Elderly woman stabbed to death by robbers
August 14th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) A 60-year-old woman was stabbed to death and her husband was beaten up by three unidentified youths who then robbed them, police said Tuesday.The incident ... Read more...
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Two central government employees murdered in Lucknow
June 18th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 18 (IANS) An electrician and a peon, both employees of a central government enterprise, were found killed in their office here, Uttar Pradesh Police said Monday.The bodies of ... Read more...
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Pakistani girls appear in exam, find cash, phones missing
June 10th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) A group of girl college students in Pakistan handed over their bags to authorities during a board exam but were in for a rude shock when ... Read more...
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Railway job racket busted, 5 arrested
April 27th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Five people, including a former air force corporal, were arrested for duping several youngsters on pretext of providing them job in Indian Railways, police said ... Read more...
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Katju favours strong Lokpal, but not in present form
March 31st, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The demand for a stronger anti-graft Lokpal legislation found a supporter in Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju, who Saturday urged parliament ... Read more...
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Peon and fisherwoman among winners in Mumbai
February 18th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) A peon, a fisherwoman and a resident of the Dharavi slum township are among the winners in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Anusha Kodam, 21, an engineering ... Read more...
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Rs.5 crore-worth assets seized from Madhya Pradesh sub-engineer
December 15th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 15 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta Thursday unearthed illegal assets worth Rs.5 crore during a raid on the house of a sub-engineer of the public works department in ... Read more...
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Team Anna urges people to protest ‘weak’ Lokpal bill
December 9th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) As the parliamentary panel tabled its report on the Lokpal bill Friday, Team Anna members termed the draft legislation weak and urged people ... Read more...
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Hazare’s fast is feast for homeless
August 23rd, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) They're homeless and consider themselves lucky if they get one square meal a day. Now, thanks to Anna Hazare's fast against corruption, they have found ... Read more...
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Delhi Police told to probe complaint against officials
August 22nd, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to conduct an enquiry against two of its personnel accused by a 72-year-old widow of forcibly taking ... Read more...
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Jan Lokpal impractical, undemocratic: Aruna Roy (Interview)
August 21st, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Terming Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal Bill "impractical and complicated", noted social activist and National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy said that giving widespread powers ... Read more...
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During Ramzan, no one notices Kashmir’s fasting teachers
August 5th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 5 (IANS) For the past week, dozens of contractual college teachers in Kashmir Valley have been on an indefinite fast in Srinagar demanding a wage hike. But theirs ... Read more...
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Four auto drivers held for murder in Delhi
July 13th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Four auto-rickshaw drivers, who looted their passengers, were arrested for looting and then killing a 41-year-old man in west Delhi, police said Tuesday.
"Dilip, 26, ... Read more...
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Man held for impersonating as judicial officer
June 14th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A 31-year-old court employee was arrested in south Delhi for impersonating as a judicial officer and attempting to dupe a policeman, police said Tuesday."Vishal Arora, ... Read more...
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Man falls from highrise, dies
April 26th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A 58-year-old government employee died after falling from the seventh floor of a building in south Delhi Tuesday. No suicide note has been recovered from ... Read more...
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Former Chief Justice of India criticizes Manmohan Singh over corruption scams
April 2nd, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 2(ANI): Former Chief Justice of India J.S. Verma on Saturday criticized Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for his inefficient role in controlling corruption scams in the government.Addressing an ... Read more...
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A bitter poll rivalry - all in family
March 31st, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bankura (West Bengal), March 31 (IANS) Relatives may be on different sides of the political divide but rarely is the rift so deep that they even refuse to speak to ... Read more...
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Court questions plea against Ketan Desai
December 13th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 13 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Monday questioned the "public interest" involved in a suit challenging former Medical Council of India (MCI) chief Ketan Desai's election to the Gujarat University ... Read more...
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Drunk government staffer jumps to death in Lucknow
November 9th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 9 (IANS) A middle-aged government staffer jumped to his death in an inebriated condition Tuesday from the third floor of the Secretariat Annexe building here, police said."Anil Kumar Srivastava ... Read more...
