Spiritual group plants 35 lakh trees
May 18th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar, May 18 (IANS) A spiritual group based here has launched a massive green drive in the country and has already planted 35 lakh trees and saplings, a spokesperson said ... Read more...
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UP plans big push for tourism in Taj city
May 3rd, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 3 (IANS) The Akilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government is considering a number of measures that, when implemented, will help boost tourism in Agra and Mathura, according to senior ... Read more...
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Lakhs witness ‘celestial light’ on Sabarimala horizon (Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sabarimala (Kerala), Jan 15 (IANS) A year after over 100 people died in a stampede after witnessing the 'celestial light' on Makar Sankranti day, the ritual of 'Makarajyothi' passed off ... Read more...
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Successful trial of supersonic BrahMos cruise missile
August 12th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) India Friday successfully conducted the user trial of a BrahMos supersonic guided missile capable of hitting targets that may otherwise be inaccessible like in hilly ... Read more...
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Kerala rationalists go to court on ‘celestial light’
January 22nd, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Jan 22 (IANS) A rationalist organisation in Kerala, Yukthivadi Sanghom, has approached the state high court, to intervene in the "celestial light" phenomenon near the Sabarimala temple, claiming it is ... Read more...
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Sabarimala pilgrimage season ends in 102 deaths, what next?
January 20th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Sabarimala (Kerala), Jan 20 (IANS) Yet another two-month-long Sabarimala pilgrimage season came to an end when the doors of the famous temple were closed early Thursday. But a larger ... Read more...
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Mangalore airport not the only ‘tricky’ one in India: Pilots
May 23rd, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 23 (IANS) The Mangalore Airport, with its table-top runway located on top of a hill, is not the only one in India where pilots find it difficult to land and ... Read more...
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Former PM’s centre to be tourism spot
February 3rd, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 3 (IANS) The Bhondsi farm developed by former prime minister Chandra Shekhar in Haryana's Gurgaon district will be developed as a tourist spot for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
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200-feet high hillock caves in Jharkhand
October 14th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Oct 14(ANI): People residing in Silli Block in Ranchi are a worried lot after a 200-feet high hillock in Jumla mountains range caved in on Wednesday.The effect of the hillock ... Read more...
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Indian Air Force to deploy more aircraft in Western Command
September 25th, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by ANI
by Shreeraj GudiNew Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): Air Marshal NAK Browne, who recently took over as Chief of the Western Air Command said here today that steps are being taken to strengthen ... Read more...
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India’s marathon man completes 93rd long run (repeating with corrections in para three and four)
July 20th, 2009 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 20 (IANS) India's grand old marathon man, Ashis Roy, has completed his 93rd long run finishing second in the 70 plus age group in the Annual Friendly Massey ... Read more...
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India’s marathon man completes 93rd long run
July 20th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 20 (IANS) India's grand old marathon man, Ashis Roy, has completed his 93rd long run finishing second in the 70 plus age group in the Annual Friendly Massey ... Read more...
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Advertisers spoiling natural beauty in Himachal, despite apex court directives
November 2nd, 2008 - 8:19 pm ICT by ANI
By Hemant ChauhanShimla, Nov.2 (ANI): Despite the ban by the Supreme Court on painting the surface of rocks with advertisements and erecting hoardings on national highways, advertisers have continued to violate ... Read more...
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Orissa flood situation worsens with seven breaches in Mahanadi embankments
September 20th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar , Sept 20 (ANI): In Orissa, thousands of people were affected by severe floods as seven breaches occuredalong the Mahanadi embankments which swept away many villages.Over 15 lakh people ... Read more...
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NASAs Phoenix Mars Lander abandons underground salt search
September 10th, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 10 (ANI): NASAs Phoenix Mars Lander has abandoned its underground salt search, as soil from the Landers deepest trench has failed to fall into its wet chemistry laboratory, and ... Read more...
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Gogoi urges tea growers to start other industries
July 26th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Saturday urged tea growers in Assam to utilise the fallow land in and around tea gardens to build other industries like dairy and ... Read more...
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Bodies of 17 policemen killed in Maoist attack recovered
July 17th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) The police Thursday recovered 17 bodies of their colleagues killed in a Maoist attack in Orissa's Malkangiri district Wednesday. "We have recovered all the bodies (of the policemen)," ... Read more...
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Bodies of all 38 securitymen killed in Maoist attack found (Lead, changing dateline)
July 12th, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/Visakhapatnam, July 12 (IANS) The body of one more policeman of the elite Greyhounds force killed in an ambush by Maoists in Orissa last month was recovered Saturday, bringing the search operations ... Read more...
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Bodies of all 38 securitymen killed in Maoist attack found
July 12th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 12 (IANS) Rescue teams fished out the body of one more personnel of the elite police force Greyhounds killed in an ambush by Maoists in Orissa on June 29, police ... Read more...
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Bodies of three more policemen killed Maoist attack found
July 10th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam/Bhubaneswar July 10 (IANS) The rescue teams Thursday recovered bodies of three more personnel of anti-Maoist police force Greyhounds killed in an ambush by Maoist guerrillas in a reservoir in Orissa near ... Read more...
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Boat pulled out, bodies of eight more cops found (Lead)
July 8th, 2008 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam/Bhubaneswar, July 8 (IANS) A boat carrying personnel of anti-Maoist force Greyhounds that sank during Maoists' attack in a reservoir in Orissa near Andhra Pradesh border June 29 was Tuesday hauled out ... Read more...
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All 32 missing cops feared killed
July 1st, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam, July 1 (IANS) All 32 policemen of the elite anti-Maoist Greyhound force who went missing after Maoist guerillas attacked their motorboat in an Orissa reservoir near the Andhra Pradesh border are ... Read more...
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Maoists’ attack a big jolt to Andhra Pradesh police (News Analysis)
June 30th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) The ambush by leftist guerrillas on Greyhound personnel, the elite anti-Maoist force, on the Andhra-Orissa border has come as a big jolt to the Andhra Pradesh ... Read more...
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Search on for 35 missing cops on Andhra-Orissa border (Lead, changing dateline)
June 30th, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam, June 30 (IANS) Search is on for 35 policemen of the elite anti-Maoist force 'Greyhound' of Andhra Pradesh, reported missing after Maoist guerrillas ambushed their motorboat in a reservoir in Orissa ... Read more...
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Convoy attack kills seven in north-west Pakistan
June 19th, 2008 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Islamabad, June 19 (DPA) At least seven people were killed and 28 injured when a food supply convoy came under attack in Pakistan's tribal district of Kurram, which has been in the ... Read more...
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‘Jnanajyothi Siddaganga’ - eulogy worth a watch (Review)
May 4th, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by admin
By R.G. Vijayasarathy
Film: "Jnanajyothi Siddaganga"; Cast: Tara, Shivadhwaj, Doddanna, J.K. Srinivasa Murthy and Suchindra Prasad; Director: Omkaar; Ratings: ** and 1/2 "Jnanajyothi Siddaganga", a film on the life and times of Karnataka's ... Read more...
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‘Sholay’ fame Ramanagaram to witness triangular contest
May 2nd, 2008 - 8:58 pm ICT by admin
By KG Vasuki
Bangalore, May 2 (ANI): Ramanagaram Assembly constituency in Karnataka where the film 'Sholay' was shot is witnessing a fierce triangular battle.
The battle is being fought among former Chief ... Read more...
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