Bangalore administration urged to involve people
September 5th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 5 (IANS) With Bangalore's garbage mess adding to its many woes, the city's civic administration and the Karnataka government were Wednesday urged by a trade body to involve ... Read more...
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Private sector to be involved in retaining scientists: Minister (Interview)
July 19th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) In a major initiative to prevent bright scientific minds from seeking foreign shores in pursuit of better research facilities and money, the Indian government ... Read more...
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Children’s deaths: Bihar families yet to get compensation
July 2nd, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 2 (IANS) Families of hundreds of children who died of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Bihar are yet to be paid compensation announced by the state government last ... Read more...
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Bihar to give Rs 50,000 for encephalitis victims
June 13th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 13 (IANS) The families of children, who died of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) will be paid a monetary compensation, officials said Wednesday.The state government has announced a compensation ... Read more...
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‘India declined to sell nuclear technology to Iran, Iraq and Libya’
May 30th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India declined to sell nuclear technology to Iran, Iraq and Libya in the 1980s in spite of being offered "huge" sums of money, said a ... Read more...
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Italian sues wife’s lover for causing moral damage
March 15th, 2012 - 7:11 am ICT by IANS
Rome, March 15 (IANS/AKI) An Italian is suing his wife's lover in one of the first such cases in the country where a husband was seeking monetary compensation for moral ... Read more...
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Rape victims will be given government jobs: Mulayam
January 29th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Siddharth Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 29 (IANS) Hitting out at the Mayawati government for rising incidents of rape and murder in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav ... Read more...
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Court cancels acquisition in 3 Noida villages, hikes compensation
October 21st, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, Oct 21 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Friday ordered cancellation of land acquisition in three villages of Noida and Greater Noida, besides declaring a 64 percent hike in ... Read more...
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Compensation for power-cuts in Uttar Pradesh
September 28th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 28 (IANS) There's seemingly good news for power consumers in Uttar Pradesh. The state-run Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation will soon have to shell out monetary compensation for every ... Read more...
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List of victims being compiled for compensation: Chidambaram
September 10th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said officials have compiled a list of the kin of the deceased and immediate family members of the ... Read more...
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17 Indian youth on death row in UAE to walk free
July 27th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/Sharjah, July 27 (IANS) Seventeen Indian youth on a death row in the United Arab Emirates for the death of a Pakistani national could walk free October after members of ... Read more...
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Hope for Indian men on death row in Sharjah
July 20th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/Dubai, July 20 (IANS) There is hope for the release of 17 Indians, who are on the death row in Sharjah for the murder of a Pakistani national, after the ... Read more...
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Mahesh Bhatt finalises ‘Blood Money’ as title for next
July 18th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has zeroed in on "Blood Money" as the title for his next project after he asked his followers on social networking ... Read more...
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We pay more compensation to farmers than centre: Mayawati
May 16th, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) Stung by the widespread criticism over the farmers' agitation in Greater Noida, the Mayawati government Monday issued a statement to emphasise that it had evolved ... Read more...
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Rape victims to get monetary compensation
March 9th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A day after the International Women`s Day, the central government told the Delhi High Court Wednesday that it will soon announce a policy to provide ... Read more...
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Shiela Dikshit urges women to gain social status
March 7th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) On the eve of International Women's Day, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday called upon women to come forward and gain economic and social status ... Read more...
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4 injured as police open fire on agitating farmers
February 21st, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Feb 21 (IANS) Four people, including a woman, were injured as police opened fire Monday after a clash with agitating farmers here, an official said.The farmers were staging a sit-in ... Read more...
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Karnataka says Maoist menace almost eliminated
February 1st, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Karnataka Tuesday said that it has "almost eliminated" the Maoist menace from the state though "a handful of individuals" are still active."I am happy to state that ... Read more...
