ONGC storm into semis
September 12th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 12 (IANS) Holders ONGC booked their berth in the semi-finals of the 87th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup All-India hockey tournament, defeating BPCL 5-2 in their concluding Group A league ... Read more...
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Candidates miss out on Bengal teacher recruitment exam
July 29th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Many would-be teachers could not appear for a recruitment examination conducted by the West Bengal School Service Commission due to organisational mismanagement and technical glitches ... Read more...
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Delhi’s power tariff hike comes into effect
July 1st, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) An average of over 20 percent hike in power tariff for homes came into effect in the national capital Sunday, the fourth hike in just ... Read more...
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Astrologer held for molesting woman
February 17th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) An astrologer was arrested on charges of molestation following a complaint of a woman, who had gone to him on the promise that he would be ... Read more...
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Two arrested for killing man in tiff over parathas
November 28th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Two men were arrested here Monday for killing a 25-year-old man and injuring another in a fight over serving of food at a roadside eatery ... Read more...
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Gujarat police officers back Sanjiv Bhatt
October 9th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Oct 9 (IANS) The Gujarat unit of the Indian Police Service (IPS) Association has supported arrested police officer Sanjiv Bhatt who has accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra ... Read more...
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China chaat, pomfret roast rock Chittaranjan Park’s food platter
October 4th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) China chaat to pomfret roast and chicken Afghani to the Lebanese shawarma - fusion food is pushing new cross-cultural frontiers on the festival platter of ... Read more...
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Hockey legend Leslie Claudius honoured
August 2nd, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) City-based East Bengal Club Monday celebrated its 92nd foundation day by honouring Indian hockey legend Leslie Claudius with the 'Bharat Gaurav Samman.Triple Olympic gold medal ... Read more...
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Living in hospital so wife can be on duty: former CPI-M MP
July 1st, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) central committee member and former MP Mohammed Salim Friday clarified that he and his doctor wife were living in a ... Read more...
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Builder kidnapped in Delhi
June 18th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A 56-year-old builder in the city is suspected to have been kidnapped after he left his home, police said Saturday.Vinod Kumar Gupta, a resident of ... Read more...
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Gujarat beefs up Sanjiv Bhatt’s security
May 3rd, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 3 (IANS) The Gujarat government has enhanced the security cover of Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who recently claimed that Chief Minister Narendra Modi had ... Read more...
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Gujarat top cop Bhatt asked to report for duty
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 2 (IANS) Gujarat's senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt has received a letter from Director General of Police Chittaranjan Singh asking him to report back ... Read more...
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Bhatt has security, only excess guards withdrawn: Gujarat Police
April 29th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 29 (IANS) Gujarat Police Friday said security was being provided to Deputy Inspector General of Police Sanjiv Bhatt, who has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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Bengal declares cancer a notifiable disease
January 5th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) The West Bengal government has declared cancer as a notifiable disease making it mandatory for hospitals and doctors to report every case of the disease that comes to ... Read more...
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Mahindra Satyam focuses on expansion in Middle East, Africa
November 11th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) IT firm Mahindra Satyam Thursday said that its Dubai office in United Arab Emirates will now function as its new regional hub overseeing the integration of both ... Read more...
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Five militants surrender in Assam
October 29th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Oct 29 (ANI): Five ultras from different militant outfits surrendered before police officials at the Assam Rifles headquarters here on Thursday.Three of the militants belonged to the Kangleipak Communist Party- Military ... Read more...
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Labour of love for capital’s idol makers (Feature)
October 16th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Sugandha Pathak
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) They take long leaves from their jobs, set up shacks, at times travelling thousands of miles, passionate and devoted to what they do. Meet Delhi's ... Read more...
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CWG swimming: Indian men qualify for 4×100m freestyle relay
October 4th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) India's men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay swimming team qualified for the finals after they finished sixth in the heats at the Commonwealth Games here Monday.The team comprising ... Read more...
