Nasty email about boss costs an employee $10,000
June 20th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Queensland, June 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A female employee was so unhappy with her boss that she wrote a scathing email about him and sent it to her colleagues.The woman in question is ... Read more...
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Probe ordered after tricolour found on garbage heap
November 17th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 17 (IANS) Panaji's municipal corporation has ordered a probe Thursday after a national flag was found dumped in a garbage heap in the civic authority's premises.
Mayor Yatin Parekh ... Read more...
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Eastern Railway locomotive staff protest staff shortage
November 15th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) The locomotive running staff comprising guards and drivers of the Eastern Railway here Tuesday went on a hunger strike protesting against staff shortage."The number of trains ... Read more...
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Mild tremor felt in Odisha
November 5th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 (IANS) An earthquake of slight intensity, measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale, was felt Saturday in Odisha, a senior official of the Bhubaneswar meteorological centre said.The mild ... Read more...
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Goa home minister’s son sheltered drug mafia: Parrikar
July 16th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 15 (IANS) The alleged role of Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik's son in sheltering the drug mafia in the tourism-oriented state should be probed by the Central ... Read more...
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Police driver dies after consuming poison on duty
June 28th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 28 (IANS) A policeman in the Goa Police Crime Branch died in a hospital Tuesday, after consuming poison on duty on Friday, police said.Superintendent of Police Arvind Gauns ... Read more...
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Goa is not Colombia when it comes to drugs: Police chief
May 10th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 10 (IANS) Goa's outgoing Director General of Police Bhimsain Bassi Tuesday described the state's narcotics scene as "insignificant" and said that Goa was certainly not "Colombia", which is ... Read more...
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Gaddafi confident of defeating Libyan rebels by Friday
March 17th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Mar.17 (ANI): Taunting the West over its failure to impose a no- fly zone over Libya, the Gaddafi regime has said it will "finish the job" of defeating the rebels by ... Read more...
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Chemical leak in Tamil Nadu plant, over 350 affected
March 8th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 8 (IANS) At least 350 people, including women and children, received medical treatment in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu Monday night after liquid bromine leaked in a factory ... Read more...
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Five women Maoists surrender in Orissa
January 6th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 6 (IANS) Five women Maoists, including a local deputy commander, surrendered Thursday in Orissa's Keonjhar district, police said. All the rebels were below 17 years of age.The guerrillas laid ... Read more...
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Air India Charters to shift head quarters to Kochi
December 30th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) State-run international low-cost carrier (LCC) Air India Charters Limited (AICL) Thursday said it is shifting its headquarters from Mumbai to Kochi in Kerala."Head quarters of Air India ... Read more...
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Temperature dips to 4 degrees Celsius in Orissa
December 24th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 23 (IANS) A cold wave continued to grip Orissa Thursday hitting normal life, with the minimum temperature dropping to four degrees Celsius in at least one town, an official said.Phulbani ... Read more...
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India to open two new coastal security centres
December 22nd, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) India will open two new coast guard establishments in the Arabian sea Friday to bolster coastal security in the wake of increasing incidents of piracy. Defence Minister ... Read more...
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New Coast Guard stations in Lakshadweep to keep pirates at bay
December 22nd, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): To bolster coastal security and keep pirates at bay, India will open two Coast Guard establishments in Lakshadweep on Friday.Increasing incidents of piracy very near to Lakshadweep ... Read more...
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Woman finds mouse in bag of Healthy Living oven Chips
December 10th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Becky Cooke got the shock of her life when she opened a bag of ‘Healthy Living oven Chips’ and found a rodent inside it. She couldn’t ... Read more...
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MI5 job nothing like TV show ‘Spooks’, Jane Bonds told
November 8th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 8 (ANI): British secret spy agency MI5, which launched a recruit drive for more Jane Bonds, has told the would-be female candidates that "it was nothing like the TV show ... Read more...
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Cop dies, four injured in Kashmir road mishap
November 1st, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Nov.1 (ANI): A police constable died and four policemen were injured in two different road accidents across the Kashmir Valley on Sunday.Javaid Ahmad Mir, police constable and a resident of Dooru, ... Read more...
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Greenpath Debt Solutions Will Organize A Seven Day Workshop
October 9th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Greenpath Debt Solutions have announced that it will conduct a workshop from October 17 to October 23, to show the people various steps the people can take to protect their ... Read more...
