Brisk polling in Uttar Pradesh (Third Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) Brisk polling was on Thursday in the fifth round of the seven-phase balloting in Uttar Pradesh, with the 49 constituencies falling mostly in the state's ... Read more...
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39 percent turnout in fifth phase of UP poll (Second lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) A very brisk 39 percent polling in the first six hours -- the highest so far -- was reported Thursday from most of the 49 ... Read more...
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Brisk polling in fifth phase of UP poll (Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) Brisk polling was reported Thursday from most of the 49 assembly constituencies that voted in the fifth round of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh elections, including ... Read more...
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Mayawati regime not helping in new units: Steel minister
September 19th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) Accusing Uttar Pradesh's Mayawati government of not coordinating with the central government in undertaking developmental projects, Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma here Monday alleged it ... Read more...
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Kathmandu Valley paralysed over girl’s murder
August 12th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 12 (IANS) Protesters paralysed the temple town of Lalitpur in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley Friday demanding stringent punishment for the murder of a college girl who was gunned down ... Read more...
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Three killed as monsoon begins havoc in Nepal
July 1st, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 1 (IANS) Only 17 days into monsoon, Nepal Friday felt the adverse side of bountiful rains with landslides killing at least three people and inundation beginning in dozens ... Read more...
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Warrior clan shuts down Kathmandu, 72-hour closure on cards
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 22 (IANS) The Nepal government was Sunday hit by a 48-hour general strike called in Kathmandu valley by a protesting warrior community while six Left groups announced a ... Read more...
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Nepal’s first democratic prime minister Bhattarai dies
March 5th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Lalitpur (Nepal), Mar. 5 (ANI): Nepal's first democratically elected prime minister, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, has died at the age of 87.Bhattarai, one of the founders of the Nepali Congress, was pronounced ... Read more...
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India’s Medanta ties up with Nepal hospital
December 17th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 17 (IANS) Personal surgeon to the presidents of India since 1991 and founder of a sprawling multi-super speciality medical institution in New Delhi, Naresh Trehan will be signing ... Read more...
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Mumbai JV wins bid for Nepal’s first recycling plant
November 30th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 30 (IANS) Navi Mumbai's Hydroair Tectonic's joint venture with Nepal's Kasturi Trade Link has won the bid for setting up Nepal's first waste recycling plant, pipping five other ... Read more...
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Plan panel steps in to tackle Bundelkhand’s drought miseries
September 5th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Planning Commission has set up a high-level panel to devise ways and means to tackle the drought in Bundelkhand, a region spread over Uttar Pradesh and ... Read more...
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Plan panel to tackle Bundelkhand drought
September 5th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Planning Commission has set up a high-level body to devise ways to tackle the perennial drought in Bundelkhand region that falls within Madhya Pradesh and Uttar ... Read more...
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‘Train sabotage in Bengal has global security implications’
June 16th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) A US-based security organisation has termed the May 28 Howrah-Mumbai express train sabotage in West Bengal as India's "worst terrorist attack" on a train since 2006 ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh dumps NTPC for Bundelkhand power project
April 23rd, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has dumped the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and opted for Hindustan Bajaj for setting up a 1,900 MW thermal power project in the ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh clears seven new thermal power plants
April 21st, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh cabinet Tuesday gave its nod for setting up seven new thermal power plants to bring an additional 4,500 MW of power in the energy-starved state, ... Read more...
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Nepal’s ‘Living Goddess’ faces acid test
March 15th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 15 (IANS) One of the many thousands of students appearing for Nepal's tough school-leaving examinations is Chanira Bajracharya, who is also worshipped in Kathmandu's neighbouring Lalitpur city as Kumari, the ... Read more...
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Nepal’s Buddha epic to boost birthplace campaign
February 26th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) As Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Friday kicks off a campaign to draw 1 million tourists to the country next year, the campaign will receive ... Read more...
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Swine flu cases treble in Nepal
December 29th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 29 (IANS) Nepal Tuesday sounded its first alarm for the pandemic swine flu with the health ministry publicly disclosing that the number of reported cases had jumped to 150 from ... Read more...
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Blood signature campaign for Bundelkhand
December 17th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 17 (IANS) A regional party, campaigning for a Bundelkhand state out of districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, Thursday announced that it would start a blood signature campaign for ... Read more...
