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Tiger injures 3 in Uttar Pradesh village

December 1st, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IANS) A tiger has unleashed terror in an Uttar Pradesh village attacking three people and killing cattle, a state forest official said Monday.The tiger has strayed into the Mehmoodpur ...

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Destruction of Amazon rainforest accelerates for first time in four years

December 1st, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Satellite images have revealed that the destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years. According to a report by BBC ...

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Tigress creates panic in Uttar Pradesh village

November 24th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 24 (IANS) An adult tigress has triggered panic in a village adjoining Uttar Pradesh's Dudhwa Tiger reserve, state forest officials said Monday.Attacking several locals in Kishanpur village of Lakhimpur district, ...

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Dawson’s bulls encounter was thrilling and frightening

November 20th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Nov 20 (IANS) Actress Rosario Dawson, who ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, was left emotionally scarred for months after the terrifying encounter with charging cattle.Contactmusic.com reports that Dawson took ...

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Tamil Nadu police chief gets NHRC notice on Dalits rights violation

November 5th, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.5 (ANI):The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo-motu cognizance of a violation of human rights of Dalits in Tamil Nadus Tirunelveli District. The Commission has issued notice ...

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Brit farmer survives 1-ton bull stomp on head

October 24th, 2008 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 24 (ANI): A Brit farmer had a brush with death when a bull almost flattened his head by standing on it. Hillary Hutchinson was left with an egg-shaped head ...

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People in violence hit north Assam seek peace and harmony

October 22nd, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by ANI -
By Peter Alex Todd Guwahati, Oct.22 (ANI): The recent violence in Udalguri and Darrang districts of north Assam has left local residents of the region, devastated. The victims of the communal ...

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One killed, 8 injured in Assam clashes

October 3rd, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 3 (ANI): Following clashes between two groups in Assam''s Udalguri District on Friday, at least one person was killed and eight were seriously injured. On Thursday, a group of ...

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Canadian police kill 15 cows to safeguard highway

October 2nd, 2008 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Ottawa, Oct 2 (Xinhua) Canadian police have shot dead 15 cows heading towards a major highway in central Canada, fearing the cattle could cause accidents and loss of lives, media reports said ...

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Marooned cattle at Madhepura too helpless to complain

September 18th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI -
By Rudra Narayan Yadav Madhepura (Bihar), Sep.18 (ANI): Government agencies, including Indian Army Jawans, have been busy evacuating flood-hit people in Bihar, but the silent onlookers of the process have been dumb ...

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Eunuchs donate Rs 31,000 for Bihar flood victims

September 17th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) With help pouring from across the world for 2.8 million people affected by Bihar floods, a group of eunuchs in the capital have donated Rs 31,000 for ...

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Priya Dutt takes 5,000 kitchen sets to flood-ravaged Bihar

September 14th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Congress MP Priya Dutt, who is camping in flood-hit Bihar's Purnea district to distribute 5,000 sets of kitchen utensils, says that her going to the state has ...

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Lucknow Zoo faces space crunch for housing leopards

September 14th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Lucknow, Sept 14 (ANI): Authorities in Lucknow Zoo, that has been a home to many rescued leopards, has been facing space crunch for keeping the animals. Apart from the three big cats, ...

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President contributes month’s salary for Bihar flood victims

President contributes month’s salary for Bihar flood victims

September 11th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Thursday donated a month's salary to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for the Bihar flood victims. The president has contributed a month's salary ...

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Two leopard skins seized in Dehradun

August 15th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI -
Dehradun, August 15 (ANI): The Wildlife Department in Dehradun has seized three leopard skins and arrested two people in this connection. Acting on a tip off, a Special Task Force arrested Lakshmi ...

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Dog guards owner’s body for six weeks

August 14th, 2008 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA San Francisco, Aug 14 (DPA) A German shepherd dog stayed by the body of its owner for six weeks after he committed suicide in remote grasslands in Colorado, the Denver Post has ...

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Militants tonsure two girls in Jammu and Kashmir

July 20th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) Militants tonsured two girls, who were grazing cattle, accusing them of working with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, the police said. The incident took ...

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Two Bangladeshi miscreants killed in encounter with police in Tripura

July 8th, 2008 - 8:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Mohanpur (West Tripura), July 8 (ANI):Two Bangladeshi miscreants were killed in encounter with police when they were trying sneak back to Bangladesh after attacking the village defense party (VDP) members at ...

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Insurance bonanza for milch animals in Haryana

July 6th, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) The Haryana government has earmarked Rs.50 million ($1.2 million) for the insurance of milch animals of the Scheduled Castes families in the state for the current financial year. ...

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Jugad, the indigenously built lifeline of people in rural Rajasthan

July 6th, 2008 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI -
By Lokendra Singh Todabhim (Dausa) Rajasthan, July 6 (ANI): If you happen to visit Rajasthan, the chances are that you may come across some odd-looking vehicles zooming past the roads, particularly in ...

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Brit commuters get less space than farm animals in trains: Telegraph

June 26th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 26 (ANI): Farm animals in Britain are being given priority over commuters in so far as railway transportation in the country is concerned. Statistics provided by the Department for ...

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Hundreds take part in Keralas Ochira Kali festival

June 19th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ashik K Ochira (Kerala), June 19 (ANI): A large number of people took part in Keralas Ochira Kali festival, a mock fight to commemorate a battle between two rulers. The festival is ...

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Gang making banned oxytone injections busted

June 5th, 2008 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, June 4 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh police Wednesday busted a gang involved in manufacturing prohibited oxytone injections and arrested four people here, a police official ...

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Methane breakthrough could reduce the amount of gas farm animals produce

June 3rd, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Wellington, June 3 (ANI): Scientists in New Zealand have made a breakthrough in methane research that could reduce the amount of gas farm animals produce. Methane produced by farm animals accounts for ...

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Anthrax kills two in Orissa, over 20 ill

June 2nd, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by admin -
Bhubaneswar, June 2 (IANS) Two people and dozens of cattle have died of anthrax in Orissa's tribal dominated Koraput district, while over 20 people have fallen ill, officials said Monday. The disease ...

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Wrestler electrocuted, villagers block traffic (Lead)

May 19th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by admin -
Agra, May 19 (IANS) A large number of villagers blocked traffic on a national highway near Agra after a wrestler was electrocuted when he accidentally came in contact with an electrical cable ...

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Wrestler electrocuted, agitated villagers block traffic

May 19th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by admin -
Agra, May 19 (IANS) A villager in Arsena village in Uttar Pradesh, grazing cattle, was electrocuted when he touched a high-tension wire lying across the field. The agitated villagers blocked traffic for ...

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Beaten to death in Bihar for stealing a litchi

May 12th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin -
Patna, May 12 (IANS) The ugly face of feudal Bihar has reared its head once again with a 13-year-old extreme backward caste boy allegedly being beaten to death by a landed upper ...

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Man-eater leopard burnt alive in Uttar Pradesh

May 10th, 2008 - 12:12 pm ICT by admin -
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), May 10 (ANI): Irate residents on Friday burnt alive a man-eater leopard at Bilahar village in Lakhimpur Kheri District in Uttar Pradesh. According to the villagers, the leopard had ...

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Major cyclones, hurricanes in the last decade

May 6th, 2008 - 9:45 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Tropical cyclone Nargis has taken the lives of nearly 22,000 people in Myanmar and several thousands are still missing. Following is a list of major cyclones and ...

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