Paswan wants Nitish Kumar to quit over fodder scam
September 8th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 8 (IANS) Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ramvilas Paswan Saturday demanded the resignation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after a petition was filed in a Jharkhand court ... Read more...
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No mining in any allocated coal block, says BJP
August 28th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Sticking to its demand that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh quit, the BJP Tuesday said there was no mining in even a single coal block ... Read more...
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Resign on moral grounds, BJP tells PM
August 27th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to accept moral responsibility for alleged irregularities in coal blocks allocations and demanded ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP seeks resignation of Congress leader Shandil
July 14th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 14 (IANS) The Himachal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded resignation of senior state Congress leader Dhani Ram Shandil from all posts of the ... Read more...
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Sangma gives proof against Mukherjee, centre debunks it (Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Presidential candidate P.A. Sangma's team Monday gave documents to the Election Commission to prove alleged lapses by rival candidate Pranab Mukherjee while filing papers ... Read more...
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Team Sangma gives poll panel proof against Mukherjee
July 9th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Presidential candidate P.A. Sangma's team Monday gave documents to the Election Commission to prove alleged lapses by rival candidate Pranab Mukherjee while filing ... Read more...
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Virbhadra calls graft case ‘concocted’
June 25th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh Monday refuted the charge of corruption against him, terming it a "concocted case" and a ... Read more...
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Odisha gangrape victim dies in hospital
June 21st, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) A woman, who was allegedly gangraped in Odisha last year, Thursday died in a government hospital in Cuttack, around 26 km from here, after undergoing ... Read more...
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Three Odisha doctors charged in Pipli gangrape case
June 13th, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 13 (IANS) Odisha Police have filed a charge sheet in a local court against three doctors, including one a hospital chief, for allegedly neglecting treatment of a woman ... Read more...
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No vindictiveness in show cause notice: Army chief (Lead)
May 26th, 2012 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) There was no vindictiveness in issuing a showcause notice to an officer who is in line to succeed the Indian Army chief-designate, incumbent Gen. V.K. ... Read more...
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No vindictiveness in show cause notice: Army chief
May 25th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) There was no vindictiveness in issuing a show cause notice to an officer who is in line to succeed the Indian Army chief-designate, incumbent Gen. ... Read more...
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Ministers take high ‘moral ground’ after conviction (Punjab Newsletter)
May 12th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) This could be termed the height of irony, even in the strange world of politics. Two ministers in Punjab's Parkash Singh Badal-led government, convicted in ... Read more...
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Pipili case: Charge sheet filed against dismissed cop
May 11th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 11 (IANS) Odisha Police Friday filed a charge sheet in a local court against a dismissed police officer for allegedly not taking action in the Pipili gangrape case.The ... Read more...
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Convicted Punjab minister quits, resignation accepted (Lead)
May 9th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) Punjab Agriculture Minister Tota Singh's resignation was accepted by Governor Shivraj Patil Wednesday, four days after he was convicted and sentenced to a year's imprisonment ... Read more...
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No need for Gilani to quit, says Pakistani cabinet
April 26th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) The federal cabinet Thursday stood by Yousuf Raza Gilani whom the Supreme Court convicted for contempt of court, saying there was no need for ... Read more...
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Jagir Kaur’s resignation accepted
March 31st, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) A day after she was convicted and sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment for criminal conspiracy and other charges in the mysterious death of her ... Read more...
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Stalemate continues in Himachal assembly
March 14th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 14 (IANS) The stalemate in the Himachal Pradesh assembly between the opposition Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued for third day Wednesday, with the ... Read more...
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Dhumal rejects health minister’s resignation
March 13th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Tuesday rejected the resignation of Health Minister Rajiv Bindal, saying the opposition
allegations of corruption against him were baseless."He ... Read more...
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Opposition rejects charge sheet on ‘Odisha gang rape’
March 12th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) The opposition Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha Monday rejected the police charge sheet on the alleged gang rape of a woman in ... Read more...
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Odisha assault victim’s kin seek CBI probe
March 11th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) The brother of a woman assaulted in Odisha Sunday dismissed a police report that ruled out rape and demanded a CBI probe.Reacting to the chargesheet filed ... Read more...
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Investigating agency rules out rape in Pipili case
March 10th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 10 (IANS) The crime branch of Odisha police Saturday filed a chargesheet in a local court against two persons in the much publicised case of assault on a ... Read more...
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Minister mulls legal action against gangrape remarks
March 7th, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 7 (IANS) Former Odisha agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathy Wednesday said he might file a defamation case against the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) chief for his remarks ... Read more...
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Arrest of ex-minister sought in Odisha gang rape
March 5th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 5 (IANS) Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) P.L. Punia Monday sought the arrest of former Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy in connection with the ... Read more...
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Odisha hooch toll is 32, excise minister resigns (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The deaths caused by a spurious drink Thursday climbed to 32 in Odisha, while state Excise Minister Ananga Udaya Singh Deo submitted his resignation to Chief ... Read more...
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Odisha gang rape: Women panel seeks action against doctors
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 (IANS) Odisha's State Commission for Women (SCW) Friday has sought action against the doctors who neglected a woman who was allegedly gang-raped in state's Puri district in ... Read more...
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Women’s panel probes Odisha gang rape
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 2 (IANS) An official of the National Commission for Women (NCW) arrived in Odisha Thursday to probe a 19-year-old woman's alleged gang rape in November last year in ... Read more...
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CBI probe sought into Odisha gangrape
January 30th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) Several social and political activists Monday staged a demonstration in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged gangrape of ... Read more...
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AIIMS team examines Odisha gangrape victim
January 28th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (IANS) A team of experts from New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Saturday arrived in Odisha to examine the state of a girl who ... Read more...
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Pune mayhem: Driver sent to police custody
January 26th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 26 (IANS) A court here Thursday sent to police custody the mentally disturbed state transport bus driver who sped through busy streets here a day earlier, killing eight ... Read more...
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Krishna must resign, demands BJP
January 20th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded the resignation of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna after the Karnataka High Court allowed probe into ... Read more...
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Odisha gangrape: Minister resigns (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy Thursday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after the opposition accused him of protecting culprits in a gangrape ... Read more...
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Odisha gangrape: Minister resigns
January 19th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy Thursday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after the opposition accused him of protecting the culprits in a gangrape ... Read more...
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Former ministers asked to vacate house
November 25th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 25 (IANS) Six days after he dared to revolt against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, former minister for family welfare and mines Babu Singh Kushwaha was Friday asked ... Read more...
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Rajasthan minister named in FIR, opposition wants him out
September 24th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Sep 24 (IANS) Acting on a court's order, Rajasthan Police Saturday included state Water Resources Minister Mahipal Maderna as an accused in the disappearance of a nurse who ... Read more...
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Modi should resign on moral grounds, says Congress
September 18th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 18 (IANS) The Congress Sunday took a dig at fasting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his remark that there was no police complaint against him for ... Read more...
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