‘Special’ mothers to take care of ’special’ children (Feature)
September 18th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 18 (IANS) Two years ago 40-year old Anuradha, who is HIV positive, came to Jaipur with a frail body and weak mind clouded with uncertainty about her future. ... Read more...
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After dream medal, marriage on cards for Yogeshwar (Lead, Combining London/Chandigarh stories)
August 12th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
London/Sonipat, Aug 12 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt said Sunday he had finally achieved his dream of winning an Olympic medal. His mother announced her son was now ... Read more...
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Honour for women delivering girl child
August 9th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 8 (IANS) A village council in Rajasthan will honour women who give birth to a girl child in their first delivery with a view to check cases of ... Read more...
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Four children killed as school bus-train collide
July 30th, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 30 (IANS) At least four school children were killed and nearly 20 injured when a local train collided with a school bus in Baba Bakala area of Punjab's ... Read more...
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20 schoolkids injured in Rajasthan accident
July 26th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 26 (IANS) About 20 school children were seriously injured when the pickup vehicle in which they were travelling overturned in Rajasthan's Nagaur district Thursday, police said.According to ... Read more...
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Rivers near danger mark in Uttar Pradesh
July 16th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 16 (IANS) With heavy rains lashing many parts of Uttar Pradesh, some rivers are rising menacingly, officials said Monday.In many places, the embankment of the rivers have eroded, ... Read more...
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Assam’s village-islands use solar power to break free of darkness (Science Feature) (With Image)
July 15th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Nalbari, July 15 (IANS) There are no electric poles on the tiny island village of Baleswar in Assam's Nalbari district of Assam. Even then, you can see people using fans ... Read more...
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18 injured in Andhra agrochemical plant fire (Lead)
June 30th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) Eighteen workers of an agrochemical company were injured in a fire following an explosion at the plant in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district Saturday morning, police said.Fire ... Read more...
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Ten injured in Andhra agrochemical plant fire
June 30th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) Ten workers of an agrochemical company were injured in a fire following an explosion at the plant in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district Saturday morning, police said. ... Read more...
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Three monks killed in Jaipur car accident
June 28th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 27 (IANS) At least three monks were killed while three others were critically injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a truck in Rajasthan's Jaipur ... Read more...
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The wait ends: Surjeet Singh’s family rejoices
June 27th, 2012 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ferozepur (Punjab), June 27 (IANS) While the family of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan, was left shocked by Islambad's flip-flop over his release, there ... Read more...
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8 peacocks succumb to heat stroke in Aravalli village
June 11th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 11 (IANS) At least eight peacocks died Monday due to heat stroke in Hasanpur village, 12 km from here in the Aravalli hills, a wildlife official said.Two seriously ... Read more...
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Panther dies of thirst in Rajasthan heat
May 30th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 30 (IANS) Water scarcity in the intense summer heat of Rajasthan has caused animals in the wild to stray and led to incidents of animal-human conflicts. The dry ... Read more...
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Former CPI-M leader killed in Kerala
May 5th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, May 5 (IANS) A former firebrand leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was hacked to death in Kerala, triggering a war words between the ruling coalition and ... Read more...
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Measles kills four kids, affects over 80 in Odisha
April 30th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) An outbreak of measles has killed four children and affected over 80 people - mostly young ones aged below five - in Odisha's Rayagada district in ... Read more...
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4 killed, 10 injured in Bikaner road accident
April 26th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 25 (IANS) At least four persons were killed and 10 others wounded when the car they were travelling in collided with a bus in Rajasthan's Bikaner district Wednesday ... Read more...
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Three killed, 25 injured in Rajasthan accident
April 16th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) At least three men were killed and 25 others seriously injured Monday when the bus they were travelling in overturned in Rajasthan's Kota district, police said.The ... Read more...
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Rajasthan villagers organise bovine ‘marriage’
April 15th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 15 (IANS) In a rare 'marriage', a cow tied the knot with a bull with pomp and show in Rajasthan Saturday night. The event marked the culmination of ... Read more...
