Ignoring state views on NCTC unconstitutional: Jharkhand CM
April 16th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Monday said ignoring the states' views on the controversial National Counter Terrorism Centre was "unconstitutional and impractical"."There is need for ... Read more...
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Seven electrocuted to death in Jharkhand
April 13th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 13 (IANS) Seven people were electrocuted to death in Jharkhand's Chatra district when an electric wire carrying 11,000 volts fell on a jeep carrying them, police saidAccording to ... Read more...
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7,563 rapes in Jharkhand in 10 years: Report
April 13th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 13 (IANS) As many as 7,563 rape cases were reported in Jharkhand during the ten-year period since the formation of the state in November 2000, a local NGO ... Read more...
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Speeding Mercedes kills constable, injures another in Delhi (Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A police constable was killed and another injured here early Tuesday when a Mercedes car driven at high speed hit the motorcycle they were riding ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll on May 3
April 10th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday announced that the Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll, cancelled after allegations of "horse trading", would be held May 3."The Commission has now ... Read more...
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PMRDF programme for Maoist-affected districts launched
April 7th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 7 (IANS) Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellows (PMRDF) programme was formally launched here Saturday with the induction of 156 fellows, who will work in 78 Maoist-affected districts in ... Read more...
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I also informed Antony on Tatra trucks: Jabalpur MP
April 5th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 4 (IANS) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Jabalpur Rakesh Singh said Wednesday he had informed Defence Minister A.K. Antony that cheaper and better quality trucks were being ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notice on sterilisation (Lead)
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and state governments on a petition seeking that sterilizations should only be performed by trained doctors ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll’s scrapping landmark decision: Advani
April 1st, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Terming the Election Commission's move to scrap the Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand a "landmark" decision, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll before presidential election: CEC
March 31st, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Saturday said the commission would like to hold Rajya Sabha polls for Jharkhand before the presidential elections."We would like to ... Read more...
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Poll panel stops Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll, urges cancellation (Intro Roundup)
March 31st, 2012 - 1:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ranchi, March 30 (IANS) Amid reports of horse trading in the Rajya Sabha polls, the Election Commission Friday stopped the counting of votes for two seats from Jharkhand ... Read more...
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Rs.2.15 crore seized ahead of Rajya Sabha poll
March 30th, 2012 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 30 (IANS) With the Election Commission (EC) having sounded an alert in view of the Rajya Sabha polls, the income tax department in Jharkhand Friday seized Rs.2.15 ... Read more...
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Manoj Bajpayee takes inspiration from himself
March 27th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Actor Manoj Bajpai says he is own inspiration when it comes to acting."As an actor, myself only. I am very passionate about acting and this is ... Read more...
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Woman gangraped and killed, family looted by road robbers
March 26th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 26 (IANS) A group of robbers waylaid a car on a Bihar road, gangraped a woman occupant before shooting her dead and looted valuables worth Rs.2 lakh from ... Read more...
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Here are some facts on the river Ganga
March 25th, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Here are some facts on the river GangaSize of the river: 2,525 sq kmSource: Gaumukh (Gangotri glacier) at 4,100 metres above sea levelGanga basin: More than one million square km (1,060,000 ... Read more...
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Anshuman Mishra’s allegations are baseless, says BJP
March 24th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Embarrassed over allegations against senior party leader and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi that he sought meetings with corporates involved in ... Read more...
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Mishra withdraws RS nomination amid rift in BJP (Second Lead)
March 21st, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) With the old guard of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) upping the pressure, NRI businessman Anshuman Mishra Wednesday decided to withdraw his nomination for ... Read more...
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Dissent grows in BJP over Rajya Sabha nomination
March 21st, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Amid speculation that Anshuman Mishra may not contet for the Rajya Sabha, dissent continued Wednesday in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for failing to ... Read more...
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BJP faces revolt against Jharkhand Rajya Sabha nomination
March 20th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The conflict within the Bharatiya Janata Party on the Rajya Sabha nominations came out in the open Tuesday as senior leader Yashwant Sinha slammed ... Read more...
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‘Child trafficking highest in Maharashtra’
March 14th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of child trafficking cases in the country followed by West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, Minister of state for ... Read more...
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When it’s about drinking water, Maoists help government
March 11th, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi (Jharkhand), March 11 (IANS) Maoists might not welcome roads - fearing these would provide access to their hideouts - but extend full "cooperation" to the government machinery when it ... Read more...
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Interstate narcotic syndicate busted in Delhi
March 10th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Delhi police have busted an interstate narcotic drugs syndicate and arrested three people in this connection, police said Saturday.The accused, identified as Rafique (30), the ... Read more...
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Delhi man arrested for murdering friend
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A 22-year-old man was arrested for the brutal murder of a friend for his car and jewellery in 2011, police said Friday.Sanjay Bhattacharya, the mastermind ... Read more...
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Husband beheads wife in human sacrifice in Jharkhand
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) In a gory incident of human sacrifice in Jharkhand, a husband allegedly beheaded his wife and offered her severed head to appease a deity in the ... Read more...
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Husband beheads wife in human sacrifice in Jharkhand
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) In a gory incident of human sacrifice in Jharkhand, a husband allegedly beheaded his wife and offered her severed head to appease a deity in the ... Read more...
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Ramdev’s ayurvedic products to be available in market
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved will now be selling its ayurvedic products in the open market, the yoga guru said Thursday.The firm has so far been ... Read more...
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LeT now targets local youths with passports: Police
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) Changing its strategy, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrilla outfit has been trying to engage local boys, holding passports, after its foreign cadres started coming under pressure from ... Read more...
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Terrorist arrested in Jharkhand to be handed over to Delhi Police
March 1st, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 1 (IANS) A terrorist who was arrested in Jharkhand and on whose tip off two more terrorists were arrested in the national capital, will be handed over to ... Read more...
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Two suspected terrorists arrested
February 29th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Two suspected terrorists on a mission to target VVIPs have been arrested here, police said Wednesday.Sources said the two were planning to carry out major ... Read more...
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Maoist leader held in Odisha
February 28th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (IANS) A Maoist leader allegedly involved in several attacks, including one on the site of a construction company last year, was arrested in Odisha's Sambalpur district Monday, ... Read more...
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‘Chak De!’ girl Seema Azmi now TV show narrator (With Images)
February 26th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Her family was against her joining showbiz, but Delhi girl Seema Azmi is determined to carve a niche. After playing hockey player Rani Dispotta from ... Read more...
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Six of a family charred to death in Jharkhand
February 26th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 26 (IANS) Six members of a family were charred to death in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawa on Sunday, police said.According to police, the incident took place at Rangmatia village of ... Read more...
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Food production up in eastern India
February 24th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Production from foodgrain deficit eastern region of the country is estimated to be 1,032 tonnes, an increase of 11.9 percent over last year, due ... Read more...
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Care India ropes in corporate bigwigs for girl education
February 24th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Food products major General Mills and pharmaceutical giant MSD have joined hands with an NGO Care to help raise funds for girl education and ... Read more...
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PM assured NCTC only after consultations: Mamata (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured her that the proposed anti-terror hub will not become operational till ... Read more...
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