Two helplines to assist northeast people in Bangalore
August 23rd, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 23 (IANS) About 50 civil society organisations joined hands to form a Peace and Solidarity Forum and set up two helplines for assisting people from the northeast living ... Read more...
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Andhra police chief asks northeast community not to panic (Second Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Denying that there was a mass exodus of people of Assam and other northeast states from Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh police chief Friday appealed to them ... Read more...
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Andhra police chief appeals northeast community not to panic (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Denying that there was a mass exodus of people of Assam and other northeastern states from Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh Police chief Friday appealed to ... Read more...
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Karnataka CM assures protection to northeast students (Lead)
August 16th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 16 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar Thursday assured protection to students from the northeast in Bangalore as well as other parts of the state."Our police will offer ... Read more...
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31 percent elderly face abuse
June 14th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Nearly 31 percent of the elderly in the country face abuse in some form, and more than half of them feel their sons were responsible ... Read more...
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Now a helpline to quit tobacco
May 29th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Quitting tobacco could become easier from this May 31 on 'World No Tobacco Day' with a prominent tobacco cessation company Nicorette starting a helpline ... Read more...
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Talk therapy for India’s depressed (Feature)
April 25th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) It is early morning, and inside a single-storey building's basement, a man picks up one of four ringing telephones. He asks the caller in a ... Read more...
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Indians safe in quake-hit Turkey
October 24th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) All Indians are safe in Turkey that was rocked by a massive earthquake, the government said Monday."As per information available with the Indian embassy in ... Read more...
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Train derailment: Railways open several helplines
August 1st, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) The Indian Railways have opened several helpline numbers to assist the relatives of the passengers of the derailed Bangalore-bound Guwahati-Bangalore Express in West Bengal's Malda district.The ... Read more...
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Train derailment: Minister calls for compensation
July 10th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Minister of State for Railways Mukul Roy Sunday asked the Railway Board to give compensation of Rs.5 lakh and Rs.1 lakh to families of those killed ... Read more...
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Ready to tackle water stagnation during rains: MCD
June 27th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Monday said it is ready to tackle water stagnation problems despite the monsoon arriving in the Capital three days ... Read more...
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MCD sets up monsoon control room
June 26th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) With the monsoon hitting the capital three days before schedule, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has set up a round-the-clock control room to tackle ... Read more...
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PIOs, Indians asked to leave Yemen urgently
June 7th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) With more people getting killed in clashes in Yemen, India Tuesday renewed its appeal to its nationals and persons of Indian origin (PIOs) to leave ... Read more...
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Most wanted South African criminal arrested
May 14th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, May 14 (IANS) A notorious criminal, linked to about 35 bank robberies in South Africa and who escaped to neighbouring Zimbabwe, has been arrested after he re-entered the country, ... Read more...
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Fire on Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express, all passengers safe
April 18th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh), Apr 18 (ANI): Three coaches of the 12951 Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express caught fire in the wee hours on Monday near Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh.Two coaches were affected, but all ... Read more...
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No radiation threat to Indians in Japan (Lead)
March 16th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) With radiation threats mounting in disaster-hit Japan, India's envoy to Japan Wednesday said that Indians in the country were safe.The external affairs ministry said that ... Read more...
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Major steps will be taken to make Delhi safe: Dikshit
December 13th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) In the wake of the recent rape incidents in the capital, a "very much concerned" Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday held a meeting with top officials, ... Read more...
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Customers suffer the brunt of the bulk SMS ban
September 26th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Priyanka Sahay
New Delhi Sep 26 (IANS) Shivani Anand, 28, was mystified when she didn't receive transaction alerts after swiping her credit card in a shopping spree.A concerned Shivani called ... Read more...
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15 die, 52 injured as trains collide (Fourth Lead)
September 20th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal/New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Railway workers armed with steel cutters struggled to extricate passengers trapped in mangled train cars after a collision between two trains in Madhya Pradesh killed 15 ... Read more...
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On I-Day, men to demand neutral laws
August 14th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) When India celebrates its 64th Independence Day Sunday, around 100 men representing nearly 15 NGOs would press for the formulation of gender neutral laws at a meeting at ... Read more...
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Railways open helplines for news of West Bengal accident
July 19th, 2010 - 7:44 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Railway authorities have opened several helpline numbers for news of the victims in Monday's train accident at Sainthia in India's eastern state of West Bengal.
The Eastern Railway has ... Read more...
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Violence against women widespread in Russia: Amnesty International
May 27th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian authorities should take more measures to prevent violence against women, Amnesty International said in its latest annual report issued Thursday.
"Research by NGOs showed that violence against ... Read more...
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Australia says taking steps to stop violence against Indians
May 3rd, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean said here Monday his country is not racist and it is taking appropriate steps to prevent violence against Indian students.
"We welcome Indian ... Read more...
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Delhi University begins web chat, helplines for admissions (Lead)
April 30th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Delhi University (DU) faculty members were Friday bombarded with admission related queries on its web chat - a new facility started Friday to guide aspiring students. The ... Read more...
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Delhi University launching helplines for admission queries
April 30th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Delhi University is launching helplines Monday to provide information regarding admissions at the undergraduate level.
According to university officials, the helplines will be separate for the north and ... Read more...
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CBSE board students cope with last minute jitters
February 28th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) With the board examinations beginning next week, Class 10 and 12 students are a tense lot, busy with last-minute preparations. And the Central Board of Secondary Education's ... Read more...
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CBSE opens helpline for Gulf students
February 2nd, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) In order to help students of Classes 10 and 12 in Gulf countries overcome exam stress, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Tuesday started three ... Read more...
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Birds in Gujarat fall victim to glass-coated kite strings
January 13th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Jan 13(ANI): Ahmedabad may have bid goodbye to the 20th Annual International Kite Festival, which was held on January 10, but with just a day to go before the Hindu festival ... Read more...
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Bangaloreans begin Diwali with gaiety, caution
October 17th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 17 (IANS) Festive mood gripped Bangaloreans as the three-day Diwali celebrations began here Saturday with lights, colours and a bit of caution.
Hundreds of homes across the city were decorated with ... Read more...
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‘Harassed’ husbands plan struggle against biased laws
August 15th, 2009 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 15 (IANS) A group of men Saturday observed Independence Day in the hills of Shimla by planning their struggle for equal rights for men and women and to make marital ... Read more...
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Chandigarh administration gears up to curb ragging
July 17th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) In order to curb incidents of ragging in colleges, the administration of the union territory of Chandigarh has decided to come down hard on the guilty by strictly ... Read more...
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Counsellors advise students not to take CBSE results too hard
May 23rd, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Ever since the results of the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) class 12 examinations were declared Friday, its helplines have been flooded by students depressed by ... Read more...
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CBSE helpline flooded with calls from anxious students
May 21st, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A day before the class 12 results are declared, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) helplines Thursday were flooded with phone calls from anxious students and ... Read more...
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Tension, anxiety grip students ahead of board exams
March 1st, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Nervous children were busy making last-minute preparations, while parents made final consultations with counsellors Sunday, a day before the Class 10 and 12 Central Board of Secondary ... Read more...
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CBSE helpline flooded with calls from anxious students
February 23rd, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) With board exams round the corner, the helplines of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have been flooded with phone calls from anxious students and parents, ... Read more...
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