Chaddha’s bail plea withdrawn from high court
September 21st, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide case, Friday withdrew her bail plea from the Delhi High Court with the liberty ... Read more...
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Fresh case registered against Gopal Kanda
September 6th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) A fresh case was registered here against former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, an accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, for not appearing before ... Read more...
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Chaddha’s judicial custody extended till Sep 11
August 30th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday extended till Sep 11 the judicial custody of Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide.Additional Chief Metropolitan ... Read more...
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Kanda let off in cheque-bounce case
August 27th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday let off Haryana's former minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, an accused in Geetika Sharma's suicide, and his brother in a 1998 cheque-bounce ... Read more...
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Kanda issue rocks Haryana assembly
August 24th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) Proceedings in the Haryana assembly were disrupted Friday as the house witnessed heated exchanges between opposition and treasury benches over the Gopal Goyal Kanda-Geetika Sharma controversy.The ... Read more...
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Suicide notes written on day of Geetika’s death: Police
August 24th, 2012 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The two suicide notes recovered from the house of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma here were written on the day she hung herself earlier ... Read more...
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Kanda may also face destruction of proof case
August 22nd, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A fresh case of destruction of evidence will be slapped on Gopal Goyal Kanda, Haryana's former minister arrested for abetment to suicide of his ... Read more...
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Court again rejects cops’ plea for Chaddha’s custody (Lead)
August 21st, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday rejected a fresh police plea for the custody of Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide, and ... Read more...
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Court again rejects cops’ plea seeking Chaddha’s custody
August 21st, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A Delhi court here Tuesday rejected a fresh application by the police seeking the custody of Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika ... Read more...
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Haryana not protecting Kanda: Hooda
August 16th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) On the defensive over the actions of Gopal Goyal Kanda, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday said his government was not protecting the former minister, ... Read more...
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Police scan Kanda’s 400 SMS to Geetika
August 12th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Delhi Police are whaling through voluminous 400 SMSes sent to former flight attendant Geetika Sharma, who committed suicide here Aug 5, by her former employer ... Read more...
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Kanda will be arrested soon, says police (Second Lead)
August 9th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Delhi Police Thursday said former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, an accused in the suicide case of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma, was an absconder ... Read more...
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Doctors stole my minor son’s kidney, says Rajasthan man
July 21st, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 21 (IANS) A man in Rajasthan has complained that doctors at a state-run hospital stole a kidney of his two-year-old son undergoing treatment, police said Saturday. A court ... Read more...
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Shutdown evokes mixed response in Meghalaya
May 31st, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 31 (IANS) The nation-wide shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left Thursday to protest against the recent steep hike in petrol prices evoked ... Read more...
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Four held for supplying explosives to Maoists
April 15th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 15 (IANS) Police in Chhattisgarh's Maoist insurgency-affected western region Sunday arrested four people, including two contractors, on charges of supplying explosives to rebels.The accused were arrested in Rajnandgaon ... Read more...
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‘Not sure about filing for review on RTE decision’
April 13th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court ruled that it was mandatory for private schools to reserve 25 percent of their seats for the poor, the ... Read more...
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Holi saw two cops killed, two injured in Madhya Pradesh
March 9th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 9 (IANS) On the day of Holi, besides young IPS officer Narendra Kumar, an inspector was killed and another IPS officer and a junior ... Read more...
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Winds of change for physically challenged (Feature)
March 4th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Rekha Goyal, 23, lost her sight due to chickenpox when she was just three. But the fighter that she is, she educated herself at ... Read more...
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Amarnath yatra dates decided on religious calendar, says shrine board (Lead)
February 29th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 29 (IANS) Justifying this year's June 25-Aug 2 Amarnath pilgrimage dates, criticised as too short in some quarters, the shrine board that manages the annual Himalayan pilgrimage ... Read more...
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Case against BSNL, private firm officials for illegal deal
February 26th, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A case has been registered against former senior BSNL officials and a private company for illegal award of leased service area (LSA) contract for deployment ... Read more...
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Bird flu suspected in Meghalaya
February 10th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 10 (IANS) Fears of bird flu gripped Shillong Friday and Meghalaya state authorities sounded a general alert after a hundred pigeons were found dead in the state capital, ... Read more...
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Indian railways needs private participation: official
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Indian Railways needs large investment from private players to make it more efficient, a senior official said Friday."Railways need a national policy with legally enacted ... Read more...
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Wanted: Good Samaritans to adopt Agra schools!
November 29th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 29 (IANS) An experiment to rope in activists, businessmen and educational professionals to 'adopt' - or, in other words, monitor and review the running of - government-run ... Read more...
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Poonam Rani to lead India’s challenge in U-21 hockey
November 2nd, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Poonam Rani will lead India's campaign in the four-nation junior women Lal Bahadur Shastri Tournament here Nov 8-12.The under-21 tournament will also feature Australia, Germany ... Read more...
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Indian girls enter semis of u-18 Asia Cup
September 20th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India outclassed China 4-2 Tuesday to advance into the semifinals of the girls U-18 Asia Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.The goal scorers for India, who led ... Read more...
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Last leg of Amarnath yatra - chhari mubarak leaves Srinagar
August 8th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) Symbolising the last leg of the Amarnath pilgrimage, Lord Shiva's mace, traditionally known as 'chhari mubarak', was Monday taken from a temple in this Jammu ... Read more...
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Kingpin of teachers’ racket held
July 17th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Sangrur (Punjab), July 17 (IANS) A man who took Rs.2-3 lakh from 16-17 people promising them jobs as teachers in Punjab government schools has been arrested, police said Sunday.Pawan Kumar ... Read more...
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Police book education group’s chairman
July 13th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), July 13 (IANS) The chairman and managing director of an education group was booked Wednesday on charges of abetting the suicide of a private builder, police said.The accused ... Read more...
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Over 200,000 pilgrims visit Amarnath Shrine
July 10th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 10 (IANS) Less than two weeks into the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, more than 230,000 pilgrims have visited the cave shrine till Sunday and many more are on ... Read more...
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Hostile weather halts Amarnath yatra; army, IAF on alert
July 8th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 8 (IANS) With the weather turning hostile all along the pilgrimage route to the Amarnath cave shrine, the Jammu and Kashmir government Friday halted the trek and ... Read more...
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Heavy rains halt Amarnath pilgrimage
July 8th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 7 (IANS) The movement of pilgrims towards the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir was Thursday afternoon suspended due to heavy rains along the south Kashmir's ... Read more...
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Delhi staged shootout: Rs.15 lakh each for two victims’ kin
July 4th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday asked the union home ministry to pay compensation of Rs.15 lakh each to the families of two businessmen over 14 ... Read more...
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Jaypee’s hydropower corridor to be set up this month
July 3rd, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Karcham (Himachal Pradesh), July 3 (IANS) A mega power transmission corridor being constructed by the Jaypee Group in this Himachal Pradesh town will be commissioned by the end of this ... Read more...
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Rape attempt: Uttar Pradesh legislator’s two brothers held
June 25th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), June 25 (IANS) Two brothers of an expelled Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator were arrested and sent to 14 days judicial custody for attempting to rape, ... Read more...
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Amarnath pilgrimage from June 29: Board
June 23rd, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 23 (IANS) The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board Thursday announced the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine, dedicated to Lord Shiva, will begin June 29, as the track ... Read more...
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