Mumbai celebrates Ganesh festival
September 19th, 2012 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Mumbai Wednesday welcomed its favourite elephant-headed Lord Ganesh as the 10-day Ganpati festival began here amid tight security.The 'aarti' and 'sthapan puja' (devotional worship) were held ... Read more...
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Rishi hopes Kapoor clan continues to entertain
August 27th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nathdwara (Rajasthan), Aug 27 (IANS) Four generations of Bollywood's popular Kapoor family have entertained Hindi movie buffs across decades, and Rishi, grandson of Prithviraj Kapoor, and son of Raj ... Read more...
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Fresh threat to Indian vultures from cattle medicine
August 24th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) The critically endangered Indian vulture, nature's scavenger, faces another potential danger from the mass-produced veterinary painkiller aceclofenac administered to cattle, a new research paper says.The ... Read more...
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Rajasthan cops beaten up by villagers demanding power
August 6th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) At least three policemen were injured Monday after a group of villagers, demanding a regular electricity supply, attacked them in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, police said.According to ... Read more...
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Rajasthan woman seeks annulment of her child marriage
August 4th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 4 (IANS) A 20-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Barmer district has requested the authorities to annul her marriage which was solemnised when she was only two years old, police ... Read more...
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Groundwater contaminated, Punjab battles uranium curse (Punjab Newsletter)
July 13th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) The high incidence of cancer and other diseases in Punjab's Malwa belt has been highlighted over the last decade. Now, union Rural Development Minister Jairam ... Read more...
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Western Railway cuts running time of 100 trains
June 28th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Western Railway (WR) is speeding up its 100 trains and cutting their journey time from July 1, an official said Friday.The journey time of 100 trains, ... Read more...
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8 killed, 18 injured in two Rajasthan accidents
May 11th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 10 (IANS) Eight people were killed and at least 18 others were seriously wounded in two separate accidents in Rajasthan's Jaipur and Bikaner districts Thursday, police said.According to ... Read more...
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Rajasthan court orders probe against ex-bureaucrat
May 1st, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 1 (IANS) A Rajasthan court here Tuesday ordered a probe against a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and five others for irregularities in tenders for drinking water ... Read more...
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‘Five swine flu deaths in Rajasthan’
March 21st, 2012 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 20 (IANS) Five people have reportedly died of swine flu in Rajasthan over the past 20 days, including two Tuesday, and the state health machinery has been placed ... Read more...
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Six injured as villagers clash with police
March 5th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 5 (IANS) At least six people were injured as villagers in Rajasthan's Bikaner district clashed with police at the district collectorate while protesting the alleged torture of a ... Read more...
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Rajasthan moots bill to seize corrupt officials’ property
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 1 (IANS) The Rajasthan cabinet Thursday approved a bill which aims to ensure speedy disposal of corruption cases and seizure or attachment of property of those government servants ... Read more...
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Three Rajasthan cops booked for ‘custody death’
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 21 (IANS) Three policemen in Rajasthan's Bikaner city were Tuesday booked for the death of a Dalit youth after he was detained and allegedly tortured at a ... Read more...
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Four injured as villagers clash with police
February 20th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 20 (IANS) Four people, including two policemen, were injured as villagers in Rajasthan's Bikaner district clashed with police while protesting the alleged torture of a Dalit youth in ... Read more...
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Indian Army soldier sets power hang gliding record
February 17th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier Friday entered the Limca Book of Records by flying 350-km non-stop in a powered hang glider from Bikaner to Sanderav in ... Read more...
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Boy’s headless body found in rail compartment
January 27th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) The headless body of a boy was found stuffed in a bag under a passenger seat on a train in Rajasthan Friday, police said.The body was ... Read more...
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BSF camel band to enthral R-Day parade
January 24th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Playing bugles and trumpets in tune with the tinkling bells of their camels, the big moustachioed and royally dressed Border Security Force (BSF) troopers ... Read more...
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My art reflects my affair with Lennon: Yoko Ono (With Image)
January 16th, 2012 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) From the "world's most famous unknown artist" to the "woman who broke up the Beatles", Yoko Ono has had her share of bouquets and brickbats. ... Read more...
