Odisha intensifies crackdown on chit-fund scams
September 12th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (IANS) Intensifying its crackdown on chit fund scams in Odisha, police Wednesday raided the offices of a private company and detained three of its senior officials for ... Read more...
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Greenpeace flays crackdown on Kudankulam protest
September 10th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi Sep 10 (IANS) Environment watchdog Greenpeace Monday condemned the Tamil Nadu government for its crackdown and use of force on protestors at the upcoming Kudankulam nuclear power plant ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia targets its illegal private clinics
September 3rd, 2012 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Sep 3 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has launched a crackdown on illegal private medical practices.Saudi Arabian authorities Sunday announced to have started the crackdown, with the latest closure being of ... Read more...
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Manipur pushes back 60 suspected Bangladeshis
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Sep 2 (IANS) Authorities in Manipur have pushed back into Assam 60 suspected Bangladeshis, an official said Sunday.Manipur Police have launched a crackdown in several parts of the state ... Read more...
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49 illegal immigrants arrested in Manipur
August 31st, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 31 (IANS) Manipur Police Friday arrested six more illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and rounded up over 400 suspected immigrants for verifying their nationalities, police said.With Friday's arrest, the number ... Read more...
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Manipur continues to crackdown on illegal immigrants
August 31st, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 31 (IANS) Manipur Home Minister G. Gaikhangam Friday said the crackdown to detect illegal Bangladeshi and Myanmarese nationals would continue in the state.On Thursday, Manipur police arrested 43 ... Read more...
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Odisha, Jharkhand to intensity anti-mineral smuggling drive
August 22nd, 2012 - 2:26 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (IANS) Odisha and its neighbouring state of Jharkhand have said that they will jointly intensify crackdown against the mineral smuggling across their borders.Speaking to reporters after ... Read more...
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Over 250 websites blocked for triggering northeast panic
August 20th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) In the wake of morphed images triggering an unprecedented exodus of northeastern people from major cities in other states, the government Monday blocked over ... Read more...
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Goa will achieve 15 percent growth rate: Parrikar
August 15th, 2012 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 15 (IANS) Goa will achieve a growth rate of 15 percent in the coming years, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said at an Independence Day function here Wednesday.He also ... Read more...
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China combats illegal organ transplants
August 13th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 13 (IANS) China's health ministry Monday vowed to cooperate with police investigations into medical institutions and workers involved in instances of illegal human organ transplants.Police will announce the ... Read more...
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Ramdev announces peaceful march to parliament (Lead)
August 13th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Monday announced a peaceful march to parliament and said he should be allowed to go ahead because he wanted to be ... Read more...
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Counterfeit crackdown fear shuts entire Chinese city
August 11th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Almost all shops in a Chinese city have closed business following rumours of a clampdown on counterfeit products, the Daily Mail reported.Officials in Shenyang city are ... Read more...
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Ramlila Maidan ready for Ramdev campaign (Lead)
August 8th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Ramlila Maidan here is set for yoga guru Baba Ramdev's campaign against corruption and black money from Thursday, with his aides expecting thousands ... Read more...
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Three-day meditation in Gujarat before Delhi agitation: Ramdev
August 5th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Ahead of his agitation in Delhi starting Aug 9, yoga guru Baba Ramdev Sunday said he will visit the memorial of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ... Read more...
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Britain may crack down on e-cigarettes
August 5th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Electronic cigarettes - that contain nicotine-infused water which is inhaled as a vapour - face a crackdown in Britain after the health minister said some were ... Read more...
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US says it is trying to force Assad to step down
August 1st, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US is continuing its efforts to make Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad resign, according to US State Department spokesperson Patrick Ventrell."The situation is grave, and ... Read more...
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Clashes between Syrian army, opposition continue in Aleppo
August 1st, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Syrian army continued its crackdown on opposition forces in the country's industrial and financial centre Aleppo, reported Syria's state TV Tuesday.Some observers view the ... Read more...
