Bengal’s credit-deposit ratio to surpass national average: Mitra
September 17th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) The credit-deposit ratio in West Bengal's banks is expected to surpass the all-India average within two years, state Finance Minister Amit Mitra said Monday."I hope that ... Read more...
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Rivers near danger mark in Uttar Pradesh
July 16th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 16 (IANS) With heavy rains lashing many parts of Uttar Pradesh, some rivers are rising menacingly, officials said Monday.In many places, the embankment of the rivers have eroded, ... Read more...
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Airtel, Axis Bank join hands for mobile banking
May 16th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Telecom company Bharti Airtel Wednesday said its subsidiary, Airtel mCommerce Services, and Axis Bank have partnered to offer banking and payment services, especially to India's ... Read more...
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Voters in Gorakhpur seek ‘right to reject’
February 11th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) In a unique case, some voters sought to exercise their right to reject during polling in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections second phase here Saturday. ... Read more...
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PM to hold rallies in Uttar Pradesh
February 6th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold two public rallies in election-bound Uttar Pradesh, official sources said Monday.While the places where he will address the ... Read more...
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Steering education revolution from Azamgarh shacks (With Image)
January 5th, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 5 (IANS) A single bamboo stick holds the thatched roof together, the discoloured floor serves as both bench and chair, the kids sit in neat rows ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi to tour eastern Uttar Pradesh
November 20th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) Having kicked off his party's election campaign in Uttar Pradesh last week, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is returning to the state to undertake a ... Read more...
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GoM on Japanese encephalitis to meet soon: Azad
November 8th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The group of ministers (GoM) formed on Japanese encephalitis, which has claimed over 400 lives so far in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district this year, ... Read more...
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Japanese Encephalitis cases on decline
October 24th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 24 (IANS) With the rains over, cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) have begundeclining in poverty-ridden eastern Uttar Pradesh, where the mosquito-borne killer disease has claimed the ... Read more...
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Mayawati suspends legislator
September 29th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 29 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday suspended legislator Jitendra Kumar Singh Babloo from the party for anti-party activities.Babloo is ... Read more...
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Three more kids die of Japanese encephalitis, toll 332
September 26th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 26 (IANS) Three more children succumbed to the killer Japanese encephalitis virus Monday, taking the toll in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 332, officials said."Of these, 305 are children ... Read more...
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Rahul attacks Mayawati government over health funds (Lead)
July 21st, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur/Mau (Uttar Pradesh), July 21 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, on a two-day tour of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Thursday slammed the Mayawati government over alleged bungling of rural ... Read more...
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BSP leader shot dead
July 2nd, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 2 (IANS) A local leader of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was shot dead by unidentified assailants in this eastern Uttar Pradesh city late ... Read more...
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Land acquisition in eastern Uttar Pradesh district scrapped
May 31st, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh), May 31 (IANS) After facing violent protests against land acquisition in Bhatta-Parsaul villages of Greater Noida, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to scrap acquisition proceedings in ... Read more...
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Sonia, Rahul sympathy for farmers for political gains: BJP
May 24th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 24 (IANS) Accusing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) of ignoring farmers' rights, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Tuesday alleged that the sympathy ... Read more...
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Rains in parts of Uttar Pradesh
April 26th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) While drizzle and a cool breeze heralded a pleasant Tuesday morning for residents here, light to moderate rains lashed several districts of Uttar Pradesh.The minimum temperature ... Read more...
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Folk art shows how women fought for their rights
March 25th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mau (Uttar Pradesh), March 25 (IANS) A large number of rural women used folk art to show how they had fought for National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), public distribution ... Read more...
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Amar Singh takes off trousers at press meet
February 10th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, Feb 10 (IANS) Cheesed off with the-oft repeated criticism about using luxury vehicles during his much-hyped Purvachal Yatra in pursuance of his campaign for carving out a new state out of ... Read more...
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Wanted gangster killed in Uttar Pradesh
January 31st, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 31 (IANS) A gangster, who was wanted for several cases of murder and abduction, was gunned down by police here early Monday, but his accomplice managed to ... Read more...
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Blind kidnapping case solved
January 25th, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Delhi Police Monday said they had solved a blind case of kidnapping with the recovery of a young woman abducted from Delhi's LNJP Hospital in Karnal in ... Read more...
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No politics behind demand for Purvanchal, claims Amar Singh
December 30th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 30 (IANS) Concluding his Purvanchal Swabhiman Vikas Yatra across eastern Uttar Pradesh, ousted Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Thursday said there was no politics behind his demand ... Read more...
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BJP asks Delhi to declare Chhath Puja a public holiday
November 9th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked the Delhi government to declare a public holiday on Chhath Puja, a festival in which Hindu god Sun is ... Read more...
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Four more encephalitis deaths in Uttar Pradesh
August 28th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 28 (IANS) Four more deaths due to encephalitis were reported in this Uttar Pradesh town Saturday, taking this year's toll in its epicenter, Gorakhpur, to 215.
Three of the ... Read more...
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Bihar, Andhra to get disaster response force
August 20th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Bihar and Andhra Pradesh will get a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team each, comprising 1,149 personnel.
The union cabinet accorded its approval to this proposal at its ... Read more...
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All aid for people of Leh, says Sonia
August 19th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Expressing pain at the loss of life and property due to flash floods in Leh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Thursday the government will take all ... Read more...
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No dearth of resources for agriculture: Pranab
July 10th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) There will be no dearth of resources to usher in a green revolution in India's east and Rs.400 crore has been reserved for this, Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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Gangster shot dead in Agra
May 4th, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Agra, May 3 (IANS) A criminal, wanted in more than two dozen cases and carrying an award of Rs.1 lakh on his head, was shot dead in Agra district by the Uttar ... Read more...
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IT search in Sahara offices in Lucknow
April 22nd, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) trail reached the business house Sahara, as the Income Tax department (IT) Thursday searched the offices of the group here.
Sahara had ... Read more...
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‘Ishqiya’ gets censor board nod to use the word ’sex’
December 25th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Vishal Bhardwaj's production venture "Ishqiya" faced the censor board's ire for using the word 'sex' in its promos. But the ban has been lifted, giving respite to ... Read more...
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‘Election type’ campaign to fight encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh
December 14th, 2009 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The government would start an "election type house to house" campaign to fight Japanese Encephalitis that has killed at least 560 people this year in Uttar Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Japanese Encephalitis kills 505
December 1st, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Japanese Encephalitis has killed 505 people in India this year, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told parliament Tuesday.
Azad said 23 districts in eastern Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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I was apprehensive about abusive lingo in ‘Ishqiya’: Vidya Balan
November 20th, 2009 - 8:52 am ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Mouthing expletives for her role in "Ishqiya" embarrassed Vidya Balan as she says she never uses foul language in real life."Oh! I was very ... Read more...
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Doordarshan to showcase ‘Smile Pinki’ on Sunday
November 10th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Those wanting to see Oscar-winning documentary "Smile Pinki", the touching story of an Indian village girl born with a cleft lip, can tune in to national broadcaster ... Read more...
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Aligarh university shuts in the wake of violence
October 30th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/Aligarh, Oct 30 (IANS) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was Friday temporarily shut down following protests by students over the murder of a final year student.
"The decision to close down the university ... Read more...
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Lightning strikes claim 10 lives in Jharkhand
August 14th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 14 (IANS) Lightning strikes have claimed lives of 10 people, including three women and two children, in various parts of Jharkhand, an official said here Friday.
Lightning struck at two ... Read more...
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