NATO oil tanker crashes into van in Afghanistan, killing 7
April 7th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by BNO News
KANDAHAR CITY, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven people were killed on early Friday morning when a NATO oil tanker truck crashed into a passenger van in southern Afghanistan, officials said ... Read more...
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Boy abducted because of his name
April 5th, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman who kidnapped a seven-year-old boy named Ilya Yaropolov in Russia did so because she wanted a child with that name, police said.The boy ... Read more...
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Tibetan from India among US shooting victims
April 4th, 2012 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 4 (IANS) A recent Tibetan immigrant from India, the latest identified victim of Monday's shooting rampage at a small California university, worked for five years in the education ... Read more...
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Protect former minister, family: Stalin
April 2nd, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister M.K. Stalin has sought adequate police cover for former minister K.N. Nehru following the murder of his brother K.N. Ramajayam ... Read more...
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Officials shifted in Punjab’s Gurdaspur after violence
March 31st, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) The Punjab government Saturday suspended two senior police officers in Gurdaspur and transferred the deputy commissioner after communal violence left an 18-year-old youth dead.Gurdaspur district police ... Read more...
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Chinese microblogs stop comments after crackdown
March 31st, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 31 (IANS) Two major Chinese microblogging sites have suspended comment functions after they were "punished" for allowing rumours about a military coup in Beijing.A total of 16 websites ... Read more...
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Sreedharan on Vaishno Devi Board
March 27th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 27 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Tuesday reconstituted the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.According to Navin Kumar Choudhary, chief executive officer of the Board, among ... Read more...
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Akhilesh transfers 112 cops
March 27th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 27 (IANS) In what amounts to a virtual change of guard in Uttar Pradesh's top police establishment, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday reshuffled 112 officers, including four ... Read more...
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Maoists kill CRPF trooper in Chhattisgarh
March 26th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was gunned down and his colleague injured in a gunfight Monday with Maoists in a forested area in Chhattisgarh's ... Read more...
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Blast kills three varsity students in Colombia
March 26th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, March 26 (IANS/EFE) Three Colombian university students, including a woman, died Sunday when the explosives they were handling went off at a house in Bogota, officials said.A fourth student ... Read more...
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Will make UP crime free, says olice chief
March 19th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's new police chief Ambreesh Chandra Sharma Monday pledged to help make the country's most populous state crime free.Talking to reporters after taking charge, Sharma ... Read more...
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Three die in Colombian plane crash
March 19th, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, March 19 (IANS/EFE) Three people were killed when a small plane hit power lines and crashed in Colombia's Santander province, police said.The Cessna 182 took off Saturday from the ... Read more...
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26 police officials sacked for corruption
March 17th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 17 (IANS) Bihar has dismissed 26 police officials for corruption, officials said Saturday.Bihar police chief Abhyanand said the sacking took place in the last two and a half ... Read more...
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MQM to boycott Zardari’s address to parliament
March 16th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a junior partner in Pakistan's ruling coalition, has said it will boycott President Asif Ali Zardari's address to the joint session ... Read more...
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NHRC seeks report on Bihar atrocity
March 16th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 16 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked from Arwal police chief in Bihar a report on a 22-year-old man whose hands were chopped off after ... Read more...
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New Punjab chief secretary, police chief appointed
March 15th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 14 (IANS) The Punjab government Wednesday evening appointed Rakesh Singh, a 1978 batch IAS officer as new chief secretary of the state. Sumedh Singh Saini has been appointed ... Read more...
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Bangladesh ferry capsize toll rises to 110
March 14th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 14 (IANS) The toll in one of worst ferry collisions in Bangladesh Wednesday rose to 110 as more bodies were found after the wreck was salvaged. A total ... Read more...
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Polish cops to assist in Ukraine during Euro 2012
March 14th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, March 14 (IANS) About 150 Polish policemen from Tarnopol, east Poland, will aid police in Lvov, Ukraine, during the Euro 2012 Football Championships, Tarnopol police chief Wiktor Sak has ... Read more...
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Former Mumbai police commissioner Hasan Gafoor dead (Lead)
March 12th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Hasan Gafoor, the Mumbai police commissioner during the 26/11 terror attack on this financial capital, died here Monday after suffering a massive heart attack. He ... Read more...
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Lucknow police station gets ISO-9001 certification
March 11th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) In a first, a police station in this Uttar Pradesh capital was Sunday awarded an ISO-9001:2008 certification. The distinction was earned by Mahanagar police station here ... Read more...
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Kashmir youth no longer swayed by militancy, says police
March 10th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 10 (IANS) A "negligible number" of Jammu and Kashmir's youth are now joining militant outfits while a greater number are instead helping in anti-militancy operations, the state police ... Read more...
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Taliban evicted from Afghan district
March 10th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 10 (IANS) Afghan forces backed by NATO troops have evicted Taliban militants from a district in southern Kandahar province and established government control there, Xinhua reported Saturday.After ... Read more...
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Israeli attack: Arrested journalist’s son denies links to Iranians (Lead)
March 9th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The son of Sayed Ahmed Kazmi, an Indian journalist arrested for his links with the terror attack on an Israeli diplomat's wife last month, has ... Read more...
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Khamenei orders institute to control cyberspace
March 8th, 2012 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, March 8 (IANS) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the setting up of an institution to control the cyberspace, Xinhua reported.In a decree issued Wednesday, Khamenei gave ... Read more...
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Check taxis, trucks running illegally, court tells Himachal
March 5th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 5 (IANS) Delay in collection of road tax amounts to irregularity, the Himachal Pradesh High Court said Monday, directing the government to launch a drive against commercial vehicles ... Read more...
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Two Indians dead, 22 injured in Malaysia accident (Second Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 5 (IANS) Two Indian tourists were killed and 22 injured Monday after a tour bus skidded and flipped over while returning from the popular resort of Genting ... Read more...
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Two Indians die in Malaysia accident
March 5th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 5 (IANS) Two Indians were killed and 22 injured Monday after a tour bus flipped over while descending from a popular highland resort in Malaysia's Pahang state.District ... Read more...
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Two Indians dead, 22 hurt in Malaysia accident (Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 5 (IANS) Two Indian tourists were killed and 22 injured Monday after a tour bus skidded and flipped over while returning from the popular resort of Genting ... Read more...
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GNLA rebels, forces exchange fire in Meghalaya
March 2nd, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 2 (IANS) There was fierce exchange of fire Friday between security forces and the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) that ended in the guerrillas retreating into the forests ... Read more...
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NHRC issues notice to Haryana on child’s death
February 29th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Haryana government on the death of a child who was allegedly locked up in ... Read more...
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For being a topper, engineering student pays with life
February 27th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Feb 27 (IANS) A second year mechanical engineering student of a private college here was killed Monday allegedely by two of his batchmates who had developed an animosity ... Read more...
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Mamata says her Park Street rape statement distorted
February 27th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Amid severe criticism from all sections of society for calling the Park Street rape "a cooked-up case", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday ... Read more...
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10 dead, 12 wounded in Afghan airport bombing (Lead)
February 27th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 27 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and a dozen others injured Monday when a Taliban suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden vehicle near the gate ... Read more...
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Tension after petrol bomb attacks
February 26th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 26 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district Sunday following petrol bomb attacks that damaged property owned by several individuals.A total of 112 people were displaced after unidentified ... Read more...
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Petrol bomb attack in Meghalaya
February 26th, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 25 (IANS) Unidentified miscreants Saturday hurled a petrol bomb, damaging several properties of private individuals at Rajabagan in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district, bordering Assam, officials said.Though no one was ... Read more...
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