23 booked for Mumbai violence (Second Lead)
August 12th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Police Sunday booked 23 people for murder, attempt to murder, molestation and damage to public property as they began probing violence during a Muslim protest which ... Read more...
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Police start probing Mumbai violence (Lead)
August 12th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Mumbai Police have started probing Saturday's violence during a Muslim procession which left two dead and 100 injured, including 45 policemen, a police official said Sunday."We ... Read more...
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Bihar to have its first ‘open jail’
March 5th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 5 (IANS) Some convicts in Bihar will soon get a chance to live with their families, step out for work and lead a life similar to that outside ... Read more...
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Bomber was ‘very well trained’: India (Intro Roundup)
February 14th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The wife of an Israeli diplomat who survived a bomb attack here remained in hospital Tuesday as India called it a "terror attack" and ... Read more...
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Terrorist was ‘very well trained’, says India (Roundup)
February 14th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The wife of an Israeli diplomat who survived a bomb attack here remained in hospital Tuesday as India called it a "terror attack" and ... Read more...
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RTE Act: Assam child rights body to survey schools
February 7th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) After receiving several complaints, the Assam child rights panel has decided to conduct a survey in all schools in the state to find out if provisions ... Read more...
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Over 6,200 poultry culled after fresh flu in Tripura
February 2nd, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 2 (IANS) Over 6,200 poultry birds and ducks were culled in Tripura after reports of a fresh outbreak of bird flu, officials said here Thursday.The culling was done ... Read more...
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Fresh death of fowls, culling continues in Meghalaya
January 15th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 15 (IANS) Fresh deaths of domesticated fowls have been reported in Meghalaya, even as the culling of birds in a three-kilometre radius of the bird-flu epicentre of Williamnagar ... Read more...
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More birds die in Meghalaya, test reports awaited
January 10th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 10 (IANS) Another 40 birds died Tuesday on a government-run farm in western Meghalaya, even as the state government awaited the test reports on earlier deaths to know ... Read more...
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2,000 dead birds set off flu fears in Meghalaya
January 9th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 9 (IANS) Around 2,000 poultry birds have died in the past few weeks on a farm in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, fuelling fears of bird flu, even ... Read more...
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Culling of birds starts in Bengal
September 20th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) The culling of birds began Tuesday in West Bengal's Nadia district after the union health ministry confirmed that samples had tested positive for bird flu, ... Read more...
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Fukushima nuke plant resident risk much less those staying near Karachi reactor
April 23rd, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 23 (ANI): An analysis carried out by Nature and Columbia University, New York, shows that two-thirds of the world's 211 power plants have more people living within a 30-kilometre radius ... Read more...
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Indian states bordering Bangladesh vulnerable to bird flu (Lead)
March 23rd, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 23 (IANS) Indian states bordering Bangladesh have become vulnerable to bird flu with Dhaka failing to check the contagious disease as well as the smuggling of poultry products ... Read more...
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Indian states bordering Bangladesh vulnerable to bird flu
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 23 (IANS) Indian states bordering Bangladesh have become vulnerable to bird flu with Dhaka failing to check the contiguous disease as well as the smuggling of poultry products ... Read more...
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Now Delhiites can get to know the air they breathe
March 13th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Now people in Delhi can get to know the quality of air they breathe. Hourly air quality and weather updates will be provided on LCD ... Read more...
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Japanese PM declares atomic power emergency
March 11th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 11 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan Friday declared a state of atomic power emergency, following an 8.9 magnitude earthquake which hit Japan's northeastern Honshu island, even as ... Read more...
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Community radio contributes towards development of Rajasthan rural women
March 2nd, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
Tilonia (Rajasthan), Mar.2 (ANI): A community radio station in Rajasthan has contributed towards the development of rural women in Tilonia by educating them about banking, child health and government policies among other ... Read more...
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Access to education a battle for many kids, despite RTE
November 11th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Despite the Right to Education Act, access to education is an everyday struggle for many Indian kids because of challenges like inaccessibility to schools and unavailability of ... Read more...
