Free ride on Gurgaon expressway till Sep 25
September 20th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (IANS) Motorists will continue to enjoy a toll-free, hassle-free and non-chaotic run through the Gurgaon-Delhi expressway toll plaza till Sep 25 with the Punjab and Haryana High ... Read more...
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Shutdown paralyses life in Assam
September 20th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 20 (IANS) A shutdown sponsored by the opposition parties Thursday against hiked diesel prices and FDI in multi-brand retail trade drew a near-total response in Assam and affected ... Read more...
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Delhi bus corridor concept not bad: Court
September 10th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday said that the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor concept and design is not bad.A division bench of Justice Pradeep ... Read more...
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Policeman in Obama motorcade dies in accident
September 10th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) A police motorcyclist in US President Barack Obama's motorcade died in Florida after a serious highway accident, CNN reported Monday.Police and White House officials said ... Read more...
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No toll on Delhi-Gurgaon expressway for 15 days: Court
September 4th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/Gurgaon, Sep 4 (IANS) Slamming traffic snarls at the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway toll plaza, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday barred its operator from collecting any charges from ... Read more...
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East Delhi situation under control, 22 detained (Lead)
September 3rd, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The situation in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar was under control, police said Monday, a day after one person was killed and many injured in a ... Read more...
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East Delhi violence under control
September 3rd, 2012 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The situation in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar, where one person was killed and many people were injured following a mob that went on a rampage ... Read more...
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One dead, many injured in Delhi violence (Roundup)
September 3rd, 2012 - 3:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) One person was killed and many people were injured here Sunday as police fired at a mob which went on a rampage after two men ... Read more...
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Mob sets police booth, many vehicles afire in Delhi (Second Lead)
September 3rd, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Angered over two people on a two-wheeler getting injured after police forcibly stopped them, a mob set a police booth, a DTC bus and many ... Read more...
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Rioting, blockade over power cuts in Hooda’s district
September 2nd, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), Sep 2 (IANS) Fed up with power cuts, hundreds of villagers of Haryana's Rohtak district, the home district of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, went on the rampage ... Read more...
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One killed, 15 hurt in Quetta bombing (Lead)
August 21st, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islambad, Aug 21 (IANS) At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured Tuesday in a massive bomb explosion in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta, a media report ... Read more...
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Chandigarh loves numbers game - even at high cost!
August 19th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) Just buying an expensive luxury car is not kick enough for the super rich in Chandigarh. Many now want to go the extra mile and make ... Read more...
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Kate’s school occupied by squatters (Lead)
August 18th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) The former public school of Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton has been occupied by a group of travellers, who have set up an illegal camp in ... Read more...
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Duchess Kate’s school occupied by squatters
August 18th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) The former public school of Duchess Kate has been occupied by a group of travellers, who have set up an illegal camp in the playing fields.A ... Read more...
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Was the gurdwara shooter a white supremacist? (Third Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) As FBI looked for a motive for Sunday's attack on a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin, media reports suggested the gunman, a bald man with a 9/11 ... Read more...
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Delhi government to study bus corridor report by July 23 (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday gave time till July 23 to the state government to analyse a Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) report that ... Read more...
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Will move apex court over bus corridor: Dikshit
July 17th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday said the issue of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor's viability was being politicised and the government planned to move ... Read more...
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Car thief’s wife fired from Russian Police
July 17th, 2012 - 8:44 am ICT by IANS
St. Petersburg, July 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A female police officer in St. Petersburg was kicked out of the force after her husband was found in possession of five stolen cars ... Read more...
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‘Intelligent co-pilot’ makes driving safer
July 15th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (IANS) Scientists have now developed a new system for cars that can steer a vehicle to safety just in time.The safety system, known as a co-pilot, was ... Read more...
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Mob killing man for blasphemy shocks Pakistani daily
July 6th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) A man accused of blasphemy was snatched from the police and killed by a mob in Pakistan's Punjab province, an incident that prompted a daily to ... Read more...
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Thousands join Ranvir Sena chief’s funeral
June 2nd, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 2 (IANS) Thousands Saturday joined the funeral procession of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', whose killing in Bihar a day earlier sparked widespread violence.Singh, in his 70s, ... Read more...
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Shutdown hits India’s tech hub partially (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) Protest shutdown against steep petrol price hike Thursday partially affected India's tech hub with leading IT firms, including Infosys Ltd and multinationals logging out, even ... Read more...
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Complete shutdown observed in Odisha (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 31 (IANS) A near-complete shutdown was observed across Odisha Thursday in response to the call by various political parties, including the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), against ... Read more...
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Wedding cars run into trouble
May 7th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) Police in the Chinese capital have vowed to stop wedding cars from violating city ordinances after a series of complaints from motorists during the May Day ... Read more...
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Maruti Suzuki exports one millionth vehicle
April 30th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Passenger car market leader Maruti Suzuki Monday dispatched its one millionth vehicle, a red coloured hatchback A-star, for delivery in Denmark.The export vehicle left the ... Read more...
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Mewat tense after mob fury
March 29th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 29 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Mewat district of south Haryana after an angry mob Thursday evening torched two state transport buses and damaged other property to protest Haryana ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena, MNS shutdowns in Raigad, Thane
March 29th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Parts of Thane and the entire Raigad district, both adjacent to Mumbai, observed a shutdown Thursday to protest some local issues, including the theft of a ... Read more...
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In Assam, village panchayat bans liquor
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Kinan (Assam), March 23 (IANS) At a time when Assam's excise revenues are shooting up, indicating a huge increase in the sale of liquor all over the state, a gram ... Read more...
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‘Conduct fresh study on bus corridor’
March 15th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the city government to conduct a feasibility study in six weeks and on whether other vehicles can be allowed ... Read more...
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Armed dacoits rob bus passengers
March 14th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 13 (IANS) Around a dozen armed dacoits robbed a state transport bus at knife point, stabbing four people including two passengers in Rajasthan's Udaipur district late Monday night, ... Read more...
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Assailants ambush police van, three prisoners killed (Lead)
March 11th, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) A police vehicle carrying prisoners was ambushed by unidentified assailants in Haryana's Jhajjar district Saturday evening, leaving three prisoners dead and two policemen injured, police here ... Read more...
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Holi claims seven lives on Delhi roads
March 9th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Seven people were killed in road accidents in various parts of the capital on Holi day Thursday -- the lowest figure of casualty on the ... Read more...
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777 people fined for drunk driving
March 8th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A total of 777 people were caught and fined for drunken driving during a special traffic police drive on the occasion of Holi Thursday, police ... Read more...
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Chandigarh becomes Osama’s Abbottabad - for Hollywood film
March 1st, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 1 (IANS) The two places may be 600 km apart, but Oscar-winning Hollywood director Kathryn Bigelow has chosen Chandigarh and its surroundings in Punjab to depict the Pakistani ... Read more...
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Upper classes more likely to cheat, cut corners
February 28th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Upper classes tend to behave unethically, being more likely to believe -- as did Gordon Gekko in the movie "Wall Street" -- that "greed is good," ... Read more...
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