Court notice to Delhi government, MCD over poor conditions in schools
September 19th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the city government and the MCD while taking cognizance of the postcards written by students narrating the ... Read more...
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Restore terminated Maruti workers: Trade unions
August 17th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 17 (IANS) Various trade unions Friday demonstrated in support of Maruti Suzuki workers demanding cancellation of termination orders of over 500 employees. They also demanded a judicial probe ... Read more...
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Special attention to the needs of children: PM
August 15th, 2012 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Congress-led UPA government was paying special attention to the needs of the children and had made education mandatory by law, Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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‘Courts must keep in mind limitations of state’
August 13th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 13 (IANS) Courts should keep in mind weaknesses and constraints of the state and authorities before issuing directives and judgments, a Guwahati High Court judge has said."The judgement ... Read more...
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Even animals won’t eat Mid-Day Meal in Goa: Parrikar
July 31st, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 31 (IANS) The food given to school children in Goa under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is unfit even for animals, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the legislative assembly ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Jigna Vora granted bail (Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) A special Mumbai court Friday granted bail to woman journalist Jigna Vora arrested in the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey in June last year.A Maharashtra ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Jigna Vora gets bail
July 27th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) A special Mumbai court Friday granted bail to woman journalist Jigna Vora arrested in the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey in June last year.A Maharashtra ... Read more...
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BJP demands CBI probe into Mumbai scribe’s murder
July 26th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) A day after seeking a probe into Mumbai journalist Jyotirmoy Dey's killing, an opposition leader in Maharashtra Thursday demanded a CBI probe into the sensational ... Read more...
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‘Dey silenced as he was to expose match fixing in IPL’
July 25th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Mumbai journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, who was gunned down last year, was planning to expose the match-fixing racket in the IPL tournament, which resulted in his ... Read more...
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NHRC asks Bihar for report on students’ thrashing
July 19th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday issued notice to the Bihar government following a report that two school children were beaten till they fainted ... Read more...
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95 percent schools don’t comply with RTE guidelines: Study
July 9th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Over two years after the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) was notified by the central government, more than 95 percent ... Read more...
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Shatrugan Sinha hospitalised after breathing trouble
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrugan Sinha was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here Monday afternoon following breathing problems, doctors said. His condition is now stable."Shatrugan Sinha ... Read more...
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Bihar to bring IT to madrassas
June 26th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 26 (IANS) The Bihar government plans soon to bring information technology (IT) to the state's madrassas for modern education, Minority Welfare Minister Shahid Ali Khan has said."It'll help ... Read more...
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32 killed, 68 injured in Baghdad car bombings (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 16 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and 68 injured in two separate car bomb blasts which targeted Shiite pilgrims at the end of a major Shiite ... Read more...
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20 pilgrims killed in Baghdad bombings
June 16th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 16 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and 44 injured in two separate bomb blasts which targetted Shiite pilgrims Saturday, Xinhua reported.According to an interior ministry source, ... Read more...
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Caste prejudices hit Bihar’s anganwadi centres: Report
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 3 (IANS) Caste and religious prejudices in Bihar's villages are affecting the central government's education and health schemes - such as anganwadis - for impoverished families, says a ... Read more...
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Woman journalist charged for J. Dey murder (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) A Mumbai-based woman journalist, Jigna Vora, was Tuesday chargesheeted in connection with the murder of senior scribe Jyotirmoy Dey in June last year, police said adding ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Chargesheet filed against scribe Jigna Vora
February 21st, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Mumbai Police Tuesday filed a chargesheet against woman journalist Jigna Vora in connection with the murder of senior scribe Jyotirmoy Dey who was shot dead in ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Charge sheet against Vora likely Tuesday
February 20th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Mumbai police are likely to file a charge sheet against woman journalist Jigna Vora Tuesday in the murder of senior scribe J. Dey who was shot ... Read more...
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A handicapped man on noble mission to educate (With Images)
January 15th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mahuwara Khurd (Azamgarh), Jan 15 (IANS) He can't walk without support but that hasn't stopped Amarnath Rajbhar from helping others stand on their own feet. The physically challenged man has ... Read more...
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Nitish orders inquiry into fake school admission
January 13th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 13 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday ordered an inquiry into incidents of fake admissions in schools for availing benefits such as free uniform, cycle, mid-day meal ... Read more...
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Sam Pitroda to interact with ’social innovators’
January 12th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Tech czar Sam Pitroda will lead nearly 100 young 'social innovators' at a daylong session here Jan 21 to discuss how technology can make ... Read more...
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TV actor to study J. Dey’s life for crime reporter’s role (With Images)
January 11th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Small screen actor Kunal Karan Kapoor, who is playing a crime journalist in "Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha", says he would love to ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Vora’s custody extended
January 3rd, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) A special court here Tuesday extended till Jan 16 the judicial custody of city woman journalist Jigna Vora, accused in the J. Dey murder case, a ... Read more...
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US stocks slide on Europe concerns
December 29th, 2011 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) US stocks continued to decline during mid-day trading Wednesday as European banks deposited record amount of cash in the European Central Bank.Italy Wednesday successfully sold ... Read more...
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Abhishek’s life-altering horse-riding lessons
December 26th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who spent his weekend attending a horse-racing competition, says he learnt the biggest lesson of his life while taking riding sessions."When I ... Read more...
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CPI-M plotting to poison drinking water: Mamata
December 22nd, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday accused the opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) of hatching a conspiracy to mix poison in a water ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Vora’s custody extended till Jan 3
December 20th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) A special court here Tuesday extended till Jan 3 the judicial custody of woman journalist Jigna Vora, the 11th accused arrested in the J. Dey murder ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Vora seeks restraint on media coverage
December 13th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Journalist Jigna Vora, arrested in connection with the murder of senior scribe Jyotirmoy Dey, filed an application in the Mumbai special court Tuesday seeking restriction on ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Vora remanded to judicial custody till Dec 20
December 9th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) A special court here Friday remanded journalist Jigna Vora, the 11th accused arrested in the J. Dey murder case, to judicial custody till Dec 20.Special judge ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Woman journalist’s Ahmedabad links being probed
December 7th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) A team of officials from Mumbai Police's Crime Branch has reached Ahmedabad to probe the links of woman journalist Jigna Vora, arrested for alleged involvement in ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Vora’s police custody extended till Dec 9
December 5th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) A Mumbai special court Monday extended the police custody of Jigna Vora, the 11th arrested accused in the J. Dey murder case, along with another accused ... Read more...
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Six months on, 12 charge sheeted for Dey’s murder
December 3rd, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) The Mumbai police Saturday filed a charge sheet against 12 accused in the murder case of journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. The name of woman journalist Jigna ... Read more...
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Man seeks to surrender phones bought from Dey murder accused
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) A man Friday approached a Mumbai special court hearing journalist J. Dey's murder case, saying that he wants to surrender four SIM cards and four mobile ... Read more...
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Bengal farmers to be paid by cheque to avoid fleecing: Mamata
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dankuni (West Bengal), Dec 2 (IANS) Farmers in West Bengal will henceforth be paid through cheque for the grain procured from them by the government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ... Read more...
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