Taj sparkles in rain, Agra totters (Letter from Agra)
August 29th, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 29 (IANS) Is this really a World Heritage city? This was the question most tourists were asking after a massive downpour left the Taj city in shambles, exposing ... Read more...
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Delhi gets centre’s nod to regularise 917 colonies
August 28th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The union urban development ministry Monday cleared the decks for the Delhi government to regularise 917 unauthorised colonies."We have got the approval from the government ... Read more...
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Delhi votes BJP back to power in civic polls (Intro Roundup)
April 17th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A triumphant Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday retained control over Delhi's civic administration, with the results of elections to the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of ... Read more...
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Delhi votes BJP back to power in civic polls (Roundup)
April 17th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A triumphant Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday retained control over Delhi's civic administration, with the results of elections to the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of ... Read more...
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Delhi votes BJP back to power in civic polls (Fourth lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A triumphant Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday retained control over Delhi's civic administration, with the results of elections to the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of ... Read more...
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Urban renewal mission to cover 28 more cities
June 16th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 15 (IANS) The central government plans to fund 28 more cities under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) to improve civic ... Read more...
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Andhra to seek Rs.1,357 crore for cyclone relief
June 6th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Saturday decided to seek assistance of Rs.1,357.42 crore from the central government for reconstruction work in areas hit by last month's cyclone Laila.
The state cabinet, which ... Read more...
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Kiswok to spend Rs.120 crore on new foundry
March 6th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Auto component manufacturer Kiswok Industries will invest Rs.120 crore on a new foundry with an integrated machine shop, a top company official said Saturday.
The company supplies brake drums ... Read more...
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Vrindavan eco-activists launch Save Yamuna campaign
December 26th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 26 (IANS) Even as preparations are underway here for a large religious festival starting next month, eco-activists led by former director general of police K.P.S. Gill and working ... Read more...
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Punjab to give priority to border areas development
December 3rd, 2009 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 3 (IANS) The Punjab government Thursday said it would give top priority to villages in the border districts while deploying teachers and doctors to give the much-needed boost to the ... Read more...
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Delhi meat traders agree to shift to Ghazipur abbatoir
November 10th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The meat traders of the national capital Tuesday made peace with the civic agency over shifting their business to the new abbatoir, after years of protests at ... Read more...
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No civic amenities, no polio drops: Uttar Pradesh villagers
October 6th, 2009 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) Angry with the administration for the apathy towards their complaints on poor civic conditions, residents of two Uttar Pradesh villages decided to protest by boycotting the ongoing pulse ... Read more...
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Three Andhra towns, 200 villages still under flood waters
October 4th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 4 (IANS) The flood situation in Andhra Pradesh continued to be grim Sunday as three towns and over 200 villages in the worst-hit districts remained under water.
Though the inflows into ... Read more...
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Beggar Bhoora, the unlikely but popular village head!
September 29th, 2009 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Sep 29 (IANS) He begs not just for himself but also for the greater common good. As head of his village in Uttar Pradesh, 46-year-old Dharmveer Bhoora has been ... Read more...
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Ajay Maken visits Delhi’s flooded areas
August 25th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home affairs Ajay Maken Tuesday visited areas in south Delhi to take stock of the civic infrastructure in the wake of reports ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash Hyderabad, inundate low-lying areas
August 20th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed this Andhra Pradesh capital Thursday, inundating low-lying areas and throwing normal life out of gear.
The rains, which began in the early hours, caused severe inconvenience ... Read more...
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CWG village to be ready by March 31: sports ministry
August 4th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) India's junior sports minister Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said Tuesday that 56 percent of construction of the Commonwealth Games Village has been completed and the complex will be ... Read more...
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After military victory, Sri Lanka promises political solution (Lead)
May 21st, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo/New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) After decimating the Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka assured India Thursday that it was committed to a political solution to overcome long-standing Tamil grievances in the country.
President Mahinda ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka assures it would push political solution
May 21st, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo/New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) With the end of a decades-long insurgency led by the Tamil Tigers, India and Sri Lanka Thursday agreed that the time was "opportune" to focus attention on ... Read more...
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Deaths by contaminated water expose Hyderabad’s poor infrastructure
May 6th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 6 (IANS) The death of six people due to contaminated drinking water has exposed the poor civic infrastructure of this IT hub, forcing the Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission to ... Read more...
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Development creeps into Bihar’s political lexicon
April 29th, 2009 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) For a state where caste identities have played an overriding role in politics, development is inching its way into the political lexicon of Bihar ... Read more...
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Delhi to upgrade infrastructure in 13 industrial areas
December 23rd, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Civic infrastructure, including roads, storm water drains, street lighting, effluent treatment and parking facilities, in 13 industrial areas of the capital will be upgraded at a cost ... Read more...
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Rains batter Hyderabad’s world class image, leave nine dead
August 9th, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Heavy overnight rains have killed nine people in Hyderabad and battered the image of this IT hub, turning roads into cesspools, inundating dozens of residential areas ... Read more...
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Delhi gets record rainfall for May, city waterlogged
May 23rd, 2008 - 1:53 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Normal life was thrown out of gear and commuters were stranded on the roads for hours in the national capital Thursday, as six-year high rainfall for the ... Read more...
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Pakistan releases rebel nationalist leader
May 9th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Islamabad, May 9 (DPA) Pakistani authorities Friday released a nationalist and senior rebel leader, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, as part of reconciliatory efforts to end violence in the insurgency-hit south-western province of Balochistan. ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games give impetus to Agra’s growth
May 2nd, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by admin
Agra, May 2 (IANS) The Agra-Mathura region is witnessing a slew of developmental projects aimed at upgrading the civic infrastructure. These will be completed within the next two years in time for ... Read more...
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