Nehru Place to get second Metro station
September 2nd, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Nehru Place, a commercial hub and computer hardware market here, will get its second Metro station in 2016 as part of Delhi Metro's phase-III, an ... Read more...
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Delhi on high alert ahead of I-Day
August 14th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) A day ahead of Independence Day, Delhi was Tuesday put on high alert with more than 6,000 security personnel being deployed at the Red Fort, ... Read more...
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It is Fortress Delhi ahead of I-Day
August 12th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Around 6,000 security force personnel, including commandos, are being deployed in the national capital ahead of the Independence Day, especially in and around the Red ... Read more...
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Delhi policemen arrested in UP for kidnapping engineer
August 8th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 8 (IANS) Two cops of the Delhi Police Crime Branch were arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police Wednesday for kidnapping an engineer from Bijnor district, officials said.The state police ... Read more...
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Ramlila Maidan ready for Ramdev campaign (Lead)
August 8th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Ramlila Maidan here is set for yoga guru Baba Ramdev's campaign against corruption and black money from Thursday, with his aides expecting thousands ... Read more...
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Delhi braces for another Ramdev protest
August 8th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Final touches were being given Wednesday at the Ramlila ground here where yoga guru Ramdev will launch a campaign against black money and corruption ... Read more...
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Ramlila Maidan all set for Baba Ramdev’s agitation
August 7th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Closed circuit televisions (CCTVs), waterproof tents and round the clock food, water and medical facilities - preparations are in overdrive at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan ... Read more...
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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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Escaped accused in Tiku murder case caught (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Vijay Palande, prime accused in the Arun Tikku murder case, who fled police custody Tuesday night, was caught again early Wednesday, an official said.Palande, one of ... Read more...
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Tikku murder accused escapes police custody
April 11th, 2012 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) In a major embarrassment, an accused in the Arun Tikku murder case, Vijay Palande Tuesday night escaped from police custody hours after he was arrested by ... Read more...
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KBC winner plans to invest Rs.3.5 crore in real estate
March 16th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 16 (IANS) Sushil Kumar, who scripted history by winning the jackpot of Rs.5 crore in the fifth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, says that he plans to ... Read more...
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Doctor abducted in Assam
March 14th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 13 (IANS) At least four armed men Tuesday evening abducted a physician from his chamber in Guwahati's busy Aathgaon area, police said while ruling out the role of ... Read more...
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Odisha tightens security ahead of R-Day
January 25th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IANS) Security was beefed up across Odisha Wednesday ahead of the Republic Day, with authorities wary of a retaliatory strike by Maoists after the recent arrest of ... Read more...
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Pakistan to act against foreigners living illegally
October 30th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has directed the Islamabad administration to initiate action against foreigners living illegally in the capital and expel them to their native ... Read more...
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India, England teams in Kolkata
October 24th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) The Indian and England teams arrived here Monday for the fifth One-day International and a Twenty20 game at the Eden Gardens over the next five days.Under ... Read more...
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Kandhamal on alert after Maoist reveals attack plan
October 18th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18 (IANS) Security was tightened across Orissa's communally-sensitive Kandhamal district Tuesday after an arrested Maoist revealed the guerrillas plan to attack two police stations in the area, an ... Read more...
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Security alert in Kolkata following Delhi blast
September 7th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) A security alert has been sounded in this West Bengal capital following the Delhi High Court blast that claimed 11 lives Wednesday.Checking at the entry and ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: Suspects’ sketches released
September 7th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Delhi Police Wednesday released sketches of two men suspected to have placed the suitcase bomb at the Delhi High Court that claimed the lives of ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh on alert against Maoist strike
August 14th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 14 (IANS) An alert was sounded across Chhattisgarh Sunday and security strengthened as the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threatened to disrupt Independence Day functions Monday, police ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in Delhi ahead of Independence Day
August 8th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Ahead of Independence Day next week, security is being beefed up in the capital, especially keeping in mind the July 13 Mumbai blasts. The areas ... Read more...
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High alert sounded in Kolkata after blasts (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) As multiple blasts rocked Mumbai, a high alert was sounded in Kolkata Wednesday with the city police warning of a likelihood of terrorists taking shelter in ... Read more...
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Police warn of terrorists taking refuge in Kolkata
July 13th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) As multiple blasts rocked Mumbai, Kolkata Police Wednesday warned of a likelihood of terrorists taking shelter in the city and asked landlords to verify the antecedents ... Read more...
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Two steel traders shot dead in south Mumbai
July 7th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Two steel traders, both brothers, were shot dead by three unidentified men in the metal market in congested south Mumbai here Wednesday evening, police said.The shooting ... Read more...
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Ajmer dargah security being beefed up after ministry censure
July 4th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 4 (IANS) The Rajasthan state security agencies have been put on high alert and security strengthened at the famous dargah (shrine) of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer visited ... Read more...
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Guard murdered for not opening gate promptly
July 2nd, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Mohali, July 1 (IANS) A security guard, who failed to immediately open the entrance gate of a residential area here, was brutally murdered by an local resident and his friend ... Read more...
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Police seize Rs.35 lakh from Sai trust’s car
June 19th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district Sunday seized Rs.35.5 lakh from a car belonging to the Sathya Sai Central Trust that manages the spiritual empire ... Read more...
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Chidambaram lays foundation stone for integrated border check-post
May 17th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 17 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the construction of an Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Akhaurah in Tripura along the ... Read more...
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Robbers decamp with Rs.8 lakh in daring bank heist
April 11th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), April 11 (IANS) In a daring daylight heist, armed robbers struck at a Central Bank of India branch here, decamping with around Rs.830,000 in cash after shooting at ... Read more...
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Wildlife trafficking through post surges in India
March 29th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) There has been a sharp surge in the trafficking of wildlife articles through Foreign Post Offices (FPOs) in India with the latest figures available with ... Read more...
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1 shot dead, 10 burnt alive in caste clash
March 11th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) Ten people, including five children, were burnt alive Friday by supporters of a village headman murdered earlier in the day in a long-running feud between two ... Read more...
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Vayalar Ravi issues fresh directives for airport security
February 24th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Fresh directives have been issued to all airport operators in the country to install sophisticated devices to shore up security at domestic and international airports, Civil ... Read more...
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Heavy snowfall traps tourists in Kullu
December 31st, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by ANI
By Prem ThakurKullu, Dec.31 (ANI): A group of tourists was trapped in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Friday after heavy snowfall blocked all exit points and created a traffic jam.Scores of ... Read more...
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Four prisoners escape from Siliguri jail
December 26th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri (West Bengal), Dec.26 (ANI): Four prisoners fled on Sunday from Correctional Home here in spite of heavy security.The prisoners escaped by climbing up a 12 feet wall surrounding the correctional home.Interacting ... Read more...
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Security tightened in Orissa for peaceful Christmas
December 24th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 (IANS) Security was beefed up around the leading churches in Orissa Friday to ensure peaceful Christmas celebrations, officials said.Hundreds of policemen have been deployed especially around churches in Kandhamal ... Read more...
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West Bengal plans to give Metro stake to railways
December 21st, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government plans to hand over its stake in the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) to the railways, KMRC Managing Director Sumantra Chowdhury has said."The state ... Read more...
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