Olympic modern penthathon: Svoboda wins gold for Czechs
August 12th, 2012 - 2:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) David Svoboda of the Czech Republic took gold Saturday in the men's modern pentathlon at Olympics here .Svoboda entered the final combined run and shoot ... Read more...
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Italian Olympic debutants could spoil Vezzali’s London party
July 20th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Norcia (Italy), July 20 (IANS) Italian fencer Valentina Vezzali, who targets an unprecedented consecutive fourth individual foil gold at the London Olympics, could have her party spoiled by her purposeful ... Read more...
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Child rights panel seeks report on abandoned borewells
June 24th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India's apex child rights panel has sought a report from the water resources ministry on abandoned borewells that have turned into death traps for children ... Read more...
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German police hunt runaway kangaroo
June 20th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS)
Around 6 am on Tuesday, officers were called to the small village of Hülshagen (Lower Saxony) after eyewitnesses claimed to have spotted a one-metre tall kangaroo running loose ... Read more...
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Man killed in BSF firing in Tripura
May 31st, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 31 (IANS) A man was killed Thursday when Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Tripura opened fire while he was trying to smuggle goods to Bangladesh, police here ... Read more...
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Over 400 militants waiting to enter valley: Army
May 23rd, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) The army apprehends an increase in infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control (LoC) during the coming month, said a senior official who warned that ... Read more...
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Sangma seeks better border patrol in northeast
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 1 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday regretted that the international border in India's northeastern states was not manned as efficiently as in the western states."The northeastern ... Read more...
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LOC fencing extensively damaged by heavy snowfall, says commander
February 25th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) The Indian Army Saturday said the fencing along the Line of Control (LoC) was severely damaged in heavy snowfall this year as it also paid ... Read more...
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Intruding wild boars annoy Zardari’s staff
February 19th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) Despite stringent security and fortified walls, wild boars are increasingly intruding into the Pakistani presidency much to the annoyance of its staff."Despite foolproof security arrangements ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh hold border talks
September 26th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 26 (IANS) Indian and Bangladeshi border troops Monday began a five-day meeting in Dhaka, where they stressed the need to boost cooperation between the paramilitary forces of the ... Read more...
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7,028 jumbo attacks in Chhattisgarh in 7 months
September 9th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 9 (IANS) Chhattisgarh has witnessed a record 7,028 cases of attacks by wild elephants -- on houses, standing crops and forest residents -- in the first seven months ... Read more...
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Slums to go from near railway tracks
September 2nd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Hundreds of slums abutting railway tracks around the country will be removed "in a humane manner", parliament was informed Friday.
Efforts would be made to prevent ... Read more...
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Over 4,200 illegal settlements on railway land in national capital region
August 4th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Railways have over 4,200 illegal settlements on its lands in the national capital regions, hampering developmental work and endangering the lives of these encroachers, ... Read more...
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Pakistan plans to fence, mine border with Afghanistan
June 23rd, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Pakistan plans to fence and mine parts of its border with Afghanistan following attacks by militants who cross over from the neighbouring country, a media report ... Read more...
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Drugs worth $130 mn seized in Pakistan in three years
April 14th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Narcotics worth over $130 million have been seized in Pakistan in the last three years, a federal minister told a visiting US delegation Thursday.Haji Khuda Bux ... Read more...
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Emu eggs being stolen from the Alabama zoo
March 18th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Alabama, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officials at the Mobile Zoo in Alabama are fighting to prevent further theft of emu eggs in the zoo. The officials say at least two of the ... Read more...
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DJP asked to pay Rs.3.5 lakh to kin of drowned kids
February 2nd, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday awarded a compensation of Rs.3.5 lakh each to the families of four children who died last year after falling into a pit ... Read more...
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Land reclaimed after mosque demolition, DDA tells court (Lead)
January 14th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Friday told the Delhi High Court that it had complied with its orders for demolishing a mosque built illegally on public land ... Read more...
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Lindsay fencing off ex-girlfriend
January 7th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 7 (IANS) Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is reportedly fencing her new home in Venice, California, to have privacy from her neighbour and ex-girlfriend Samantha Ronson who lives next door."It ... Read more...