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Rs.6 mn bank robbery cracked in nine hours, three held (Lead)
October 13th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beed (Maharashtra), Oct 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Police Wednesday claimed to have solved a Beed district bank robbery case in just nine hours with the arrest of three people and recovery of ... Read more...
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Rs.6 mn bank robbery case solved, three held
October 13th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beed (Maharashtra), Oct 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Police Wednesday claimed to have cracked a Beed district bank robbery case with the arrest of three people and recovery of cash worth Rs.6 million.The police ... Read more...
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Youngest matriculate fails to clear class 12 boards
May 28th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 28 (IANS) 'Wonder kid' Sushma Verma, who holds the distinction of being the country's youngest matriculate at the age of seven, has failed to clear her class 12 Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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Four held for Delhi octogenarian’s murder, burglaries
May 14th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Four people, including a peon at Army Headquarters, were arrested Friday on charges of murdering an 80-year-old man and injuring an elderly woman in their homes Wednesday ... Read more...
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How Punjab peon’s daughter cracked civil services
May 10th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Morinda (Punjab), May 10 (IANS) Sheer hard work and inspiration from an old TV serial have helped Sandeep Kaur, a peon's daughter, crack the tough civil services exam. And, as ... Read more...
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Dalits still fear returning home after arson attack
May 3rd, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), May 3 (IANS) Nearly 20 terrorised families are still camping outside Haryana's Mirchpur village after last month's arson attack on Dalit houses, in which two people were burnt alive. ... Read more...
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Civilian injured in Kashmir stone pelting
May 1st, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 1 (IANS) A civilian was critically injured in stone pelting in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar Saturday, police said.
"Miscreants hurled stones at a girls' school in Batmaloo area of ... Read more...
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Kashmir police file murder case in stone pelting death (Lead)
April 30th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu, April 30 (IANS) A 40-year-old government employee was killed Friday in stone pelting by supporters of hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani in Batamalloo area of Srinagar. The state police ... Read more...
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Civilian dies as separatists protest in Srinagar
April 30th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) A 40-year-old man died Friday after supporters of hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani stoned a vehicle in which he was travelling even as the protesters, shouting ... Read more...
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Bank official appoints son as peon, loses job (Lead)
February 14th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 14 (IANS) The vice chairman of a state-run bank in Gujarat has lost his job after he appointed his educationally overqualified son as a peon in the same bank. ... Read more...
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Bank official appoints son as peon, loses own job
February 14th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 14 (IANS) The vice chairman of a state-run bank in Gujarat has lost his own job after he appointed his overqualified son as a peon.
Manilal Chaudhary, vice chairman ... Read more...
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Hand & foot model Christina Ambers files lawsuit against her co-op
November 23rd, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manhattan, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hand and foot model Christina Amber who fell in love with a porter is facing discrimination at the high-end society where she lives in. The upper-crust ... Read more...
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Court sets free Jharkhand IAS officer after apology (Lead)
September 2nd, 2009 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 2 (IANS) An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in Jharkhand, who was arrested for not complying with a court order, was let off by the Jharkhand High Court Wednesday after ... Read more...
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IAS officer arrested in Jharkhand (Lead, superseding earlier story)
September 2nd, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Deputy Commissioner of Sahebganj district of Jharkhand has been arrested for not appointing a peon as ordered by the court, police said Wednesday.
The Jharkhand High Court had ... Read more...
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Senior cop arrested in Jharkhand
September 2nd, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Deputy Commissioner of Police of Sahebganj district of Jharkhand has been arrested for not appointing a peon as ordered by the court, police said Wednesday.
The Jharkhand High ... Read more...
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Mayawati offers job to martyr’s grandson
September 1st, 2009 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) In a late night move, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday offered a job to the grandson of Abdul Hamid, one of the heroes of the 1965 Indo-Pakistan ... Read more...
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