Four dead in China mine gas blast
August 28th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 27 (IANS) At least four miners were killed and five injured in China Monday following a coal mine gas blast, Xinhua reported.The blast occurred at around 11.30 a.m. ... Read more...
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Eid shopping reaches fever pitch in Kashmir
August 18th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, August 18 (IANS) Eid shopping Saturday reached fever pitch in Srinagar and other major towns of Jammu and Kashmir with people thronging markets in large numbers.In Srinagar, police had ... Read more...
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Court notice on JNNURM-funded Shimla tunnel
July 25th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 25 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the municipal authorities to file a reply regarding status of lights installed in the newly-constructed two-lane Auckland traffic tunnel ... Read more...
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Cuban boxing legend’s home to become museum
July 13th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 13 (IANS) Cuban legislators have voted to turn the childhood home of national boxing legend Teofilo Stevenson into a museum.The three-time Olympic and World boxing champion died ... Read more...
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Police prevent novel anti-stray dogs protest in Srinagar
July 11th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 11 (IANS) A novel protest by a Jammu and Kashmir legislator against the menace of stray dogs was prevented by police in Srinagar city Wednesday.Engineer Rashid, a legislator ... Read more...
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Sealed stands released for IPL qualifier and final
May 24th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) heaved a sigh of relief after the Madras High Court Thursday upheld their plea to permit them to open the ... Read more...
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Beijing cops chase, catch a stray canine!
May 14th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 14 (IANS) Police in the Chinese capital were on a rare mission last week-end -- to catch, on the municipal authorities' order, a stray ... Read more...
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Hundred dog bites a day and counting in Srinagar
April 11th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 11 (IANS) Every dog seems to be having his day in the Jammu and Kashmir summer capital. The stray population of the canines in Srinagar is over 100,000 ... Read more...
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Mexicans send 74 tonnes of campaign material to the dump
February 29th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 29 (IANS/EFE) The Mexican capital's city government said it has hauled away more than 74 tonnes of electoral campaign material after a civic group mobilized hundreds of ... Read more...
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Vendors with semi-perishable goods may lose livelihood: Survey
January 20th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) Street vendors selling semi-perishable goods in Rajasthan are facing a never-before threat of loss of livelihood, a survey of over 2,500 vendors has revealed.The Public Response ... Read more...
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Hawkers cannot be allowed to choke streets: Court
December 29th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has ruled that a Supreme Court-appointed committee was not empowered to stay the order of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) ... Read more...
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Danish, Chinese cities collaborate on climate issues
December 29th, 2011 - 3:58 am ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 29 (IANS) Denmark's Soenderborg city and China's Baoding city have joined forces to find green energy solutions, officials of the two sides said.The municipal authorities of Soenderborg and ... Read more...
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Agra crackdown on buffaloes, washermen
December 16th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 16 (IANS) Authorities have cracked down on stray buffaloes, cows and 'dhobis' in the Taj Mahal town of Agra for polluting the Yamuna river.Environment Officer Rajiv Rathi told ... Read more...
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13 killed in China coal mine blast
October 19th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 19 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed in a coal mine blast in western China' Chongqing municipality, Xinhua reported Wednesday.The accident took place at Fufa Coal ... Read more...
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Ghana turns to India to fight mountains of waste
July 22nd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, July 22 (IANS) Ghana is turning to India to procure equipment worth $10 million to tackle mounting waste and poor sanitary conditions in its capital Accra and other urban ... Read more...
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Barking dogs never bite? In Srinagar they do (Feature)
July 13th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Residents in this Jammu and Kashmir capital literally watch their step when stepping out -- for fear of stray dogs that bite people, attack livestock and ... Read more...
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Kolkata to fight juvenile crime through football
June 30th, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) In a bid to reach out to youngsters who may be attracted to crime, several agencies, including the city police, Wednesday came together to announce ... Read more...