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Nepal’s ‘Laurel-Hardy’ join protests against animal massacre
November 10th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 10 (IANS) Nepal's best-loved comedian duo, who have also become the voice of the fledgling republic's conscience, have joined the growing protests in Nepal against the horrific slaughter ... Read more...
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Pakistani couple behind fake Indian money trade in Nepal
November 9th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 9 (IANS) A Pakistani couple have been found to be involved in running a fake Indian currency network in Nepal.Mohammad Ali Zamindar and his wife Sahebi Zamindar ... Read more...
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Heavy turnout in Firozabad constituency (Lead)
November 7th, 2009 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Tens of thousands voted across Uttar Pradesh Saturday in 11 assembly and one Lok Sabha by-elections, with actor Raj Babbar of the Congress pitted against the daughter ... Read more...
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Voting begins in Uttar Pradesh
November 7th, 2009 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Voting for the by-polls to 11 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency began Saturday amid tight security, an official said.
A total of 177 candidates, including 12 ... Read more...
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Azharuddin, minister booked for violating poll code of conduct
November 4th, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 4 (IANS) Former Indian cricket team captain and Congress MP Mohammad Azharuddin and union Minister for Road Transport and Highways R.P.N. Singh have been charged with violating the election code ... Read more...
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BJP asks for central forces for Uttar Pradesh by-polls
October 6th, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday accused Chief Minister Mayawati of rigging the recent by-polls for four assembly seats and urged the Election Commission (EC) to deploy ... Read more...
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Diwali in India spells danger for Nepal
October 3rd, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Oct 3 (IANS) Every autumn, as India celebrates Diwali, the festival of lights, it spells danger for neighbouring Nepal where smuggled fireworks from Indian cities pose a severe fire hazard.
The Nepal ... Read more...
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35 protected monuments not traceable
July 30th, 2009 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Of the 3,675 monuments protected by the central government 35 are not traceable, the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday.
"Out of 3,675 centrally protected monuments or sites, 35 ... Read more...
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Mayawati goes all out to impress 13th Finance Commission
July 15th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Chief Minister Mayawati is out to impress the 13th Finance Commission whose members are here look into Uttar Pradesh's financial demands out of the central government's kitty.
Top bureaucrats ... Read more...
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Third Indian churchgoer hurt in Nepal blast is dead
June 1st, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 1 (IANS) A 45-year-old homemaker from Kerala became the third Indian churchgoer to die in Kathmandu valley's Patan Hospital after sustaining grievous injuries during the blast in a Catholic church ... Read more...
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Sons of soil shut down Kathmandu valley
June 1st, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 1 (IANS) Nearly two dozen people were injured as skirmishes broke out between riot police and protesters here Monday. A community that has been residing in the Kathmandu ... Read more...
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Kathmandu Valley strike called, more challenges for government
May 31st, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 31 (IANS) Struggling with infighting among its allies, Nepal's new Communist government faces more challenges this week with a dominant community calling a shutdown in Kathmandu valley Monday ... Read more...
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Prachanda instructs Maoists to be ready for another revolution
February 15th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Lalitpur (Nepal), Feb.15 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal a.k.a.Prachanda on Saturday instructed his party cadres to stay alert for another revolution.
Addressing a function organised by All Nepal Trade Union ... Read more...
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Haj pilgrims block highway in Lucknow over minister’s remarks
November 1st, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 1 (IANS) The busy Lucknow-Kanpur highway remained blocked for several hours here Saturday, as hundreds of Haj pilgrims staged a sit-in demonstration to protest certain remarks by Uttar Pradesh minister ... Read more...
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Nepal President shifts to Dhapasi
July 31st, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, July 31 (ANI): Nepals President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav shifted his new residence at Dhapasi in Kathmandu.
The Nepal Government has arranged a temporary residence for Dr. Yadav as his residence ... Read more...
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Hoots follow ex-Nepal crown prince’s flight to Singapore
July 2nd, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 2 (IANS) Nepal's former - and hugely unpopular - crown prince Paras' exit for Singapore was greeted with derision by the public and media Wednesday, with most people ... Read more...
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