Nitish development claims non-existent: CPI-ML
April 29th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 29 (IANS) Hundreds of Communist Party of India- Marxist-Leninst (CPI-ML) cadres protested against the visit of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to Kaimur district Sunday and rejected his "claims" ... Read more...
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250 murders a day in Akhilesh-ruled UP, claims BSP
April 27th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) launched a frontal and scathing attack on the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) government Friday and claimed that every day ... Read more...
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Apex court seeks time frame for deciding mercy pleas
April 19th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday asked the government to set a time frame for deciding death row convicts' mercy petitions pending before it."You give us the ... Read more...
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Mumbai senior cop suspended for raping colleague
April 18th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil Wednesday said tainted police officer Anil Mahabole has been suspended for allegedly raping a woman police inspector.Patil's statement came during the ... Read more...
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Jaitley slams government for ‘attack on federalism’
April 16th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) Slamming the Congress-led central government for encroaching on the rights of the states, BJP leader Arun Jaitley Monday said Congress chief ministers should also protest the ... Read more...
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Over 55 percent turnout in Delhi civic polls, highest in 15 years (Roundup)
April 15th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The civic polls Sunday in the national capital saw a peaceful voting with an estimated 55 percent voter turnout - the highest in 15 ... Read more...
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Highest ever voting in peaceful Delhi civic polls (Lead)
April 15th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) An estimated 55 to 60 percent voting - the highest ever - took place in the elections to the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) ... Read more...
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Another 20-year-old bunker removed from Srinagar’s old city
April 4th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 4 (IANS) Yet another 20-year-old bunker of the security forces was removed from Srinagar's old city Wednesday."The Nawab Bazar bunker in the old city of Srinagar was removed ... Read more...
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Centre alerts Assam ahead of ULFA Raising Day
April 4th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Centre Wednesday alerted Assam and its neighbouring states ahead of the ULFA Raising Day April 7.An advisory issued by the home ministry here said ... Read more...
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Mulayam pulls up government over Etawah firing
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) His patience with Uttar Pradesh Police wearing thin after Sunday's firing on a crowd of devotees in his home district Etawah, Samajwadi Party )SP) supremo Mulayam ... Read more...
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CRPF bunker removed in Srinagar’s old city
April 2nd, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 2 (IANS) A 20-year-old paramilitary bunker was removed from Srinagar's old city Monday to satisfy locals who had been demanding its removal from the area.Sudhir Kumar, Public Relations ... Read more...
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Press council begins probe into complaints in Bihar
April 1st, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 1 (IANS) A three-member Press Council Of India (PCI) fact-finding team Sunday began a two-day hearing on charges of the Bihar government pressurising journalists, the team's head said.The ... Read more...
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Congress leader’s son shot dead in Indore
March 31st, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 31 (IANS) The son of a Madhya Pradesh Congress leader was shot dead Saturday during an argument in Indore, police said.Sunny Yadav, the 25-year-old son of K.K. Yadav, ... Read more...
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Andhra town tense after communal violence (Lead)
March 30th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) The situation remained tense in Sangareddy town of Andhra Pradesh Friday following a night of communal clashes.Police, which had imposed a curfew Thursday night to ... Read more...
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Badal to meet president to seek clemency for Rajoana
March 28th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is expected to meet President Pratibha Patil to demand clemency for Balwant Singh Rajoana, a Babbar Khalsa International ... Read more...
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52 militants surrender in Manipur
March 27th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, March 27 (IANS) Fifty-two militants belonging to Manipur-based outfit United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) surrendered at an official function in Imphal Tuesday.The cadres of the outfit laid down their ... Read more...
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Congress creates uproar in Chhattisgarh assembly
March 26th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's opposition Congress raised slogans and created ruckus in the state assembly Monday over the recent custodial death of a youth and the gang-rape of ... Read more...
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Okram Ibobi Singh prioritises issues in Manipur (Manipur Newsletter)
March 25th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, March 25 (IANS) If the recent moves of Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh are any indication, the veteran Congressman is on the track to ensure another full ... Read more...
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Odisha talks halted as Maoists seize legislator (Intro Roundup)
March 24th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Talks to secure the release of two Italians abducted 10 days ago by Maoists in Odisha were suspended Saturday after the rebels daringly kidnapped ... Read more...
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Odisha talks halted as Maoists seize legislator (Roundup)
March 24th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Talks to secure the release of two Italians abducted 10 days ago by Maoists in Odisha were suspended Saturday after the rebels daringly kidnapped ... Read more...
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Okram Ibobi Singh prioritises issues in Manipur
March 24th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, March 24 (IANS) After leading his party to a landslide victory and silencing the opposition, Manipur Chief Minister and veteran Congressman Okram Ibobi Singh has now gotten down to ... Read more...
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Jawed Usmani takes over as UP chief secretary
March 23rd, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) Senior Indian Administrative Service officer Jawed Usmani Friday took over as chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh.The unassuming, 1978-batch officer returned from a central deputation with ... Read more...
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Students demand teachers for their school in Srinagar
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 22 (IANS) Students of a government higher secondary school here came together Thursday for a demand of a different kind - teachers for their school.Dozens of students gathered ... Read more...
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Online FIRs soon, says Chidambaram
March 21st, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) There would soon be no need to go to a police station to file a first information report (FIR) with online registration available by ... Read more...
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Aspiring teachers clash with cops outside UP assembly (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's new Samajwadi Party (SP) government Tuesday faced its first major law and order challenge as police and hundreds of TET (Teachers Eligibility Test) candidates ... Read more...
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Akhilesh so far, walks in the shadow of Mulayam (News Analysis)
March 20th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) It may be a little too early to call it the end of the political honeymoon for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. But his choices ... Read more...
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UP reverses Mayawati’s police change
March 20th, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) In a major decision, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday did away with the unique initiative of his predecessor Mayawati wherein deputy inspector generals of ... Read more...
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Will make UP crime free, says olice chief
March 19th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's new police chief Ambreesh Chandra Sharma Monday pledged to help make the country's most populous state crime free.Talking to reporters after taking charge, Sharma ... Read more...
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Zardari takes note of extortion complaints in Karachi
March 17th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has taken note of the complaints of extortion and poor law and order situation in Karachi as the business community in the ... Read more...
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Women can work round the clock in Gurgaon: Police chief
March 15th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 15 (IANS) Assuring women of their safety following the gangrape of a woman pub employee, the Gurgaon police Thursday said that women can work at any time and ... Read more...
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Court allows Muslim scholar to hold meetings
March 15th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) The Bombay High Court has granted conditional permission to Pakistani-born Canadian Islamic scholar Maulana Tahirul Qadri to hold public meetings in the city, an official said ... Read more...
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Court seeks report on Islamic scholar’s Mumbai visit
March 14th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Wednesday sought within a day a report from Mumbai police on the law and order aspects of some of the public ... Read more...
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Meghalaya CM confident of tackling GNLA
March 13th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 13 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Tuesday exuded confidence that his government will effectively tackle insurgency in the Garo Hills and ensure lasting peace in the state.The ... Read more...
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Nandigram police firing day to be marked as Farmers’ Day: Mamata
March 12th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata Mar 12 (IANS) To honour the victims of police firing in the Nandigram area of East Midnapore district March 2007, the West Bengal government Monday announced that from ... Read more...
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Dialogue important for peace in Baltistan: Malik
March 10th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has stressed the importance of dialogue to solve the deteriorating law and order situation in Gilgit- Baltistan, the Dawn News reported.Malik ... Read more...
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