Agra finally gets rains
July 26th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 26 (IANS) Heavy rains have lashed Agra and the neighbouring region, flooding low-lying areas and pushing back the spectre of drought.Agra saw several spells of rain in the ... Read more...
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India faces polio threat from Pakistan: Minister
December 20th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) India faces the threat of importing the polio virus from Pakistan and is taking steps to prevent it, Minister of State for Health Sudip Bandyopadhyay ... Read more...
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Mamata magic: Puja marquees go through ‘poriborton’
October 3rd, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) The Durga Puja fervour is at its peak and it's turning out to be Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's show as many of the themes at ... Read more...
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Thousands gather to watch Kerala’s Nehru Boat Race
August 13th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), Aug 13 (IANS) Kerala's famed Nehru Boat Race got off to a colourful start at the Punnamada Lake here Saturday, watched by more than 30,000 people, including ... Read more...
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Tewatia sent to judicial custody over land stir (Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, July 10 (IANS) Farmer leader Manveer Singh Tewatia, arrested from New Delhi for allegedly instigating violence in Bhatta-Parsaul in May, was Sunday sent to judicial custody by a court ... Read more...
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Massive fire in Uttar Pradesh factory
June 22nd, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), June 22 (IANS) Goods and equipment worth several lakhs of rupees were gutted after a major fire broke out in a pesticide factory here Wednesday, an official ... Read more...
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Karvi women come up with a recipe for self-reliance
May 8th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh), May 8 (IANS) They are illiterate and have never undergone any vocational training, but they are churning out "recipes" of success and self-reliance from their kitchen!From just ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi asks ministers to help in flood relief
November 23rd, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 23 (IANS) With heavy rains lashing Tamil Nadu and a flood warning issued in many districts, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday appealed to ministers and DMK party men to assist ... Read more...
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Orissa Govt. hopeful of Posco not shifting its proposed steel plant from the State
November 13th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Nov.13 (ANI): The Government of Orissa on Saturday expressed hope that Posco India will not shift its proposed 12 million tonne steel plant from the State of Orissa.Amidst some reports ... Read more...
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Orissa tribals set ablaze houses to protest against rape of 15-year-old tribal girl
October 7th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarada LahangirBolangir (Orissa), Oct.7 (ANI): Tribals in Orissa's Bolangir district set ablaze houses of non-tribals, protesting against the alleged rape of a 15-year-old tribal girl.The tribals from Bolangir and other nearby ... Read more...
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One dead in boat capsize (Second Lead)
June 22nd, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 22 (IANS) One person drowned and 15 were missing Tuesday after a boat capsized in the Saryu river in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, an official said.
The boat, carrying some 30-35 ... Read more...
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Two killed in Pakistan bomb explosion
May 1st, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 1 (DPA) A bomb exploded Saturday in a busy market in Pakistan's Swat Valley, killing two people and injuring 12, police and health officials said.
The blast occurred in a ... Read more...
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Farmers in Rajasthan reap it rich from floriculture
February 14th, 2010 - 12:44 am ICT by ANI
By Lokender SinghJaipur, Feb 13 (ANI): Capitalizing on the ensuing festive season, most of the farmers in Rajasthan's Jaipur region switch over to floriculture from traditional crops for better benefits.For instance, ... Read more...
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Blast kills six in Pakistan (Lead, changing dateline)
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 3 (DPA) A roadside bomb tore through a military convoy in Pakistan's restive northwestern region Wednesday, killing at least six people, including three foreigners, police said.
More than 30 people ... Read more...
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Taliban kill six alleged US spies in Pakistan
January 24th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 24 (DPA) Pakistani officials said Sunday that Taliban militants in the lawless North Waziristan tribal district killed six people for allegedly working as US informers.
Bodies of five men, who ... Read more...
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16 labouers killed, 28 injured as tempo turns turtle near Solapur in Maharashtra
January 5th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI
Solapur, Jan.5 (ANI) At least 16 labourers were killed and 28 others injured in a road mishap near Solapur in Maharashtra on Tuesday after a tempo turned turtle as its driver reportedly ... Read more...
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16 labourers killed in Maharashtra tempo tragedy
January 5th, 2010 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) In a gruesome tragedy, 16 people, mainly farm labourers from Karnataka, were killed and another 28 injured when the tempo in which they were travelling overturned near Sholapur ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops kill 22 militants near Afghan border
December 13th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 13 (DPA) Pakistani security forces killed at least 22 militants in combat over the weekend in the restive Kurram tribal region bordering Afghanistan, media reports said Sunday.
