Two die in Yamuna Expressway accident
August 31st, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, Aug 31 (IANS) Two labourers were killed when the tractor they were travelling in overturned on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura, police said Friday.The incident happened around midnight in ... Read more...
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15 dead in Uttar Pradesh road mishap
June 25th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Fifteen people were killed when the bus they were travelling in crashed into a tree in northern Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday.The mishap took place at ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana procure over 150 lakh tonnes wheat
May 1st, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) With the procurement season in full swing, government agencies in Punjab and Haryana have procured over 150 lakh tonnes of wheat, food and supplies officials said ... Read more...
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Hizb terrorists escape custody, re-arrested (Lead)
March 29th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 29 (IANS) Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, arrested for an assassination bid on a Congress MP, escaped from police custody Wednesday night but have been rearrested, police said Thursday.Inspector ... Read more...
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Hizb militants escape from police custody
March 29th, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 29 (IANS) Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, under arrest for allegedly making an assassination bid on Congress MP Lal Singh in 2004, have escaped from police custody, officials said.Police ... Read more...
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Viscera sent to FSL in Japanese suicide case
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 23 (IANS) The autopsy of Japanese endoscope maker Olympus corporation's managing director here, found dead in an apparent suicide, was performed and the viscera sent to the Forensic ... Read more...
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Japanese executive found dead in Gurgaon park
February 20th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, 20 Feb (IANS) The Japanese managing director of a MNC here was found dead in a park in Sushant Lok area Monday, police said, adding it seemed to be ... Read more...
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Soni, Tewari in Congress’ Punjab election panel
November 17th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni and party spokesperson Manish Tewari have been included in the Pradesh Election Committee constituted by Congress president Sonia ... Read more...
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Madan Mohan Malaviya’s 150th birth anniversary to be celebrated
September 20th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The government has constituted a National Implementation Committee (NIC) under the chairmanship of Rajya Sabha member Karan Singh to commemorate freedom fighter Madan Mohan ... Read more...
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Policeman kills man for Rs.50
September 6th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 6 (IANS) A policeman was arrested for allegedly killing a man after he refused to pay him Rs.50 bribe for moving into a no-entry zone, authorities said Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi to kick-off work on new Kashmir bridge Monday
May 22nd, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Basholi (Jammu and Kashmir), May 22 (IANS) High anticipation gripped this hill town in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, a day before United Progressive Alliance (UPA)chairperson and Congress president Sonia ... Read more...
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Medicinal herbs replace cannabis growing in Himachal
May 11th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), May 11 (IANS) Once notorious for cannabis cultivation, the hills of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh are now witnessing a welcome change - acres devoted to high-value medicinal ... Read more...
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Ambika Soni, Tewari in Congress’ Punjab coordination panel
May 11th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Union ministers Ambika Soni and Ashwani Kumar and party spokesman Manish Tewari have been included in the Congress' Punjab coordination committee, a party release ... Read more...
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Poor tobacco harvest in Gonda
February 10th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by ANI
Gonda, Feb 10 (ANI): Farmers in Gonda in Uttar Pradesh are incurring huge losses in tobacco production because of last year's floods.Several parts of the land are unfit for cultivation, thus ... Read more...
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Rescuers work with hope among mangled human remains
November 16th, 2010 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
By Suhas Munshi
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) A cursory glance showed up five mangled bodies, hanging out from under the mounds of rubble. Many more bodies and trapped people were buried under ... Read more...
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Diluting AFSPA dangerous: Congress tells delegation in Jammu
September 21st, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 21 (IANS) Withdrawing or tampering with the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir would be "dangerous", the state's Congress unit told the visiting all-party delegation here ... Read more...
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Fence border with Myanmar: Arunachal home minister
August 10th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala, Aug 10 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh has asked the central government to fence the India-Myanmar border to check the movement of separatist rebels from India's northeast who have set up ... Read more...
