Maoist base destroyed in Chhattisgarh
August 28th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 28 (IANS) In an overnight operation, joint team of district police and CRPF destroyed a Maoist hideout located in the dense forest after a gunfight in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband ... Read more...
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$200 mn World Bank loan to Himachal for green development
July 27th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 27 (IANS) The World Bank has granted a $200 million (Rs.1,100 crore) loan to Himachal Pradesh to promote green initiatives and sustainable development in the state, an official ... Read more...
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Huge arms cache unearthed in Jammu’s Reasi
July 20th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) Security forces, including the army and Jammu and Kashmir Police, Friday unearthed a huge arms cache in a remote mountainous area of Reasi district in the ... Read more...
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Wild tuskers rampage through Chhattisgarh villages, cause panic
June 27th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 27 (IANS) Panic has spread as at least two persons have been trampled to death and several houses damaged by herds of wild elephants rampaging in Sarguja forest ... Read more...
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American filmmaker opens up about China’s reclusive hermits
May 5th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The elusive mountain monks of China are gradually allowing foreigners to visit their shrines and learn about their harsh religious practices, says American filmmaker ... Read more...
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Survey confirms tiger presence in Mizoram’s Dampa reserve
April 25th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 25 (IANS) In a significant development, a team of wildlife researchers has, after a scientific survey, confirmed the presence of tigers in the Dampa reserve in ... Read more...
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Panther kills girl in Rajasthan
April 24th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 23 (IANS) A panther mauled to death a seven-year old girl in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, police said Monday.Her body was found Monday morning in the dense forest area ... Read more...
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Kidnapped engineers untraced, GNLA chief escapes (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 27 (IANS) Two Meghalaya government engineers kidnapped three days ago by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels remained untraced Friday even as the outfit's military wing chief ... Read more...
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Two colleges near Agra bird sanctuary fined Rs.10 crore
January 12th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 12 (IANS) A penalty of Rs.10 crore has been imposed on two engineering colleges for pollution and illegal construction close to the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary on the ... Read more...
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In Sabarimala, a season of crowds, snakes and pickpockets
January 9th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sabarimala, Jan 9 (IANS) Last year, this place suffered a terrible tragedy when 102 people died in a stampede. But pilgrims are still thronging the Sabarimala temple, the revered Hindu ... Read more...
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No trace of kidnapped official in Meghalaya
November 28th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 28 (IANS) The whereabouts of a government official and two Assam-based traders kidnapped by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels remain unknown a week after their abduction, ... Read more...
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Andhra ready to help Bengal in tackling Maoists
October 20th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Having successfully tackled Maoists in the state, Andhra Pradesh is now ready to extend strategic and technical support to West Bengal and other states to battle ... Read more...
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Maoists regrouping in Bengal: Police
July 5th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Maoists in three western districts of West Bengal, on the back foot after killing and arrests of many of their leading members over the past two ... Read more...
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It’s curtains for one of Mumbai’s most sensational crimes
June 30th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The curtains finally came down Thursday on one of the most sensational crimes of passion that hit trhe city in recent times involving a former naval ... Read more...
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Dismembered body of missing girl found in Thane
June 26th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, June 26 (IANS) The dismembered body of a nine-year-old girl missing since the past five days was found in a dense forest here, police said Sunday.The body pieces were ... Read more...
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Chidambaram chairs security meeting in Srinagar (Lead, superseding earlier story)
June 21st, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram chaired a high-level security meeting in Srinagar Tuesday. He is to spend the night at the Pahalgam hill station in ... Read more...
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Explosives meant for Myanmar seized
May 28th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 27 (IANS) A huge consignment of explosives meant to be smuggled to Myanmar through Nagaland was seized from a bus station here in Meghalaya, a custom official said ... Read more...
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Bengal polls: Choppers deployed in Maoist-hit districts
May 5th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Two helicopters began aerial surveillance in remote areas of the three Maoist-affected districts of West Bengal Thursday as part of the Election Commission's (EC) security arrangements ... Read more...
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Orissa submitted fake documents for Posco nod: Activists
May 4th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The final clearance given to South Korean steel major Posco's $12 billion project in Orissa, the largest foreign investment in India, was based on "fake ... Read more...
