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LPG cylinder explodes in Lucknow, creates panic

December 2nd, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Dec 2 (IANS) Panic prevailed in Lucknow Tuesday afternoon after an LPG cylinder burst, an official said."The explosion took place in a locked house belonging to Mithilesh when he was out ...

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Two people shot dead in Ghaziabad

November 29th, 2008 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS -
Ghaziabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Two people were shot dead by at least six armed men here Saturday, the police said.The incident occurred around 3.00 p.m. Saturday in Sadarpur locality of the town ...

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12 foreigners ousted from Uttar Pradesh district

November 29th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 29 (IANS) Twelve foreigners have been asked to leave Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district for propagating Islam after entering India on tourist visa, the police said Saturday. The foreigners, who were ...

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Six kids crushed by train at Ghaziabad

November 27th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Ghaziabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Six school children were killed Thursday afternoon when a speeding train ran over them at a railway track here.The incident took place around 2 p.m. while the school ...

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Another honour killing of a girl in Uttar Pradesh

November 26th, 2008 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 26 (IANS) Enraged at his teenaged sister's relationship with a youth from another community, the brother stabbed the girl to death in Uttar Pradesh, the police said Wednesday."The incident, believed ...

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Loan-burdened businessman dies after killing wife, son

November 20th, 2008 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) Unable to repay his debt, a 48-year-old businessman here, who poisoned his wife and son before attempting suicide, died at a hospital Thursday, the police said.Swapan Banerjee, a ...

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13 booked for selling Waqf property in Uttar Pradesh

November 19th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) As many as 13 people, including a government official, have been booked for encroaching on 'Waqf' (a Muslim charitable endowment) property, and selling it off fraudulently in Uttar ...

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Foreign journalists risk their lives by working in Peshawar

Foreign journalists risk their lives by working in Peshawar

November 18th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Nov.18 (ANI): Foreign journalists covering news in Pakistan''s Peshwar city may find it increasingly difficult to work in the coming days, as there is a growing threat to their lives ...

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Bata manager shot dead in Patna

November 17th, 2008 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Nov 17 (IANS) A manager of Bata showroom in the Bihar capital was shot dead by unidentified assailants Monday night, the police said.The assailants fired at Parnay Kumar at Patliputra ...

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Two crude bomb blasts in Varanasi

November 15th, 2008 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Two low-intensity crude bombs went off in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh late Saturday though there were no reports of casualty, the police said.The bombs exploded in a by-lane ...

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Enraged with daughter’s affair, man kills her, two others

November 14th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) Enraged at the relationship of his daughter with a youth, a man shot dead both of them as well as the youth's brother in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, ...

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Death of minor sparks off tension in Uttar Pradesh

November 14th, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) The death of a minor, mowed down Friday by a tractor, sparked off violence and tension in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, the police said."Agitated over the death of ...

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In Uttar Pradesh, old Dalit woman beaten for using hand pump

November 12th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) An old Dalit woman was beaten up by upper caste people for using a hand pump installed in their locality in an Uttar Pradesh village to draw water, ...

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Pak Taliban set afire truck carrying US military jeep to Karachi

Pak Taliban set afire truck carrying US military jeep to Karachi

November 12th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Landikotal (Pak), Nov 12 (ANI): In yet another incident of its kind on the second consecutive day, suspected Pakistan Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) on Tuesday set on fire a truck carrying a ...

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Uttar Pradesh couple commit suicide after families refuse marriage permission

November 10th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 10 (IANS) Unable to make their families agree to their plan to get married, a couple entered into a suicide pact in Auraiya town of Uttar Prdesh, the police said ...

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Factory manufacturing spurious drugs raided, four held

November 10th, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 10 (IANS) A factory manufacturing spurious drugs was raided Monday and the owner of the unit along with three of his aides were arrested in Uttar Pradesh, the police said."Acting ...

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Blast in Meerut, casualties reported

November 8th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) A number of casualties were reported following a blast in Meerut's Zakir Nagar locality Saturday.In initial reports, television channels said the nature of the blast was not known. ...

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Two arrested for raping Uttar Pradesh schoolgirl

November 8th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) Two of the three youths who raped a schoolgirl in an Uttar Pradesh village have been arrested, the police said Saturday."A resident of Mehmoodpur village in Sultanpur district, ...

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Schoolgirl gangraped in Uttar Pradesh

November 7th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) A schoolgirl was gangraped by three youths in an Uttar Pradesh village, the police said Friday."A resident of Mehmoodpur village in Sultanpur district, the 14-year old victim on ...

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Junk dealer arrested with fake currency notes of Rs.96,000

November 7th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) A junk dealer has been arrested after being found with counterfeit currency notes of Rs.96,000 in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshaher district, the police said Friday."Acting on a tip-off we ...

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Two killed in road accident in Ghaziabad

November 6th, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Ghaziabad, Nov 6 (IANS) A speeding truck ran over two people on a motorbike here resulting in the death of one person, the police said Thursday.The accident happened near the RTO office ...

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Two minors raped in Ghaziabad, one youth held

November 4th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Ghaziabad, Nov 4 (IANS) Two cases of alleged rape involving minors were reported here and one of the accused has been arrested, the police said here Tuesday.According to the police, a class ...

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Grenade attack in Srinagar injures three troopers

November 3rd, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) Three troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured Monday in a grenade attack in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital.Separatist guerrillas hurled a grenade at ...

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Youth smuggling out Rs.10 mn idol to Nepal nabbed

November 1st, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 1 (IANS) An ancient 'ashtdhatu' (eight-metal) idol worth over Rs.10 million was seized in Uttar Pradesh from a youth, who allegedly planned to smuggle it to Nepal, the police said ...

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10 lose sight as cracker shops catch fire (Lead)

October 29th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) At least 20 people suffered burns, with 10 of them losing their vision, when cracker shops caught fire in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district, police said Wednesday."The condition of ...

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10 lose vision as cracker shops catch fire

October 29th, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) At least 20 people suffered burns, while 10 lost their vision, when cracker shops caught fire in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district, police said Wednesday."The condition of 10 people ...

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Samaritan Aussie lady enabling village girls to be fashion designers in Gaya

October 28th, 2008 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI -
By Surya Pratap Singh Gaya, Oct.28 (ANI): An Australian lady, who has adopted Gaya as her second home, is resolutely making a difference in the lives of many village girls in a ...

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Pak security forces kill 35 Taliban in Bajaur air-strikes

Pak security forces kill 35 Taliban in Bajaur air-strikes

October 24th, 2008 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI -
Peshawar , Oct 24 (ANI): At least 35 Taliban were killed in the Bajaur Agency when Pakistan security forces carried out ground and air strikes there last evening, Frontier Constabulary (FC) ...

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Youth held for sheltering SIMI treasurer

October 22nd, 2008 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Oct 22 (IANS) A youth has been arrested in Jabalpur town of Madhya Pradesh for allegedly giving shelter to Mohammad Ali, treasurer of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), ...

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Kanpur blast solved with arrest of two: police

October 16th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 16 (IANS) With the arrest of two people, police claim to have solved the blast in the industrial city of Kanpur this week that was accidentally caused by firecrackers.Atiq Mohammad, ...

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