Kishenji was killed in fake shootout: Mahasweta Devi
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Claiming that top Maoist leader Kishenji was killed in a "fake" shootout by the security forces, Magsaysay awardee author-activist Mahasweta Devi Friday said the government must ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP leaders quit to protest graft
February 1st, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 1 (IANS) With assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh due this year, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got a jolt Wednesday with some senior leaders resigning from ... Read more...
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Sheena Chohan excited about film on Tagore’s work
January 18th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Actress Sheena Chohan, who has bagged a role in two of Buddhadeb Dasgupta's short films -- "Mukti" and "Patralekha" based on noted Bengali poet Rabindranath ... Read more...
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Two Himachal BJP leaders resign from party posts
December 23rd, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 23 (IANS) Factionalism within Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to the fore Friday when two senior leaders resigned from their party posts.Maheshwar Singh, a ... Read more...
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Indian, Bangladeshi war heroes celebrate victory day
December 16th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) The launch of a "Race to Dhaka" and a pictorial book depicting the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war marked the 40th anniversary of 'Vijay Divas' as war ... Read more...
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25 Bangladeshi’s to attend 40th anniversary celebrations of ‘71 war
December 7th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) Three serving army officers along with 22 Mukti Jodhas (freedom fighters) from Bangladesh will join in the five-day 40th anniversary celebrations of the Bangladesh Liberation War ... Read more...
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Congress wins two bypolls, BJP drubbed in Karnataka (Roundup)
December 4th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Congress Sunday won two seats in assembly bypolls in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, while Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a setback ... Read more...
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Kishenji’s death not good for country: Shibu Soren
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren said the death of Maoist leader Kishenji was "not good for the country", inviting sharp reaction from political ... Read more...
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Five killed as rival gangs clash
November 29th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 29 (IANS) Five people were killed in clashes between two criminal gangs in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said Tuesday."Five people were killed in clashes between two rival criminal ... Read more...
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Cash-for-votes: Government indeed tried to buy MPs, says BJP
November 17th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A day after six accused in the cash-for-votes case got bail, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government ... Read more...
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Well-off children also becoming solvent addicts: NGO
November 14th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) The menace of solvent addiction - which was once termed as the addiction of children living on platforms and pavements - is slowly creeping into ... Read more...
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‘1971 war not aptly projected in Bangladesh’
November 12th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) The political significance of the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war was never aptly projected among the country's youth and the nation has failed to become what it ... Read more...
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Four JMM legislators boycott legislative party meeting
October 19th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 18 (IANS) Expressing unhappiness with the functioning of Jharkhand government, four of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) 17 legislators boycotted the party legislative party meeting Tuesday.The four legislators -- ... Read more...
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Munda may skip Jan Chetna rally as Advani skirts Jharkhand
October 11th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda might not attend the Oct 21 Jan Chetna rally here to be addressed by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader ... Read more...
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Munda completes one year amid political turbulence
September 11th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 11 (IANS) Arjun Munda completed one year in office as Jharkhand chief minister Sunday, overcoming political turbulence and bickering among the alliance partners.Two key opponents - the ... Read more...
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Complaints of growing abuse by placement agencies in Delhi
July 3rd, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl is raped by the owner of a placement agency who "bought" her from her relatives for a paltry sum for being employed ... Read more...
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Free two activists held in Assam: Team Anna
June 26th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Reformer Anna Hazare's civil society group India Against Corruption (IAC) Sunday demanded the release of two Right to Information (RTI) activists arrested in Assam and ... Read more...
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Soren rejects Munda’s plea, JMM joins Jamshedpur by-poll (Lead)
June 11th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jun 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren, who also heads the ruling alliance's steering committee, Saturday turned down Chief Minister Arjun Munda's request not ... Read more...
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JMM rejects Munda’s request not to contest by-poll
June 11th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jun 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief and the ruling alliance's steering committee chairman Shibu Soren Saturday turned down Chief Minister Arjun Munda's request not to field ... Read more...
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Jharkhand deputy chief minister gets bail
May 20th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 20 (IANS) Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren was released on bail Friday after he surrendered before a Dumka court in a case related to violation of ... Read more...
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Bangladesh war hero who served three armies dead
May 7th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 7 (IANS) Qazi Nooruzzaman, a hero of Bangladesh's liberation war who served the British Indian Navy and three armies during his lifetime, is dead. He was 86, a ... Read more...
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22 ‘criminal’ candidates in Bengal final phase poll
May 6th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) A total of 22 candidates of the 90 in fray in 14 Maoist-affected assembly constituencies in the final phase of West Bengal's assembly polls have ... Read more...
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PM seeks report on Jharkhand demolitions
April 29th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sought a report about the ongoing demolition drive in Jharkhand."I raised the demolition issue in the central cabinet meeting Thursday. ... Read more...
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Maharaja of Jaipur Bhawani Singh is dead
April 17th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) Brig. Sawai Bhawani Singh, the last titular maharaja of Jaipur, passed away at a private hospital in Gurgaon, his family said Sunday. He was 79."Bhawani Singh ... Read more...
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Jhakhand scraps free power connection scheme
April 16th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Jharkhand government has scrapped a scheme to provide free power connection to people in rural areas of the state. Ironically, ... Read more...
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Not just poverty, corporate callousness drives children to labour
March 15th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) His hair neatly combed, T-shirt tucked into his trousers, Sunil, all of 12, sits on a bench outside a children's home here and recounts the ... Read more...
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Ranchi stadium named after tainted lawyer Anand
February 18th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 18 (IANS) Amid the profusion of heroes from Jharkhand after whom stadiums have been named for the National Games, one name is causing much consternation - that of tainted Delhi-based ... Read more...
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Gurudas Kamat releases stamps on six legendary Indian Cinema actresses
February 14th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Gurudas Kamat released a set of six stamps on six legendary actresses of Indian Cinema here last evening.These ... Read more...
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Voting begins to decide Munda’s fate in Jharkhand
February 10th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 10 (IANS) Polling began Thursday amid heavy security for a by-election from Kharsawa in Jharkhand where Arjun Munda is trying his luck to remain the chief minister. Polling began ... Read more...
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Dooars firing: Maoists call for shutdown Friday
February 10th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Strongly condemning the police firing in north Bengal's Dooars area which killed two Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) activists, the Maoists Wednesday called for a 24-hour shutdown in three ... Read more...
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Munda in byelection Thursday
February 9th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 9 (IANS) Heavy security arrangements have been made for a byelection from Kharsawa in Jharkhand where Arjun Munda is trying his luck to remain the chief minister.Around 12 companies ... Read more...
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Munda faces tough by-poll as campaigning ends
February 8th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 8 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda of the Bharatiya Janata Party, a three-time winner from Kharsawa assembly constituency, is toiling hard to coast to victory in Thursday's by-poll ... Read more...
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New Maoist outfit formed in Jharkhand
February 6th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 6 (IANS) A 50-member strong Maoist splinter group has been formed in Jharkhand, police said Sunday.Known as Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), it has around 50 people trained in operating ... Read more...
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Rally in Chhattisgarh supports Binayak Sen
January 31st, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 30 (IANS) Dozens of members of the People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) and activists of Left parties marched here Sunday to support rights activist Binayak Sen, convicted on ... Read more...
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Prove my links with Maoists, Mahasweta Devi tells Buddhadeb
January 20th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) Countering West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's allegations that the civil rights group she heads has Maoist links, Magsaysay Award winning writer Mahasweta Devi Thursday urged him to ... Read more...
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