UP amends transfer policy for state employees
May 23rd, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 23 (IANS) In yet another sop to the state employees, the Akhilesh Yadav government announced amendments in the transfer policy of the state.Under the new policy, while ministers ... Read more...
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Ur tops Indian National Autocross Championship
April 29th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 29 (IANS) Seasoned rally driver Lohitt Urs from Mysore topped the time charts and annexed the trophy in the showpiece 3,000cc Open class in the first round of ... Read more...
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Minor raped in Delhi
December 19th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A seven-year-old girl was raped by an unidentified man here, police said Monday.The incident occurred in west Delhi's Sultanpuri area around 8 p.m. Sunday.The ... Read more...
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Standing committee betrayed country, says Anna
December 10th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Accusing the parliamentary committee on the Lokpal bill of betraying the country, Team Anna termed its report as "weak" and "ineffective" to tackle corruption ... Read more...
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Angry Anna targets Rahul for Lokpal about-turn (Roundup)
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Angry with the parliamentary panel's sudden u-turn to exclude Group C employees from Lokpal's ambit, Anna Hazare Friday accused the government of "cheating" and ... Read more...
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FDI standoff an excuse not to bring Lokpal, alleges Hazare
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 2 (IANS) Anna Hazare Friday accused the central government of prolonging the parliament stalemate over the issue of foreign equity in retail as an excuse not ... Read more...
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Rahul to blame for Lokpal flip-flop, says Anna
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 2 (IANS) Anna Hazare Friday blamed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for the Lokpal parliamentary panel, in a sudden about turn, deciding against bringing Group C ... Read more...
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Sweden braces itself for a Class 3 storm
November 28th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Stockholm, Nov 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sweden is bracing up for a severe storm after the country’s meteorological service issued a Class 3 storm alert. The southern parts of the country were hit ... Read more...
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Businessman’s son kidnapped
October 19th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 18 (IANS) The nine-year-old son of a prominent industrialist here was kidnapped by unidentified men Tuesday, police said.Parsh Jain, a class 3 student of Dewan Public ... Read more...
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Class 4 kid sets junior on fire in Bihar
September 17th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 17 (IANS) A Class 3 student was set on fire by a Class 4 student at a private residential school in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district Saturday following a minor ... Read more...
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Boy sodomised, murdered (Lead)
June 17th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) An eight-year-old boy was abducted from his home, sodomised and strangulated to death here, police said Thursday.The Class 3 student's semi-naked body was found in ... Read more...
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Man held for sodomising, killing minor
April 12th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A man who kidnapped, sodomised and then murdered an eight-year-old son of his friend, has been arrested, police said Tuesday."Dharam Pal was arrested from Mahipalpur ... Read more...
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Hand-held home learning device for students launched
March 8th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 8 (IANS) Hyderabad-based Edutor Technologies Tuesday launched Edutor Advantage e40, India's first hand-held home learning device for school students.After a six-month pilot project, the firm, floated by a ... Read more...
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Deaf, mute youth held for minor’s rape
February 11th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) A class 3 student of a government school was raped by her deaf and mute neighbour in west Delhi, police said Thursday. The accused has been arrested.
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Girl dies after tumbling down hillock
January 17th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A 10-year-old girl died after tumbling down a hillock where she was playing with her friends in south Delhi Sunday, police said.The victim has been identified as ... Read more...
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Class 3 tribal girl branded with iron rods in hostel
January 12th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 12 (IANS) An eight-year-old tribal girl was allegedly branded with iron rods several times by a hostel superintendent in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district, officials said Wednesday.Shushila, a Class 3 student, ... Read more...
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Class 3 student beaten by principal, arm fractured
August 6th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 6 (IANS) The left arm of a Class 3 student of an Uttar Pradesh school was fractured after the principal allegedly beat him for making noise in the classroom, police ... Read more...
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School teacher arrested for student’s rape
June 25th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Navi Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) A teacher was arrested here Friday for allegedly raping a Class 3 student in a school toilet, police said Monday.
"We have arrested 32-year-old Firoze Ibrahim on suspicion ... Read more...
