Flood alert in Kashmir
September 10th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 10 (IANS) As the water level in all the major rivers and streams of the Kashmir Valley continued to rise after incessant rain in the last four ... Read more...
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Rains break long dry spell in Kashmir
August 4th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) The nearly two-month long dry spell was broken across the Kashmir Valley as rains lashed most of its parts Saturday morning bringing cheer to thousands ... Read more...
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Congress asks Kerala to protect agricultural land
July 18th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (IANS) A high-level coordination committee of the Congress party Wednesday asked the Oommen Chandy government in Kerala to amend existing laws and bring in suitable fresh laws ... Read more...
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Problems follow as floods recede in Assam
July 12th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Pajarbhanga (Barpeta), July 12 (IANS) Floods in Assam are almost over but not the problems of the victims.Most people in Pajarbhanga village, 15 km from Barpeta town in lower Assam, ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi, trooper caught in Tripura handed back
July 6th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 6 (IANS) A Bangladeshi trooper and a civilian captured by villagers in Tripura while trying to abduct an Indian farmer from the border area, were handed over to ... Read more...
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Flood situation improves in Assam, Sonia to visit Monday
June 30th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit the flood-affected areas of Assam Monday, a senior party leader said Saturday."Sonia Gandhi will reach the state Monday with ... Read more...
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Bangladesh against fencing at border zero-line: Sarkar
March 5th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 5 (IANS) Bangladesh has rejected India's proposal to erect border fencing at the zero line along the border, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told the state assembly Monday."Erection ... Read more...
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Villagers kill stray leopard in Assam
February 29th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 29 (IANS) A leopard was killed by angry villagers at Madhukuchi village of Assam after they failed in their efforts to shoo away the big cat from the ... Read more...
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Tripura seeks fencing on actual border
November 25th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 25 (IANS) Tripura has asked the central government to fence the actual border with Bangladesh so as to secure all markets, shrines and even government installations, an official ... Read more...
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Amid autumn magic, Kashmiri farmers harvest gold (Feature)
September 14th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 14 (IANS) As grain-laden stalks of golden yellow impart a magical hue to the paddy fields of the Kashmir Valley, for local farmers, the season of plenty is ... Read more...
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BJP ‘farms’ rice on potholed roads as protest
August 25th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday "planted" rice saplings and fish eggs in pot holes on a road here to highlight the poor condition of ... Read more...
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Ecology, India and Koran on the bookshelf (IANS Books This Week)
August 11th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The books on the shelf this weekend are meaningful and thought-provoking -- encompassing a return to roots, be it the hometown or the country -- ... Read more...
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Goa asks 100 mines to beef up monsoon maintenance
July 22nd, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 22 (IANS) The Goa government has asked the 100-odd operational open cast iron ore mines in Goa to beef up monsoon maintenance operations after two mining accidents killed ... Read more...
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Three rescued in Goa mining accident
July 16th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 16 (IANS) Three people were washed away, but later rescued in a mining-related accident in Goa Saturday, officials said.A wall of a large mining dump, operated by the ... Read more...
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Left workers’ aid for ailing Congress leader
May 28th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 28 (IANS) In a rare gesture, the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the youth wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Saturday donated money for the ... Read more...
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Protect northeast’s wetlands, lakes: Environmentalists
May 10th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 10 (IANS) Three of northeast India's most important ecosystems - Rudrasagar Lake in Tripura, Deepor Beel in Assam and Loktak Lake in Manipur - face serious threats from ... Read more...
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Bihu dance workshop promotes Assamese traditions
April 12th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 12 (ANI): A Bihu dance training camp was recently held here to promote and preserve the traditions of Assam.Not only Assamese, but youth from Bihar, Bengal, Nagaland and Manipur ... Read more...
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Bangladesh relaxes norms for India to erect border fence
April 8th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 8 (IANS) Dhaka has allowed New Delhi to erect fencing along the 'zero line' of the international border so that Indian homes and farms located close to it ... Read more...
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Illegal mining will trigger crisis in Goa: NGO
March 21st, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) Goa might have to face a "Japan-sized" calamity if rampant illegal mining in the state is not curbed, a spokesperson for the NGO Bharat Swabhiman Trust ... Read more...
