Police station chief beats up constable, both face action
August 13th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) A 29-year-old constable was beaten up by his station house officer (SHO) here when he objected to use of allegedly abusive language by the senior, ... Read more...
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Remove black films from cars or face action, SC warns police
August 3rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed police chiefs in all states and union territories to ensure compliance of its direction that no material, including films of ... Read more...
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Municipal elections in Lucknow Saturday
June 22nd, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 22 (IANS) Polling will be held Saturday to elect the corporators of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) and the city mayor, besides members of the eight nagar panchayats ... Read more...
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BJP backs Sangma for presidential election (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday announced its support to former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma for the presidential election.The BJP said it would ... Read more...
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Odisha doctors face action for exam malpractice
March 10th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 10 (IANS) Authorities in Odisha Saturday initiated action against at least 17 doctors for using unfair means during the post graduate medical entrance test held in the state ... Read more...
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Akhilesh tells SP cadres to stop hooliganism or face action
March 7th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Worried at violence by overzealous party workers, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has issued strict instructions to them to "mend their ways" or face "exit from the ... Read more...
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Tennessee police officer fired for smoking in precinct
January 25th, 2012 - 12:56 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Newbern, Jan 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems that law enforcers can sometimes be law breakers too, and that too repeatedly. Newbern city has a no smoking policy and despite its existence, a ... Read more...
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RSS, not BJP high command, rules Karnataka unit (Karnataka Newsletter)
January 15th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 15 (IANS) The more the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asserts that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) does not involve itself in its internal affairs, the greater ... Read more...
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Record 600 officials face action over illegal mining
October 27th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 27 (IANS) India's battle against corruption and for accountability from its huge bureaucracy is set to get a boost as the Karnataka government prepares to punish over ... Read more...
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Pull up your socks, Mayawati tells officials
October 20th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 19 (IANS) With the 2012 state assembly elections looming, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday convened a meeting of all district magistrates, district police chiefs and other top ... Read more...
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Karnataka police to pay for Reddy brothers’ clout
August 24th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 24 (IANS) A number of Karnataka Police personnel from constable upwards face action for failing to serve court warrants against mining baron and former minister G. Janardhana Reddy, ... Read more...
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Child dies after vaccination, doctors face action
July 22nd, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 22 (IANS) Action has been recommended against a deputy chief medical officer and another doctor after an infant died and two others took ill following administration of measles ... Read more...
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Control crime or face action, Mayawati warns officials
July 16th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Stung by a spate of rapes, murders and other heinous crimes across Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mayawati Friday took top officials to task, issuing a stern ... Read more...
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PHF warns hockey players to leave ‘controversial league’ WSH or face action
April 22nd, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 22(ANI): The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has warned all those players who have signed any contract with India's unrecognised World Series of Hockey (WSH), to announce their disassociation from it ... Read more...
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Cops eat ice cream with accused, face action
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 23 (IANS) It is being called the "ice cream expose"! Strict action has been promised against three policemen who shared an ice cream with a murder accused in Goa ... Read more...
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Prosecute Patnaik over pulses scam, BJP tells Orissa governor
February 16th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (IANS) A BJP delegation met Orissa Governor M.C. Bhadare Wednesday and submitted a memorandum seeking prosecution of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his ministers over irregularities in ... Read more...
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Orissa rights panel seeks report on pulses scam
February 15th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 15 (IANS) The Orissa Human Rights Commission Tuesday sought a report from the secretary of the state's women and child development department on the alleged supply of low ... Read more...
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Orissa assembly adjourned over pulses scam
February 15th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 15 (IANS) The Orissa assembly was adjourned several times Tuesday, the second day of its budget session, as the opposition disrupted proceedings demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ... Read more...
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Orissa budget session off to a stormy start (Lead)
February 14th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) The budget session of the Orissa assembly began on a stormy note here Monday with opposition members raising anti-government slogans for alleged irregularities in purchase of pulses ... Read more...
