Prakash Mishra appointed new Odisha police chief
July 3rd, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 3 (IANS) The Odisha government Tuesday appointed senior police officer Prakash Mishra as the state's new Director General of Police, shifting incumbent Manmohan Praharaj to the department of ... Read more...
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Akhilesh calls for better security infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
April 16th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Making his debut on the national stage after becoming Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav Monday called for better security infrastructure, more recruitment to ... Read more...
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Five of family found dead in Kolkata fire
April 16th, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The charred bodies of five members of a family, including one with injury marks, were found from a house that caught fire early Monday, police said.A ... Read more...
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Major fire on 10th floor of South Kolkata building (Lead)
March 30th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) A major fire broke out on the 10th floor of a multi-storied building in South Kolkata's posh business hub of Chowringhee Thursday evening. It was extinguished ... Read more...
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Formalim leak forces evacuation of hospital
March 27th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) Fire services personnel were forced to evacuate the entire forensic science department at Goa's only Medical College after nearly 5,000 litres of formalin leaked from the ... Read more...
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Kolkata’s iconic Hatibagan market gutted, Mamata suspects sabotage (Second Lead)
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) A major portion of Kolkata's age-old Hatibagan market was gutted in a devastating blaze that started early Thursday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hinting ... Read more...
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Major fire in Kolkata, no casualties so far
March 22nd, 2012 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS)A large number of shops were destroyed in a major fire that broke out in Kolkata's age-old Hatibagan market in the early hours Thursday. No casualties have ... Read more...
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13 school children killed as bus falls in canal (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) In a ghastly accident, 13 school children were killed and 25 were injured when a private school bus fell into a canal in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam ... Read more...
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12 children killed as bus falls in canal
March 20th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) At least 12 children were killed and 20 injured when a private school bus fell into a canal in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district Tuesday, police said.The ... Read more...
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Three injured as fire extinguisher explodes in eatery
December 31st, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) Three people were injured, one of them critically, after a fire extinguisher exploded in a restaurant's kitchen in the bustling Park Street area of the city, ... Read more...
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Major fire in Chandigarh multiplex, no casualty
December 31st, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) A major fire broke out in the food court area of the Fun Republic multiplex in Chandigarh's Mani Majra area Saturday afternoon.Fire services officials said five ... Read more...
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Fire in Kolkata factory, no casualties (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) A huge fire broke out in a rubber shoe factory in south east Kolkata's Tiljala area, fire brigade sources said Tuesday, days after a fire ... Read more...
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Fire in Kolkata factory
December 20th, 2011 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) A big fire broke out in a rubber factory at Tiljala area in east Kolkata Monday night, said fire brigade sources.There are no reports of any ... Read more...
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Week after AMRI fire, anger still not doused
December 16th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) The fire in the AMRI Hospital which claimed 93 lives has been doused but a week after the incident, anguish over the holocaust rages on ... Read more...
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Mamata defends fire department inaction on AMRI
December 14th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Defending the fire department's inaction after the AMRI hospital failed to honour an affidavit for removing combustible material from its basement, West Bengal Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Inflammatory objects in AMRI basement made fire deadly: Minister
December 13th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) The fire at Kolkata's AMRI hospital, which has claimed 93 lives, became deadly due the combustible substances stacked in the building's basement, a West Bengal ... Read more...
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AMRI flouted affidavit promising to clear basesment: Minister
December 12th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) The inferno at the AMRI hospital that took 93 lives could have been averted had the fire department not "trusted" an affidavit given by the hospital ... Read more...
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AMRI death toll rises to 93
December 11th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) The toll in AMRI Hospital fire tragedy rose to 93 after two patients who were evacuated to two different hospitals died Sunday morning.
"Babulal Bhattacharya died in ... Read more...
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Bengal government comes down hard on ‘callous’ hospital
December 9th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, other ministers, the Kolkata mayor and security officials ripped apart the AMRI Hospital authorities for "callousness", "negligence" and for ... Read more...
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Woman, mother-in-law die in fire
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) A woman and her mother-in-law died after a fire that broke out in a chemical factory in east Kolkata's Tiljala area Tuesday spread to their house, ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh government transfers ‘mentally unstable’ senior cop
November 18th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) Exactly two weeks after he was declared "mentally unstable" when he openly lambasted the state government for alleged corruption, the Uttar Pradesh government Friday transferred deputy ... Read more...
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Cop dubbed unstable after anti-Mayawati remarks, probe ordered
November 5th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 5 (IANS) A day after a senior police official - called "upright and honest" by his colleagues - levelled serious corruption charges against it, the Mayawati government Saturday ... Read more...
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Away from home, they keep us safe every Diwali (Feature)
October 23rd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) In the backdrop of constantly buzzing landlines in the Connaught Place fire control room here, Sharad Tewatia manages to take his wife's call on his ... Read more...
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Haryana to tax Gurgaon-Alwar road users more
July 27th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 27 (IANS) Motorists avoiding the National Highway No.8 (NH-8) to evade toll tax on the Gurgaon-Jaipur route are in for some bad news: The toll on the alternative ... Read more...
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Twins charred to death
July 26th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) A fire caused by short circuit Tuesday set a house here on fire Tuesday, killing two twins who had been locked up by the mother, police ... Read more...
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Fire in Kolkata studio, two injured
July 18th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at the Bharat Lakshmi film studios here Monday, injuring two people, said West Bengal Fire Services Minister Javed Khan.The fire broke ... Read more...
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Bengal minister, promoter almost come to blows
June 26th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) A West Bengal Minister got into an altercation and almost came to blows with a promoter after two labourers working in an under-construction multi-storied apartment sustained ... Read more...
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Banerjee admonishes food department officials
June 16th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) On a sudden visit to the state food department headquarters, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday admonished officials for disorganised filing and ordered them ... Read more...
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Government taking steps to stop floods from Nepal
June 3rd, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Indian government will embank the rivers originating from Nepal to prevent floods in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Friday."The ... Read more...
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Apex court slams civic officials for illegal constructions
June 1st, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed the officers of civic agencies across the country for looking the other way while private builders encroach government land, violate ... Read more...
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West Bengal polls: 21 percent votes cast in first two hours
May 3rd, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, May 3 (ANI): Twenty one per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours of voting in 63 constituencies in Howrah Hooghly, East Midnapore and parts of Burdwan Districts of ... Read more...
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Polling underway for fourth phase of West Bengal elections
May 3rd, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by ANI
Kolkata, May 3 (ANI): Polling for the fourth phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal for 63 constituencies is going on today.The voting, which started at 7 a.m. will continue till 5 ... Read more...
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Fourth phase of Assembly polls in West Bengal tomorrow
May 2nd, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, May 2 (ANI): Over 1.26 crore electorates will decide the fate of 366 candidates in the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls to be held tomorrow.Voting will take place in ... Read more...
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Engineer injured in Srinagar blast dies
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) An assistant executive engineer died in hospital Tuesday, a day after he was critically injured in a grenade explosion in the Jammu and Kashmir summer capital."Showkat Ali Khan, ... Read more...
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One killed, four injured in Kashmir (Lead)
February 28th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 28 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas shot dead a contractor in north Kashmir's Kreeri town while a powerful hand grenade blast wounded four people, including two policemen, in summer capital Srinagar Monday.A ... Read more...
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