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China to shut hundreds of coal mines
July 31st, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 31 (IANS) The Chinese government has decided to close hundreds of small mines over the year to ensure safety in the coal mine industry."We should use the opportunity ... Read more...
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Plumber Melvyn Careswell jailed for tax evasion
July 27th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Epsom, July 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Melvyn Careswell has been sentenced to one year in jail for tax evasion. Careswell is said to have evaded paying income tax worth 50,000 dollars.
HM Revenue ... Read more...
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GNLA-ULFA camp busted in Meghalaya
July 24th, 2012 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 24 (IANS) Security forces have busted a joint training camp of the Garo National Liberation Army and the United Liberation Front of Asom in the Garo Hills region ... Read more...
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Fake currency worth over $18 mn seized in China
July 23rd, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 23 (IANS) Fake currency notes worth 118 million yuan ($18.5 million) have been seized and 463 suspects were arrested for counterfeit money related crimes in a special crackdown ... Read more...
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Over 400 held, fake notes seized in China
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 22 (IANS) A total of 463 suspects have been arrested and fake currency notes with face value of 118 million yuan (around $18 million) seized in a countrywide ... Read more...
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Russian warships head to Syria
July 10th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, July 10 (IANS/AKI) A fleet of Russian warships Tuesday began sailing towards Syrian ports, Iran's Arabic TV network al-Alam reported.Russia has opposed international moves towards a political transition in ... Read more...
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Fatalities on Delhi’s top killer roads down by 60 percent
July 10th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Seventeen "killer roads" in the capital have seen a 60 percent decline in fatalities in the first half of the year, a top officer said ... Read more...
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Ramlila crackdown accused appear in court
July 7th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Six policemen and 10 supporters of yoga guru Baba Ramdev, accused in Ramlila crackdown case last year, appeared in a Delhi court Saturday and ... Read more...
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Three Tripura militants surrender with weapons
July 4th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 4 (IANS) Three militants of a banned separatist outfit have surrendered to the Indian security forces in Tripura after a crackdown on their training camp in Bangladesh, police ... Read more...
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Migrants causing birth ratio problem in Shanghai
June 30th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) A population and family planning commission in China's Shanghai city has said most children born outside its family planning policy last year were born to migrants ... Read more...
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‘Detaining Chinese blogger for mocking officials unlawful’
June 29th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 29 (IANS) In a case of justice delayed being justice denied, a Chinese blogger detained for a year after mocking a top officials' alleged interference in judicial procedure ... Read more...
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Crackdown continues against errant bus operators in Andhra
June 23rd, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) For the sixth day Saturday, transport authorities in Andhra Pradesh continued their drive against privately run commuter and school buses plying in violation of rules following ... Read more...
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Three Karbi militants killed in Assam
June 20th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) Three hard core militants of the Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militant group were killed in Assam in the early hours of Wednesday.Police said that the ... Read more...
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Andhra continues crackdown on bus operators
June 20th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 20 (IANS) Intensifying their crackdown on private bus operators across Andhra Pradesh, the authorities Wednesday seized 83 buses plying in violation of rules.The Road Transport Authority (RTA) conducted ... Read more...
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Egypt’s ousted leader Mubarak in ‘very critical’ condition, not dead
June 20th, 2012 - 5:59 am ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak is on a respirator and in a 'very critical' condition, a military official said on late Tuesday, rejected an earlier report from ... Read more...
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Chinese woman gets death for infant trafficking
June 17th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 17 (IANS) A Chinese woman, who headed a group which trafficked 223 infants, has been awarded the death sentence.Jiang Kaizhi, the prime culprit of the infant trafficking ring, ... Read more...
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Bolivian officials get spy pens to prevent corruption
June 15th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
La Paz, June 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) All the employees of the Bolivia’s Customs Department will be issued with special “spy” pens. The devices will feature a hidden micro-camera and a voice recorder, ... Read more...
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Yemen faces isolation over Al Qaeda war: UNSC
June 13th, 2012 - 8:08 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Yemen faces international isolation in case efforts to stabilise the situation in the country and reform its law enforcement agencies fall through, the UN ... Read more...
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