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Orissa budget session begins on stormy note
February 14th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) The budget session of the Orissa assembly began on a stormy note here Monday with opposition members raising anti-government slogans for alleged irregularities in purchase of pulses ... Read more...
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Court serves notice to Orissa government on pulses scam
February 11th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 11 (IANS) The Orissa High court Friday issued notice to the state government, seeking its response within ten days, on the alleged scam involving the purchase of pulses for the ... Read more...
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Pulses scam: Orissa minister quits, 3 officers face action (Second Lead)
February 5th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) Orissa's Woman and Child Development Minister Pramila Mallik Saturday resigned and at least three senior government officers faced action over a scandal involving irregularities in the supply ... Read more...
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Two Pakistani judges lobbying for promotion face action
December 31st, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Two Pakistani judges have been issued show-cause notices for trying to influence the Lahore High court chief justice for their promotion and posting.The Daily Times reported Friday that ... Read more...
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100 motorists face action for entering Games lanes
September 27th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Delhi traffic police Monday prosecuted 100 people for straying into road lanes reserved for Commonwealth Games-related vehicles.
The lanes have been reserved for Games vehicles from ... Read more...
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Mysterious person stopped minor’s wedding in Tamil Nadu
September 6th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) Even as officials of Krishnagiri district heaved a sigh of relief after stopping a minor's marriage to a man twice her age Sunday, they are baffled about the ... Read more...
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Defiant Jagan to go ahead with yatra from Monday
August 22nd, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy appears to be heading for showdown with the party leadership by launching his 'Odarpu (consolation) yatra' in his native Kadapa district of ... Read more...
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Call off blockade or face action, government to Naga groups
June 4th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong/Imphal, June 4 (IANS) The government Friday warned of tough measures against striking Naga groups which have enforced an indefinite economic blockade of Manipur that entered a record 55 days.
"The patience ... Read more...
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Pakistan manager satisfied with team’s discipline in Caribbean
May 19th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 19 (IANS) While six Indian players face action from their board due to discipline-breach, Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed has given the thumbs up to his players for maintaining discipline ... Read more...
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Thai PM’s ultimatum to Red-Shirts to quit protest or face action
May 12th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Bangkok, May 12 (ANI): Thailand's Prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has issued an ultimatum to the agitating Red-Shirts to end their opposition or face action.
Vejjajiva had offered the olive branch to United ... Read more...
Militant group threatens non-Manipuris to leave state by March 31
March 7th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Mar 7, (ANI): In an alarming development, the banned Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) on Sunday issued "quit notices" to all non-Manipuri people living in the state asking them to leave the ... Read more...
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Rebel group tells non-locals to quit Manipur (Lead)
March 7th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, March 7 (IANS) Fear and panic have gripped non-locals in Manipur after a separatist group issued "quit notices" to all non-Manipuri people, asking them to leave the state by May 31 ... Read more...
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Rebel group tells non-locals to quit Manipur
March 7th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, March 7 (IANS) Fear and panic has gripped non-locals in India's restive northeastern state of Manipur after a separatist group issued "quit notices" to all non-Manipuri people, asking them to leave ... Read more...
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Actor Thilakan files police complaint after threat call
February 13th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (IANS) Veteran actor Thilakan who has been served a show cause notice by a Malayalam film body asking him to apologise for his outburst against film personalities has filed ... Read more...
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Thilakan protests, Malayalam film body demands apology (Lead)
February 10th, 2010 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (IANS) Veteran Malayalam actor Thilakan has launched a protest against film organisations for denying him an opportunity to act in the new film "Christian Brothers". However, the Association of ... Read more...
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Government threatens action against striking Bihar doctors
November 15th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 15 (IANS) As the strike by junior doctors in Bihar's premier government-run hospital here entered its sixth day Sunday, authorities threatened action and called for an end to the strike ... Read more...
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