Solar lighting for police stations in Kashmir
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 2 (IANS) Remote police stations and police buildings in Jammu and Kashmir will now be lit by solar energy for uninterrupted power supply to help "maintenance of law ... Read more...
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Research on to improve India-Myanmar ties
January 31st, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India's Jamia Millia university will collaborate with a Myanmar institute to launch a joint research programme on how to better ties, particularly related to ... Read more...
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India-Bangla trade must grow faster, says Pranab
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
Petrapole (West Bengal), Jan 21 (IANS) Stressing the need to further improve trade and commerce with Bangladesh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said India's decision to allow duty-free ... Read more...
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India, China seal new border mechanism to enhance trust (Second Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Seeking to step up bilateral ties amid hiccups, India and China Tuesday decided to set up a new mechanism to maintain peace on their border, ... Read more...
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India, China seal border mechanism to keep peace (Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Seeking to step up bilateral ties amid hiccups, India and China Tuesday decided to set up a mechanism to maintain peace on their border as ... Read more...
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India, China sign mechanism for border peace
January 17th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India and China Tuesday signed a border mechanism framework to maintain peace on the disputed boundaries between the two countries.The framework was signed at the ... Read more...
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Top Chinese official leaves for boundary talks with India
January 15th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo left Beijing for New Delhi Sunday to attend the 15th meeting between special representatives on the China-India border issue.Officials from both ... Read more...
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China, India to hold border talks
January 14th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 14 (IANS) Special representatives from China and India will meet to discuss the border issue Jan 15-17 in India, a foreign ministry spokesman said here Saturday.Chinese State Councillor ... Read more...
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Iranian troops begin military drill
January 8th, 2012 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 8 (IANS) Iran's elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has started a military drill that will test the readiness of its troopers under extreme climatic conditions, Press TV ... Read more...
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Chavan to meet PM on Ambedkar memorial, boundary row
December 29th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) For the second time in three weeks, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, seeking his intervention ... Read more...
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US military calls for more trust with Pakistan
December 27th, 2011 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) The US Central Command Monday called for enhanced trust-building measures, including full disclosure of all facilities and installations near the Afghan border, to avoid a repetition ... Read more...
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Solar and wind energy to light up remote Kashmir areas
December 26th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) Some remote and inaccessible border areas in Jammu and Kashmir will soon get electrified through solar and wind energy.This is being done under the Remote Village ... Read more...
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India protested Chinese troops damaging wall in Tawang: Antony
December 21st, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Chinese troops damaged a 200-foot stone wall on the Indian side of the border in Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh in July this year, triggering ... Read more...
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BSF acted in self-defence, India tells Bangladesh
December 20th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Days after Bangladesh protested the killing of its three citizens in firing by the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, India Tuesday regretted the casualties but ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu beefs up security along Kerala border
December 11th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Saturday beefed up security at areas near Kerala border to prevent any violent incidents over Mullaperiyar Dam issue, a senior police official said.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Shops owned by Keralites attacked in Tamil Nadu
December 7th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 7 (IANS) The political tussle between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the Mullaperiyar Dam has shifted to the streets of Chennai, Coimbatore and Thanjavur with fringe Tamil groups ... Read more...
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More foreign women being trafficked to China
December 5th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 5 (IANS) An increasing number of foreign women, mostly from China's bordering countries of Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, are being trafficked into the country on false promises of ... Read more...
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India keeping close watch on China’s border activities
December 1st, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Even as India and China have yet to decide on the next round of boundary talks, the government Thursday said it was keeping "a close ... Read more...
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India admits to unpleasant ’situations’ along China border
November 30th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) India Wednesday admitted its border row with China had led to "situations" on the ground that could have been avoided if both countries had a ... Read more...
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India’s border projects progressing unhindered: Antony
November 28th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India has not succumbed to pressure from China to stall its border infrastructure projects, Defence Minister A.K. Antony informed parliament Monday.Antony gave an emphatic ... Read more...
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Handicrafts from border areas a hit at exhibition
November 27th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Naga shawls from Arunachal Pradesh, handicrafts from Ladakh and apples and dry fruits from Himachal Pradesh were the star attractions at an Indo-Tibetan Border Police ... Read more...
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Jharkhand goes after top Maoist
November 25th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 25 (IANS) Security forces in Jharkhand have stepped up efforts to trap another Maoist leader, Kundan Pahana, who has become synonymous with terror in the last three years."This ... Read more...
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Andhra on high alert after Kishanji’s killing
November 25th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Anticipating revenge attacks by Maoists in the wake of the killing of their top leader Kishanji in West Bengal, police in Andhra Pradesh have gone ... Read more...
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17 fragging cases in Indian armed forces since 2007
November 23rd, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Indian armed forces have recorded a downslide in the number of fratricides since 2007, with 17 being killed by their fellow soldiers, parliament was ... Read more...
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Border management mechanism with China by year end
November 11th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) India Friday said it will have a border dispute management mechanism with China by the yearend.Defence Minister A.K. Antony told reporters that both India and ... Read more...
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Quake hits Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan
November 7th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 7 (IANS) A moderate quake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted various parts of northern Pakistan Monday but there were no immediate reports of any casualties. The ... Read more...
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Over 30,000 personnel to join ITBP
October 24th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) With 31,800 personnel set to join the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force soon, the troopers stationed at high altitude check posts would get relief, ... Read more...
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India, Myanmar open up borders
October 24th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Oct 24 (IANS) In a reciprocal gesture, Myanmar has decided to allow Indians living in border areas of four northeastern states to travel upto 16 km inside its territory ... Read more...
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Clinton warns of terrorists-pursuit on Afghan-Pakistan border
October 20th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday said terrorists would be targeted in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas.
Addressing a joint press conference with President Hamid Karzai ... Read more...
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Goof up reveals locations of military bases
October 19th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) In a major goof up, the Indian Army's forward bases in sensitive Jammu and Kashmir and northeastern states such as Arunachal Pradesh were posted online ... Read more...
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China supporting northeast rebels: former army officer
October 18th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 18 (IANS) Chinese intelligence agencies are supporting insurgents in India's northeast, former Eastern Command chief Lt. Gen. J.R. Mukherjee said Tuesday.He made the remark while advocating better relations ... Read more...
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Pakistani lawmakers condemn NATO airspace violation
October 17th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Lawmakers in Pakistan's Balochistan province Monday accused NATO jets of violating Pakistani airspace and demanded that the government halt the intrusions.Provincial minister Engineer Zamruk Khan told ... Read more...
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American troops mass near Pakistani border
October 17th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) American troops in Afghanistan are massing along the border with Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region where insurgents hold swamy, a tribal elder said Monday.Malik Muhammad Mumtaz ... Read more...
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Indian Army troops to get hi-tech shelters by 2012
October 13th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Several thousand Indian Army soldiers posted in rugged mountain terrain of Jammu and Kashmir along the borders with Pakistan and China will now be able ... Read more...
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US backing India for military exercises: Pakistani daily
October 12th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) India will be holding military exercises along the Sino-Pak border areas "without any formal advance intimation to either Beijing or Islamabad" as it has the backing ... Read more...
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