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Lawyer killed, many injured in police firing (Lead)
August 23rd, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 23 (IANS) A lawyer was killed and over a dozen people injured Monday when police opened fire to disperse villagers protesting the death of a youth in Orissa's Cuttack district. ... Read more...
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Over 30 students feared buried in Uttarakhand school collapse
August 18th, 2010 - 11:05 pm ICT by ANI
Somgarh (Uttarakhand), Aug.18 (ANI): Over 30 students were feared to be buried in a collapsed school building in a massive landslide that occurred at Somgarh village of District Bagesvar in Uttarakhand's Kumaun ... Read more...
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Orissa launches biometric ration cards
August 18th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (IANS) In a bid to bring transparency in the public distribution system (PDS), biometric ration cards were launched in Orissa Wednesday, an official said.
"Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the ... Read more...
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Tainted Goa legislator joins Congress (Lead)
June 21st, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 21 (IANS) The Goa Congress Monday admitted into its fold Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate, accused of beating up Youth Congress workers staging a rally here in support of an ... Read more...
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‘Goa blast accused was an evangelist’
May 24th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 24 (IANS) The main accused in last year's Diwali-eve bomb blast case in Goa was an evangelist and used to conduct "satsangs" (religious congregations) in Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka, according ... Read more...
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600 tonnes of iron ore seized in Orissa
February 3rd, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 (IANS) Mining officials have seized at least 600 tonnes of iron ore in Orissa's mineral-rich Keonjhar district in a continuing crackdown on illegal mines, an official said Wednesday.
"The ore ... Read more...
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Three-day music festival in Goa under police scanner
February 3rd, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 3 (IANS) With trance music festivals in Goa becoming notorious for sale of drugs during events, the three-day non-stop music festival beginning Feb 5 in a forest area near Agonda ... Read more...
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Haiti Death Toll Ticking Up Every Moment
January 16th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Haiti, Jan 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The earthquake in Haiti, has claimed the lives of thousands of people and the death toll is ticking up every moment. As per the official ... Read more...
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Sukhna land scam inquiry completed: Army
December 23rd, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): The Indian Army on Wednesday disclosed that it has received the details of the court of inquiry report of Sukhna land scam.In a statement the Army said ... Read more...
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Goa blast similar to earlier ones in Maharashtra: Police (Roundup)
October 19th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 19 (IANS) The Goa Police Monday said there were similarities in the Diwali eve explosion in Margao and blasts carried out by members of the right wing Hindu group Sanatan ... Read more...
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Goa offshore casino official arrested with prostitute
October 16th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 16 (IANS) The Goa Police's crime branch Thursday arrested a senior offshore casino official under the Immoral Trafficking Prevention (ITP) Act, officials said.
Speaking to reporters at the Crime Branch ... Read more...
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Ganesh art show cut short in Goa after threats (Lead)
August 19th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 19 (IANS) An art exhibition by renowned installation artist Subodh Kerkar with god Ganesh as its theme will now be held for two days instead of the planned 12 ... Read more...
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Belligerent Mayawati continues to attack Sonia Gandhi over Joshi’s controversial remarks
July 17th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, July 17 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday continued to attack on Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the latter's silence on Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna ... Read more...
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Prince William’s girlfriend wants to move on from ‘boring’ family job
July 12th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton has had enough of putting in long hours working for her parents' business Party Pieces and she now wants to explore new ... Read more...
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CPI-M to decide fate of warring Kerala leaders at crucial meet (Lead)
July 10th, 2009 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) begins a crucial two-day central committee meeting here Saturday hoping to put an end to the bitter factional feud in its ... Read more...
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Goa to raise marine commando squad, says minister
July 2nd, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 2 (IANS) In a bid to counter sea-borne terror, Goa Police is in the process of setting up a marine commando squad, state Home Minister Ravi Naik said Thursday.
Naik ... Read more...
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Campaigning for Congress for its stand on Bhojpuri: Ravi Kissen
April 21st, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 21 (IANS) Bhojpuri films superstar Ravi Kissen Tuesday said that he is campaigning for the Congress as the party has promised a lot of things for the Bhojpuri-speaking population ... Read more...
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