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Gunman in Afghan killing acted alone: Pentagon
March 13th, 2012 - 4:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 13 (IANS) A lone American soldier was involved in the shooting deaths of 16 civilians in Afghanistan's Kandahar province over the weekend, the Pentagon said.The soldier, who left ... Read more...
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Agitating farmers lift Haryana highway blockade
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Kurukshetra (Haryana), March 1 (IANS) Agitating farmers affiliated to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) lifted their blockade of the busy National Highway No.1 (NH-1) near Haryana's Pipli town Thursday following ... Read more...
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Farmers’ suicides: Parliamentary panel to visit Vidarbha Friday
March 1st, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, March 1 (IANS) A parliamentary panel will visit Vidarbha Friday to review the situation in the wake of farmers' suicides in the region, an activist said here Thursday."The ... Read more...
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Villagers threatened by dam cracks in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
January 9th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A reservoir dam of a mini hydel power project built with Chinese assistance in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has developed cracks threatening around 70 families living ... Read more...
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Kudankulam protest fast enters sixth day
October 23rd, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) The relay fast against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu entered the sixth day Sunday, with more and more people from nearby villages ... Read more...
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CBI begins probe of Bharatpur riots
October 13th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bharatpur, Oct 13 (IANS) Almost a month after communal violence in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district claimed 10 lives and left 21 others injured, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) started ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi visits Rajasthan’s violence-hit areas
October 9th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 9 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Sunday paid a surprise visit to Rajasthan's Bharatpur district, where communal violence claimed 10 lives and left about 21 injured ... Read more...
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185-foot Ravana goes up in smoke in Haryana village
October 6th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 6 (IANS) Brara village in Haryana's Ambala district is in the Limca Book of Records for having erected the tallest effigy of demon-king Ravana at 175 feet in ... Read more...
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Will it be Bond versus Goa’s waterfall deity?
September 15th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 15 (IANS) If British super-spy James Bond comes visiting at the Dudh Sagar waterfall, he had better take care of some do's and don'ts. Local people regard ... Read more...
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Greater Noida farmers oppose settlement deal
August 7th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Aug 7 (IANS) A day after Greater Noida administration and farmers of Patwari village reached a consensus on the land acquisition issue, farmers from about 20 nearby villages ... Read more...
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Sex racket busted in Haryana town, 19 held
July 16th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jind, July 16 (IANS) Nineteen people, including nine girls, were arrested as a sex racket was busted, Haryana Police said Saturday.A trap was laid to arrest the accused people from ... Read more...
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This marriage is pure monkey business!
June 24th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 24 (IANS) When two simians wed, what does one term the union? Monkey business!And so it shall be July 6, when three-year-old groom Raju, in typical north Indian ... Read more...
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Mysore’s rogue tuskers whisked away to Bandipur forest
June 9th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 9 (IANS) The Karnataka wildlife division Thursday transhipped to the Bandipur reserve forest area the two elephants which trampled one person and a cow to death at Mysore ... Read more...
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Women guides on jungle trails in Madhya Pradesh
May 31st, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 31 (IANS) In a unique initiative, Madhya Pradesh plans to train and employ rural women as guides for tourists in the Kanha National Park in the state.Thanks to ... Read more...
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Iceland volcano ash could reach Britain: Report (Lead, changing dateline)
May 23rd, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 23 (IANS) Ash from an Icelandic volcano eruption could reach northern Scotland by Tuesday as there are no signs of winds that might sweep it away, a media ... Read more...
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Orissa steps up combing after trooper killed in ambush (Lead)
May 3rd, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) Security personnel and police Tuesday intensified combing operation in Orissa's Kandhamal district a day after a paramilitary trooper was killed in a gunfight with Maoists in ... Read more...
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Congress MP seeks civil terminal at defence airport
April 20th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana (Punjab), April 20 (IANS) Member of Parliament from Ludhiana Manish Tewari Wednesday urged Defence Minister A.K. Antony to open a civil terminal at the defence-controlled Halwara airport near this ... Read more...
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