Chhattisgarh RTI activist shot at, in stable condition
July 7th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 7 (IANS) A leading Chhattisgarh rights activist was injured when two unidentified gunmen shot him twice in the state's industrial town Raigarh. He is said to be out ... Read more...
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Pakistan probes smuggling of wild animals from Tanzania
June 11th, 2012 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 11 (IANS) Pakistan has launched an investigation into the alleged smuggling of wild animals, including elephants and lions, from Tanzania in southeastern Africa.The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) launched ... Read more...
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70 hospitalised with food poisoning in Chhattisgarh
February 21st, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 21 (IANS) The condition of over 70 poor people, including 32 women and children, in Chhattisgarh is reported to be stable hours after they were hospitalised for food ... Read more...
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19 infants die in two Bengal hospitals
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Highlighting the poor state of health services in West Bengal, 19 infants have died in two district government hospitals in the past two days, a ... Read more...
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Intoxicant tree juice kills four in Odisha
December 19th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 19 (IANS) At least four people died and five others fell ill after consuming intoxicating juice collected from a tree in Odisha's Rayagada district, an official said.A group ... Read more...
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6,000 evacuated after China chemical plant blast
November 25th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 24 (IANS) About 6,000 residents were evacuated in China's Guangzhou city following an explosion at a chemical plant.The accident occurred in the afternoon at the No. 6 Warehouse, ... Read more...
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Eleven lose sight after surgery at government camp
October 13th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 13 (IANS) At least 11 elderly people have lost their eyesight in Chhattisgarh after they were operated upon for cataract at a much publicised government health camp, officials ... Read more...
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Beijing aims to relocate tens of thousands to suburbs
September 27th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 27 (IANS) Beijing plans to move tens of thousands of downtown residents to the city's suburban districts over the next five years to ease overcrowding.Dou Shuling, an official, ... Read more...
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Now Karachi frets over dengue outbreak
August 22nd, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) At least 14 cases of dengue were detected in Karachi, already battered by a wave of violence, and the authorities are now worried over its outbreak.The ... Read more...
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Five killed in Colombia by landslide inside gold mine
June 15th, 2011 - 6:32 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, June 15 (IANS) At least five people - four men and a pregnant woman - were killed in Colombia when a gold mine collapsed in the Cauca province ... Read more...
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Two killed as angry Chinese farmer sets off car bombs (Second Lead)
May 26th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 26 (IANS) At least two people were killed and six injured Thursday morning when a farmer, venting his anger at a court ruling, set off three car bombs ... Read more...
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Angry farmer sets off three car bombs in China (Lead)
May 26th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 26 (IANS) A farmer, venting his anger at a court ruling, set off three car bombs Thursday morning near different government buildings in an eastern China province, injuring ... Read more...
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Blasts near government buildings in China
May 26th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 26 (IANS) At least three blasts took place near different government buildings Thursday morning in an eastern China province, injuring five people, officials said. There were no reports ... Read more...
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Suspected toxic gas leak affects 9 detenus in China
January 25th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kunming (China), Jan 25 (IANS) A suspected toxic gas leak near a detention facility in southwest China caused the poisoning of nine inmates Monday night, local officials and witnesses said Tuesday.Inmates of ... Read more...
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Over 3,000 tribal women demonstrate in Madhya Pradesh
January 13th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 12 (IANS) In an unprecedented expression of anger, about 3,000 tribal women Wednesday demonstrated in Barwani before the district collector and the superintendent of police. The demonstrators, including children, were ... Read more...
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Five Kerala schools get infotech upgrade
December 29th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 29 (IANS) Five government schools in Kerala have been designated as "smart schools" and will receive Rs.1.25 crore each to install multimedia projectors, wireless internet and other infrastructure, an official ... Read more...
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Compensation announced for Shanghai fire victims
November 24th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Nov 24 (IANS) Families of each victim in the deadly fire that destroyed a 28-storey building in Shanghai Nov 15 will receive compensation amounting to 960,000 yuan ($144,500), officials said Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Eight arrested in Shanghai high-rise building fire that killed 53
November 16th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by BNO News
SHANGHAI, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Eight people have been arrested in Shanghai following the massive fire that broke out at a skyscraper in the Chinese city on Monday, state-run media reported.The blaze, ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad judge denies trying to hamper CBI in PF scam
September 8th, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday was told by the District and Session Judge of Ghaziabad that he had not done anything to derail the CBI court's proceedings in ... Read more...
