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Stars Foundation invites application for 2009 awards

November 19th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Stars Foundation - a London based group that supports organisations working for health, education and protection needs of children has announced the launch of the 2009 ...

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Chhatisgarh records approx 60 percent polling in Ist phase of Assembly polls

November 14th, 2008 - 10:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Raipur, Nov 14 (ANI): About 60 per cent polling has been reported in the first phase of Chattisgarh Assembly Elections for 39 constituencies including 12 in the Naxal hit Bastar region ...

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Violence disrupts polling in Chhattisgarh

November 14th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Raipur, Nov 14 (ANI): The polling process in at least six booths in Chhattisgarh''s Bastar division was disrupted today due to looting of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The Election Commission has been ...

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Security beefed up in Chhattisgarh ahead of assembly polls

November 13th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Raipur, Nov.13 (ANI): Security has been beefed up beefed up in Chhattisgarh ahead of first phase of Assembly poll. All arrangements are in place for a free and fair election. The polling ...

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Campaigning for first phase of Chattisgarh polls ends today

November 12th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Raipur, Nov.12 (ANI): Campaigning for first phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh will come to an end this eveining. The polling for 39 of the 90 constituencies will be held on ...

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Sheila Dikshit files nomination

November 10th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Accompanied by hundreds of supporters, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday filed her nomination from the New Delhi constituency here. Dikshit walked the short distance from her ...

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Rajasthan Assembly poll nominations today

November 10th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Jaipur, Nov 10 (ANI): Nominations for Rajasthan Assembly polls, which are slated for December 4, will begin from today. The last date for the filing of nominations will be November 17 ...

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Poll notification for third phase issued in Kashmir

November 4th, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) Five constituencies of north Kashmir Kupwara district will go to polls Nov 30 during the third round of seven-phase assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a ...

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530 election observers to supervise Assembly polls in five states

November 3rd, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): The Election Commission has appointed 530 officers as Observers to supervise the election process of Legislative assemblies of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Rajasthan. The ...

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BJP releases third list of Madhya Pradesh candidates

BJP releases third list of Madhya Pradesh candidates

November 3rd, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday released its third list of 38 candidates for the Nov 27 elections to the Madhya Pradesh assembly. With this, the party ...

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Filing of nominations for first phase of J-K Assembly elections ends today

October 31st, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Oct 31 (ANI): Filing of nominations for the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections comes to an end today. Polling will be held on November 17 in 10 ...

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Notification for first phase of J-K Assembly polls today

October 24th, 2008 - 11:20 am ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Oct 24 (ANI): The notification for the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections will be issued today. In this phase, ten Assembly constituencies in Bandipora, Leh, Kargil and ...

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Nominations for Chattisgarh assembly polls begins today

October 20th, 2008 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Raigarh, Oct 20 (ANI): The filing of nominations for the first phase of Chattisgarh assembly polls on November 14 began today in the state, for elections to 39 seats out of ...

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400 applications for 100 overseas Indian scholarships

September 26th, 2008 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Over 400 candidates, a majority of them from the Gulf, have applied for the Indian government's scholarships for overseas Indians to pursue their undergraduate studies here.Of the ...

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Delhi University polls: Court dismisses NSUI candidates plea

August 27th, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by National Students Union of India (NSUI) candidates challenging rejection of their nomination papers in Delhi ...

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Reliance Energy, Tata Power eye Dishergarh Power Supply Corp

August 14th, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) Reliance Energy Ltd, CESC Ltd and Tata Power Ltd have expressed interest in buying 57 percent stake in Dishergarh Power Supply Corp (DPSC), said a top official of ...

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Zia bargains for son as government readies to release her

August 14th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, Aug 14 (IANS) Getting ready for freedom after 11 months of detention, Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia is bargaining for ailing son Tarique Rahman's freedom with the interim government that ...

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Kerala reserves job for HIV positive candidate

August 13th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13 (IANS) Kerala has become the first Indian state to reserve a government job for HIV positive candidates, a move lauded by NGOs. The Kerala State AIDS Control Society (KSACS) ...

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Nearly 110,000 urban poor join queue for Delhi’s low-cost flats

August 11th, 2008 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) As many as 109,632 people have bought application forms in the hope to own one of the 10,000 low-cost houses the Delhi government is building for residents ...

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Indian contingent against replacement for Monica

August 6th, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS -
By V. Krishnaswamy Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) The Indian contingent in Beijing is in no mood to have a replacement for the withdrawn weightlifter Monica Devi, despite pressure from some quarters to rope ...

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Daiichi open offer for Ranbaxy shares to start Aug 16

August 5th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's open offer for shares of Indian pharmaceutical major Ranbaxy Laboratories will begin Aug 16 and close Sep 4, the manager to the ...

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Rush for tax returns thins as e-filing gets popular

July 31st, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) With barely hours left to beat the July 31 deadline to file income tax returns, thousands of assessees and consultants queued up at the special collection centre ...

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Government asked to file reply over VIP security

Government asked to file reply over VIP security

July 23rd, 2008 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the central government to file a detailed affidavit over the security cover provided to VIPs under various categories. A division bench ...

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Many takers for Panjab University’s ‘only girl child’ seats

July 17th, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS -
By Alkesh Sharma Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) It's admission time in Panjab University here and one particular seat in each of its departments is drawing a big response - those reserved for girls ...

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Delhi’s commercial sex workers demand voting rights

June 30th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Thousands of commercial sex workers in Delhi have demanded voting rights and have urged the city government to facilitate their voter identity cards by extending the last ...

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Top forensic doctor to be acting director of AIIMS

Top forensic doctor to be acting director of AIIMS

June 27th, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Top forensic doctor T.D. Dogra will be acting director of the All India Institute of Medical Science after cardiac surgeon P. Venugopal retires from the post July ...

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Kerala University yet to report on ‘missing’ exam sheets

June 14th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 (IANS) The Kerala University has not yet given a report on the 36,000 "missing" answers sheets of an exam conducted to recruit assistants in 2006, which it was asked ...

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Madhya Pradesh to appoint guest teachers in schools

May 28th, 2008 - 7:19 pm ICT by admin -
Bhopal, May 28 (IANS) To overcome the problem of teacher absenteeism in state schools, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to appoint guest teachers in high schools and higher secondary schools, an ...

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Nawaz will not appear before PCO judges

Nawaz will not appear before PCO judges

May 25th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by admin -
Lahore, May 25 (ANI): the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz [PML(N)] chief Nawaz Sharif has said that he will not defend petitions that challenged his candidature from NA-123 and NA-52 seats in the ...

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IGNOU admission process begins Wednesday

May 20th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will start its admission process for scores of management programmes from Wednesday, a varsity official said Tuesday. "Candidates can obtain ...

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