Congress shutdown paralyses life in Odisha (Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 10 (IANS) Thousands of people were taken into preventive custody Monday in Odisha during a dawn-to-dusk shutdown called by the Congress party to protest police excesses on its ... Read more...
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BJD intensifies protest against Polavaram project
August 27th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 27 (IANS) Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday intensified its protest against the construction of the multi-purpose Polavaram irrigation project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.Thousands of BJD workers and ... Read more...
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Haryana announces Rs.1.5 crore reward, land for Sushil
August 12th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) Despite the wrestler being from Delhi's Najafgarh, the Haryana government Sunday announced a cash reward of Rs 1.5 crore along with land for Sushil Kumar ... Read more...
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Geetika suicide: Kanda’s kin detained
August 11th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 11 (IANS) A close relative of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda was detained Saturday here in the case of suicide of a former flight attendant and Kanda's ... Read more...
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Kanda may move high court for anticipatory bail
August 10th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, who is wanted by police in connection with the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma and has been ... Read more...
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Court denies Kanda shield against arrest (Lead)
August 9th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Haryana's former minister Gopal Goyal Kanda who was called by police for questioning over the ... Read more...
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Haryana announces Rs.1 crore for Saina Nehwal
August 4th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 4 (IANS) Ace badminton player Saina Nehwal will get a reward of Rs.1 crore from the Haryana government for winning a bronze medal for the country in women's ... Read more...
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Maruti not shifting from Haryana, Bhargava assures Hooda
July 23rd, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 23 (IANS) Despite the latest violence which left one senior official dead and nearly 100 injured, public sector automobile giant Maruti has no plans to shift its base ... Read more...
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Over 65 percent polling in Punjab bypoll (Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 11 (IANS) Over 65 percent of the 1.67 lakh voters cast their ballot Wednesday in the by-election from the Dasuya assembly constituency in Punjab, in which the ... Read more...
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Over 65 percent voting in Punjab bypoll
July 11th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 11 (IANS) Over 65 percent of the 1.67 lakh voters cast their ballot Wednesday in the by-election from the Dasuya assembly constituency in Punjab, in which the ... Read more...
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Haryana’s low cost health for all plan stillborn
May 31st, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), May 31 (IANS) Low cost health for all at the doorstep! The Haryana dream seems to be over before it began.Having failed to get polyclinics across the state ... Read more...
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NGO worker, son-in-law arrested for assaulting protection home inmates (Lead)
May 10th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), May 10 (IANS) Police Thursday arrested an award-winning NGO worker and her son-in-law following allegations of physical and sexual assault on inmates of a protection home for girls ... Read more...
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Unfolding at Haryana hospital - saga of abandoned daughters
May 1st, 2012 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), May 1 (IANS) A leading medical health institution in Haryana, not far from the national capital, is grappling with a peculiar problem - an increasing number of abandoned ... Read more...
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Haryana gets Rs 4,700 crore industrial investment
April 23rd, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), April 23 (IANS) With the inauguration of two units and laying the foundation stones of six major industrial units, Haryana Monday saw industrial investment of Rs. 4,700 crore, ... Read more...
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Nine get 10 years jail for rape
April 9th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) Nine people, including two women, were convicted and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a court here Monday for the rape of a mentally challenged ... Read more...
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Himachal hotel gets national heritage tag
March 16th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's picturesque Chail Palace hotel, built in 1891 and popularised in the blockbuster film "Three Idiots", has been granted national heritage status, an official said ... Read more...
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Agitating farmers lift Haryana highway blockade
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Kurukshetra (Haryana), March 1 (IANS) Agitating farmers affiliated to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) lifted their blockade of the busy National Highway No.1 (NH-1) near Haryana's Pipli town Thursday following ... Read more...
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Jats divided on reservation agitation in Haryana
February 26th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 26 (IANS) The leadership of the Jat community looked divided Sunday over the ongoing agitation seeking reservation for the community in government jobs.After meeting Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh ... Read more...
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Be disciplined, do social work: Patil tells students
February 8th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kurukshetra (Haryana), Feb 8 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday urged students to be more disciplined and devote time for social work.She made the remark while addressing students and faculty ... Read more...
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Supreme Court breather for five Haryana legislators (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) In a breather to five legislators of the Haryana Janhit Congress-Bhajan Lal party, the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed a high court order on their temporary ... Read more...
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The mystery behind Shimla’s ‘Scandal Point’ (With Images)
January 2nd, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 2 (IANS) It is a famous address in a famous city and among the must visit spots for tourists. But exactly why Shimla's 'Scandal Point' has been named ... Read more...
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Internal sabotage led to Hisar defeat: Haryana Congress
October 21st, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 21 (IANS) Stung by the electoral humiliation in the Hisar parliamentary by-election, Haryana's ruling Congress said Friday that internal sabotage had led to the defeat of its ... Read more...
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All eyes on Hisar - to fill Bhajan Lal’s shoes
September 11th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 11 (IANS) The Oct 13 byelection to the Hisar Lok Sabha seat is not just another poll in Haryana. This one is going to be an all-out battle ... Read more...
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Father abducts daughter, arrested
August 19th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) Father of a three-year-old girl was arrested for kidnapping her, Chandigarh Police said Friday.The girl, Mannat, was found in a house Thursday in Mandi Gobindgarh town ... Read more...
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Seven years jail for two carjackers
July 17th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 16 (IANS)A local court here Saturday sentenced two men to seven years rigorous imprisonment in an over two-year-old case of carjacking and robbery. Two others were acquitted.According to ... Read more...
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Ansari’s wife, daughter on Himachal sojourn
July 9th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chail (Himachal Pradesh), July 9 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari's wife Salma and their daughter arrived in this hill resort in Himachal Pradesh Saturday for a day's sojourn, government ... Read more...
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Poisonous gas kills four of a family
May 20th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Pinjore (Haryana), May 20 (IANS) Poisonous gas from a 15-foot-deep well killed
four members of a family in this Haryana town Friday evening, police said Friday.The victims were identified as Bhupinder ... Read more...
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Fake pilot on the run held in capital
April 20th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A fake pilot was arrested in the capital for obtaining a licence on the basis of forged documents, police said Wednesday. He is the 13th ... Read more...
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Fake pilot scam: Files go missing from DGCA
April 19th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Police are probing the disappearance from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation's office of files on two pilots under the scanner for obtaining licences using ... Read more...
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One more held in fake pilot licence scam
April 16th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) One more pilot was arrested here for getting a licence on the basis of forged documents, Delhi Police said Friday.Saif Misbah was arrested from Mayapuri ... Read more...
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Three more pilots under scanner for fake licence
April 12th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Tuesday forwarded to investigators names of three more pilots suspected to have procured flying licences using forged mark ... Read more...
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Two more held in fake pilot scam
April 5th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A pilot and a tout have been arrested from Ahmedabad in Gujarat in connection with the fake pilot scam, Delhi Police said Tuesday."We have arrested ... Read more...
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One more fake pilot arrested (Lead)
April 4th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) One more pilot was arrested for obtaining a licence on forged documents, Delhi Police said Monday. He is the seventh pilot to be arrested in ... Read more...
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Fake pilot scam: Delhi Police issues lookout notice against four persons
March 28th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 28 (ANI): The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has issued a lookout notice against three pilots and a flying instructor for allegedly being involved in forging mark sheets to ... Read more...
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Lookout notices issued for three fake pilots, instructor
March 28th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Delhi Police issued a lookout notice Monday against three pilots and a flying instructor for forging marksheets to procure pilot licences."We have issued notices against ... Read more...
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