Haryana villagers happy after Subhash Ghai’s land allotment revoked
September 19th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), Sep 19 (IANS) Lured by the Haryana government into giving away village common land on the plea that Bollywood filmmaker Subhash Ghai's film school project would bring development ... Read more...
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Elderly woman trapped under her heavy dresser for 4 days
June 18th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oregon, June 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An elderly resident of Oregon has been found alive after spending four days trapped under her dresser. Local law enforcement authorities claim that 67-year-old Virginia Cartier was ... Read more...
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The charms of India’s black magic capital
December 3rd, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mayong (Assam), Dec 3 (IANS) Imagine a tiger lazily walking behind you like a pet dog or a man bleating like a sheep instead of talking. Hard to believe, but ... Read more...
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A Pakistani locality where residents don’t want police post
July 1st, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) The residents of a locality in Pakistan's Peshawar city are against re-building of a police post blown up in a car bomb blast as they fear ... Read more...
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Lahore mourns as Pakistan lose semifinal to India
March 31st, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Lahore, March 30 (IANS) The fire-crackers that had been stacked up and the euphoria that was building came to naught as India beat Pakistan by 29 runs in the World ... Read more...
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Elders facing assaults in Australian old age homes
February 5th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 5 (IANS) With Australian nursing homes reporting about 4,000 sexual and physical assaults on elderly residents in the last three years, serious concerns are being raised about safety in aged-care ... Read more...
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Snatching incidents, robberies jolt Chandigarh
April 27th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) A series of daylight robberies and incidents of snatching targeting morning walkers has left Chandigarh residents, especially senior citizens, feeling insecure and police red-faced.In separate ... Read more...
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Caught in crossfire, Chhattisgarh tribes traumatised
April 12th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), April 12 (IANS) Hundreds of impoverished tribal families caught in the crossfire between security forces and Maoists in the vast forested terrain of Bastar are feeling traumatised, with ... Read more...
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Death count in Kolkata blaze rises to 30 (Second Lead)
March 26th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) The death count in the killer blaze at Stephen Court shot up to 30 Friday with the recovery of half a dozen burnt bodies from the rubble of ... Read more...
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Two more bodies found in Stephen Court, toll 26 (Lead)
March 26th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Two more charred bodies were recovered from the rubbles of the ill-fated Stephen Court building Friday taking the toll in Tuesday's inferno to 26, police said.
The ... Read more...
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Stephen Court residents allowed in to take out essentials
March 26th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Residents of Stephen Court were allowed to visit their flats for half hour to take out essential belongings Friday, three days after a raging fire engulfed the heritage ... Read more...
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City youngsters play good Samaritans to Karnataka flood victims
November 1st, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Gadag (Karnataka), Nov 1 (IANS) Like scores of other villages in north Karnataka, Amaragol and Hole Hadagali also suffered death and destruction in floods. But these two villages consider themselves ... Read more...
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Chinese told not to wear pyjamas in public!
December 13th, 2008 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 13 (ANI): Community leaders in Shanghai have set out to tackle citys most intractable social problems wearing pyjamas in public.The neighbourhood committee a volunteer outpost of the Communist Party ... Read more...
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Polythene bags pose threat to environment in Shimla
May 23rd, 2008 - 12:59 am ICT by admin
Shimla, May 22 (ANI): A serious threat is posed to the environment in Himachals Shimla district due to the unending dumping and burning of polythene and plastic material in and around ... Read more...
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Being seen on Google Earth can get you evicted!
May 5th, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by admin
London , May 5 (ANI): It seems that gardening was not Rachel McGaries cup of tea, for the weeds and brambles in her garden grew so long that they could be ... Read more...
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