175 Sri Lankan tourists to return following protests (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) One hundred and seventy-five Sri Lankan tourists were safely escorted by police to Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirapalli airport Tuesday when Tamil activists staged demonstrations against their visit. ... Read more...
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Six dead as heavy rains lash Jaipur
August 22nd, 2012 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 22 (IANS) At least six people died in a wall collapse and due to electrocution as heavy rains lashed the Rajasthan capital overnight, officials said Wednesday.The rains created ... Read more...
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RSS rushes to help fleeing Assamese
August 17th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Aug 17 (IANS) In a humanitarian gesture, over 500 RSS activists rushed to the help of thousands of people from Assam and northeastern states returning home, when a ... Read more...
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Eight held for moral policing in Karnataka (Lead, Changing dateline)
July 29th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, July 29 (IANS) Eight activists of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike were arrested for allegedly beating over a dozen youths including girls at a weekend party on outskirts of this ... Read more...
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Northeast floods render 75,000 homeless, relief stepped up (Lead)
July 1st, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong/New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Units of the Indian Army have stepped up relief efforts in the northeastern states after swollen rivers caused devastation in the region, leaving over 75,000 ... Read more...
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With prayers, feasts, Delhi celebrates Easter
April 8th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) It was a Sunday of joy and fervour as the capital celebrated Easter with special prayer services and elaborate feasts. The day marks the resurrection ... Read more...
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Production resumes at Chemplast Sanmar’s PVC plant
January 6th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) City-based Chemplast Sanmar Ltd said Friday that production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) had resumed at its Cuddalore plant.The company had shut down its plant as precaution ... Read more...
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Cyclone Thane kills five in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (Second Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/Puducherry/Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Five people were killed as Cyclone Thane, packing a wind speed of 140 kmph, made landfall on the coast between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry ... Read more...
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For Sikkim’s cardamom farmers, quake a double whammy
October 3rd, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dibrugarh (Assam), Oct 3 (IANS) The weather gods are in a foul mood. So feel the people of villages in north Sikkim. What else can explain the weather change three ... Read more...
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Monkeys are back, Shimla takes cover
September 30th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 30 (IANS) Your spectacles could be taken away, food packets snatched or you might even be slapped. The monkey menace is again rearing its head in this ever ... Read more...
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Orissa flood situation continues to be grim
September 27th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sept 26 (IANS) The flood situation continued to remain grim in many parts of Orissa Monday despite the water level in most of the rivers starting to recede, an ... Read more...
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Flood-hit Orissa gets two more choppers
September 26th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Two more helicopters have been deployed in Orissa, where hundreds are engaged in rescue operations after devastating floods displaced thousands and killed 17 people.The home ... Read more...
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Relief efforts intensified as Orissa floods worsen
September 25th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 25 (IANS) Orissa intensified relief efforts Sunday as a fresh round of floods, triggered by heavy rains, left 17 people dead and inundated more than 3,000 villages in ... Read more...
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Relief work continues in flood-hit Orissa
September 25th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Ten teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and four helicopters have been deployed in Orissa for flood relief operations, the home ministry said ... Read more...
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Relief teams deployed in flood-hit Orissa
September 24th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Five teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Orissa for flood relief operations, the home ministry said Saturday.The teams comprise 155 ... Read more...
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Orissa airdrops food as floods get worse
September 24th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 24 (IANS) Orissa Saturday started airdropping of food packets in marooned villages as a fresh round of floods triggered by heavy rains in the past four days got ... Read more...
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Hundreds still stuck in remote villages in Sikkim
September 22nd, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Gangtok, Sep 22 (IANS) Even as most of the media focus has been on Manang in north Sikkim that is said to be the worst affected in Sunday's earthquake, ... Read more...
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68 dead in earthquake; toll may rise
September 20th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The toll in Sunday's earthquake that struck large parts of north and east India now stands at 68 and could rise as rescue workers scout ... Read more...
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Quake toll may rise: Home secretary (Lead)
September 19th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) At least 42 people have died and over 100 have been injured in the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked large parts of eastern and northern ... Read more...
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IAF engaged in Orissa flood relief
September 15th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 15 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is carrying out flood relief operations in parts of Orissa since the last two days, an official said here Thursday."Over 15 ... Read more...
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Death toll in Orissa flood rises to 22
September 15th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (IANS) The death toll from floods that have so far damaged 30,000 homes and affected more than two million people in over a week in Orissa rose ... Read more...
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Orissa flood toll 20
September 14th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 13 (IANS) The death toll from floods that have so far affected more than two million people in Orissa over the past week rose to 20 Tuesday, officials ... Read more...
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Orissa steps up flood relief efforts
September 12th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (IANS) The Orissa government Monday stepped up relief efforts in the wake of floods that have left 17 people dead and 11 missing in the last one ... Read more...
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16 killed in Orissa floods
September 11th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 11 (IANS) Floods triggered by heavy rains over the past week and huge discharge of water from Hirakud dam have killed at least 16 people in Orissa and ... Read more...
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IAF airdrops food to marooned in Arunachal
August 12th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian Air Force helicopters Friday airdropped food packets to thousands of marooned people in the East Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh bordering China.People residing in the ... Read more...
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A dirty saga unfolds by the Indus in Kashmir (Leh Newsletter)
July 29th, 2011 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Leh, July 29 (IANS) You reach the banks of the historic Indus River, envisioning crystal clear waters and idyllic surroundings. But heaps of garbage, plastic bottles and remnants of food ... Read more...
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Capital celebrates Easter with fun, fervour
April 24th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Christians here celebrated Easter Sunday by attending a special mass in churches, followed by a traditional feast.Easter marks the end of the period of Lent ... Read more...
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Good Friday observed with prayers and fast
April 22nd, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) With fasts and daylong prayer services in churches, the Christian community in the national capital and all over the country observed Good Friday, which marks ... Read more...
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Quake damaged 200 houses in Pakistan town
January 20th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Quetta, Jan 20 (IANS) The 7.2 Richter Scale earthquake, which rocked large parts of Balochistan early Wednesday night, damaged 200 mud-houses in Dalbandin town of Pakistan. However, it didn't cause any ... Read more...
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400,000 kids, 20,000 mothers die each year in Pakistan
September 24th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 24 (IANS) At least 400,000 children below five years of age and 20,000 mothers die annually in Pakistan due to malnutrition, socio-economic problems and lack of access to proper health ... Read more...
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Finally, CWG catering service contracts finalised
August 20th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) After months of delay, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Thursday finalised the catering services for the Oct 31-4 Games.
The CGOC in a statement said that ... Read more...
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Organising Committee Commonwealth Games finalises catering services for Delhi 2010
August 20th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.20 (ANI): The Organising Committee, Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 has finalized the contracts for the catering services for the October 3-14 Games.The catering for the lounges has been divided into ... Read more...
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Detailed report sought on Leh cloudburst: Chidambaram
August 16th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has been asked for a detailed report on the Aug 6 cloudburst in Leh that has claimed at least 183 lives ... Read more...
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Children in tricolour brighten I-Day function (Snippets)
August 15th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) As the tricolour unfurled at the Red Fort, children dressed in saffron, white and green - colours of the national flag - seated on the front ... Read more...
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8,000 security personnel to guard I-Day celebrations
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Helicopters, anti-aircraft guns and CCTV cameras are in place ahead of the main celebration for India's 64th Independence Day here Aug 15 that will also see ... Read more...
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