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Dismiss Maharashtra government: Mayawati

Dismiss Maharashtra government: Mayawati

October 30th, 2008 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday demanded the dismissal of the Maharashtra government over the attack on non-Maharashtrians.Mumbai has of late seen a spurt in violence against non-Maharashtrians, ...

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AGP unites but Mahanta re-entry signals rough road ahead (News Analysis)

October 15th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 15 (IANS) Assam's main opposition party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has united with its breakaway factions generating some euphoria among supporters of regionalism in the state. But the road ahead ...

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In Kanpur, the demon Ravana is God

October 11th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI -
By Mahender Mishra Kanpur, Oct.11 (ANI): While numerous effigies of demon King Ravana were burnt on the occasion of Dussehra on Thursday across the country, several people in Kanpur visited the Ravana ...

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Modi worships weapons on Dussehra

Modi worships weapons on Dussehra

October 9th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Ahmedabad, Oct 9 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today relives Indias ancient tradition of worshiping weapons on ''Dussehra'' day in Ahmedabad sending out a message to the nation to join ...

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Blame inflation, Ravana goes thrice-costly

October 8th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Oct 8 (IANS) Dussehra organising committees are facing the heat in Chhattisgarh this year as inflation has made more than thrice-costly the effigies of demon king Ravan, his brother Kumbhkaran and ...

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Tribal body in Madhya Pradesh issues directive to worship Ravana

October 6th, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Oct 6 (IANS) Perhaps taking a cue from Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibhu Soren, a tribal body has issued directives in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district that the effigy of demon king Ravana ...

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Congress unhappy as Soren refuses to burn Ravana effigy

Congress unhappy as Soren refuses to burn Ravana effigy

October 1st, 2008 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Oct 1 (IANS) Jhakhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren's refusal to burn an effigy of demon king Ravana on Dashera day has angered his key partner, the Congress."The burning of the ...

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Demon king Ravana eulogized in Allahabad

September 26th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI -
Allahabad, Sept 26 (ANI): Scores of people in Allahabad participated in a procession to sing praise of Ravana, the mythological demon-king representing evil on Thursday. A number of tableaux depicting Ravana''s strength ...

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Maharashtra government to examine Jaya Bachchan, Raj statements (Roundup)

Maharashtra government to examine Jaya Bachchan, Raj statements (Roundup)

September 9th, 2008 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Maharashtra deputy chief minister R.R. Patil Tuesday evening said the state government will call for the tapes of speeches of actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan and ...

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Orissa Congress observes black day against communal violence

September 8th, 2008 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, Sep 8 (IANS) Thousands of Congress activists in Orissa observed 'black day' Monday to protest communal violence in the state that killed at least 16 people and made thousands homeless.Wearing black ...

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Athavale supporters pelt Shilpa Shetty’s car with stones

September 1st, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Controversies dog Shilpa Shetty wherever she goes. Recently the actress, who is hosting the second season of "Bigg Boss" on Colors channel, was attacked by the supporters of ...

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Trinamool protests in Tripura against Tata’s West Bengal plant

August 23rd, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, Aug 23 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Saturday staged a protest demonstration in Tripura against Tata Motors' small car project at Singur in West Bengal."We are with those hapless farmers whose land ...

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Centre recalls CRPF chief from Jammu and Kashmir

August 14th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday called back the Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sunil Kumar Jain, from Srinagar. More transfers are expected in Jammu and ...

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Heart patient dies as VHP blocks roads across India (Second Lead)

Heart patient dies as VHP blocks roads across India (Second Lead)

August 13th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) A 70-year-old heart patient died in Haryana Wednesday as he could not be taken to hospital due to the nationwide blockade of roads and railway tracks by ...

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Rajnikant finds support from sections of Tamil filmdom

Rajnikant finds support from sections of Tamil filmdom

August 4th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) Sections of Tamil filmdom defended 'superstar' Rajnikant Monday for his "brave endeavour to build bridges with Karnataka". In separate statements, directors Bharti Raja, Ameer, P. Vasu and Seeman, ...

