-engined medium-lift Dauphin chopper the European helicopter major has manufactured. The AS365-N3 is especially configured for ... Read more...
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Sailor dies as barge carrying ore sinks off Goa beach
February 21st, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 21 (IANS) A sailor died while six others were rescued Monday when a river barge loaded with iron ore sank while it was being unloaded.A police spokesperson said the barge ... Read more...
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Leopard barges into ‘Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster’ sets
January 9th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The crew members of Tigmanshu Dhulia's upcoming film "Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster" were in for a shock when a leopard entered the sets while they were eating ... Read more...
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High Drama At Adnan Sami’s Residence On Sunday Afternoon…Ex-Wife Barges In With Lawyer …
January 6th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Residents of Oberoi Sky Garden in suburban Mumbai were witness to some unscheduled drama on Sunday afternoon when Adnan Sami’s former wife Sabah Galadari paid him an unexpected visit along ... Read more...
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Adnan’s house confiscated, ex-wife barges in with lawyer
January 4th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) There is trouble unlimited for Pakistani singer Adnan Sami. First his house at Oberoi Sky Garden in suburban Mumbai was confiscated by the Indian government ... Read more...
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This uninvited wedding guest has a green cause
November 30th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Nov 30 (IANS) You could say he barges into weddings, but it's all for a good cause. Santosh Bajpai turns up uninvited at Uttar Pradesh wedding ceremoies to make ... Read more...
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Goa rivers be declared national waterways: shipping industry
September 16th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) Goa's three major rivers, which help ferry nearly Rs.8,000 crore of iron and manganese ore, should be declared national waterways so that these can be maintained properly, a ... Read more...
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Goa’s floating casinos dumping sewage into river: Panel
July 23rd, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 23 (IANS) A legislative panel has slammed the Goa government for allowing offshore casinos and cruise vessels to dump raw sewage into the Mandovi river that runs by this state ... Read more...
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BP Receives Fourth Bill Of $99.7 Million From The White House
July 14th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The oil giant BP has received another Bill of $99.7 Million from the White House, which is the fourth bill. This amount is for ... Read more...
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World Cup referee Webb praised After ‘Ugly’ Final
July 12th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): English World Cup referee Howard Webb has been praised after brandishing a record 14 yellow cards and one red in the final.The Yorkshireman was at the centre of ... Read more...
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Drunk, jobless man barges into Mongolia child care centre
May 20th, 2010 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) A 48-year-old jobless man, drunk and armed with a knife and a revolver, barged into a child care centre in Mongolia and started looking inside the closets before ... Read more...
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‘Goa waterways cannot handle more iron ore traffic’
April 3rd, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 3 (IANS) Goa's waterways do not have the capacity to handle any increase in iron ore traffic, a top port official said Saturday.
Chairman of the Goa-based Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) ... Read more...
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Latvia worried by Russian plan to buy French warship
December 10th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Riga, Dec 10 (RIA Novosti) Latvia is concerned over Russia's plans to buy a French warship, the Baltic country's defence ministry said.
"Senior defence ministry officials have already warned that if Russia buys ... Read more...
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“Heroes” Season 4, Episode 11: Thanksgiving
November 24th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Heroes Season 4, Episode 11 opens with Hiro arguing with Samuel to get Charlie back. As you might remember, Samuel is holding Charlie hostage in God only nows what time and ... Read more...
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UAE maritime expo registers huge response
September 8th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 8 (IANS) The organisers of the Middle East Workboats exhibition have reported a 60 percent increase in exhibitors compared with the last year, despite the global slowdown, WAM news ... Read more...
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Barge Strikes Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
July 6th, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by GD
The traffic at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel got delayed for a very long time today morning, and was even completely shut down for a long period of time thus creating a ... Read more...
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Vedanta group acquires Goa mining company in Rs.17.50 bn deal
June 12th, 2009 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 11 (IANS) Goa's biggest family-owned mining company, the Dempo group, has sold all its mining assets to Sesa Goa Limited, a majority-owned subsidy of the London-listed Vedanta Resources, for Rs.1,750 ... Read more...
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Second US vessel hijacked by Somali pirates
April 12th, 2009 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, April 11 (DPA) Pirates hijacked a US tugboat sailing under an Italian flag off the coast of Somalia four days after the failed attempt to capture the US commercial ship Maersk ... Read more...
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Good acting, subtle narrative make ‘Luck By Chance’ a winner (IANS Film Review; Rating:****)
January 31st, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Luck By Chance"; Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Dimple Kapadia, Isha Sharwani, Rishi Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Hrithik Roshan; Writer-Director: Zoya Akhtar; Rating: ****It is easy to fall in love with ... Read more...
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‘Bangladesh may turn to Myanmar for rice import’
July 16th, 2008 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 16 (IANS) Bangladesh, which banked on India for its imports of rice when the country was hit by cyclone Sidr last year, may now turn to another neighbour Myanmar for ... Read more...
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French warship Le Mistral taking aid to Myanmar
May 15th, 2008 - 5:17 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, May 15 (IANS) The French amphibious landing ship Le Mistral, which was pulled out from war exercises with the Indian Navy off the Vishakhapatinam coast, made a call at the Chennai ... Read more...
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Greenpeace barges into US radar site in Czech republic
April 29th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Prague, April 29 (Xinhua) Members of the NGO Greenpeace have barged into a site here, where the elements of US missile defence network are to be installed, CTK news agency reported. Some ... Read more...
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