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Air quality monitoring system for Commonwealth Games by July-end (Commonwealth Games Countdown)
June 30th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
(Attn Editors: This is the sixth of the 100-day countdown series for the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. This is about how the quality of air will be monitored ... Read more...
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Prohibitory orders ahead of Bhopal gas verdict Monday
June 6th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 6 (IANS) Orders prohibiting gathering of four or more people have been clamped around the premises of the Bhopal district court, which will pronounce judgment in the ... Read more...
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Hyderabad turned into fortress to foil students’ protest
February 20th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 20 (IANS) People in Hyderabad had a harrowing time Saturday as police closed several roads to traffic and local trains were cancelled to foil the Osmania University students' ... Read more...
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Racism exists in Victoria, admits Oz top cop
February 6th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 6(ANI): Victorian Police Commissioner Simon Overland has admitted that Indians were "bearing the brunt" of an upswing in violent street crime in Victoria, and said that there are racists in ... Read more...
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Bird flu breaks out in West Bengal district
January 14th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) A fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported in West Bengal's Murshidabad district Thursday, prompting the authorities to immediately start a culling drive in the area.
"Five teams will ... Read more...
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Schoolkids to help forecast air quality during Games
January 10th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) For 10 days in February, 1,000 children from Delhi government schools will monitor the number of vehicles around Commonwealth Games venues and the data they ... Read more...
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Court told how savagely India-born doctor was attacked (Lead)
November 9th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 9 (IANS) India-born doctor Mukesh Haikerwal was so savagely attacked here with a baseball bat a year ago that shocked witnesses heard his skull crack, an Australian court heard.
The former ... Read more...
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Jaipur Indian Oil depot blaze continues to rage
October 31st, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 31 (IANS) The massive fire at an Indian Oil depot here that has killed five people and injured 150 continued to rage for the third consecutive day Saturday. Officials are ... Read more...
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Fire rages in Indian Oil depot in Rajasthan, nine dead
October 30th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 30 (IANS) The fire at the Indian Oil depot here continued to rage Friday morning, a day after it broke out, with six people still trapped and officials saying nine ... Read more...
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Living near ‘green space’ is good for health
October 16th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 16 (ANI): Living near a 'green space' can significantly benefit health, according to new research.The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, says proximity to 'green spaces' ... Read more...
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Madrid vows to fight for 2016 Olympic Games
September 3rd, 2009 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 3 (DPA) Despite the criticism its bid got from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) evaluating commission report, Madrid now feels strengthened in the home stretch of the race to host ... Read more...
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Stink in Chandigarh, courtesy waste management plant
August 20th, 2009 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (IANS) A multi-million rupee solid waste management plant has literally raised a stink in Chandigarh, one of the greenest cities in the country, prompting numerous complaints from ... Read more...
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Brazil confirms finding missing plane’s debris
June 3rd, 2009 - 6:09 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 3 (DPA) Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim said Tuesday that the authorities are certain they found the debris of the missing Air France passenger plane around midday in ... Read more...
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Brazil confirms missing plane debris found
June 3rd, 2009 - 5:21 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 3 (DPA) Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim said Tuesday that the authorities are certain they found the remains of the missing Air France passenger plane around midday in ... Read more...
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Japanese volcano erupts, spews smoke 2,000 metres in air (Lead)
February 2nd, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 2 (DPA) Mount Asama, a volcano in northcentral Japan erupted early Monday, spewing smoke 2,000 metres above its crater and sending ash as far away as Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological ... Read more...
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Assam on alert after bird flu spreads to new areas
December 3rd, 2008 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 3 (IANS) The Assam government has sounded a health alert and banned the sale of poultry following the spread of the deadly bird flu virus to newer areas, officials here ... Read more...
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40,000 poultry culled in Assam after bird flu outbreak
December 1st, 2008 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 1 (IANS) Authorities in Assam have culled some 40,000 poultry of an estimated 60,000 birds ordered to be killed after an outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus in the ... Read more...
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