Two dead in ‘honour killing’
August 26th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 26 (IANS) A man killed his sister and her minor daughter, chopped the bodies and threw them into the Ganges for marrying against the family's wishes, police Sunday ... Read more...
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Mamata-Antony meeting on important Bengal projects
August 18th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony had an 80-minute meeting Saturday with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on issues like Ganges riverfront beautification, a metro project ... Read more...
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Bihar acts to clean the Ganges
August 9th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) In a bid to check pollution in the Ganges, the Bihar pollution control board has directed 21 urban local bodies to build sewage treatment plants along ... Read more...
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BJP seeks PM’s intervention to save temple
July 7th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) A BJP delegation led by its president Nitin Gadkari Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to raise the issue of Uttarakhand's Dhari Devi temple, ... Read more...
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Spiritual group prepares to clean entire Ganges
June 17th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Haridwar, June 17 (IANS) A spiritual group here is conducting a survey on how best to clean the entire 2,525-km Ganges, the holiest of all rivers for Hindus but ... Read more...
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Mamata inaugrates Ganges riverfront project
May 25th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday inaugurated the first phase of Riverfront Beautification Project along the Ganges, constructed on the lines of Thames riverfront ... Read more...
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In Cannes with three films, Kashyap thrilled but nervous
May 18th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) He has not one, not two, but three films in Cannes and filmmaker with an edge Anurag Kashyap is thrilled that the "dedication and passion" behind ... Read more...
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Thriller captures Bihar’s wild, feudal days (IANS Books)
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Bihar is a goldmine of drama. A ruthless 'thakur', a landowner with vendetta in his blood and an unarmed man with a fortune to his ... Read more...
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Tens of thousands throng the Ganges (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sagar Island (West Bengal), Jan 14 (IANS) Tens of thousands Saturday packed the Sagar Island in West Bengal to take a dip in the Ganges on the occasion of ... Read more...
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India colours imagination of Spanish artist
November 25th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) India's pilgrimage trails provide sustenance to well-known Spanish conceptual artist and filmmaker Frederic Amat's multimedia art.
Amat, who hails from Barcelona, is in India with a ... Read more...
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Four women killed after being hit by train
November 10th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 10 (IANS) Four women, including three sisters, were Thursday crushed to death and two critically injured after being knocked down by an express train at a railway crossing ... Read more...
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On Kartik Purnima, thousands take holy dip
November 10th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 10 (IANS) A large number of devotees converged on the pilgrim towns of Allahabad, Varanasi and Ayodhya Thursday for a holy dip in the Ganges and other rivers ... Read more...
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Congress targets Uttarakhand over Haridwar stampede
November 9th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said the Haridwar stampede, in which at least 20 people were killed, occurred due to insufficient arrangements by the Uttarakhand administration.
"The arrangements ... Read more...
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Stampede in Haridwar kills 20, injures 40
November 9th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Nov 8 (IANS) Scenes of piety and devotion quickly turned to devastation Tuesday as at least 20 people were killed in a stampede that occurred when massive ... Read more...
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Haridwar stampede: PM grieved, announces compensation
November 8th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday expressed grief over the stampede tragedy in Haridwar and sanctioned financial assistance to the families of those killed and ... Read more...
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Rs.4 lakh compensation for each Haridwar dead
November 8th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar, Nov 8 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri and Gayatri Parivar organisation Tuesday both offered a compensation of Rs.2 lakh to the kin of each of the 16 killed ... Read more...
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Chanting Gayatri Mantra, lakhs throng Haridwar
November 7th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar, Nov 7 (IANS) With tens of thousands of people thronging Haridwar, the Hindu holy town has been enveloped by a sea of radiant yellow - the colour worn by ... Read more...
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Thousands pray to setting sun to mark Chhath
November 1st, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 1 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people, mainly women, marked the festival of Chhath Tuesday across Bihar by fasting, praying and making offerings to the setting sun.The four-day ... Read more...
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Five die in Ganges, 21 ghats ‘unsafe’
October 27th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 27 (IANS) A man and his four grandsons drowned in the Ganges in Patna district Thursday even as 21 bathing ghats were declared unsafe and dangerous for use.A ... Read more...
