With Rs.35 mn in assets, forest official in dock
May 11th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 11 (IANS) A Chhattisgarh forest official illegally amassed assets worth at least Rs.35 million, officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) here said Wednesday after carrying out raids at ... Read more...
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26 hurt in Orissa train collision, a few trains cancelled (Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) At least 26 passengers were injured after a goods train collided with the Koraput-Rourkela Inter City Express in Orissa's Bolangir district early Wednesday, forcing railway authorities ... Read more...
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Amit Jogi questions ‘delay’ in CBI appeal (Second Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) Amit Jogi, son of Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, Tuesday said it was "shocking" that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ... Read more...
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Amit Jogi questions delay in CBI appeal (Lead)
May 3rd, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) Amit Jogi, son of Congress leader and former chief minister Ajit Jogi, Tuesday said it was "shocking" that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed ... Read more...
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CBI opposes Amit Jogi’s acquittal in murder case
May 3rd, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday filed an appeal in the Chhattisgarh High Court against the acquittal of Amit Jogi, son of Congress leader ... Read more...
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Girl tries to end life after MMS blackmail
April 26th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 26 (IANS) A teenaged girl is battling for life at a government hospital in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur town after she set herself alight on being blackmailed by two ... Read more...
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Timeline of Binayak Sen case
April 15th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The following is the timeline of the Binayak Sen case:May 14, 2007: Binayak Sen arrested in Bilaspur on charges of carrying messages between Piyush Guha, ... Read more...
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Elderly landlady murdered for property, three held
April 14th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Three of the four men who kidnapped and murdered an elderly woman to grab her property in west Delhi have been arrested, police said Thursday."Mukesh ... Read more...
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8,200 HIV patients in Chhattisgarh
April 2nd, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 2 (IANS) Chhattisgarh has over 8,200 HIV positive patients and the situation is particularly alarming in state capital Raipur, says a health department report.The report says out of ... Read more...
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Mobile phones, cash seized in Chhattisgarh jail
March 19th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 19 (IANS) At least 10 mobile phones and Rs.20,000 in cash were seized from prisoners in a jail in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur town, police said Saturday.The seizures were made ... Read more...
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Centre discriminates against Himachal: BJP
March 16th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary and Himachal Pradesh legislator J.P. Nadda Wednesday accused the central government of discriminating against the state in allocating funds.Participating ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh issued notice on Binayak Sen’s bail plea (Lead)
March 11th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Chhattisgarh government on a petition of human rights activist Binayak Sen for bail following life imprisonment awarded ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen case - A timeline
February 10th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 10 (IANS) The following is the timeline of the Binayak Sen case:May 14, 2007: Binayak Sen arrested in Bilaspur on charges of carrying messages between Piyush Guha, a ... Read more...
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Himachal launches drive against female foeticide
February 6th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 6 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Sunday launched a statewide campaign to sensitise the people in rural areas about the social evil of female foeticide, officials said.A statewide folk media ... Read more...
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Next hearing on Binayak Sen’s bail plea Feb 9
January 25th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Jan 25 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh High Court heard the bail plea of rights activist Binayak Sen for the second consecutive day Tuesday and then fixed Feb 9 for the next ... Read more...
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Sen conviction ‘a case of no evidence’, Jethmalani tells court
January 24th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Jan 24 (IANS) Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani made strong arguments Monday for more than two hours in Chhattisgarh High Court here and did his best to highlight alleged loopholes of ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen bail hearing to continue Tuesday
January 24th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Jan 24 (IANS) A division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court Monday heard rights activist Binayak Sen's bail plea for over two hours and decided to continue the hearing the ... Read more...
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Foreign observers arriving in Bilaspur for Binayak Sen hearing
January 24th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 24 (IANS) An-eight member delegation of the European Union (EU) is expected to arrive in Bilaspur town Monday to attend a bail plea of rights activist Binayak Sen that ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh officer faces anti-corruption raid
January 22nd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths carried out co-ordinated raids Saturday in different parts of Chhattisgarh on properties of a deputy secretary-rank government officer and unearthed illegal assets worth at ... Read more...
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RTI Awards presented in Delhi
January 21st, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) From a sports teacher to widow of a slain cop, five people from various walks of life were felicitated here Thursday for effective use of the Right ... Read more...
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Need strong evidence in sedition cases: Ex-chief justices
December 28th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Referring to rights activist Binayak Sen being sentenced to life term, two former chief justices of India (CJI) Tuesday said the evidence against an accused in a ... Read more...
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Free ambulance service starts in Himachal Pradesh
December 26th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Hemant ChauhanShimla, Dec.26 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal flagged off the free ambulance service over the weekend.Dhumal flagged off a contingent of 50 ambulances, which would be ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh launches free ambulance service
December 25th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Saturday launched a free ambulance service here to provide timely medical aid to people in emergencies.With this launch, the residents in ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen gets life, angry activists vow appeal (Roundup)
December 24th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Raipur/New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Rights activist Binayak Sen, whose incarceration a group of 22 Nobel laureates had condemned, was Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chhattisgarh court ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen, two others get life term; family, activists furious (Third Lead)
December 24th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Raipur/New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Rights activist Binayak Sen was Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chhattisgarh court for alleged links with Maoists. His shaken family called it ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen case timeline
December 24th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The following is the timeline of the prosecution of Binayak Sen, a doctor and human rights activist convicted for sedition and conspiracy by a Chhattisgarh court and ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen convicted; family, activists furious (Second Lead)
December 24th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Raipur/New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Rights activist Binayak Sen was Friday held guilty of sedition and conspiracy for his alleged links with Maoists by a Chhattisgarh court, which also ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen’s conviction shocking, say activists
December 24th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Human rights activists Friday reacted with shock at rights campaigner Binayak Sen being held guilty of sedition and conspiracy by a Chhattisgarh court, with many saying that ... Read more...
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Sad day for Indian democracy: Sen’s wife
December 24th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 24 (IANS) Shocked at a Chhattisgarh court convicting rights activist Binayak Sen for sedition and conspiracy, his wife Elina Friday said she was sad that her family would have to ... Read more...
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Rights activist Binayak Sen convicted, arrested (Lead)
December 24th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 24 (IANS) Rights activist Binayak Sen, accused of links with Maoists, was Friday convicted for sedition and conspiracy by a Chhattisgarh court and arrested soon after, leaving his family and ... Read more...
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Rights activist Binayak Sen convicted
December 24th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 24 (IANS) Rights activist and doctor Binayak Sen, accused of links with Maoists, was Friday convicted for sedition and conspiracy by a Chhattisgarh court.District and Sessions Court judge B.P. Varma ... Read more...
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Slain Mumbai cop’s wife to get transparency law award
December 21st, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Vinita Kamte, wife of slain Mumbai Police officer Ashok Kamte and who exposed the chaos in the police control room during the 2008 terror attack, has been ... Read more...
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Police still hunting for journalist’s killers
December 21st, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 21 (IANS) Police Tuesday said they were still hunting for gunmen who killed a journalist in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur town and calmly walked away."We are doing our best to make a ... Read more...
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Himachal to launch free ambulance service
December 20th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will launch a free ambulance service this week to provide timely medical aid to its residents during emergencies, Health Minister Rajeev Bindal said here Monday."The Atal ... Read more...
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Marauding monkeys to face gun in Himachal - it’s official
December 1st, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Dec 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh takes pride in temples dedicated to god Hanuman, but the tale is about to turn grim for thousands for monkeys in the state. The ... Read more...
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