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Robbers uproot ATM
December 24th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Barmer (Rajasthan), Dec 23 (IANS) A gang of robbers Friday uprooted the ATM of a bank here. Police said the ATM had Rs.7,50,000 in it.According to police, the incident took ... Read more...
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New Tagore complexes to come up
December 13th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The government has received 30 proposals for setting up new Tagore cultural complexes and renovating existing ones to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath ... Read more...
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I try to maintain my privacy: Dharmendra (Interview)
October 27th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Over five decades in the film industry and still going strong. Dharmendra has just had a new release but admits to being media shy and ... Read more...
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MiG-21 crashes in Punjab, pilot safe
September 6th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Rajpura (Punjab), Sep 6 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Tuesday lost another MiG-21 combat aircraft in a crash near Rajpura town in Punjab's Patiala district. The young pilot, who ... Read more...
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Pilots’ strike: Special trains to clear extra rush
April 29th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): In order to clear extra rush of passengers due to pilots strike of Air India, the Ministry of Railways has decided to run special trains on important ... Read more...
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Two nabbed for buying girls in Rajasthan
April 19th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 19 (IANS) Police in Rajasthan have stepped in to rescue two girls, a toddler and a 12-year-old, who had been sold by their fathers, officials said Tuesday.While Lala, ... Read more...
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Support across Rajasthan for Anna Hazare’s crusade
April 8th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 8 (IANS) Fasts, candlelight marches, rallies - support and solidarity poured across Rajasthan for social activist Anna Hazare, whose indefinite fast at New Delhi for a stringent anti-corruption ... Read more...
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Youth Congress leader shot dead in Rajasthan
February 24th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bikaner, Feb 24 (IANS) President of the Bikaner unit of Youth Congress Ramkishan Siyag, 35, was shot dead by four men here Thursday morning, police said.Siyag sustained three bullet injuries on his ... Read more...
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Railways get long-delayed fog shields, but partially
January 16th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Mahendra Ved
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Five years after the plan was first mooted, Indian Railways is finally set to instal fog shields on some lines in north India, but ... Read more...
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Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie: Recite Mantras Everyday For Inner Peace
December 14th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hollywood superstars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are a couple who are looked upon as the happiest couple that has everything under the Sun that any couple could ever wish ... Read more...
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When BSF’s camel band played ‘Vaishnava janato’ for Obama
November 8th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The popular camel-mounted band of the Border Security Force (BSF) enthralled the Obamas as it played Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajan, "Vaishnava janato", at a private dinner ... Read more...
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BSF camel riders welcome Obamas
November 7th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Around 30 camel-mounted Border Security Force (BSF) personnel welcomed US President Barack Obama and his wife as they arrived at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence for ... Read more...
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Malaria claims nine lives in Bikaner
October 23rd, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
By Jethmal SharmaBikaner, Oct.23 (ANI): At least nine people have died and several have been hospitalised after an outbreak of malaria in Rajashthan's Bikaner city on Saturday.Heavy rainfall has led to an ... Read more...
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Rajasthan anti-terrorism squad arrests three Lashkar suspects
October 22nd, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Oct. 22 (ANI): Rajasthan's Anti-Terrorist squad has arrested three suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba men.They have been identified as Babu alias Nishachandra Ali of Bikaner, Arun Jain of Nagaur and Hafiz Abdul Majid of ... Read more...
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SBI employees rank lowest in bringing business: RBI rankings
September 26th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Employee productivity is the lowest at the State Bank of India (SBI), the largest lender in India, according to statistics laid out in a Reserve Bank ... Read more...
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I Am Kalam To Be Screened In London Film Festival
September 20th, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director Nila Madhab Panda's forthcoming children's movie I Am Kalam, has been selected to be screened at the esteemed London Film Festival, which is starting next ... Read more...
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Royal procession on Teej in Bikaner
August 28th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Jethmal SharmaBikaner, Aug.28 (ANI): As part of the concluding ceremonies of the Teej festival, a traditional royal procession in honour of Goddess Parvati was taken out by people here in Rajasthan ... Read more...
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