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Women’s toilets in China to have urinals for their tots!
August 31st, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): The Chinese government, in its move to make life easier for women who have toddler boys, has decided to install urinals in ladies toilets.The move was made ... Read more...
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Pak flood victims supplied drinking water containing tadpoles at relief camp
August 21st, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Aug.21 (ANI): The dreadful condition under which flood affected people in relief camps in Pakistan's Sindh province are being forced to live has come to light with reports of tadpoles being ... Read more...
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Flood refugees attack relief vehicles in Pakistan
August 14th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 14 (DPA) Angry refugees ransacked aid vehicles carrying relief goods to flood victims in Pakistan, forcing officials to halt the operation, local media reported Saturday.
Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund and International ... Read more...
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Food riots in Pak, as desperate homeless and hungry survivors attack aid convoys
August 14th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Muzaffargarh (Pakistan), Aug 14(ANI): Food riots have erupted in several flood-affected areas in Pakistan's Punjab province, where starving people are attacking vehicles carrying relief goods.The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) and International ... Read more...
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Apex court notice to judge over provident fund scam trial
August 4th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to the Ghaziabad district judge for allegedly interfering with the proceedings of a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in ... Read more...
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Four die after drinking hooch in Chhattisgarh
March 5th, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 5 (IANS) Four people, including a woman, died in Chhattisgarh Friday after they consumed spurious liquor, an official said.
The incident was reported from a slum in Janjgir-Champa district, some 160 ... Read more...
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Six dead in Holi revelry in Orissa
March 1st, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 1 (IANS) The festival of Holi Monday turned into tragedy for some in Orissa where six people died, three due to drowning and three more due to drinking spurious liquor. ... Read more...
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Hanging on a tree branch for a phone call
February 17th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Byomakesh Biswal
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (IANS) Just imagine climbing a 30-foot-high tree and hanging on to a branch to make a phone call. This is a grim reality in Maoist-hit districts of ... Read more...
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Bhagat Singh’s followers campaign to save his alma mater in Lahore
February 1st, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 1(ANI): Bradlaugh Hall, where one of India's most influential revolutionaries, Bhagat Singh, once studied is the focus of a campaign to not only rescue it from disrepair, but to rename ... Read more...
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Eight convicted in fodder scam sentenced to jail
January 29th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 29 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Friday awarded jail terms between three to five years to eight people held guilty in a multi-million fodder scam case.
Special ... Read more...
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Nine convicted in fodder scam case
January 28th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 28 (IANS) A special Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) court Thursday convicted nine people in a fodder scam case and sentenced one person to two-and-half years' imprisonment.
Special CBI Judge B. Jha ... Read more...
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Stomach ache reveals 22-year-old dead foetus
January 14th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 14 (IANS) When a 45-year-old woman in Orissa complained of a severe stomach ache, few could have suspected the real reason behind it. Doctors found a 22-year-old dead foetus in ... Read more...
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Woman walks 110 km in 15 days for medical help in Chhattisgarh
November 20th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), Nov 20 (IANS) Such is the state of medical care in Chhattisgarh that a woman had to walk 110 km for 15 days to reach a government-run hospital ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Mizoram bus accident
November 14th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Nov 14 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 34 injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in Mizoram, police said Saturday.
The passenger bus ... Read more...
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20 bus passengers injured in blast in Uttar Pradesh
October 29th, 2009 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) Over 20 passengers were injured, some of them seriously, in a powerful blast in a bus in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district Thursday evening, police said.
The blast occurred because ... Read more...
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Man burnt to death in fire mishap in Orissa
October 18th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18 (IANS) A 45-year-old man was burnt to death, nearly 100 others suffered burn injuries and about 50 houses were reduced to ashes in separate fire incidents during Diwali celebrations ... Read more...
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