China to crack down on illegal gun possession
February 10th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) The Chinese government will soon launch a nationwide crackdown on illegal possession of guns and explosives following a recent spate of armed robberies.The government "will concentrate ... Read more...
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Odisha hooch toll is 32, excise minister resigns (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The deaths caused by a spurious drink Thursday climbed to 32 in Odisha, while state Excise Minister Ananga Udaya Singh Deo submitted his resignation to Chief ... Read more...
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Former US speaker urges China for dialogue on Tibet
February 9th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 9 (IANS) Former US speaker Nancy Pelosi has said there is a need for the Chinese government to change its repressive policies regarding Tibet, a statement said Thursday."In ... Read more...
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Odisha moonshine toll is 30 (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The death toll caused by a spurious drink has touched 30 in Odisha, a senior official said Wednesday.The victims, mostly poor men from Cuttack and Khordha ... Read more...
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Odisha, Jharkhand to check iron ore smuggling
February 9th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) Mineral rich Odisha and Jharkhand have decided to take joint measures to prevent cross-border transport of iron ore mined illegally, an official said Thursday.Senior officials of ... Read more...
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Odisha hooch toll 30, government blames medicines
February 9th, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The death toll due to alleged consumption of spurious liquor has risen to 30 in Odisha, but the authorities have held two medicines responsible for the ... Read more...
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Hooch kills 29 in Odisha, 10 held (Night Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 29 people died and about 40 others were battling for their lives in hospitals in Odisha after consuming spurious liquor laced with drugs, officials ... Read more...
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Hooch kills 29 in Odisha, 10 held (Fourth Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 29 people died in Odisha after consuming spurious liquor laced with drugs, officials said Wednesday. A total of 10 people have been arrested.The victims ... Read more...
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Top Chinese policeman’s ‘leave’ raises many eyebrows
February 8th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 8 (IANS) A top Chinese policeman, who shot to national fame for leading a popular crackdown on organised crime, has gone on leave under mysterious circumstances amid rumours ... Read more...
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Western role in Syria will prove costly: Assad
February 7th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) An international campaigner for democracy in Syria Tuesday accused the West of working overtime for regime change in his country.Ribal Al-Assad, an exiled cousin of ... Read more...
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US closes embassy in Syria
February 7th, 2012 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Monday closed its embassy in Syria and pulled out its staff, including ambassador Robert Ford, over security concerns, the State Department said."The US ... Read more...
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Is Al-Qaeda preparing British women bombers?
February 6th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.The terrorist group is using extremist websites ... Read more...
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CPI-M denounces India’s Syria vote
February 6th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday denounced India's vote for a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria and called for diplomatic efforts to ... Read more...
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Night vision goggles being used in dog fouling crackdown
January 30th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a bid to clamp down on the incidence of owners leaving the mess of their pets on the streets in the night, the UK government has ... Read more...
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Fierce gunfight between Garo rebels, commandos
January 28th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 27 (IANS) A fierce gunfight lasting an hour broke out between Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos in the jungles of ... Read more...
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Pakistan targets foreign exchange dealers who break rules
January 16th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistan has begun a crackdown on foreign exchange dealers who violate rules and will set up a task force to check irregularities, said Interior Minister Rehman ... Read more...
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Over 100 Chhattisgarh sponge iron units face closure
January 15th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 15 (IANS) As many as 105 sponge iron units face a serious threat of being shut down amid deepening raw material crisis in Chhattisgarh that has roughly 20 ... Read more...
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Law will take its own course in AMRI case: Mamata
January 9th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Seeking to put at rest apprehensions among the business community after the AMRI fire crackdown, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday told them not ... Read more...
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Bihar’s 5.5 lakh officials to declare assets by Feb 28
January 8th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 8 (IANS) After ministers and legislators, it is now the turn of Bihar's 550,000 government officials to declare their assets by Feb 28.The General Administration Department has directed ... Read more...
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Fatal accidents have come down: Delhi Police
January 6th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Despite the ever-increasing traffic -- the number of vehicles is estimated at 72 lakh -- fatal accidents on Delhi roads declined to 2,007 in 2011 ... Read more...
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Death penalty sought for Mubarak
January 6th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Accusing Hosni Mubarak of ordering the killing of anti-regime demonstrators, a prosecutor in the former Egyptian president's trial has demanded death sentence for the leader who ... Read more...
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Four tonnes of banned fireworks seized in Italy
December 30th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 30 (IANS/AKI) Police in Italy Friday carried out a pre-New Year's Eve crackdown on illegal fireworks and seized four tonnes of explosives.At least 367 kg of explosives were ... Read more...
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Chinese police retrieve $140 mn in illegal fundraising
December 30th, 2011 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 30 (IANS) Chinese police have retrieved 887 million yuan ($140 million) in a crackdown on illegal fundraising, the public security ministry said Thursday.The ongoing operation is focused on ... Read more...
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China busts counterfeit drug racket
December 30th, 2011 - 5:21 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 30 (IANS) Chinese authorities have busted over 1,800 illegal factories that made or sold counterfeit drugs, involving billions of yaun, over the past two years.The State Food and ... Read more...
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46 mn pirated, porn publications seized in China
December 28th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) Over 46 million pieces of pirated, pornographic and illegal publications have been confiscated by law enforcement officials this year, authorities said Wednesday.The National Office Against Pornographic ... Read more...
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12,000 fugitive killing suspects held in China
December 18th, 2011 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) Police in China have arrested 12,000 runaway suspected killers during a campaign launched just over six months ago, said Ministry of Public Security in an ... Read more...
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Agra crackdown on buffaloes, washermen
December 16th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 16 (IANS) Authorities have cracked down on stray buffaloes, cows and 'dhobis' in the Taj Mahal town of Agra for polluting the Yamuna river.Environment Officer Rajiv Rathi told ... Read more...
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Russia condemns US crackdown on Occupy movement
December 14th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has accused the US of using "unjustified cruelty" against Occupy Wall Street protesters.The Russian foreign ministry's human rights envoy, Konstantin Dolgov, said most of ... Read more...
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China to track kitchen wastes
December 14th, 2011 - 6:59 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 14 (IANS) Chinese authorities plan to track kitchen waste from restaurants to stop the illegal supply of gutter oil -- old cooking oil collected from the gutters.Gutter oil ... Read more...
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Hazare attacks Chidambaram
December 11th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Anna Hazare Sunday hit out at Home Minister P. Chidambaram, accusing him of getting him arrested during his hunger strike in August."Who was behind ... Read more...
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More foreign women being trafficked to China
December 5th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 5 (IANS) An increasing number of foreign women, mostly from China's bordering countries of Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, are being trafficked into the country on false promises of ... Read more...
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42 Taliban killed, 37 held in Afghanistan
December 4th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 4 (IANS) At least 42 Taliban militants have been killed and 37 arrested in a nationwide anti-terrorism crackdown in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Sunday.The militants were ... Read more...
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Maths dunces: British primary schools to ban calculator use
December 3rd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Primary schools in Britain will ban the use of calculators by 11-year-old students in a bid to prevent the kids from becoming maths dunces, according to ... Read more...
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Russian gays plead for end to crackdown
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's gay community Friday called for an end to what they see as an ongoing crackdown spearheaded by the ruling United Russia party.The appeal came ... Read more...
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Italian magistrate arrested in mafia crackdown
November 30th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 30 (IANS/AKI) An Italian magistrate was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of corruption and associating with elements from the country's wealthiest and most powerful mafia group.Giuseppe Vincenzo Giglio, magistrate ... Read more...
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