Today’s children want to burst into poetry: Ruskin Bond (Interview) (With image)
June 19th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Today's youngsters are writing a lot of poetry to put their emotions into words unlike in the past when they liked to read and ... Read more...
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Himachal panel questions policy on Tibetans
April 5th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 5 (IANS) More than half a century after Tibetans fleeing Tibet made Himachal Pradesh their second home, a one-man commission, appointed by the state to look into illegal ... Read more...
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Ruskin Bond returns with ‘Rusty’(With image)
March 29th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Indo-Angian writer Ruskin Bond's lovable character "Rusty" is set for a comeback after 15 years with "Ek Tha Rusty-2" ready to hit the small screen.Rusty ... Read more...
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Bus accident kills 22 in northern India
January 6th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by BNO News
DEHRADUN (BNO NEWS) -- Nearly two dozen people were killed on late Wednesday evening when a tour bus overturned and fell into a gorge in northern India, police said on Thursday.The accident ... Read more...
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22 tourists killed in Uttarakhand bus accident (Lead)
January 6th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, Jan 6 (IANS) Twenty-two tourists, including 13 children and four women, were killed when their bus overturned and fell into a ditch on the outskirts of this Uttarakhand capital, police said ... Read more...
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22 killed in Uttarakhand bus accident
January 6th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Dehradun, Jan 6 (IANS) Twenty-two people, including 13 children and four women, were killed when their bus overturned and fell into a ditch on the outskirts of this Uttarakhand capital, an official ... Read more...
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Forest officials recover body of leopard in Mussoorie
October 18th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
By Vipul GoelMussoorie (Uttarakhand), Oct.18 (ANI): The forest administration in Mussoorie recovered the body of a leopard believe to be killed in a road accident.The officials found the jaws of the animal ... Read more...
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Landslides, flash floods damage roads in Uttarakhand
September 23rd, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, Sep 23 (IANS) Widespread landslides and flash floods triggered by last week's torrential rains in Uttarakhand have cut off large parts of the Himalayan state and left hundreds of tourists and ... Read more...
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School to ’stand by’ probe into Delhi boy’s death
May 11th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A Delhi school principal, who had so far insisted there was no negligence on their part in the death of student Shivam Soni in Mussoorie, Tuesday said ... Read more...
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Pharma firms flouted Medical Council’s ban on freebies to doctors
May 2nd, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Killugudi Jayaraman
Bangalore, May 2 (IANS) Ever since the Medical Council of India (MCI) banned doctors from accepting gifts and freebies from the pharma and healthcare industry, some companies have openly induced ... Read more...
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For now, cricket edges out football in ‘Little Tibet’
April 15th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Dharamsala, April 15 (IANS) Tibetans here are crazy about football. But with no less than spiritual leader Dalai Lama expected at an India Premier League (IPL) match here next week, ... Read more...
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D.J’s Toh Baat Hamari Pakki Hai on Sony!
April 3rd, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):D. J Creative's upcoming show "Toh Baat Hamari Pakki Hai' is gearing to launch on Sony TV and is elbowing its place in prime-time slot of the ... Read more...
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FBI chief meets Indian officials, likely to give information on terror suspect Headley
February 23rd, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.23 (ANI): Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief Robert Mueller met with senior Indian Government officials here today, and is believed to have shared information about the probe related to ... Read more...
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Tourists view ‘winter line’ in Mussoorie
December 25th, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by ANI
Mussoorie, Dec 25(ANI): Hundreds of tourists thronged at Mussoorie, the hill resort in Uttarakhand, to view rare natural phenomenon known as 'winter line' on Thursday.Incidentally, such a scene is witnessed in ... Read more...
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Rural jobs scheme gets a green touch in Bihar
December 11th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Dec 11 (IANS) Here's one place where the rural jobs scheme is scripting a green success story. Around 60,000 people in Bihar's Tirhut division are busy looking after 12 ... Read more...
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FBI team may come next week to probe Headley case (Second Lead)
November 12th, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team is likely to be in the country next week to probe the India links of David Coleman Headley, the Pakistan ... Read more...
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FBI team may come next week to probe Headley case (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
November 12th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team is likely to be in the country next week to probe the India links of David Coleman Headley, the Pakistan ... Read more...
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India registers case against American LeT suspect Headley
November 12th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India's National Investigative Agency (NIA) has registered a case against David Coleman Headley, the Pakistan born American national who is in custody in the US for ... Read more...
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FBI chief in India next week to probe Headley case
November 12th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief Robert Mueller will be visiting New Delhi next week to probe the India links of David Coleman Headley, the Pakistan born ... Read more...
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IAS officer’s domestic help commits suicide
September 16th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) A domestic help employed with a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer committed suicide by hanging himself in the government bungalow of the official, police said Wednesday.
The incident ... Read more...
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Swine flu: Takers for extended weekend getaway dips
August 12th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) An extended weekend is coming up with Janmashtami and Independence Day leading up to a Sunday, but what could have been a perfect three-day getaway to a ... Read more...
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Tendulkar supports government’’s decision to call off Pakistan tour
December 25th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Mussoorie (Uttarakhand), Dec 25 (ANI): Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar today said that he respects the Government''s decision to call off Pakistan tour in the wake of the recent Mumbai terror ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand villages rejoice on receiving electricity after 80 years
August 10th, 2008 - 10:44 am ICT by ANI
By Ashish Goel
Khattapani (Uttarakhand), Aug 10 (ANI): Residents of a cluster of villages like Khattapani in Uttarakhand are in a joyous mood on receiving electricity after 80 years of wait. ... Read more...
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North India continues to reel under intense cold wave
January 29th, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by admin
Rohtak (Haryana)/Mussoorie (Uttarakhand), Jan 29 (ANI): Northern India continued to shiver under intense cold wave conditions on Tuesday as mercury levels dipped to sub-zero temperatures, disrupting normal life.
In Rohtak, the temperature plummeted ... Read more...
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