Romancing the Goa rain with chai-bhajji combo (Letter from Goa)
July 12th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 12 (IANS) The rains are here and so is chai-bhajji, the humble, gastronomic duet of hot tea and warm fritters that finds pride of place on menus across ... Read more...
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This green cover is upsetting residents! (Letter from Punjab)
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), July 3 (IANS) At a time when the Punjab government has launched a comprehensive 'Greening Punjab' drive across the state, residents of Mohali town, adjoining Chandigarh, are ... Read more...
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Sun shines on Goa’s tourism industry amidst monsoon rage (Business Feature)
June 26th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 26 (IANS) The warm sun may have gone into a slumber and monsoon winds and rain may be sweeping across Goa's beaches, but the cash registers in the ... Read more...
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GoM on encephalitis has to deliver: Child rights panel
November 6th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The group of ministers (GoM) formed on Japanese Encephalitis (JE), which has claimed over 400 lives in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh this year, has a ... Read more...
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Matheran Hill Railway to get modern coaches (Feature, With Images)
November 4th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Thousands of tourists flocking to Matheran, the small hill station close to Mumbai, will soon travel by swanky new coaches of the toy train -- with ... Read more...
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Opposition slams Maharashtra government for power cuts
October 11th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) Maharashtra's opposition parties Tuesday slammed the government for the ongoing severe power crisis in the state, coming as it does barely a fortnight before the ... Read more...
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Surveillance on suspected pirate-manned dhows
October 1st, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) The Indian Navy is maintaining aerial surveillance on three dhows and an unconfirmed number of skiffs suspected to be manned by sea pirates 600 and 700 ... Read more...
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Metro Rail-I to be operational in Mumbai in 2012
September 5th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) More than 80 percent of civil work on Mumbai's Rs.2,356 crore Metro Rail-I project, expected to be operational sometime in 2012, is complete, an official said ... Read more...
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Shimla losing its monsoon magic?
August 19th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 19 (IANS) Drenched in the memories of years gone by, R.L. Thakur, 80, ponderously looks at the evening sky and then at the busy Mall Road. The ... Read more...
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The new ’spicy’ face of Goa’s monsoon tourism
July 24th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 24 (IANS) Now you can 'spice' up your trip to Goa in the monsoons - not by going to a beach but by heading for a spice farm ... Read more...
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Explore Ladakh, Sunderbans through the lens
July 20th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Week-long photo-tours of Ladakh and the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve in August-September will give photography enthusiasts an opportunity to explore the country's wilderness through the lens.The ... Read more...
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Off season? No, off to Goa for ‘raindrop tourism’ (With Image)
June 16th, 2011 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 16 (IANS) The shacks are missing, there is no water sporting activity and the beaches are much less crowded. Yet a growing number of people, especially domestic tourists, ... Read more...
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Hike in taxes disappoints Goa hotel industry
March 2nd, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
Calangute (Goa), Mar.2 (ANI): Representatives of the hotel industry in Calangute in Goa have expressed their disappointment with the hike in service tax proposed in the annual budget calling it a ... Read more...
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Mukherjee projects 6 percent farm sector growth
January 17th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday projected farm sector growth of 6 percent and hoped the dip in factory output in November was temporary."With normal monsoons, we ... Read more...
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Tata Motors posts Rs.2,223 crore Q2 profit (Lead)
November 9th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Tata Motors said Tuesday its second quarter profit increased to Rs.2,223 crore as compared to just Rs.22 crore in the same quarter last year, on higher sales and ... Read more...
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UNESCO team to visit plateau of flowers
October 10th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Satara (Maharashtra), Oct 10 (IANS) A team of experts from UNESCO will visit Maharashtra's picturesque Kaas Plateau where an amazing variety of wild flowers grow to examine a proposal of granting it ... Read more...
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Scientists pinpoint alarming increase in flow of fresh water into oceans
October 5th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have found that freshwater is flowing into Earth's oceans in greater amounts every year, thanks to more frequent and extreme storms linked to ... Read more...
