Cauvery award: Both Tamil Nadu, Karnataka unhappy (Roundup)
September 20th, 2012 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's bid to resolve the row over Cauvery river water-sharing, by asking Karnataka to release 9,000 cusecs every day between Sep 20 ... Read more...
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Cauvery river panel meets on Tamil Nadu’s call
September 19th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) After a wait of nine years, the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) met Wednesday at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence here, following a request from Tamil ... Read more...
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Cauvery River Authority to meet Wednesday after 9 years
September 18th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Cauvery River Authority (CRA) will meet after nine years Wednesday following the demand of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa for a meeting over ... Read more...
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SC lifts ban on 18 iron ore mines in Karnataka (Lead)
September 3rd, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday lifted the ban on iron ore mining in 18 category A mines in Karnataka's Bellary, Chitradurg and Timkur districts.Category A mines ... Read more...
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SC lifts ban on iron ore mining for Karnataka
September 3rd, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday lifted the ban on iron ore mining in category A mines in Karnataka's Bellary, Chitradurga and Timkur districts.The apex court forest ... Read more...
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Yamuna Expressway to be aligned Agra-Lucknow highway
August 28th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 27 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Monday approved the alignment of the 165-km Greater Noida-Agra Yamuna Expressway with the proposed 274-km Agra-Lucknow road project, a move which will considerably ... Read more...
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Remove Bhopal toxic waste in six months, orders SC
August 9th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday gave six months to the central and the Madhya Pradesh governments to dispose of toxic waste lying in and around the ... Read more...
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Sonia to visit Rae Bareli
July 25th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 25 (IANS) Congress president and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi will Thursday begin a two-day visit to her parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, party ... Read more...
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Killed pilgrims’ kin protest non-payment of compensation
June 28th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 27 (IANS) Relatives of 24 Hindu pilgrims, who were killed in a road accident in 2010, created noisy scenes Wednesday over non-payment of Rs.2 lakh compensation announced by ... Read more...
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Single lane highways in Uttarakhand to be double laned
June 22nd, 2012 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Dehradun, June 21 (IANS) Union Road Transport and National Highways Minister C.P. Joshi Thursday directed officials of the National Highways Authority to convert 1,463 km long single lane National Highways ... Read more...
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Reang refugees’ return to Mizoram stalled again
May 16th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, May 16 (IANS) The repatriation of 36,000 Reang refugees from Tripura to Mizoram is hanging in the balance again as most of the tribals are unwilling to return ... Read more...
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Reang refugee repatriation from Tripura to Mizoram begins
May 4th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, May 4 (IANS) The long-awaited repatriation of Reang tribal refugees from Tripura to neighbouring Mizoram began Friday but there is uncertainty over whether all the migrants will return ... Read more...
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Repatriation of Mizoram refugees from Tripura fails again
April 27th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kanchanpur (Tripura), April 27 (IANS) The much-awaited repatriation of Reang tribal refugees from Tripura to Mizoram has failed to kick off yet again as they are unwilling to return ... Read more...
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Refugees’ return to Mizoram from Tripura put off
April 27th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Kanchanpur (Tripura), April 26 (IANS) The much-awaited repatriation of tribal refugees from Tripura to Mizoram did not start Thursday as the inmates are unwilling to return to their villages ... Read more...
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Apex court approves reclamation of Karnataka mines (Lead)
April 14th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday gave its nod to its central empowered committee's plan for the reclamation and rehabilitation of the iron ore mines in Bellary, ... Read more...
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Committee on minority education seeks databank creation (Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Members of a national committee monitoring access of minorities to education, which met for the first time here Monday, pitched for creating an authentic databank ... Read more...
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Minorities education monitoring committee meets
March 5th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The newly-constituted committee for monitoring education access among minorities met for the first time Monday and decided to set up five panels to look into ... Read more...
