Scandalous state of Mathura’s child welfare homes (Lead, changing dateline)
June 25th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, June 25 (IANS) Mathura's child welfare system is marred by poor sanitation and living standards, dilapidated buildings, ineffective staff and irregular adoptions, the National Commission for Protection of Child ... Read more...
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Scandalous state of Mathura’s child welfare homes
June 25th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Mathura's child welfare system is marred by poor sanitation and living standards, dilapidated buildings, ineffective staff and irregular adoptions, the National Commission for Protection of ... Read more...
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Mamata to lay foundation stone of new film city
August 7th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) Eastern India's biggest film city is all set to come up on a 350-acre plot in Hooghly's Uttarpara, with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ... Read more...
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Congress mocks at Badal’s overnight stays in villages
July 10th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 10 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's decision to sleep overnight in government school buildings in villages as part of his public durbar programmes has evoked ... Read more...
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Bonanza for Mumbai families living in old buildings
May 22nd, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Thousands of families living in old and dilapidated buildings awaiting redevelopment in Mumbai were given a bonanza by the state government Saturday - more space post-redevelopment.The ... Read more...
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Running electricity through one’s scalp can improve video game skills
April 20th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 20 (ANI): Scientist has discovered that running electricity through the scalp can sharpen one's mind and improve video game skills.In a study funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Project ... Read more...
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Coastal Regulation Zone 2011 provides special relaxations: Jairam
January 8th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Keeping in view the diverse problems faced by fishermen and local communities living in slums, special relaxations have been provided in the Coastal Regulation Zone 2011 notification, Union ... Read more...
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Latvia Ghost Town Sold To A Russian Firm For $3.1 Million
February 7th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Latvian ghost town is sold to an unknown private Russian investor for $3.1 million (almost 1.9 million pound). It was created when the Soviet-era anti-missile ... Read more...
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The Tragic Haiti Earthquake Renders Hundreds Homeless
January 13th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Haiti, Jan 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Thousands of Haitians sat on the devastated streets asking for help on Wednesday. Many of them were trapped in the rubles of devastation and were ... Read more...
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Shoppers upbeat about revamping Karol Bagh, Paharganj
November 5th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Delhi shoppers are upbeat about the civic agency's plan to revamp the main markets of Karol Bagh and Paharganj, which house innumerable budget hotels and crummy guest ... Read more...
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Construction cost for Udhampur army hospital hiked
July 2nd, 2009 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday hiked the estimated construction cost for an ultra-modern 650-bed army hospital at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir to Rs.2.32 billion from Rs.1.26 billion.
The ... Read more...
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Apex court halts Mayawati’s demolition spree
February 27th, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday stopped the Uttar Pradesh government from demolishing scores of private and government buildings around Lucknow's sprawling park named after Dalit icon Babasaheb Ambedkar.
A ... Read more...
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Dilapidated buildings can cause depression among pupils
February 22nd, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): "Dingy and flaky" school buildings can cause depression among pupils, according to a top children''s author.Nicola Morgan, author of non-fiction books on how teenagers'' brains work, has ... Read more...
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Peter Gabriel among celebs snapping up 1euro quake-ravaged Sicilian houses
September 25th, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 25 (ANI): English musician Peter Gabriel is among a host of celebrities who have filed applications for buying houses for one euro each in an earthquake-ravaged Sicilian town.
The ... Read more...
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Heavy rains leave 73 dead in Uttar Pradesh
August 18th, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) Torrential rains across large parts of Uttar Pradesh in the last couple of days have claimed at least 73 lives and flooded hundreds of villages, officials said Monday. ... Read more...
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