Three policemen run over by truck in Ghaziabad
September 21st, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 21 (IANS) Three policemen were killed in Ghaziabad when a truck ran over a group of seven police personnel who were on night duty, police said Friday.The accident ... Read more...
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Another water protest, now against Kudankulam n-plant (Lead)
September 13th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 13 (IANS) Hundreds of people from Tamil Nadu's Idinthakarai village, the epicentre of the protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), stood in the sea water Thursday ... Read more...
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Villagers clash with police in Noida
September 10th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) Angry villagers in Haibatpur in Noida extension Monday fought a pitched battle with the police and Noida Development Authority workers when an anti-encroachment squad tried to ... Read more...
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Curfew on in riot-hit Bareilly, 200 arrested
August 13th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 13 (IANS) Curfew continued for a second consecutive day in Bareilly city in Uttar Pradesh Monday even as police said the situation following communal violence was under control.The ... Read more...
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Three killed in Pakistan bombing
August 8th, 2012 - 5:20 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) At least three soldiers were killed and 12 others injured after a paramilitary troops' van came under bomb attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province Tuesday night, district ... Read more...
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One killed in Bareilly violence (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) At least one person was killed and several injured late Sunday when communal violence broke out in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, police said Monday. Curfew has ... Read more...
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Speeding truck mows down 15 in Uttar Pradesh
July 22nd, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 22 (IANS) Fifteen people were mowed down by a speeding truck in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district, police said Sunday.The accident took place near Barlokpur village on the Farrukhabad-Etawah ... Read more...
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Satisfied with my tenure: Outgoing Delhi Police chief
June 30th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Outgoing Delhi Police commissioner B.K. Gupta Saturday said he was "satisfied with his tenure" as police chief and urged Delhiites to have consideration for the ... Read more...
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Elaborate security for Agra municipal polls
June 27th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Agra, June 26 (IANS) Authorities stepped up security in Agra for Wednesday's municipal polls which will test the popularity of the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh. The SP is ... Read more...
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Orders from top: UP Police in makeover drive
June 23rd, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) From monitoring bloating waistlines to logging on to Facebook to leveraging the benefits of IT, the 125,000-strong Uttar Pradesh Police, hitherto infamous for its acts ... Read more...
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Municipal elections in Lucknow Saturday
June 22nd, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 22 (IANS) Polling will be held Saturday to elect the corporators of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) and the city mayor, besides members of the eight nagar panchayats ... Read more...
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300 obese Pakistani cops removed from field jobs
June 22nd, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) A total of 324 policemen having a waistline of more than 38 inches will no longer be allowed to carry out field jobs in Pakistan's Punjab ... Read more...
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Massive security for 2013 Allahabad Kumbh Mela
June 19th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) A massive security arrangement will be in place when the 2013 Maha Kumbh is held at Allahabad.Additional Director General of Police Jag Mohan Yadav said the ... Read more...
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Maoist leader arrested in Uttar Pradesh
May 25th, 2012 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) A Maoist leader, carrying a cash reward of Rs.300,000 on his head, was arrested from a forest in Uttar Pradesh's Sonebhadra district, police said Friday.The police ... Read more...
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Shia groups clash in Lucknow
May 18th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) Two groups of the Shia community fought pitched battles outside Lucknow's famous Bada Imambara, exchanged blows and set on fire a vehicle Friday.The violence broke out ... Read more...
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UP’s record: 20,000 constables transferred
May 15th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 15 (IANS) In the biggest reshuffle till date on a single day, the Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday transferred a whopping 20,324 constables.Officials said the transfers were ordered following ... Read more...
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Conspiracy in UP firing that killed three?
April 2nd, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) Amid theories suggesting a "larger conspiracy", the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a probe into the Sunday firing in Etawah that killed three people.Other than a ... Read more...
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Jail riot in UP after prisoner’s death
March 21st, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) Two jail officials were critically injured in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district when prisoners, outraged over the death of a 22-year-old inmate following alleged medical negligence, attacked ... Read more...
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UP gets new police chief, 26 officers shifted
March 19th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has got a new police chief in Ambrish Chandra Sharma. The government has also reshuffled the top police machiney in the state.Atul Kumar has ... Read more...
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Over 60 percent turnout in UP second phase poll (Third Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) Keeping up with the first phase, ballotting in 59 constituencies in the second phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections Saturday touched 60 percent and seemed ... Read more...
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Polling picks up pace in UP, 42 percent turnout till 3 p.m. (Fourth Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) Election day in Uttar Pradesh started off cold and damp with people huddled indoors but the scene changed as it grew warmer and long queues ... Read more...
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Day gets warmer, polling slowly picks up in UP (Third Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) After a cold, damp start, polling began to slowly pick up in Uttar Pradesh, where the first phase of the staggered elections were under way ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh set to vote amid hung house forecast (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) The mother of all elections since the 2009 parliamentary battle starts in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday, with the outcome bound to cast a long shadow ... Read more...
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Cheers as Rajasthan celebrates R-Day
January 26th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) More than 5,000 people packed into the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Stadium here Thursday to watch Rajasthan Governor Shivraj Patil hoist the tricolour to mark ... Read more...
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15 abducted Pakistani troopers killed
January 5th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Fifteen Pakistani troopers kidnapped by the Taliban last month have been killed, a media report said Thursday.They were abducted Dec 23 after Taliban militants launched ... Read more...
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606 dead, over 1,000 hurt in 41 suicide attacks in Pakistan
January 1st, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 606 people were killed and over 1,000 injured in 41 attacks carried out by 51 suicide bombers in Pakistan in 2011, an official report ... Read more...
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Dalit killed in clashes between protesters, police
December 30th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 30 (IANS) A Dalit was shot dead on the Agra-Firozabad highway in Uttar Pradesh in exchange of firing between the police and protesters demanding compensation for an accident ... Read more...
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Bhatta-Parsaul rape: Court orders FIR against 30 cops
November 18th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Nov 18 (IANS) A court here Friday ordered registration of cases against five senior police officers and 25 constables for raping and robbing a woman in Bhatta village of ... Read more...
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Chidambaram visits Jharkhand, Odisha to review Maoist operations
November 9th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi/Bhubaneswar, Nov 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday visited the Maoist-affected states of Jharkhand and Odisha to review operations against the rebels and also implementation of the ... Read more...
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No police deaths in Jamaica in 2011
November 9th, 2011 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), Nov 9 (IANS/CMC) The minister for national security of Jamaica has described the year 2011 as the "safest year" for the police in the small Caribbean nation as there ... Read more...
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Punjab gives promotions to 5,199 police men in one go
September 24th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 24 (IANS) Punjab Police Saturday promoted 5,199 constables and head constables in one go - the highest number to be promoted together ever.Announcing a string of incentives for ... Read more...
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Five killed in armed clash in Rajasthan
September 15th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 14 (IANS) Tension gripped Rajasthan's Bharatpur district Wednesday after at least five people were killed in an armed clash that also left 10 injured, mostly with gunshot wounds, ... Read more...
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Pakistan beefs up security to check terror
September 5th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 5 (IANS) A joint security force comprising officers from the Federal Investigative Agency (FIA), Coast Guards and the Frontier Constabulary will check the movement of terrorists in northwest ... Read more...
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Two lawyers killed in Uttar Pradesh clash
September 3rd, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) Two lawyers were killed and five injured when lekhpals (revenue officials) opened fire during a clash with them in Uttar Pradesh?s Lakhimpur Kheri district Saturday, officials ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh gets new top cop - for just a month!
August 31st, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has named R.K. Tiwari as the state's new director general of police (DGP) -- for just a month as he is to ... Read more...
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