IFFI kicks off Wednesday, half day in government offices
November 23rd, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 23 (IANS) The 42nd International Film Festival of India opens here Wednesday and the state government has announced a half-day holiday for government officials to avoid traffic ... Read more...
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Government offers Rs.1,700 crore sops to boost exports
October 13th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday announced various incentives, including interest subsidy, worth around Rs.1,700 crore to boost the growth of exports in view of the slowing ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to discuss vehicle entry, border markets
May 10th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 10 (IANS) India and Bangladesh are expected to finalise rules for entry of goods vehicles into either country and review re-opening of border "haats" (markets) at a meeting ... Read more...
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Three robbers held, goods worth Rs.50 lakh seized
March 7th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Three men involved in robbing goods vehicles on highways were arrested from east Delhi, police said Monday. Stolen goods worth Rs.50 lakh have been recovered.Anwar ... Read more...
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Traffic violators must pay more: Delhi police chief
January 7th, 2011 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Citing the successful implementation of lane driving during Commonwealth Games this year, Delhi Police Commissioner B K Gupta stressed that traffic violators must be ready to ... Read more...
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Snow disrupts travel across Europe, hits economy (Third Lead)
December 21st, 2010 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 20 (IANS) Thousands of flights and train services have been cancelled across Europe due to heavy snowfall, throwing holiday plans of many travellers into disarray, even as the freezing winter ... Read more...
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Breakthrough in BPO rape case, two arrested (Second Lead)
December 2nd, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) More than a week after a call centre employee was abducted and gangraped, Delhi Police said Thursday two of the five accused had been arrested and a ... Read more...
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Delhi traffic restrictions ease as Games close
October 15th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Delhi residents heaved a sigh of relief as traffic restrictions placed for the Commonwealth Games were eased in most parts of the city, a day after ... Read more...
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Blockade: Centre summons Nagaland, Manipur chief secretaries for meeting
June 15th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 15 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G K Pillai has summoned the chief secretaries of Nagaland and Manipur to Delhi for emergency talks related to the ongoing Naga students ... Read more...
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No let up in protests for ‘United Andhra’
December 17th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) For the seventh consecutive day, protests continued in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions against the proposed separate statehood to Telangana region, affecting normal life.
Rallies, meetings, sit-ins, ... Read more...
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Restrict movement of heavy vehicles in Shimla: High court
November 2nd, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 2 (IANS) Shimla is to decongest its roads by regulating traffic and streamlining the movement of heavy goods vehicles during peak hours.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court in an interim order ... Read more...
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In Hyderabad, traffic starts flowing on India’s longest flyover
October 19th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Access to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, about 30 km from the city, is set to become smoother and faster with India's longest flyover being thrown open ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak trade resumes on Poonch- Rawlakote route
June 12th, 2009 - 8:43 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, June 12 (ANI): Trade across the Line of Control in Poonch- Rawlakote route in Jammu and Kashmir resumed on Thursday after remaining suspended for a week.Trade on this route had stopped ... Read more...
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Bangladesh mutiny hits trade, movement across India-Bangladesh border
February 27th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Akhaura (Tripura), Feb 27 (ANI): Border trade in Tripura has been hit after the India-Bangladesh border was closed following mutiny by Bangladesh paramilitary ranks in Dhaka.
Heavy gunfire raged through the headquarters ... Read more...
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63yr-old Brit heart patient chases lorry for 20 miles after it clips his home
November 21st, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 21 (ANI): A sexagenarian English man, facing major heart surgery, chased his lorry across three counties after it struck the overhanging roof of his 500-year-old home in Cavendish, Suffolk, ... Read more...
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How out of the office email ended up being a road sign!
November 2nd, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 2 (ANI): A council embarrassed itself by setting up a mistranslated street sign that read "I am out of the office at the moment.The Swansea Council, that intended to ... Read more...
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Israel reopens crossings, allows goods, fuels into Gaza
June 22nd, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Gaza, June 22 (Xinhua) Some 72 hours after a truce between Hamas and Israel came into force, Tel Aviv Sunday reopened two border crossing points and allowed food and fuels into the ... Read more...
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