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Fencing of India-Bangladesh border in progress, says Chidambaram
November 1st, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.1 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday informed that 11 kilometres of fencing and 15 kms of road works were completed in phase II and 17 kms ... Read more...
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3 km of fencing along Indo-Bangladesh border done in August: Govt.
September 1st, 2010 - 10:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.1 (ANI): Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram said on Wednesday a stretch of three kilometres along the India-Bangladesh Border was fenced and five kilometres of road work was completed during the ... Read more...
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Rs.8400 cr Bangalore budget focuses on city infrastructure
August 30th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 30 (IANS) Seven multi-level parking slots, white topping (cement coat) for main avenues, tree parks, fencing of major open drainages are among the plans to improve the tech ... Read more...
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BSF patrols flooded border areas in Punjab
August 30th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
By SarabjeetFerozepur, Aug 30 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) have deployed boats to patrol the flooded areas near the fenced Pakistan border in Punjab's Ferozepur district.BSF officials said the level of ... Read more...
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Pak UK High Commission anticipated ‘mischief’ at Zardari ’shoegate’ rally
August 12th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 12(ANI): A Pakistani official has said that the country's High Commission in the United Kingdom had anticipated that miscreants would do something mischievous during President Asif Ali Zardari's community appearance ... Read more...
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Amazon.com Presents ‘Kindle’ Worth $139 As Its Rivalry Against Apple Intensifies
July 30th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 30, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Jeff Bezos the chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. can be credited with diminishing prices and contributing features to the Kindle to shield it ... Read more...
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Floodwaters continue to ravage Punjab
July 26th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
By SarabjeetFerozepur (Punjab), July 26 (ANI): Floodwaters continue to wreak havoc across Punjab.The DRD Nath post of Border Security Force (BSF) in Punjab's Ferozepur District has been submerged by floodwaters, after several ... Read more...
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Drag racer Mark Niver dies in a crash in Washington
July 13th, 2010 - 1:10 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A drag car racer - Mark Niver, crashed to his death on Sunday when his parachute ditched him.The 60 years old Niver crashed into the net ... Read more...
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Punjab approves Rs.60 crore wildlife preservation plan
June 9th, 2010 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) Punjab has chalked out a Rs.60 crore plan to preserve the natural forests and wildlife in the state, officials said Tuesday.
"Punjab would adopt a biodiversity conservation plan ... Read more...
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GMR completes land acquisition for Chhattisgarh project
June 3rd, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 3 (IANS) GMR Energy, a unit of GMR Infrastructure, has completed land acquisition for its Rs.8,000-crore coal-fired power project in Chhattisgarh, a company spokesperson said Thursday.
"The company has completed land ... Read more...
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Hizbul Mujahideen militant says Kashmiris still receive training in PoK camps
May 12th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, May 12 (ANI): Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant-cum-trainer Mohammad Ashraf, has said thousands of misguided Kashmiri youth are still receiving training in camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).Ashraf, who was held ... Read more...
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Former Massachusetts police officer sentenced for making false statements
April 9th, 2010 - 4:12 am ICT by BNO News
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (BNO NEWS) – A Former Massachusetts police officer was sentenced for making false statements, prosecutors said Thursday.Arlindo Romeiro, 37, of Stoughton, Massachusetts, who resigned from the Stoughton Police Department, made ... Read more...
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Enraged Prabhjot shows middle finger to booing crowd
March 12th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS)Striker Prabhjot Singh lost his cool and showed his middle finger to an irate crowd that booed the players after India lost to Argentina 2-4 to ... Read more...
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Bangladesh Rifles promises BSF action against insurgents (Lead)
March 11th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday said that Bangladesh has promised action against insurgents operating from its territory against India.
"We have handed over a list ... Read more...
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BSF recovers 15 kg heroin at Indo-Pak border
February 25th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAjnala Sector, Feb.25 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday seized 15 kilograms of heroin from Punjab's Ajnala sector along the Indo-Pak border.There was also an exchange ... Read more...
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India- Myanmar to hold secretary level talks from Tuesday
January 17th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): India and Myanmar are holding secretary level talks in Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw from Tuesday.Union Home Secretary G K Pillai is leading the Indian delegation for ... Read more...
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