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Bengal cancer institute to get second campus
August 21st, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said a second campus of the world class Chittranjan National Cancer Institute will be set up in West Bengal.
"The state government ... Read more...
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Trinamool rally chokes large parts of Kolkata
July 21st, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Commuters had a harrowing time Wednesday as large parts of Kolkata remained choked with Trinamool Congress's grand rally in the heart of Kolkata drawing more than a ... Read more...
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Man’s body recovered from house in south Delhi
April 7th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The body of a 45-year-old man was recovered from his residence in south Delhi, police said Wednesday.
The doorbell of Sandeep Basu's house in Chittaranjan Park was rung ... Read more...
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Two convicted, 10 acquitted in Kandhamal riots cases
April 1st, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) A fast track court in Orissa sentenced two people to two years' imprisonment and acquitted 10 people in two Kandhamal riots cases, an official said Thursday.
Ratnakar Pradhan and ... Read more...
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Theme parties, cosy dinners on Delhi’s New Year menu
December 30th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee and Nakshab Khan
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The capital is hotting up to the year-end mood and money is no object.While the party-hoppers are checking out the Page 3 ... Read more...
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On Christmas eve, three convicted, 26 let off for Kandhamal
December 25th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 25 (IANS) A fast track court in Orissa convicted three people in two separate cases related to the anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal last year. But 26 others were let off ... Read more...
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Morphine shortage hits Kolkata cancer patients
November 27th, 2009 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
By Soudhriti Bhabani
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Hundreds of cancer patients have been hard hit by an acute shortage of morphine in Kolkata, which records 12,000 new cases of the disease every year. ... Read more...
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Nine convicted, five acquitted in Kandhamal riots case
November 18th, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 18 (IANS) Nine people were Wednesday convicted and each sentenced to four years in jail by a fast track court in Orissa for their role in a case of ... Read more...
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Kolkata Metro completes 25 years - unheralded
November 17th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Aparajita Gupta
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Amid the euphoria over the fast expanding Delhi Metro, the country's first underground metro railway service here has completed 25 years, virtually unnoticed and unsung.Punctual to ... Read more...
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Amid sea of emotions, Delhi bids farewell to Goddess Durga
September 28th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) They descended on the Yamuna banks to bid farewell to the mother goddess, shouting "Bolo Bolo Durga Mai Ki, Jai!" On the final day of puja festivities ... Read more...
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Optimism, enthusiasm mark centenary of capital Pujas (With Image)
September 21st, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The economic downturn has taken some glitter off the Durga Puja this year, the centenary year, in the capital. Enthusiasm and a peaceful run-up to ... Read more...
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Study to improve the health of young people in India
August 12th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Southampton (UK), Aug.12 (ANI): Scientists from the University of Southampton are exploring the link between low birth weight and diseases in later life to help improve the health of young people in ... Read more...
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Maid found dead in Delhi, family alleges rape, murder
June 25th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) A 38-year-old maid was Thursday found dead under mysterious circumstances at her employer's south Delhi house, police said while her family alleged she was raped and murdered.
The ... Read more...
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Navratri ends with Durga idol immersions, Ravan burning (Roundup)
October 9th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The nine-day Navratra celebrations came to an end here Thursday evening with the immersion of idols of Goddess Durga and the burning of the effigies of demon ... Read more...
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Idols of Durga immersed, thousands bid tearful farewell
October 9th, 2008 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Amid hollering crowds and the frenzied beating of drums, hundreds of idols of Goddess Durga and her four children were immersed in the Yamuna river here Thursday, ... Read more...
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Durga puja festivities overcame lurking fear of terror strike
October 9th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The surging, never-ending crowds at Durga Puja marquees across the city, especially the predominantly-Bengali Chittaranjan Park, was evidence that Delhiites were determined to enjoy the festivities to ... Read more...
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Under-14 rugby team from India making waves in Australia
August 17th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, Aug 17 (IANS) An under-14 rugby team from Orissa is going places, winning matches against seasoned state and territory teams around Australia. The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences' under-14 ... Read more...
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