Erosion threatens Goa’s beaches, says minister
August 1st, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 1 (IANS) Erosion threatens one-fourth of Goa's sandy beach stretches along the 105-km coastline, a minister told the state assembly Wednesday.In a written reply to the legislative assembly, ... Read more...
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Court stays trial of Italian marines till July 30
July 24th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 24 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday stopped till July 30 the trial of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in February.The fishermen were ... Read more...
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No choppers on board ships to Syria: Russia
July 14th, 2012 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's state-run arms company has denied that any of its warships presently heading for Syria were carrying Mil Mi-25 helicopter gunships.Rosoboronexport said it had tried ... Read more...
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Iranian Navy saves Singaporean ship from pirates
July 7th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 7 (IANS) The Iranian Navy has saved a Singaporean merchant ship from pirates while it was crossing the Bab-el-Mandeb strait in the Red Sea, the IRNA news agency ... Read more...
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No compromise on trial of Italian marines: Krishna
June 27th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India Wednesday said it will "not compromise" on its stand that the two Italian marines held in Kerala over the killing of two fishermen ... Read more...
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Italian marines ‘unjustly’ held in India: President
June 8th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, June 8 (IANS) The two Italian marines held in India are being detained "unjustly", Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said Friday.
Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone have been charged with ... Read more...
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India infringing Italian law: minister
May 31st, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 31 (IANS) There was no reason for "triumphalism" as India was still violating Italian law, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said after an Indian court granted bail to ... Read more...
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Italian marines get bail (Lead, Changing dateline)
May 30th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 30 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Wednesday granted bail to two Italian marines in the Feb 15 fishermen shooting case.The marines, Latorre Massimillano and Salvatore Girone, were granted ... Read more...
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Italian marines get bail
May 30th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvanthapuram, May 30 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Wednesday granted bail to two Italian Marines in the Feb 15 fishermen shooting case.The Marines, Latorre Massimillano and Salvatore Girone, were granted ... Read more...
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Kerala court dismisses pleas of Italian Marines (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 29 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday dismissed the pleas of two Italian Marines to quash the first information report filed against them by Kerala Police in the ... Read more...
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Kerala court dismisses pleas of Italian Marines
May 29th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 29 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday dismissed the pleas of two Italian Marines to quash the first information report filed against them by Kerala Police in the ... Read more...
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Italian Marines shifted to reformatory in Kochi
May 25th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), May 25 (IANS) The two jailed Italian Marines in Kerala who were put up at the Trivandrum Central Prison since February have been shifted to a Borstal School ... Read more...
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Italian marines may be shifted from jail to remand home
May 24th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 23 (IANS) Even as the bail pleas of the two jailed Italian marines were rejected by a Kerala court last week, the state government is considering to move ... Read more...
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Kerala court denies bail to Italian marines (Lead)
May 19th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), May 19 (IANS) A court here Saturday rejected the bail application of two Italian marines accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen, expressing doubts whether their presence could ... Read more...
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Italian marines case: Kerala Police file chargesheet
May 18th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam, May 18 (IANS) A special investigation team (SIT) of the Kerala Police Friday filed a chargesheet against two Italian marines accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen from aboard ... Read more...
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Italian marines’ bail plea rejected, remand extended to May 25
May 11th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), May 11 (IANS) A court here Friday rejected the bail application plea of the two Italian security official arrested for shooting dead two Indian fishermen and extended their ... Read more...
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Judicial custody of Italian marines extended till May 11
April 30th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), April 30 (IANS) A Kerala court Monday extended till May 11 the judicial custody of two Italian marines arrested for shooting dead two Indian fishermen Feb 15 off ... Read more...
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Fishermen case withdrawal: Achuthanandan alleges conspiracy
April 28th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 28 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Kerala V.S. Achuthanandan Saturday alleged a conspiracy in the withdrawal of court cases by the families of two fishermen shot dead in ... Read more...
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Italians pay Rs.1.7mn in damages, boat owner drops case
April 27th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 27 (IANS) The owner of a damaged fishing boat, on which two Indian fishermen were shot dead allegedly by two Italian Marines from a cargo vessel in February, ... Read more...
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Kerala to hire senior lawyer for Marines case
April 25th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 25 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday said that a senior lawyer would be appointed to appear for the state in the Supreme Court when the case ... Read more...
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Fishermen paid damages, but Italian Marines face trial (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 24 (IANS) Italian authorities Tuesday handed over two demand drafts of Rs.1 crore each to the Lok Adalat as compensation to the families of two Indian fishermen shot ... Read more...
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Chandy seeks removal of Raval in Italian Marines case (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, April 21 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday sought Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval's removal from the Italian Marines' case for remarking that the state government had no ... Read more...
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Kerala lashes out at Rawal remarks on firing from ship
April 21st, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 21 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday lashed out at Additional Solicitor General Harin Rawal for his mark that the state government had no jurisdiction to ... Read more...
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Lok Adalat asked to settle compensation for killed fishermen
April 20th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 20 (IANS) A vacation bench of the Kerala High Court Friday referred the compensation claim, filed by families of the two Indian fishermen killed by two Italian Marines ... Read more...
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Families of detained Italians visit them in Trivandrum jail
April 19th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 19 (IANS) Four close family members of the two jailed Italian marines in Kerala, arrested in February this year for killing two unarmed Indian fishermen, visited them in ... Read more...
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Judicial custody of Italian Marines extended
April 2nd, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 (IANS) A court in Kerala Monday extended till April 16 the judicial custody of two Italian Marines arrested for allegedly shooting dead two Indian fishermen in February.They ... Read more...
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Italian ship will have to wait till forensic report: Kerala
March 28th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, March 28 (IANS) The Kerala government Wednesday informed the high court that a decision on whether Italian ship Enrica Lexie, from which marines had opened fire killing two Indian ... Read more...
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Italy accepts Indian court’s jurisdiction in fishermen’s killing
March 26th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 26 (IANS) Italy has accepted the jurisdiction of Indian courts in the case of two Italian marines shooting dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast, Indian ... Read more...
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Manmohan to meet Italian, Norwegian counterparts in Seoul
March 24th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Two festering diplomatic rows will feature in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's talks with his Italian and Norwegian counterparts on the sidelines of an international ... Read more...
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Custody of Italian marines extended till April 2
March 19th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) A court in Kerala's Kollam city Monday extended till April 2 the judicial custody of the two Italian marines arrested for shooting dead two Indian fishermen.They ... Read more...
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Bangladesh ferry capsize toll rises to 110
March 14th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 14 (IANS) The toll in one of worst ferry collisions in Bangladesh Wednesday rose to 110 as more bodies were found after the wreck was salvaged. A total ... Read more...
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31 die in Bangladesh boat capsize (Third Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) At least 31 people were killed Tuesday when a boat with over 250 passengers on board capsized in the Meghna river after hitting a cargo ... Read more...
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31 die in Bangladesh boat capsize (Second Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) At least 31 people were killed Tuesday when a boat with over 250 passengers on board capsized in the Meghna river after hitting a cargo vessel.The ... Read more...
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Italian marines will be tried under Indian laws: Antony
March 13th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Piravom (Kerala), March 13 (IANS) Indian laws would be applied to the two Italian marines who are now in judicial custody for killing two Indian fishermen, Defence Minister A.K. Antony ... Read more...
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26 die as boat sinks in Bangladesh (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) At least 26 people were killed Tuesday when a boat carrying over 200 passengers capsized in Bangladesh's Meghna river after colliding with a cargo vessel, a ... Read more...
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