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On I-Day, men to demand neutral laws
August 14th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) When India celebrates its 64th Independence Day Sunday, around 100 men representing nearly 15 NGOs would press for the formulation of gender neutral laws at a meeting at ... Read more...
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Students stage violent protest outside Patna’s Aeronautics Institute
August 13th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Aug 13 (ANI): The students of the Indian Institute of Aeronautics (IIA) staged a violent protest in Patna on Friday, condemning the apathetic attitude of the college administration.Their main grouse ... Read more...
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Frozen Chicken Nugget Recalled By Perdue Farms
July 21st, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Georgia, July 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) 2010 has turned out to be a year of recalls. After the numerous cars and medicines taken of the stores, frozen chicken nuggets have joined ... Read more...
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Iran sentences two jail keepers to death
July 1st, 2010 - 6:48 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 1 (IANS) An Iranian military court sentenced two jail keepers to death over the deaths of three anti-government protesters last year, the Iranian Army Judiciary Organisation announced.
"The court convicted two ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh coalmine toll rises to 11
May 12th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 12 (IANS) The toll in a blast-hit coalmine in Chhattisgarh rose to 11 Wednesday with the recovery of the bodies of two trapped miners, a senior official said.
"Rescuers ... Read more...
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Miners in blast-hit Chhattisgarh coal mine untraced
May 12th, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 11 (IANS) Rescuers at a blast-hit underground coal mine in Chhattisgarh have failed to make contact with two missing miners despite their best efforts for the past one week, ... Read more...
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Delhi Government to compensate the fatal victim of radiation scrap material
April 29th, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): The Delhi Government has announced a monetary compensation for the family of Rajender, who died of multiple organ failure after exposure to a radioactive metal.Delhi Health ... Read more...
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Pay Rs.5 lakh each to fake shoot-out victims’ kin: NHRC
March 22nd, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission Monday asked the Delhi government to pay up Rs.500,000 each to the families of the two men killed by the city police ... Read more...
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Centre playing politics over Pratapgarh incident: Mayawati
March 10th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Mar 10 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday expressed her grief over the Pratapgarh incident and criticised the Central Government for playing politics in the name of providing ... Read more...
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Ashram doles out damages to kin of stampede victims
March 7th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mangarh, (Pratapgarh), March 7 (IANS) Spiritual guru Kripaluji Maharaj's Bhakti Dham Ashram, where 63 people lost their lives and 64 were injured Thursday in one of the worst stampedes, Sunday doled out ... Read more...
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Congress’s Digvijay Singh slams Mayawati on stampede victim compensation
March 7th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Mar 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for reportedly denying compensation to families of victims and those who were injured in the ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh can’t pay to Pratapgarh stampede victims: Mayawati
March 6th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Mar 6 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati claimed that the state was facing an "acute financial crisis" and was not in a position to give any monetary compensation to ... Read more...
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No funds to compensate stampede victims: Mayawati
March 6th, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday said that her state was facing an "acute financial crisis" and was not in a position to give any monetary compensation ... Read more...
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Ashram stampede: Case lodged against organisers of feast
March 5th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Friday lodged a case against unnamed organisers of the "bhandara" (free lunch) at an ashram Thursday, when a stampede triggered by unmanageable crowds left ... Read more...
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Farmers protesting land acquisition thrash officials
February 22nd, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 22 (IANS) Farmers opposing acquisition of their land for a residential complex on Bangalore's outskirts Monday punched, kicked, head-butted and tore clothes of officials who went to the area to ... Read more...
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Centralia, Pa. is burning since 1962
February 6th, 2010 - 1:48 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Centralia, Feb 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Centralia, Pa. has been burning since 1962, when a coal vein near the town was lighted. When the fire started more than 4 decades ago, then over ... Read more...
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Ruchika molestation case: Home Ministry to serve show cause notice to Rathore
December 27th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 27 (ANI): In a move to fast forward its proceedings for stripping former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore of his coveted police medal following his role ... Read more...
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