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Justice Bedi to monitor Gujarat ‘encounters’ probe (Lead)
March 2nd, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday appointed Justice H.S. Bedi to head a monitoring committee to supervise investigations into 22 cases of alleged fake encounters in ... Read more...
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Ex-judge could head shoot-out probe panel, says apex court
February 27th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) After rejecting the Gujarat government's appointee to monitor the probe into 22 alleged staged shoot-out cases, the Supreme Court Monday suggested the name of a ... Read more...
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Gujarat appointee for shootout probe monitoring rejected (Second Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Supreme court Friday refused to accept the Gujarat government's appointee to head the monitoring authority which would have overseen a probe into 22 alleged ... Read more...
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EC bans ‘peo-puttar’ words in Punjab poll campaign
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) First it was 'kaka' and now it is 'peo-puttar' (father-son).The Election Commission (EC) Sunday directed that the words 'peo-puttar' should not be used in advertisements ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to fully computerise commercial taxes department
January 17th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Tuesday announced it would fully computerise the activities of its commercial taxes department at an outlay of Rs.230.96 crore to provide transparent ... Read more...
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‘Jeeta and Jaggi’, ‘Jhootha and Thaggi’ colour Punjab campaign
January 13th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 13 (IANS) If the opposition Congress can unleash 'Jeeta and Jaggi', the Shiromani Akali Dal can hit back with 'Jhootha and Thaggi'. After all, the electoral battle ... Read more...
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Two colleges near Agra bird sanctuary fined Rs.10 crore
January 12th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 12 (IANS) A penalty of Rs.10 crore has been imposed on two engineering colleges for pollution and illegal construction close to the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary on the ... Read more...
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Curbs sought on liquor flow ahead of Punjab polls
January 11th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Former Delhi High Court judge Rajinder Sachar led a civil society delegation to the Election Commission here Wednesday, seeking a ban on supply of liquor ... Read more...
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Apex court puts sealing in Delhi on hold, to examine law
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered no further sealing of unauthorised structures or their regularization or change in land use in Delhi till it examined the ... Read more...
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Kerala Women’s Commission denies it is toothless
December 13th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13 (IANS) The Kerala Women's Commission Tuesday refuted the claims that it is toothless and pointed out that it has settled 4,249 cases out of the ... Read more...
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Bhopal hospital staff seek pay hike, government gets notice (Lead)
December 12th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the central government for its response to the demand by a Bhopal hospital's staff for wage hike and parity with ... Read more...
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Bundelkhand package: Plan panel concerned over tardy progress
December 12th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A Planning Commission panel monitoring the implementation of the Rs.7,000 crore package for the backward Bundelkhand region, spread across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, ... Read more...
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IOA to form Athletes Commission
November 22nd, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has decided to set up an 11-member Athletes Commission that will be selected by sportspersons who have qualified for the ... Read more...
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Popular Chennai showrooms sealed for violating norms
October 31st, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 31 (IANS) The city's commercial hub at T. Nagar woke up to a rude shock Monday with the Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) sealing over ... Read more...
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2006 Chandy deal: Heated debate, walkout in Kerala assembly
October 25th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 (IANS) The Kerala assembly witnessed over two hours of heated debate followed by an opposition walkout Tuesday over a 2006 decision by Oommen Chandy to set up ... Read more...
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Four clinics sealed for sex-determination
October 21st, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Four health centres were sealed in Delhi and Maharashtra for undertaking fetus sex determination test in violation of law.The action was taken after special National ... Read more...
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Orissa hastens post flood re-construction
October 8th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 8 (IANS) Orissa has set up panels to speed up reconstruction work in the districts hit by two rounds of floods last month, an official said Saturday.The floods ... Read more...
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Karnataka steel industry seeks more iron ore
September 29th, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sept 28 (IANS) Karnataka's steel industry Wednesday sought the state government's intervention to increase iron ore supply severely hit after the Supreme Court banned mining in the state following ... Read more...
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