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Woman commits suicide after kids fail in exams (Lead)
April 18th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 18 (IANS) A 32-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping before a train in this Uttar Pradesh district after three of her school-going children failed in their exams, police said Sunday.
Anjana, ... Read more...
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Woman commits suicide after kids fail in exams
April 18th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 18 (IANS) A 32-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping before a running train in this Uttar Pradesh district after three of her school-going children failed in their exams, police said ... Read more...
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Sort out issues with me, spare my film: Shah Rukh Khan (Second Lead, Interview)
February 4th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) Bollywood's Badshah Shah Rukh Khan, in the cross hairs of the right-wing Shiv Sena, says his comments on Pakistani cricketers should not reflect on his ... Read more...
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If there is an issue, sort it out with me: Shah Rukh Khan (Lead, Interview)
February 4th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) What is wrong in saying that everyone is welcome to India, wonders Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, in the cross hairs of the Shiv Sena ... Read more...
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To bright young scholars, Orissa offers Rs.10 scholarship
January 8th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Byomakesh Biswal
Bhubaneswar, Jan 8 (IANS) How much does a bright primary school student get as scholarship in Orissa after beating thousands of competitors? A princely Rs.10 per month - the amount ... Read more...
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Veer Patel wins MRF Supercross
December 7th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Dec 7 (IANS) Veer Patel, riding a CR 250F of Team Pashankar delivered two second places to clinch the overall title in the showpiece Class 1 class (Foreign motorcycles, Group A) ... Read more...
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Balloon Boy’s parents to plead guilty
November 13th, 2009 - 3:20 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Larimer County, Nov 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The infamous Richard Heene and his wife Mayumi Heene will plead guilty to several offenses, as they had created a hoax that their minor son ... Read more...
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Balloon Boy’s parents Richard & Mayumi Heene to plead guilty
November 13th, 2009 - 1:39 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Larimer County, Nov 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The infamous Richard Heene and his wife Mayumi Heene will plead guilty to several offenses, as they had created a hoax that their minor son ... Read more...
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“Balloon Boy” parents to plead guilty
November 13th, 2009 - 1:01 am ICT by BNO News
DENVER (BNO NEWS) -- The parents of the so-called "Balloon Boy" will plead guilty in court on Friday, his lawyer said in a statement on Thursday. A copy of the statement ... Read more...
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DPS Ghaziabad student with swine flu, school shuts down
November 6th, 2009 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 5 (IANS) The junior section of Delhi Public School Ghaziabad has been closed till Nov 13 after a case of swine flu was detected in the school, the principal said ... Read more...
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Obesity significantly reduces chances of successful pregnancy
November 4th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): For overweight women looking forward to becoming a mum, here's some bad news: a new study has shown that obese women are as much as 28 percent less ... Read more...
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UAE powerboat crew makes a clean sweep at world championships
September 21st, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Nettuno (Italy), Sep 21 (IANS) The Fazza powerboat crew of Arif Al Zafeen and Nader Bin Hindi had their third straight win here at the UIM Class 3 World Championship, WAM news ... Read more...
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10-year-old girl found dead in Delhi
September 14th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A 10-year-old girl was found dead under suspicion raising circumstances in the national capital Monday, police said.
The body of Rinku Mandal, a Class 3 student of ... Read more...
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Man gets 10-year jail term for raping minor
September 9th, 2009 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) A city court Wednesday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl.
Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Kaur held Kartar Singh guilty of ... Read more...
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Boy ’sacrificed’ in Ghaziabad
September 1st, 2009 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 1 (IANS) The body of an eight-year-old boy was found here Tuesday with injuries and vermilion marks. The police suspect it to be a case of human sacrifice.
The body was ... Read more...
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Kashmir mulling board exams for Class 3, 5 students!
August 23rd, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 23 (IANS) Board examinations for Class 3 and 5 students? That's what the Jammu and Kashmir government is thinking of introducing in order to improve education standards even as the ... Read more...
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Chandigarh school dismisses teacher for slapping Class 3 boy
July 31st, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 31 (IANS) The authorities of a private school in Chandigarh Friday sacked a teacher who was found guilty of slapping a Class 3 boy.
Kavita Das, principal of St John's ... Read more...
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