It is believed ... Read more...
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Mizo youth shot dead by suspected militants near Tripura-Mizoram border
December 3rd, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by ANI
Bungthuam village (Tripura), Dec 1(ANI): An 18-year-old Mizo youth, Zarzokima, was recently shot dead by suspected militants of Bru National Army, a militant group, in the Bungthuam village, near Tripura border.Following ... Read more...
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Maoists massacre 17 policemen in Maharashtra (Third Lead)
October 8th, 2009 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Oct 8 (IANS) In a major attack days before the assembly polls, Maoist guerrillas Thursday ambushed a police patrol and gunned down at least 17 policemen in a jungle stretch ... Read more...
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Senior Taliban commander killed in Pakistan’s Swat valley
October 7th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (DPA) Pakistan's security forces Wednesday killed a senior militant commander in Swat valley, as troops swooped for the holed-up Taliban leaders, the military said.
Nisar Ahmed, alias Ghazi Lala, ... Read more...
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Militant leader arrested in Pakistan
September 16th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 16 (DPA) Pakistani security forces Wednesday arrested a senior militant leader in the north-western Swat valley, where troops are hunting Taliban remnants.
Sher Mohammad Qasab, Taliban commander in the region's ... Read more...
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Pakistan says Taliban leader in Swat surrounded (Lead)
September 14th, 2009 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 13 (DPA) The Taliban commander in the northwestern Swat valley had been surrounded and would soon be captured, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Sunday.
The statement came as 13 ... Read more...
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Taliban leader surrounded in Swat: Pakistan
September 13th, 2009 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 13 (DPA) Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Sunday that the Taliban commander in the northwestern Swat Valley was surrounded and would soon be captured.
Faulana Fazlullah, supported by hundreds ... Read more...
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Pakistani forces kill 36 militants in northwest
September 7th, 2009 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 6 (DPA) Pakistani security forces killed 36 militants in the northwestern region near the Afghan border, officials said Sunday.
Troops aided by gunship helicopters and artillery fire targeted two militant ... Read more...
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Pakistani court frees pro-Taliban cleric’s sons
August 26th, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 26 (DPA) A Pakistani court granted bail Wednesday to the sons of a radical cleric who mediated a failed peace pact to end a Taliban insurgency in the troubled ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops find bodies of 18 militants in Swat
August 16th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (DPA) Pakistani troops Sunday found bodies of at least 18 suspected militants in the scenic Swat valley, where the army is wrapping up a three-month offensive against the ... Read more...
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Malakand restoration works to begin in September: Pakistan
July 25th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) The restoration and reconstruction works in Pakistan's restive Malakand division, where the military is wrapping up a nearly three-month-long operation against the Taliban, will start in September, ... Read more...
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Kerala assembly demands a new dam at Mullaperiyar
July 24th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (IANS) The Kerala assembly Friday passed unanimously a resolution demanding that the central government take the lead in resolving the Mullaperiyar dam issue, allowing the state government to construct ... Read more...
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Pakistani tribesmen, military kill 32 Taliban (Second Lead)
July 14th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 14 (DPA) A tribal militia and government forces killed at least 32 Islamic militants in separate actions in Pakistan's northwest region over a 24-hour period, a security official said ... Read more...
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Pakistani tribesmen kill 15 militants (Lead)
July 14th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 14 (DPA) A pro-government militia killed at least 15 Islamist insurgents in Pakistan's northwestern Mohmand tribal district near the Afghan border, a security official said on Tuesday.
Local tribesmen in ... Read more...
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Pakistani tribesmen kill 15 militants near Afghanistan
July 14th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 14 (DPA) Pro-government militia killed at least 15 Islamist insurgents in Pakistan's Mohmand tribal district near the Afghan border, a security official said Tuesday.
Local tribesmen in the district's Ambar ... Read more...
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Britain praises Pakistan’s united front against terrorism
July 9th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 9 (DPA) Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband Thursday said that he saw greater political consensus in Pakistan on countering "a multi-headed insurgency" which poses a grave threat to the ... Read more...
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US drone, Pakistani troops kill 28 militants in Pakistan (Lead)
July 3rd, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 3 (DPA) At least 28 militants were killed in a suspected US drone attack and clashes with Pakistani troops in the country's northwest, officials said Friday.
The suspected US drone ... Read more...
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50 militants, two policemen killed in Pakistan clashes
July 2nd, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 2 (DPA) At least 51 Taliban militants and two policemen were killed in airstrikes, clashes and a roadside bombing in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday.
The latest violence comes as ... Read more...
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