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Rajasthan plans tiger corridor, connecting reserves
April 18th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 18 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has planned a corridor connecting six wildlife sanctuaries for the safety of tigers straying out of their territory, an official said Monday.
Under ... Read more...
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Gulmarg weaves its magic around tourists (With images)
April 3rd, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Gulmarg, April 3 (IANS) A magical mist surrounds this ultimate destination of skiers, sports lovers, honeymooners and adventure- seeking tourists as yet another snowfall changes the landscape in Gulmarg, the ... Read more...
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Kanha tigress finds new home in Panna forest
March 27th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 27 (IANS) A five-year-old tigress was released Sunday in the sprawling Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh after she made a 450-km road journey from the state's Kanha ... Read more...
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Rajasthan to deploy special police to protect forests
March 4th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 4 (IANS) The Rajasthan government plans to deploy battalions of Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC) to protect forest areas in the state, an official said Friday.
Rajasthan boasts of two ... Read more...
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Bhutan grieves with Nepal as air crash kills 22 (Second Lead)
December 16th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 16 (IANS) As Nepal's authorities Thursday confirmed that all 22 people on board a small aircraft missing since Wednesday had perished following a crash in a dense forest ... Read more...
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Nepal pledges probe as plane crash kills all 22 on board (Lead)
December 16th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 16 (IANS) As search helicopters confirmed that all 22 people on board a small aircraft missing since Wednesday had perished in a dense forest in eastern Nepal, the ... Read more...
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Forest cover to expand by 10 mn hectare
November 19th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India will have 10 million more hectare of land under forest cover within 10 years, and half of it will be developed as a dense forest, Director ... Read more...
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Abducted Meghalaya official still untraced
October 20th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 20 (IANS) Twenty-one days have passed but there is no trace of the transport officer kidnapped by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya, state Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh said ... Read more...
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One more Royal Bengal tiger dies in Bangalore zoo
October 5th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 5 (IANS) A four-year-old Royal Bengal tiger died early Tuesday at the Bannerghatta National Park on the outskirts of this Karnataka capital, taking to three the toll of the big ... Read more...
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Maoists release four abducted Chhattisgarh cops
October 1st, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Bijapur, Oct 1 (ANI): The four policemen kidnapped by Maoists from Bhopalapatnam in Chhattisgarh, have been released."All four cops have been freed and handed over to local mediapersons who had been mediating ... Read more...
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Naxals extend deadline for releasing abducted Chhattisgarh cops
September 29th, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Raipur, Sep 29 (ANI): Maoists on Tuesday night extended the 48-hours-long deadline by another 24 hours for the release of four policemen held captive by them in the jungles of Chhattisgarh.In exchange ... Read more...
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Families of abducted Chhattisgarh cops appeal for their release
September 27th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Raipur, Sep. 27 (ANI): The families of policemen being held hostage by Maoists in Bhopalpatnam, near the Chhattisgarh- Andhra border, have appealed for their release without delay.Maoists abducted the seven policemen ... Read more...
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Maoists threaten Bihar speaker
August 14th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 14 (IANS) Maoists threatened Bihar assembly Speaker Udai Narain Choudhary and asked him not to enter Gaya's Imamganj, his assembly constituency, for campaigning ahead of the forthcoming elections, police said ... Read more...
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Four Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh
August 11th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Kanker (Chhattisgarh), Aug 11 (ANI): Four Maoists were arrested in Chhattisgarh's Kanker region on Tuesday.Acting on a tip-off, the police nabbed them from a dense forest near Kanker and recovered two guns ... Read more...
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Abducted CPI-M supporter escapes from Maoist captivity
August 5th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter, abducted by Maoists guerrillas in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, managed to flee from captivity Thursday morning despite being shot twice.
Police ... Read more...
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Maoists destroy trucks carrying bauxite in Jharkhand
August 4th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lohardaga (Jharkhand), Aug 4 (ANI): Maoists burnt three trucks carrying bauxite mineral on Wednesday in Jharkhand's Lohardaga District during the ongoing five-state-shutdown."The supporters of the MCC (Maoist Communist Centre of India) burnt ... Read more...
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