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No more talks with Jammu and Kashmir governor: agitators

No more talks with Jammu and Kashmir governor: agitators

August 1st, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, Aug 1 (IANS) The leaders of the Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti (AYSS), a conglomerate of 30 groups spearheading an agitation for allocation of land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, Friday ...

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Raging row over Hindi now reaches Nepal parliament (Lead)

July 27th, 2008 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, July 27 (IANS) The row over a lawmaker taking his oath of office in Hindi, which has rocked Nepal since Wednesday, reached the new republic's caretaker parliament Sunday with ...

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50 injured in Jammu violence (Lead)

July 26th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, July 26 (IANS) More than 50 people, including at least a dozen policemen, were injured in day-long clashes here Saturday between the police and protesters demanding the restoration of land to ...

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Land row: 30 injured in Jammu violence

Land row: 30 injured in Jammu violence

July 26th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, July 26 (IANS) Violence flared up here Saturday and 30 people, including about a dozen policemen, were injured as protesters demanding allotment of a large plot of forest land in the ...

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Embattled Nepal vice president defends himself in language war

July 26th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, July 26 (IANS) Unable to attend office for fear of his safety and facing a legal wrangle over taking the oath of office in Hindi, Nepal's Vice President Parmanand ...

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Tension over land row heightens, Kashmiris asked to leave Jammu (Lead)

Tension over land row heightens, Kashmiris asked to leave Jammu (Lead)

July 24th, 2008 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, July 24 (IANS) Tension gripped the curfew-bound Jammu city after some Hindu leaders asked Kashmiri Muslims to "pack up" from here and angry crowds defying curfew staged protest marches Thursday, a ...

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Government set to fall, asserts BJP (Lead)

Government set to fall, asserts BJP (Lead)

July 15th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is set to lose the trust vote in parliament July 22, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra said Tuesday. "The ...

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NDA chief ministers to meet Thursday

NDA chief ministers to meet Thursday

July 15th, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The chief ministers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) states will meet here Thursday to take stock of the political situation and discuss ...

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Lawyers, BJP want Jammu and Kashmir governor removed

Lawyers, BJP want Jammu and Kashmir governor removed

July 10th, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, July 10 (IANS) Lawyers Thursday staged a sit-in outside the Jammu and Kashmir High Court here against Governor N.N. Vohra over the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board land allocation issue, and the ...

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Kashmir valley limps back to normalcy, Jammu still tense

July 2nd, 2008 - 11:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, July 02 (ANI): Normal life resumed in the Kashmir valley today with the revocation of the forest land transfer to the Amarnath shrine board yesterday by the State Cabinet and ...

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Army called in Jammu region

July 2nd, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, July 2 (IANS) The army was called out in Samba Wednesday as violent protests against cancellation of land allotment to the Amarnath shrine management board spread in the Jammu region, with ...

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Violent protests over land allotment spread across Jammu (Second Lead)

Violent protests over land allotment spread across Jammu (Second Lead)

July 2nd, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, July 2 (IANS) Violent protests against cancellation of land allotment to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) spread across the Jammu plains Wednesday and mobs defied the curfew here, burning effigies ...

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Geelani asks Jammu Muslims to maintain communal harmony

Geelani asks Jammu Muslims to maintain communal harmony

July 2nd, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, July 2 (IANS) Syed Ali Geelani, hardline separatist leader and chairman of a breakaway faction of the Hurriyat Conference, Wednesday appealed to Muslims in Jammu to maintain communal harmony in the ...

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Ten injured in separate incidents of clashes in Jammu

Ten injured in separate incidents of clashes in Jammu

July 2nd, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Jammu, July 2 (ANI): A day after the curfew was imposed in Jammu, ten people were injured in separate incidents of clashes with the police in Jammu while protesting against the ...

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Peck, not kiss, darling: Shilpa to London glitterati

Peck, not kiss, darling: Shilpa to London glitterati

July 2nd, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS -
By Dipankar De Sarkar London, July 2 (IANS) Nervous Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty has had it with kissing on stage in front of Indians - a peck on the cheek is about ...

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