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Rabies deaths rattle Andhra
June 4th, 2011 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) As Challa Babu pleaded with doctors to save him, the medical staff and his parents watched helplessly. The 16-year-old lost the battle to rabies, a disease ... Read more...
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Delhi civic agency to be split into three (Second Lead)
May 30th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday decided to split the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) into three smaller units while retaining the number of wards at ... Read more...
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Another man dies of rabies in Andhra
May 19th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) A man died of rabies in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday, taking the toll due to dog bites to five in 10 days, officials said.Subba Rao, a daily-wage ... Read more...
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Drizzle brings relief to sizzling Agra
May 10th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 10 (IANS) After the day temperature shot up to 44 degrees Celsius Monday and Tuesday forenoon, a dust storm accompanied by a slight drizzle brought welcome relief -- ... Read more...
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5 killed in attack on Mexican bar
April 3rd, 2011 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), April 3 (IANS/EFE) Five people were killed and three were wounded in an attack on a bar in this Mexican city, authorities said.Arturo Sandoval, spokesman for the ... Read more...
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China promotes green burials
March 22nd, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 22 (IANS) People in a Chinese province are being encouraged to opt for floral burials so as to save piece of land from being wasted.Residents of the Hubei ... Read more...
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Chandigarh golf club loses water supply
March 18th, 2011 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) The Chandigarh Golf Club (CGC), whose golf course was the learning ground for one of the top international golfers from India Jeev Milka Singh, Thursday saw ... Read more...
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Beijing limits house purchasing for market control
February 16th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 16 (IANS) Beijing municipal authorities have, in a significant decision, put a limit on the number of houses a family can buy in the Chinese capital city. The decision comes ... Read more...
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Delhi mosque demolition: DDA to file report in court
January 13th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will Friday submit its report to the Delhi High Court on the mosque built illegally on its land in the Jangpura area ... Read more...
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Illegal urban construction posing natural disaster threat to Darjeeling
November 27th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Darjeeling (West Bengal), Nov.27 (ANI): The massive construction of high-rise buildings, a majority of them illegal, has led to a degradation of the soil texture in the Darjeeling Hills area of West ... Read more...
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MCD suppressing chikungunya figures, say doctors
November 2nd, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) As dengue threat continues to loom over Delhi, another infection spread by mosquito bite, chikungunya, seems to be afflicting people in large numbers and private doctors are ... Read more...
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‘Civic bodies moving dogs to undisclosed locations’
October 6th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Delhi's civic authorities, clearing the city of stray dogs in the wake of the Commonwealth Games, are dumping them on the outskirts of the city and ... Read more...
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Seven Indian firms in fray for Nepal’s first recycling plant
September 14th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 14 (IANS) As Nepal seeks to build its first waste recycling plant in partnership with the private sector, Indians are leading the pack for the 20-year project with ... Read more...
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I am not in favour of blanket ban on plastics: Ramesh
April 28th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday that it was not possible to put a blanket ban on plastics in the country as it would affect ... Read more...
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Anti-radiation devices mooted at Delhi borders
April 15th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A week after radioactive Cobalt-60 was found in a scrap market here and seven people were hospitalized with burn injuries, municipal authorities Thursday have proposed an ... Read more...
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Cycle rickshaw pullers demand more road space
March 29th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Hundreds of cycle rickshaw pullers Monday staged a rally in the capital demanding more road space for the non-motorised, eco-friendly vehicle.
Unmindful of the scorching heat, the rickshaw ... Read more...
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Hyderabad air crash probe begins
March 4th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 4 (IANS) A day after an Indian Navy trainer aircraft crashed into a two-storeyed building in a densely-populated area during an air show here, a probe into the incident began ... Read more...
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Hyderabad mall sealed to recover property tax
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) Acting tough against defaulters, municipal authorities in Hyderabad Tuesday sealed a leading shopping mall for failing to pay Rs.2.8 crore in property tax. However, a few hours later ... Read more...
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