Akhilesh Yadav to speed up Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor
August 11th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, August 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday said that his government would extend all possible help to the ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) since it was ... Read more...
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Meghalaya bus crash kills 31 (Second Lead)
August 8th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 8 (IANS) Thirty-one people were killed and 27 injured when a bus proceeding from Assam to Tripura rolled down a hill in Meghalaya early Wednesday, police said.Two women ... Read more...
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Maharashtra drought: Governor’s help sought
April 20th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Drought is affecting supply of potable water and cattle fodder in western Maharashtra and is hitting irrigation schemes, Governor K. Sankaranarayanan was told Friday.A group of ... Read more...
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BJP, Team Anna cross swords on Himachal Lokayukta bill
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad/New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) It was Team Anna versus the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday as the activists rejected the "very weak" Lokayukta bill drafted by Himachal Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Swiss woman abducted in Yemen
March 16th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Aden (Yemen), March 16 (IANS) Suspected Al Qaeda militants have abducted a Swiss woman schoolteacher in Yemen, Xinhua reported.The woman, in her 30s, was kidnapped from the western province of ... Read more...
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President hopes solutions will found to problems in national interest (Roundup)
January 25th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Cautioning against losing sight of long-term goals while dealing with short-term pressures, President Pratibha Patil Wednesday said the most effective law was the conscience ... Read more...
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Remove bad fruit but do not bring down the tree, says president
January 25th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday cautioned against losing sight of the long term goals while dealing with short term pressures and said that a tree ... Read more...
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PM announces interim relief for cyclone-hit areas
January 10th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday announced an interim relief of Rs.500 crore for Tamil Nadu and Rs.125 crore for Puducherry which were badly affected ... Read more...
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Team Anna rejects Lokpal bill, calls it very dangerous (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 22 (IANS) The government's Lokpal bill is "very dangerous" as it will make the ombudsman a puppet in the hands of the government, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal ... Read more...
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Government’s Lokpal bill very dangerous: Kejriwal
December 22nd, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 22 (IANS) The government's Lokpal bill is very dangerous as it will make the ombudsman a puppet in the hands of the government, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal ... Read more...
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‘No emission hazard from AMRI radiotherapy instruments’ (Lead)
December 12th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Radiotherapy instruments in the basement of the AMRI hospital, where a blaze killed 93 people, were "badly affected" in the fire but there was no ... Read more...
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Government teams inspect fire-hit Bengal hospital
December 12th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Three days after a blaze in the city's AMRI hospital killed 93 people, a West Bengal government team Monday inspected the institution's basement to check ... Read more...
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Mario Monti sworn in as Italian premier
November 17th, 2011 - 8:46 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 17 (IANS) Mario Monti took over as Italy's new premier Wednesday after leading the newly selected cabinet ministers who were sworn in at the presidential palace here.Monti's ... Read more...
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Poll panel for voters’ right to reject candidates
November 1st, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) A day after meeting Team Anna members on poll reforms, the Election Commission Tuesday said it had already proposed to the government to introduce ... Read more...
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ULFA demands constitutional amendment at talks
October 25th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) A charter of demands of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), which includes constitutional amendments to provide Assam greater control over its ... Read more...
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Kashmir governor, cabinet secretary discusses development, security
October 23rd, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 23 (IANS) Flagship development schemes and matters related to internal and external security were the focus of discussions Sunday between a central government team led by Cabinet Secretary ... Read more...
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Third round of government-Team Anna talks shortly
August 24th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi,Aug 24 (IANS) The third round of talks between the government and civil society activists on the Lokpal bill will be held at 8.15 p.m. Wednesday, Team Anna member ... Read more...
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All-party meet to consider new Lokpal draft
August 24th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A new draft of the Lokpal bill will be circulated at the all-party meeting to be held here Wednesday afternoon, sources said.
Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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Three sticking points with government: Team Anna
August 24th, 2011 - 1:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) There were three sticking points with the government including inclusion of lower bureaucracy in ambit of Lokpal, Team Hazare said Tuesday as they insisted on ... Read more...
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Government, Team Anna meet, Anna fasts on (Second Intro Roundup)
August 24th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Team Anna and the government met for the first time Tuesday night on the eighth day of Anna Hazare's fast for a sweeping anti-corruption law ... Read more...
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Government, Team Anna hold talks, PM promises ‘best possible’ Lokpal bill (Intro Roundup)
August 23rd, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Faced with countrywide support for Anna Hazare's campaign for a stronger Lokpal bill, the government Tuesday opened formal negotiations with Team Anna as Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Government-Team Anna talks begin
August 23rd, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Talks between Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is the government mediator, and a three-member civil society team to end Anna Hazare's eight-day-old fast for a ... Read more...
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We don’t want to topple government: Team Anna
August 22nd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A day after Anna Hazare's call 'Lao ya Jao' (Enact the bill or go) triggered a row, Team Anna clarified Monday that it was not ... Read more...
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Wrong to hijack democratic institutions: Aruna Roy
August 20th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Aruna Roy, member of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council, Saturday hit out at the ongoing protest by Team Anna and said no one ... Read more...
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Public opinion sought on Lokpal, Team Anna rejects move (Lead)
August 20th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) As Anna Hazare continued his protest fast, a parliamentary standing committee Saturday invited public suggestions on the Lokpal Bill. Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal dismissed ... Read more...
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Government, Team Hazare in major confrontation
August 15th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The tussle between the government and Team Anna over the fast for a strong Lokpal bill Sunday headed for a major confrontation ... Read more...
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Split wide open; government, Team Hazare plan own versions (Roundup)
June 15th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The differences between the government and Team Hazare on the Lokpal bill widened Wednesday with the joint drafting committee deciding that the two sides will ... Read more...
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Government, team Anna headed for showdown (Second Lead)
June 6th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The civil society members on the Lokpal Bill drafting committee were headed for a showdown with the government after they boycotted a meeting Monday ... Read more...
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Pranab, Sibal meet Baba Ramdev at Delhi airport (Lead)
June 1st, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and their two other cabinet colleagues met yoga guru Baba Ramdev at the Delhi ... Read more...
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Pranab, Sibal meet Baba Ramdev at Delhi airport
June 1st, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and two other ministers met Baba Ramdev at the Delhi airport Wednesday in a ... Read more...
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Central team touring northeast to push for grassroots governance
February 18th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl/Agartala, Feb 18 (IANS) A central government team, sponsored by the union panchayati raj ministry, is touring the northeastern states to gather public opinion on devolution of governance to the grass roots ... Read more...
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First round of ULFA peace talks begins Thursday
February 9th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 9 (IANS) The first round of formal peace talks between the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the central government begins in New Delhi Thursday, the outfit suffering ... Read more...
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Kerala finally clears Smart City project (Lead)
February 2nd, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) The deadlock between the Kerala government and Smart City Dubai over the proposed Rs.1,500 crore Smart City Kochi project finally ended Wednesday following talks between Chief Minister V.S. ... Read more...
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Decks cleared for Kochi infotech project
February 2nd, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) The deadlock between the Kerala government and Smart City Dubai over the proposed Rs.1,500 crore Smart City Kochi project finally ended Wednesday following talks between Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan ... Read more...
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Gujjars intensify agitation by refusing to meet Rajasthan Govt’s team
December 26th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Dec 26 (ANI): Gujjars have intensified their agitation by refusing to meet a three-member team of IAS officers sent by the Rajasthan government to end the stalemate over the reservation ... Read more...
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