November 5th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India increased 259 percent in September to $2.56 billion, compared to the same month last year, with Mauritius being the largest investor.FDI ...
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September 23rd, 2008 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
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Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 23 (IANS) Four armed forces' helicopters will Wednesday be sent to Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district to help ferry out people marooned on highways there for the ...
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September 23rd, 2008 - 8:07 pm ICT by ANI
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Shimla, Sept 23 (ANI): Rescue operations in Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh are in progress after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains caused immense loss to life and property.
"Thirty seven ...
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August 21st, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) The Haryana traffic police have fined 2,756 people for drunken driving in the last three months, a police spokesman said here Thursday.The tickets were issued during a special ...
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August 16th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathua (J-K), Aug 16 (ANI): Fruits and vegetable laden trucks stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar highway have kept on moving towards the Kashmir under army protection.
Truck drivers said that traffic is moving ...
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July 31st, 2008 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 31 (ANI): A new study has found that living near city expressways is associated with adverse birth effects on expectant mothers and their newborns.
During the study, researchers from the ...
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July 28th, 2008 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, July 28 (IANS) Even as Punjab goes powerless for six to 10 hours everyday in summer months, the state government is planning to have air-conditioned bus terminals in various cities as ...
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July 21st, 2008 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Mexico City, July 21 (Xinhua) At least 21 people were killed in landslides triggered by heavy rain in a rural community in eastern Guatemala, local media reported Monday. According to information reaching ...
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July 5th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
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Raipur, July 5 (IANS) Road and rail traffic in several parts of Chhattisgarh were hit Saturday by a daylong statewide shutdown called by a community that wants the government to hand over ...
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July 3rd, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi , July 3 (ANI): The nationwide indefinite truckers strike seeking lower sales tax entered its second day on Thursday.
The strike has been effective in Gujarat, Punjab, Uttaranchal and ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, July 2 (ANI): Truckers across the country are on an indefinite strike today to push their demand for abolishment of toll tax and rationalization of duty of diesel.
All-India Motor ...
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July 1st, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd, an infrastructure development company, has bagged a Rs.3.4 billion order from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to construct a highway near ...
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June 30th, 2008 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, June 30 (IANS) Violence in various parts of Punjab Monday left several people injured as voting for 87 municipal councils and eight nagar panchayats ended. Three people were injured in Samana ...
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June 27th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
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By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 27 (IANS) With gas prices forecast to reach $7 a gallon in the next two years, America will witness the `greatest mass exodus of vehicles from the roads ...
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June 24th, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The government has invited bids for consultancy services to formulate a master plan for the proposed National Expressway Network - freeways that will be spread across some ...
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June 23rd, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
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Vishkhapatnam, June 23 (ANI): Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Thiru. T. R. Baalu here today disclosed at a review meeting that the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) handled 64.6 ...
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June 23rd, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, June 23 (ANI): Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), which has handled around 3344 vessels among the Major Port Trusts in 2007-08, is taking up a number of projects under the ...
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June 22nd, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Midnapore (West Bengal), June 22 (ANI): Air Force officials today airdropped relief material in flood-affected Midnapore today.
West Bengal authorities had asked for the Armys assistance in the relief operations.
Though the ...
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June 21st, 2008 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
Kathmandu, June 21 (DPA) Incessant monsoon rain across Nepal has left at least two people dead and displaced hundreds, media reports said Saturday. At least five districts in western and southern Nepal ...
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June 20th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, June 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh police chief Vikram Singh wants his department to tap the telephones of corrupt policemen and also film cops extorting money on highways. Director General Vikram Singh ...
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June 17th, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, June 17 (IANS) An Indian American company specialising in infrastructure projects in India has won a $103 million contract to build rural roads in the country. India Globalisation Capital, Inc ...
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June 17th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India will tighten the norms for vehicle exhaust emissions from April 1, 2010, Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu said here Tuesday. The Bharat ...
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June 12th, 2008 - 7:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Jaipur, June 12 (ANI): Passengers in Rajasthan heaved a sigh of relief after trains and bus services today resumed partially in the State hit by Gujjar agitation.
"This is good for the ...
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June 7th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, June 7 (ANI): The apex body of truckers across the country, the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), today threatened to go on a nationwide strike from July 2 ...
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June 7th, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Jaipur, June 7 (IANS) The stalemate between the agitating Gujjars and the Rajasthan government continued Saturday as both sides insisted on their choice of venue for talks. Colonel (retd) K.S. Bainsla, convener ...
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May 30th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by admin
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Bogota, May 30 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and 46 injured after heavy rain lashed Colombia for more than two weeks, EFE news agency reported Friday. The director of the ...
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May 28th, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Beijing, May 28 (Xinhua) At least 53 people have been killed in accidents in the wake of torrential rain over the past week in China, officials said. Around 4,000 people were stranded ...
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May 25th, 2008 - 7:49 pm ICT by admin
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Bayana/Jaipur, May 25 (ANI): Normal life was disrupted across Rajasthan as the Gujjar community in Bayana refused on Sunday to back down from its agitation and to speak to representatives of ...
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May 16th, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Tata Motors Friday launched a new dual fuel, eco-friendly model of its Indica range of vehicles. The new model, Indica V2 Xeta LPG, is equipped with a dual ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by admin
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Sariska (Rajasthan), May 5 (ANI): Heavy traffic running across Sariska wildlife sanctuary in Rajasthan is poseing serious threat to the safety and security of animals in the sanctuary.
Situated about 110 kilometers ...
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