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Games will be successful: Krishna
September 23rd, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Days before he meets his counterparts from Commonwealth countries here, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has assured the international community that India will be able to deliver ... Read more...
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British media slam preparations for Delhi CWG
September 23rd, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) From raising issues of child labour to pointing to the "agonisingly inefficient infrastructure", the British media Thursday launched a scathing attack on the poor preparedness for the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Kiwi chef de mission impressed with dining hall, recreation zones around Games village
September 21st, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): New Zealand chef de mission Dave Currie slammed the authorites on Tuesday for 'not having done enough' with regard to the Delhi Commonwealth Games, but added that ... Read more...
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Despite monsoon, CWG preparations in full swing: Gill
September 9th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Sports Minister M.S. Gill Thursday said preparations for the October Commonwealth Games were in full swing despite the unusual monsoon playing spoilsport.
Gill met Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Dry day ahead for Delhi
August 31st, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The skies over Delhi were overcast Tuesday but the weather office predicted a dry day ahead.
"The sky will remain cloudy though rains may not occur," said ... Read more...
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Black tar balls appear on Goa beaches
August 31st, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) An unexplained oil spill off the Goa coast has resulted in black balls of hardened oil washing ashore on most beaches in south Goa and some parts of ... Read more...
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Bank holds sit-in protest against farmers not repaying loans
August 11th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravi PatiAkola (Maharashtra), Aug 11 (ANI): The Land Development Bank in Maharashtra's Akola District staged a sit-in protest in front of the houses of several farmers who have defaulted on loan ... Read more...
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Invest in India’s water and sanitation sectors: US official
July 30th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 30 (IANS) Noting that 12 percent of India's over 1.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, the US has asked donors to make targeted investments ... Read more...
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Seepage damages paintings in Ellora caves
July 28th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
By Abdul HadiAurangabad, July 28 (ANI): The paintings of the Ellora caves in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, are losing their gleam due to rainwater seepage in the caves.Apart from seepage and rock falls, ... Read more...
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Targets not met, but current plan growth better than ever: PM
July 24th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said though the country had fallen short of targets under the current five year plan, the overall projected average growth of ... Read more...
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Floodwaters affect life in some parts of Himachal Pradesh
July 22nd, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by ANI
Shimla, July 22 (ANI): Floodwaters have disrupted normal life in some parts of Himachal Pradesh.With water levels in the region's Sutlej River recording higher than normal this month, the numbing specter ... Read more...
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NGO commended for its environment conservation programmes in Gujarat
July 19th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): Bharat Vikas Parishad, a forum devoted to national development has given the Vasundhra Trust, a non-governmental organisation of Rajkot in Gujarat a cash award of rupees one ... Read more...
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Jim Corbett National Park closed for monsoon
July 2nd, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Ramnagar, July 2 (ANI): Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand has been closed down for tourists in view of the approaching monsoon, as roads become unsafe and unusable for vehicles."During the ... Read more...
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Drizzle expected in Delhi
June 30th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Drizzle is expected Wednesday, but Delhiites will have to wait for another two to three days for the monsoon rains, the weatherman said.
"Duststorm is expected. Even drizzle ... Read more...
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Swastik Sweats On ‘Mahabharat’, Colors Show
June 24th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):The more the delay, the less chance of success! Swastik Pictures certainly won't like to hear this though. Two of its upcoming shows – "Mahabharat' and ... Read more...
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Bombay Municipality promises to put an end to water logging
June 18th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 18 (ANI): Brihammumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Swadhin Kshatriya has promised to end the areas water-related woes by setting up a pumping station.He said the pumping station will be constructed ... Read more...
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Mani Ratnam Speaks About His Film Making Journey
June 18th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): From Pallavi Anu Pallavi in Kannada in (1983) to Raavan in Hindi (2010). It has indeed been a very long and fruitful journey for Mani Ratnam. ... Read more...
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Monsoon Saga
June 10th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It's been just a few days since the arrival of the monsoons but the impact has been quite profound so far. And as if reports ... Read more...
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