GNLA commander killed, camp busted in Meghalaya
September 14th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 14 (IANS) Security forces Friday busted a hideout of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in the western part of Meghalaya, killing a top rebel commander of the ... Read more...
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Man beaten to death in Bihar for eloping
September 12th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 12 (IANS) In an incident of honour killing in Bihar, a 35-year-old man was lynched in Araria district after a village kangaroo court found him guilty of eloping ... Read more...
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Charges filed against Maharashtra doctor couple
September 12th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beed (Maharashtra), Sep 12 (IANS) A charge sheet was filed against doctor couple Sudam and Saraswati Munde and 15 others in a Maharashtra court in connection with a female foeticide ... Read more...
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GNLA chief to move fresh bail plea in Meghalaya court
September 12th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 12 (IANS) Chief of Meghalaya's outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Champion R. Sangma is likely to move a fresh bail application in a court here, a legal ... Read more...
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PM honours Mary Kom, Yogeshwar Dutt
September 8th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday presented special awards to Olympic medallists Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt.Boxer Mary Kom and wrestler Dutt were given a ... Read more...
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GNLA chief’s judicial custody extended by 14 days
September 7th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 7 (IANS) A Meghalaya court Friday remanded outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma to another 14 days in judicial custody, a lawyer said."The court ... Read more...
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Trafficking of Thai women in Goa salons
September 3rd, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 3 (IANS) The Goa Police is on the trail of an international trafficking gang which has been "supplying" young Thai women to work as masseurs and hair-stylists and ... Read more...
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Ex-cop talks of bid to doctor Aarushi’s autopsy report
August 30th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 30 (IANS) In the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case, a retired Uttar Pradesh Police officer told a special court here Thursday that he was approached by a person ... Read more...
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Chennai student arrested in Goa for possessing drugs
August 30th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) An engineering student from Chennai, who also worked as a DJ (disc jockey), was arrested in Goa for possession of a narcotics cocktail, police said Thursday.R. ... Read more...
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GNLA chief sent to 14 days judicial custody
August 26th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 26 (IANS) A Meghalaya court Sunday remanded outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma to judicial custody for 14 days, a lawyer said."The court of ... Read more...
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Sons, daughters-in-law arrested for parading widowed mother half naked
August 24th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) Police arrested five people, including two sons and daughters-in-law of a middle-aged Dalit widow who was publicly beaten and paraded half naked in a village in Bihar's ... Read more...
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Guerrilla module busted in Srinagar
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 21 (IANS) A separatist guerrilla module has been busted in the Srinagar capital city with the arrest of two Kashmir Islamic Movement militants, and a huge cache of ... Read more...
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Haryana Police officer arrested for assaulting Chandigarh cop
August 20th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (IANS) An under-training deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Haryana Police, his father and brother were arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting a Chandigarh police head constable here, ... Read more...
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Hundreds of tourists stranded in Himachal Pradesh
August 20th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 20 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including foreign tourists, have been stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti subdivision for the past two days after the closure of roads due to ... Read more...
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Himachal may see heavy rains, rivers in spate
August 19th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 19 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh may experience heavy rainfall in the next two days, while the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway-21 remained disrupted throughout the day Sunday due ... Read more...
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Manipur to give Rs.75 lakh to Mary Kom
August 15th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 14 (IANS) The Manipur government has increased the cash reward and other benefits for Olympic bronze medallist M.C. Mary Kom, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh said Wednesday."The government ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in Srinagar
August 13th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) With a recent spurt in separatist attacks in Srinagar, authorities Monday stepped up vigil ahead of the country's Independence Day.Vehicles entering the Jammu and Kashmir capital ... Read more...
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Guerrillas kill retired police officer in Srinagar
August 10th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas shot dead a retired police officer while he coming out of a mosque here Friday, police said.Militants shot at Abdul Hamid Bhat, a retired ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebel chief to move bail
August 9th, 2012 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 9 (IANS) Meghalaya's outlawed Garo National Liberation Army's (GNLA) arrested supremo Champion R. Sangma is likely to move a bail application before a court here, his lawyer said ... Read more...
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GNLA chief seek’s lawyer presence during interrogation
August 7th, 2012 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 7 (IANS) Detained Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma has sought the presence of his legal counsel during interrogation, his lawyer said."He (Champion) has written ... Read more...
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Fiza dies in mysterious circumstances (Second Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Fiza Mohammed, aka Anuradha Bali, who married former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan and was later divorced, has died in mysterious circumstances, police said Monday.Fiza's ... Read more...
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Arrested Garo rebel leader planning peace talks?
August 5th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 5 (IANS) Meghalaya's outlawed Garo National Liberation Army's (GNLA) arrested supremo Champion R. Sangma is exploring the possibility of peace talks with the government, his lawyer said Sunday."He ... Read more...
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GNLA chief arrested near Bangladesh border in Meghalaya (Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 30 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army's (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma was arrested Monday near the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, police said.Sangma, whose outfit is fighting ... Read more...
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Haryana’s Rewari area calm, highway traffic restored
July 23rd, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Rewari (Haryana), July 23 (IANS) An uneasy calm settled over this Haryana district Monday, a day after violent clashes between farmers and police over land acquisition left about 50 injured, ... Read more...
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No ban on women shopping alone in Pakistan
July 22nd, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Officials in Pakistan's northwest tribal region have refuted media reports that said women have been banned from going out for shopping alone during the holy month ... Read more...
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Lottery scam: Five foreigners sent to judicial custody
July 17th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bargarh (Odisha), July 17 (IANS) A court in Odisha has remanded four Nigerian men and a Ugandan woman arrested four days ago in a lottery fraud case to 15 days ... Read more...
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Probe into call details leak in murder case
July 14th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) A probe has been launched on how the call details of a Kerala Police official involved in the investigation of the murder of a former CPI-M ... Read more...
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Villagers shun Chhattisgarh ‘carnage’ probe
July 14th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 14 (IANS) The T.P. Sharma judicial commission, probing the killings of two people in police action in four Chhattisgarh villages, completed its two-day sitting but without recording statements ... Read more...
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Ex-RJD MP’s relative among two killed in Patna
July 10th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 10 (IANS) The brother-in-law of former RJD parliamentarian Subhash Yadav was among two people who were shot dead in Bihar capital by unidentified assailants, police said Tuesday.The body ... Read more...
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Three more bodies recovered in Himachal disaster (Lead)
July 8th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 8 (IANS) Rescue workers in Haryana Sunday recovered three more bodies of the eight people washed away while crossing a flooded rivulet in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district.With this, ... Read more...
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One more body recovered in Himachal
July 8th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 8 (IANS) Rescue workers Sunday recovered one more body from Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district while the fate of six washed away while crossing a flooded rivulet is still ... Read more...
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Eight washed away in Himachal
July 7th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 7 (IANS) Eight people were washed away in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district while crossing a flooded rivulet, police said.One body was recovered 15 km downstream in neighbouring Haryana's ... Read more...
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Son of ex-cop, 2 women among 7 held for gangrape
July 6th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), July 6 (IANS) Seven people, including the son of a retired police officer and two women, have been arrested in connection with the gangrape of a minor orphan ... Read more...
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Warden booked for sodomising mentally disabled in Haryana
July 2nd, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), July 2 (IANS) Close on the heels of the revelation of sexual abuse, mental and physical torture of inmates at Apna Ghar shelter home here, Haryana Police have ... Read more...
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Garo rebel outfit chief lodged in Bangladesh jail: BSF
June 23rd, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 23 (IANS) Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma, who was arrested by Bangladesh forces last year, is lodged in "some jail" in that country, according ... Read more...
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