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Four arrested for trying to sell off 12-year-old girl
August 2nd, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Sirsa (Haryana), Aug 2 (IANS) An alert 12-year-old girl raised a commotion and got a large crowd around her in this Haryana town when she realised that four of her relatives, including ... Read more...
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Huge fire in plywood factory in Kanpur
July 31st, 2010 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 31 (IANS) A massive fire broke out in a plywood factory in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district Saturday morning, destroying goods worth lakhs of rupees, police said. No casualties were reported.
The ... Read more...
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Honour killing: Youth killed by girl’s family
July 23rd, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) In a suspected case of honour killing, a youth was stabbed to death in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district allegedly by the father and brother of a girl with ... Read more...
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Most parties favour caste-based census (Lead)
May 6th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) There was near unanimity among the parties - both ruling and opposition - in the Lok Sabha Thursday on the demand for a caste-based census, with ... Read more...
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Man perches on electricity tower for six hours
April 24th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 24 (IANS) An unemployed man created a flutter Saturday as he climbed a 130-metre-high electricity tower on the outskirts of Raipur after a family tiff, police said. It took officials ... Read more...
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Bus services paralysed in Haryana after staff strike
March 31st, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) Bus services in most parts of Haryana were paralyzed Wednesday following a one-day strike called by the Haryana Roadways Employees Union.People were stranded at various bus stands as ... Read more...
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Omar Abdullah has narrow escape as car catches fire
February 10th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 10 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had a narrow escape as the engine of his car caught fire when he was returning from a marriage ceremony, his ... Read more...
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Two brothers, who fell into bore-well, found dead (Lead)
October 28th, 2009 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 27 (IANS) Two brothers, who fell into a 50-foot deep bore-well in a village in Agra district Monday evening, were found dead Tuesday after an over-27 hours long ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh eyes household tourism
June 29th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
By Hemant ChauhanSangla (Himachal Pradesh, June 29 (ANI): A unique festival showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Himachal Pradesh concluded in the Sangla Valley on Sunday.Jointly organised by the Department of ... Read more...
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Extortion demands compel village heads to be on the run in Imphal
June 25th, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, June 25 (ANI): Unable to meet extortion demands of militants, members of various Gram Panchayats (village councils) in Imphal West district have fled their homes.The have taken refuge at the ... Read more...
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Defeated in assembly polls they made it to parliament
May 17th, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 17 (IANS) Three of the six newly elected MPs from Jammu and Kashmir had lost the assembly polls last year.
National Conference leader Mehboob Beg who won south Kashmir ... Read more...
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BJP has itself to blame in Jammu (News Analysis)
May 16th, 2009 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 16 (IANS) The Congress' being part of the state government helped it clinch both the parliamentary seats in the Jammu region while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost owing ... Read more...
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NC-Congress combine sweeps Kashmir polls
May 16th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) The National Conference (NC)-Congress combine won five of the six Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha constituencies while an independent was leading in Ladakh.
NC president Farooq Abdullah was ... Read more...
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NC-Congress leading in four Kashmir seats (Second Lead)
May 16th, 2009 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) The National Conference-Congress combine was leading in four of the six Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir till 2 p.m. Saturday.
NC leader Farooq Abdullah is ... Read more...
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National Conference-Congress leading in four of six seats in Jammu and Kashmir (Lead)
May 16th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu May 16 (IANS) The National Conference-Congress combine was leading in four out of the six Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir by noon Saturday while trends were yet to ... Read more...
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Jammu candidates preparing for results
May 15th, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 15 (IANS) Some contenders who contested the two seats of Jammu region in the Lok Sabha elections are confident of their win, while others are hoping to get by ... Read more...
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Seven summoned for questioning in Congress legislator’s murder
May 5th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) Still groping in the dark in the case of the murder of Gohad Congress legislator Makhanlal Jatav, Madhya Pradesh Police have now summoned seven more people for ... Read more...
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Former legislator under scanner in Congress legislator’s murder
May 4th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 4 (IANS) Former legislator Lal Singh Arya of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been been called for questioning in the investigation of the murder of Gohad's Congress legislator ... Read more...
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