Maoists holding Hikaka hostage make fresh demand
April 21st, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) Maoist rebels holding Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka hostage for more than three weeks Saturday demanded the release of all members of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis: Odisha to release 27 prisoners (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to facilitate the release of 27 prisoners, including eight Maoists, to secure the release of an Italian tourist and a legislator, ... Read more...
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Maoists set Thursday deadline for abducted legislator (Second Lead)
April 4th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Maoists holding BJD legislator Jhina Hikaka for 10 days in Odisha Tuesday set the government a Thursday deadline to meet their demands. Appealing for his immediate ... Read more...
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Maoists set Thursday deadline for abducted legislator (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Maoists holding BJD legislator Jhina Hikaka for 10 days in Odisha Tuesday set a Thursday deadline to the government to meet their demands. Meanwhile, Hikaka has ... Read more...
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Maoists set Thursday deadline for abducted Odisha legislator
April 3rd, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Maoists holding ruling Biju Janata Dal lawmaker Jhina Hikaka for the past 10 days in Odisha Tuesday gave an April 5 deadline to the state government ... Read more...
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Malaysian speaker bars sex video’s screening in parliament
April 5th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 5 (IANS) The speaker of Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat (parliament) Tuesday rejected suggestions that a sex video, allegedly showing opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, be screened in the house.Speaker ... Read more...
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Maoist-backed tribal leader held in Orissa
January 24th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) A leader of Maoist-backed tribal outfit Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) was arrested Sunday in Orissa's Koraput district, police said.Ram Padi, 35, second in command in the CMAS, ... Read more...
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CWG badminton: Saina, Jwala-Ashwini make history (Roundup)
October 14th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India's badminton star Saina Nehwal became the first Indian woman to win the singles gold while Jwala Gutta and Ashiwni Ponnappa also became country's first ... Read more...
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Saina Nehwal Makes India Proud, Wins Gold At CWG
October 14th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Saina Nehwal made history by becoming the first Indian female player to win the badminton Gold in singles at the ongoing Commonwealth Games. She defeated Mew ... Read more...
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Gold medallist Jwala slams badminton chief for indifferent treatment
October 14th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Jwala Gutta slammed Badminton Association of India (BAI) president V.K. Verma for not congratulating her and her partner Ashwini Ponnappa after their gold medal win in the ... Read more...
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CWG badminton: Saina makes history, first Indian woman to win gold (Lead)
October 14th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Saina Nehwal created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win the singles gold in badminton at the Commonwealth Games as she saved a ... Read more...
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Displaced Orissa villagers get to meet Patnaik (Lead)
October 5th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 5 (IANS) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday gave a chance to a group of displaced villagers to meet him in Orissa secretariat after they launched a protest and some of ... Read more...
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Malay Indians Mt. Everest climbers get Datukships
July 10th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Georgetown (Malaysia), July 10 (ANI): Malaysia's first Mount Everest conquerors - Malay Indians N. Mohanadas and M. Magendran -- have been conferred with Datukships.The two, who reached the peak of the mountain ... Read more...
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Tribals call 12-hour shutdown in south Orissa
November 28th, 2009 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 28 (IANS) A tribal group has called for a 12-hour shutdown in south Orissa Saturday, officials said. The Chasi Mulia Adibasi Sangha (CMAS) is protesting against the killing of two ... Read more...
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Tribals in Orissa resort to forcible reclaim of forest-land from companies
July 19th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarada LahangirKoraput (Orissa), July 19 (ANI): Several agitated tribals in Orissa's Koraput district have resorted to forcible eviction methods of private companies from the forest land, in the disguise of restoration ... Read more...
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Security forces restore road connectivity to Narayanpatna in Koraput
June 28th, 2009 - 11:12 pm ICT by ANI
Koraput (Orissa), June 28 (ANI): Road connectivity to Narayanpatna in Koraput district of Orissa, which had been cut off by a tribal group Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS), was restored in an ... Read more...
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Logged trees block roads, villages remain cut off in Orissa
June 23rd, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) At least 125 villages in Orissa's Koraput district continued to remain cut off from the rest of the state for the seventh consecutive day Tuesday as local workers ... Read more...
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Special title for Malaysian Indian doctor
April 8th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 8 (IANS) Malaysian Indian anaesthesiologist Subrahmanyam Balan is among this year's recipients of the traditional title announced in conjunction with the Sultan of Johor's birthday Wednesday.
Serving at Sultanah Aminah ... Read more...
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SRK to wear Malaysian samping at Datuk ceremony
December 5th, 2008 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 5 (ANI): For Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan, December 6 would be a double treat he will not only receive Malaysian knighthood but will also wear the official ... Read more...
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SRK to officially receive Datukship on Dec 6
November 25th, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 (ANI): Indian superstar Shahrukh Khan will officially receive his Datukship on December 6.The Bollywood hunk will be conferred the Malaysian title of ''Datuk'', akin to the British ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh Khan to be Datuk Dec 6
November 25th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is set to be conferred the Malaysian title of 'Datuk', akin to the British knighthood, Dec 6 and he is expected to ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh Khans Datuk title will boost tourism in Malacca
October 23rd, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 23 (ANI): The state government of Malacca is seeing Shah Rukh Khans acceptance of a Malaysian award as a door opening for more Bollywood movies to be shot ... Read more...
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Malaysian minister elected CPA chief, defeats Swraj Paul
August 9th, 2008 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 9 (IANS) Malaysian Culture Minister Shafie Apdal was Saturday elected chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) executive committee, defeating India-born British peer Lord Swraj Paul by 50 votes. ... Read more...
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No confidence motion against Badawi government rejected
July 14th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 14 IANS) The first no confidence motion against Prime Minister Ahmad Abdullah Badawi's government was rejected Monday, causing opposition lawmakers in Malaysia's parliament to stage a protest walk-out. Speaker ... Read more...
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Indian Malaysian lawmaker causes stir in parliament
July 2nd, 2008 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 2 (IANS) Ejected from parliament for two days for defying the chair, Indian Malaysian lawmaker Govind Singh Deo has caused confusion about whether or not he has apologized to ... Read more...
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Movement curbs on media lifted in Malaysian parliament
June 25th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 25 (IANS) Security barriers were lifted in the Malaysian parliament Wednesday and the media was free to move around and enter the lobby after two days of protests. Reporters, ... Read more...
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Malaysia may follow British parliamentary system
May 30th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, May 30 (IANS) Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat (parliament) may adopt the British style of sitting through the year to give more time to members to debate and pass bills. The suggestion ... Read more...
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