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Teenager raped, killed in West Bengal
December 28th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) A teenaged girl was raped and killed Tuesday in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district and her body was found near paddy fields, police said. "The incident took ... Read more...
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India aims to raise enrolment in higher education: President
September 24th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Sep 24 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Friday said India intended to increase enrolment in higher education from the present 14 million to about 40 million.
"Higher education has been accorded priority ... Read more...
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President calls for intensive research on bamboo flowering
September 24th, 2010 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Sep 23 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Thursday called for intensive research into measures to deal with the bamboo flowering cycle, which usually heralds a growth in pests and loss of ... Read more...
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Mass murderer Mao killed 45 million Chinese during ‘Great Leap Forward’
September 3rd, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.3 (ANI): China's communist ruler Mao Tse Tung killed 45 million of his people between 1958 and 1961 during what was dubbed as the world's biggest man-made famine.According to a historian, ... Read more...
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Naval helicopter makes an emergency landing near Visakhapatnam
July 20th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, July 20 (ANI): A helicopter of the Indian Navy made an emergency landing on the fields of Kotapadu Mandal village of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.The pilots landed the helicopter on Monday, ... Read more...
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Goa’s ‘jumping chicken’ frogmarched from marsh to table (Feature)
July 2nd, 2010 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, July 2 (IANS) It's a cloudy night. The only sounds are that of rubber slippers sloshing in the ankle-deep marsh in one of the many nondescript paddy fields ... Read more...
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Haryana to vaccinate children against encephalitis
May 17th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 17 (IANS) To save children from falling prey to Japanese encephalitis in five of its districts, the Haryana health department will target nearly 400,000 children for immunization against the fatal ... Read more...
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100,000 displaced by floods in Assam, 100 villages hit
April 23rd, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 23 (IANS) Flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Assam have displaced more than 100,000 people in an estimated 100 villages in Lakhimpur district, officials said Friday.
"The situation is ... Read more...
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First wave of floods hit Assam
March 25th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) Heavy rains have triggered flash floods in Assam Thursday, breaching a mud embankment and affecting at least 10 villages in the eastern district of Lakhimpur, officials said.
A ... Read more...
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Huge cache of arms and ammunition seized in Manipur
March 13th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Thoubal (Manipur), Mar 13 (ANI): Manipur Police seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition here on Friday.The seizure was made from a paddy field in Uhkhongsang village of Thoubal district following ... Read more...
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Assam villagers terrorised by wild elephants
December 19th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
Hatighar Pathar (Assam), Dec 19 (ANI): A herd of about 80 wild elephants have been camping at Hatighar Pathar areas of Assam for the past two months, posing a threat to human ... Read more...
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From rat-eaters to flag bearers of Bihar’s anti-polio drive (With Images)
December 7th, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
Saharsa (Bihar), Dec 7 (IANS) For years the Musahars have been looked down upon for being rat-eaters. Deprived, illiterate and often completely untouched by health initiatives, this very community is ... Read more...
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With art and grit, she helps women in Maoist badlands (Feature with images)
November 19th, 2009 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Bundu, Nov 19 (IANS) Deep in the heart of Maoist country in Jharkhand, a young woman is reviving ancient artistic genres to "bring new meaning into the lives of tribal ... Read more...
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Bangladesh mass poisoning mystery solved by scientists
November 17th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 17 (ANI): Scientists have determined that the source of the arsenic that turns up in lethal quantities in hundreds of thousands of wells across Bangladesh is ponds, thus solving one ... Read more...
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Farmers march bulls and cows for protest to draw authorities’ attention in Orissa
October 24th, 2009 - 10:09 pm ICT by ANI
Jagatsingpur (Orissa), Oct.24 (ANI) : A group of farmers in Orissa staged a unique protest by marching around 30 cows and bulls to the Block Development Officer's (BDO) office on Saturday to ... Read more...
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Oriya tribals say plans by Vedanta to mine holy land will destroy their way of life
October 13th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Niyamgiri (Orissa), Oct.13 (ANI): Tribal residents of Niyamgiri in Orissa have warned that their way of life is in danger of being lost permanently if UK mining giant Vedanta is allowed to ... Read more...
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