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Pilgrims not to pay tax at fair: Mamata
October 20th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) The West Bengal government has decided to abolish pilgrim tax levied on devotees who assemble at the annual Ganga Sagar Mela, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ... Read more...
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Doctor upset with wife, kills her
September 27th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) A 31-year-old surgeon who strangled his wife here and dumped the body in Allahabad citing incompatibility has been arrested, police said Tuesday.Chandra Vibhash, who worked ... Read more...
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Flood situation grim in Bihar
September 27th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 27 (IANS) The flood situation in Bihar remained grim Tuesday with the Lakhandei river breaching its embankment at three places, affecting thousands, officials said.Lakhandei, swelled by the ... Read more...
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Floods in eastern India kill at least 59, millions affected
September 27th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by BNO News
BHUBANESWAR (BNO NEWS) -- At least 59 people have been killed as severe flooding continues in eastern India, where over two million people are estimated to have been affected by the flood ... Read more...
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Woman swims for 12 hours to save herself
September 24th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 24 (IANS) Her husband threw her into a river to get rid off her probably not knowing that she was a good swimmer. Amrita Kumari is alive, but ... Read more...
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No ‘huge deficit’ in Ganges flow
September 5th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) There is no significant trend of "huge deficit" in the water flows of the Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra rivers, the Rajya Sabha was told Monday."The ... Read more...
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Disaster control teams deployed in flood-hit Bihar
August 19th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 19 (IANS) Five teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in five flood-hit districts of Bihar for rescue and relief operations, officials said Friday.The ... Read more...
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Mamata kick-starts Ganga beautification project
August 2nd, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) In a step to fulfilling her pledge to spruce up Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday kick-started an ambitious project to beautify a ... Read more...
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New environment minister promises more action
July 13th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Jayanthi Natarajan, the new environment minister who assumed charge Wednesday, lauded the work of the ministry - previously headed by Jairam Ramesh - and said ... Read more...
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Kolkata’s hub declared hoarding free zone
July 5th, 2011 - 1:48 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Taking forward plans to beautify Kolkata, the civic body Monday declared the commercial hub B.B.D. Bag as a hoarding-free zone and also announced four jetties ... Read more...
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Well-made ‘Nootrienbathu (180)’ a visual treat (Telugu Movie Review)
June 26th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Nootrienbathu (180)"; Cast: Siddharth, Priya Anand, Nitya Menen, Mouli, Geetha, Sricharan; Director: Jayendra; Cinematographer: Balasubramaniem; Music Director: Sharreth; Rating: ** 1/2
Acclaimed ad filmmaker Jayendra's debutant movie has all the ... Read more...
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Cities replacing countryside on new Indian artscape (With Images)
April 11th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Cities, roads, people and lifestyles in the metros are edging the idyllic countryside out of the canvas of Indian contemporary art.Most artists in India begin ... Read more...
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Allahabad farmers take out rally to spread river pollution awareness
April 2nd, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
Agra, Apr 2(ANI): Farmers of Allahabad, who are carrying out a rally to spread awareness about increasing pollution in River Yamuna, reached Agra on Saturday.The rally will culminate in the national capital."We ... Read more...
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Soot on Tibetan snow causes rainfall over India, China
March 4th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Soot falling on the snow covered Tibetan Plateau causes more rainfall over India and China, says a new study.Soot precipitates the plateau's glacier to melt sooner ... Read more...
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Sunny happy to be back in Varanasi for ‘Mohalla Assi’
March 2nd, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, March 2 (IANS) Bollywood star Sunny Deol returned here after 15 years to shoot for director Chandraprakash Dwivedi's new movie "Mohalla Assi" and said the experience is "refreshing" and ... Read more...
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Dhaka, Delhi agree on water deal (Lead)
January 10th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 10 (IANS) Bangladesh and India Monday said they have "removed all differences" and agreed on a framework regarding a 15-year interim water-sharing treaty of two common rivers - Teesta ... Read more...
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