Seven killed in Rajasthan road accident
May 6th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 6 (IANS) Seven people were killed and six seriously wounded Saturday when the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a speeding truck in Rajasthan's Ajmer district, police ... Read more...
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Official attacked by sand mafia in Maharashtra
May 4th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) In the second such attack in the last two days, another official cracking down on the sand mafia was attacked near Shirdi in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, ... Read more...
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Body of abducted engineer recovered
May 3rd, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) The body of an Assam agriculture department engineer, who was abducted by unidentified gunmen Wednesday evening, was recovered Thursday in Boitamari area of lower Assam's Bongaigaon ... Read more...
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Two people injured in bomb explosion
May 2nd, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 2 (IANS) Two people were injured Wednesday in a bomb explosion at a market in Shahlang in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills district, police said."The explosion took place at ... Read more...
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14-year-old girl foils marriage attempt in Bengal
May 1st, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) She is 14 years old and a school dropout, but West Bengal resident Seema still mustered up the courage to stand up to her family and ... Read more...
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UP Police issued notice over woman’s death
April 30th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS)) The National Human Rights Commission Monday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Police for remaining a meek spectator to the death of an old woman's ... Read more...
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Lightning kills 6 in Howrah district
April 29th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah (West Bengal), April 29 (IANS) Six people were killed and 10 others were seriously injured after they were struck by lightning in Pancharul vaillage in West Bengal's Howrah district, ... Read more...
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Eight injured as powerful storm hits Meghalaya
April 28th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 14 (IANS) A ferocious storm ravaged parts of Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills district, injuring eight people and rendering 43 families homeless, officials said Saturday.The high velocity storm, which ... Read more...
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Garo rebels target police party, no casualties
April 27th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 26 (IANS) A police team in Meghalaya Thursday had a narrow escape when Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) at Dagi Teksragre ... Read more...
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Deported French nationals had no Maoist links, says NGO
April 24th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 24 (IANS) The 10 French nationals, who were deported from Bihar for allegedly violating visa conditions, had nothing to do with Maoists, claimed an NGO that is ... 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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Nine French tourists detained in Bihar
April 22nd, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 22 (IANS) Nine French tourists were detained in Bihar's Nawada district for violating visa conditions and later sent out of the state Sunday, police said.Bihar police chief Abhyanand ... Read more...
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Need law against Maoist kidnappings: Congress
April 22nd, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Raipur, April 22 (IANS) A law must be enacted to prevent kidnappings such as that of the Chhattisgarh collector Alex Paul Menon by Maoists, Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said ... Read more...
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Six dead in Bengal road accident
April 22nd, 2012 - 4:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Six people were killed when the car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a lorry coming from the opposite direction in West Bengal's Hooghly ... Read more...
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Six Rajasthan officials injured trying to stop child marriages
April 21st, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 21 (IANS) At least six police and administration officials were injured when they were attacked by a group of villagers who were carrying out child marriages in Rajasthan's ... Read more...
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Five anti-talk ULFA cadres nabbed
April 21st, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) Five cadres of the anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were arrested by police in two separate incidents in Upper Assam's Tinsukia ... Read more...
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Eight dead as vehicle slams into bus in UP
April 21st, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 21 (IANS) Eight people were killed Saturday when a speeding jeep rammed into a state roadways bus in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, police said.According to police, another half ... Read more...
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Top Karbi militant, cadres killed in Assam
April 20th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 20 (IANS) Five cadres of the Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militant group, including a top leader, were killed and two arrested in an early morning operation by ... Read more...
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Kidnapped Andhra schoolboy found murdered
April 20th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 20 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy, kidnapped four days ago while he was on his way to school, was Friday found murdered in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district, police ... Read more...
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Spurious liquor kills four in Bihar
April 20th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 20 (IANS) Four members of a wedding band have died and two are in the hospital after they consumed spurious liquor in Bihar's Arwal district, police said Friday.The ... Read more...
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Rajasthan student commits suicide after harassment
April 20th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 19 (IANS) Depressed over regular harassment by four youths in her college, a 20-year-old undergraduate Thursday committed suicide by hanging herself at her house in Rajasthan's Dausa district ... Read more...
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Two Maharashtra policemen killed as truck falls on them
April 19th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Nanded (Maharashtra), April 19 (IANS) In a freak accident, two policemen were crushed to death under a truck which fell on them at a firing range on the outskirts of ... Read more...
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Gunfire in Meerut jail as cops, inmates clash, 11 hurt (Lead)
April 18th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), April 18 (IANS) Rioting broke out at the district jail here Wednesday with prisoners pelting stones at policemen and jail staff and the security forces resorting to ... Read more...
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Gunfire in Meerut jail as cops, inmates clash
April 18th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), April 18 (IANS) Rioting broke out at the district jail here Wednesday with prisoners pelting stones at policemen and jail staff and forces resorting to gunfire, injuring ... Read more...
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Diplomat murdered in Dominican Republic
April 18th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Santo Domingo, April 18 (IANS/EFE) A Taiwanese diplomat was found slain Tuesday in her apartment in Santo Domingo's university district, police reported.Julia Ou, 52, had stab wounds and appeared to ... Read more...
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ULFA firm on April 20 Assam shutdown
April 17th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 17 (IANS) The anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Tuesday reiterated its call for a state-wide shutdown April 20 to protest against the ... Read more...
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Three killed, 25 injured in Rajasthan accident
April 16th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) At least three men were killed and 25 others seriously injured Monday when the bus they were travelling in overturned in Rajasthan's Kota district, police said.The ... Read more...
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Honour killing: 25-year old man killed in Punjab
April 16th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Balachaur (Punjab), April 16 (IANS) In yet another incident of "honour killing", a 25-year-old man lost his life Monday minutes after he had lunch with his newly-wedded wife at a ... Read more...
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ULFA hideout raided, bomb recovered
April 16th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 16 (IANS) Police in Assam Monday recovered a bomb, bomb making equipment, gelatin sticks and extortion notes belonging to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), officials ... Read more...
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Congress leader held in Mizoram, released on bail
April 14th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, April 14 (IANS) A leader of the ruling Congress was arrested in Mizoram for making derogatory statements against opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) leaders, police said Saturday. He was ... Read more...
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Punjab cracker unit blast leaves four dead (Lead, changing dateline)
April 13th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moga (Punjab), April 13 (IANS) A powerful blast in an illegal fire-cracker making unit in a residential area of this Punjab town Friday left four people dead and three others ... Read more...
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Labourer killed in Udaipur lift accident
April 13th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) A labourer was killed while 12 others were seriously wounded when a lift they were using to descend into a water tunnel broke collapsed at a ... Read more...
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Woman branded witch, tortured in Rajasthan
April 13th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman was stripped and tied to an electricity pole after being branded as a witch and tortured with searing hot tongs placed on her ... Read more...
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Northeast extortion group with Mumbai links
April 12th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, April 12 (IANS) A militant outfit Thursday threatened those involved in the illegal trade of coal, timber and stone from two Arunachal Pradesh districts. Police say it is headed ... Read more...
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Two labourers buried under mine debris
April 12th, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 11 (IANS) Two labourers were buried under the debris after an explosion in an illegal gravel mine in Rajasthan's Alwar district, police said Wednesday.The two labourers were buried ... Read more...
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