‘No rise in cancer cases due to nuclear power plants’
August 22nd, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) There has not been any rise in cancer cases, birth defects or any other ailments among employees working in nuclear power plants or among people ... Read more...
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Government gives details of Sukma shootout that killed 17
August 8th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) An intelligence report on top Maoist leaders' meeting in Sukma in Chhattisgarh had led security forces mount the June 28 operation, but the police parties ... Read more...
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41 infected with bird flu in Thailand
June 20th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, June 20 (IANS) At least 41 people have been confirmed to be infected with the H1N1 bird flu virus in a province in Thailand, the government said Wednesday.The virus ... Read more...
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Convicted Punjab minister quits, resignation accepted (Lead)
May 9th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) Punjab Agriculture Minister Tota Singh's resignation was accepted by Governor Shivraj Patil Wednesday, four days after he was convicted and sentenced to a year's imprisonment ... Read more...
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Private telcos owe BSNL Rs.550.88 crore
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Private telecom players such as Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone owe state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Rs.550.88 crore as inter-connect usage charges (IUC), ... Read more...
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70,000 killed in Iraq between 2004-2011
February 29th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 29 (IANS/AKI) Terrorism and other acts of violence killed almost 70,000 people in Iraq in eight years between April 2004 and December 2011, the government said Wednesday."These figures ... Read more...
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China to stockpile sugar
February 9th, 2012 - 6:42 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 9 (IANS) China will stockpile one million tonnes of sugar in an effort to stabilize prices and protect farmers' interests, the government said Wednesday.The government will buy home-produced ... Read more...
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Obama administration vetoes Canada-Texas pipeline
January 19th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS/EFE) The US government said Wednesday it has decided not to give permission for a proposed pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, a project hailed ... Read more...
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Court case by army chief ‘unhealthy’ precedent: Government (Roundup)
January 18th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The legal battle between Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh and the government over his age sets an "unhealthy precedent", the government said Wednesday, even ... Read more...
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British trade deficit widens in November
January 12th, 2012 - 4:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) Britain's trade deficit in goods widened by 0.8 billion pounds to 8.6 billion pounds ($12.9 billion) in November 2011, the government said Wednesday.The widening gap came ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to conduct census in March
January 4th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka will in March conduct its first nationwide census in 30 years, the government said Wednesday.It will collect data on economic status of people, occupation, ... Read more...
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54 found guilty for China train crash
December 28th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) Fifty-four people have been found accountable for a fatal high-speed train crash in China in July that killed 40 people, the government said Wednesday.All 54 will ... Read more...
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189 requests for prosecution pending: minister
December 14th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The government said Wednesday that 189 requests for sanction for prosecution of corrupt officials are pending with central ministers and departments as well as states.The ... Read more...
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Government’s loan waiver to benefit 300,000 weavers
December 14th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Nearly 300,000 handloom weavers and 15,000 weavers' cooperatives across India are likely to benefit under a new scheme - including a loan waiver - to ... Read more...
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Over 41,000 complaints against telcos in April-Oct
November 30th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Over 41,000 complaints against telecom companies for poor network and services were received by the Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of ... Read more...
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Terrorist attack foiled in Kabul
November 30th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 30 (IANS) Police in the Afghan capital foiled a terrorist attack when they recovered a 20-kg explosive device from a city suburb, the government said Wednesday.The explosive ... Read more...
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Spain cuts 2011 growth forecast
November 17th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 17 (IANS/EFE) Spain's economy is likely to grow by 0.8 percent in 2011, the government said Wednesday, revising downward its earlier forecast of a 1.3 percent expansion in ... Read more...
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Overall hiring up 2.15 percent in June quarter
November 16th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) India's overall employment increased 2.15 percent during the quarter ended June 30 compared to the previous quarter, recording rise in employment in all sectors except ... Read more...
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1.28 bn Chinese covered by medical insurance
October 12th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 12 (IANS) China's three basic medical insurances programmes currently cover 1.28 billion people, or 95.5 percent of the nation's total population, the government said Wednesday.The number of people ... Read more...
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40 stranded foreigners evacuated from Sikkim
September 21st, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Around 40 foreigners who were stuck in quake-hit Sikkim have been evacuated, the government said Wednesday, clarifying that its earlier figure of 400 was wrong.
"Kindly ... Read more...
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Karnataka police to pay for Reddy brothers’ clout
August 24th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 24 (IANS) A number of Karnataka Police personnel from constable upwards face action for failing to serve court warrants against mining baron and former minister G. Janardhana Reddy, ... Read more...
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Nearly 1,300 Pakistanis missing in India
August 10th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Nearly 1,300 Pakistanis on visit to India are traceless after their visa expired, and the government has created an on-line data sharing system to track ... Read more...
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Good rainfall boosts Jharkhand foodgrain yield
August 10th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 10 (IANS) Jharkhand expects increased foodgrain production this year following a good rainfall, the government said Wednesday."We expect production of more than 31 million tonnes of foodgrain ... Read more...
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Orissa lightning strikes leave 32 dead
August 3rd, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 3 (IANS) Lightning strikes in two days in Orissa have caused 32 deaths, the government said Wednesday.Authorities Wednesday confirmed eight more deaths.While 15 people died Tuesday, 17 others ... Read more...
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Kidnapped French journalists released in Afghanistan
June 30th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 29 (IANS) Two French journalists who were kidnapped in Afghanistan more than a year ago have been released, the government said Wednesday.Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponnier, who worked ... Read more...
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Delhi to arrange for extra electricity from Damodar Valley Corp.
May 19th, 2011 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) To meet the ever-increasing power demand due to the soaring summer temperatures, the Delhi government said Wednesday it will try to arrange additional power from ... Read more...
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Government working on repatriation of Indian prisoners (Lead)
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) At least 12 Indian prisoners have been brought back from Mauritius under the Repatriation of Prisoners Act and three more are in the process ... Read more...
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Haryana to open sports clubs
February 9th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Sonepat, Feb 9 (IANS) In a bid to give boost to the sports infrastructure in the state, the Haryana government said Wednesday that it planned to set up sports clubs at over ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to retail onions, prices dip in Chennai
December 22nd, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government said Wednesday it will sell onions at its retail outlets, even as prices cooled down marginally to settle at Rs.60 per kg here."Compared to ... Read more...
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CWG security main concern for Australia
August 11th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 11 (IANS) Australia's main concern with the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi is not corruption claims but security, the Australian government said Wednesday.
Three members of the organising committee for ... Read more...
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Breast-feeding could save 37,000 babies in a year in Bangladesh
August 4th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) The lives of nearly 37,000 babies in Bangladesh in a year would be possibly saved by starting breast-feeding within an hour of birth, the government said Wednesday.
Referring to ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan government removes obstacles for remarriage of war-widows
July 22nd, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 21 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government said Wednesday that many young widows, particularly those of soldiers who died in the war against the Tamil Tiger rebels, will be able to ... Read more...
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700 die as China reels under worst floods in decade (Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 21 (IANS) Floods triggered by torrential rains have claimed the lives of 701 people and left 347 missing in China, the government said Wednesday.
About 18 million people in 27 provinces ... Read more...
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NMDC to begin work on Chhattisgarh steel plant in October
April 28th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 28 (IANS) The country's largest iron ore miner in the public sector, NMDC, will begin construction of a three-million-tonne, integrated steel plant in Chhattisgarh in October, the state government said ... Read more...
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Searing heat in Orissa kills two, toll rises to 10
April 21st, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) Two more people have died of sunstroke in Orissa, taking the toll due to heat wave in the state to 10, the state government said Wednesday.
"We have confirmed ... Read more...
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