Dalit groom seeks police protection to ride mare
February 11th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 11 (IANS) A Dalit bridegroom in a Rajasthan village had to seek police protection to ride a mare as part of his marriage rituals following opposition from upper ... Read more...
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JKLF members clash with police in Srinagar
February 10th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 10 (IANS) Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) activists clashed with the police here Friday after they were prevented from taking out a protest march.Dozens of JKLF protestors assembled ... Read more...
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CRPF sets up Intelligence School (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 8 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday inaugurated a dedicated intelligence cell of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a development expected to boost its intelligence gathering ... Read more...
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Maoists set road construction vehicles ablaze
February 7th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 7 (IANS) Dozens of armed Maoists Tuesday set on fire at least four road construction vehicles in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police officials here said.Police say that armed Maoists ... Read more...
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Car driver killed in CRPF firing near Ranchi
February 6th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 6 (IANS) The driver of a private car, suspected to be carrying a Maoist leader, was killed in firing by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel near Ranchi ... Read more...
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Manipur sees over 80 percent turnout, seven killed (Night Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) Manipur recorded over 80 percent turnout in the assembly election Saturday but the figure could go up as voting was still on in some remote parts ... Read more...
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Over 75 percent polling expected in Manipur: Poll panel (Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Over 75 percent voter turnout is expected in Manipur, where seven people, including an unidentified insurgent, have been killed in poll-related violence Saturday, the Election ... Read more...
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Over 75 percent turnout expected in Manipur: Poll panel
January 28th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Over 75 percent voter turnout is expected in Manipur, where seven people, including an unidentified insurgent, have been killed in poll-related violence Saturday, the Election ... Read more...
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Six killed in Manipur, poll turnout over 70 percent (Fourth Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) At least six people, including a suspected Naga militant and a paramilitary trooper, were killed in violence during elections to the Manipur assembly Saturday. The state ... Read more...
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Nigeria sacks police chief after violence
January 26th, 2012 - 5:04 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 26 (IANS) Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the country's police chief following widespread violence in the west African nation.The president has also approved the retirement of all ... Read more...
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Rights panel asks Chhattisgarh for report on custodial death
January 20th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Chhattisgarh and central governments over a suspected Maoist's alleged suicide in police custody in ... Read more...
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Boxing champion among gang caught with arms in Punjab
January 18th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala (Punjab), Jan 18 (IANS) A boxing champion, who was earlier also a trooper with a para-military force, has been nabbed by Punjab Police along with an inter-state gang of ... Read more...
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No role in Ramdev’s eviction, home ministry tells apex court
January 16th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The union home ministry Monday told the Supreme Court that it had no role in the police operation past midnight June 4, 2011, for evicting ... Read more...
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Kushwaha hits out at Mayawati at first public rally
January 12th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 12 (IANS) Expelled Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, currently facing a CBI probe for his alleged involvement in the infamous National Rural ... Read more...
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Amitabh to inaugurate school for special children
January 10th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will soon inaugurate a school for special children in Nasik."Another trip is towards Nasik to inaugurate a school for 'special' children, ... Read more...
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71-year-old found chained to bed in Mexico
January 9th, 2012 - 4:08 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 9 (IANS/EFE) A 71-year-old man, suspected to be an alcoholic, was found chained to bed in Mexico, police said.The man was rescued in Mexicali, capital of the ... Read more...
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Self defence training for women cops
January 7th, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Delhi Police has imparted training to 460 women commandos while 6,730 girls were given training in self defence, the police said Friday.
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Delhi witnesses four percent surge in crime
January 6th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The capital witnessed a four percent increase in crime in 2011 against 2010, Delhi Police said Friday.Annual statistics released by the Delhi Police revealed that ... Read more...
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Turkey to buy F-35 jets, helicopters from US
January 6th, 2012 - 7:08 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Jan 6 (IANS) Turkey will purchase two F-35 fighter jets and 15 helicopters from the US, a government committee has said.The Defence Industry Implementation Committee said Thursday it has ... Read more...
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Chidambaram launches BSF’s intranet project
January 5th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram Thursday inaugurated the Border Security Force's (BSF) Rs.229 crore intranet project, which facilitate its personnel to easily access their personal data ... Read more...
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Railway police constable dies in freak accident
January 4th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Vashi (Navi Mumbai), Jan 4 (IANS) A railway police constable died Wednesday after he was hit on the head by a stone while standing near the door of a coach ... Read more...
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Mobs burned 48 police buildings in Indonesia in 2011
January 4th, 2012 - 7:55 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Jan 4 (IANS/AKI) At least 48 police buildings and posts were set ablaze by mobs in 2011, more than double the previous year's statistics, the Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) ... Read more...
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BSF trooper shot dead by senior in Kashmir
December 30th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) In yet another incident of fratricidal shootout, a paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) senior trooper shot dead his junior colleague in south Kashmir's Pulwama district ... Read more...
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Ten trains to bring paramilitary forces
December 30th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) Ten special trains have been booked to ferry thousands of paramilitary forces to Uttar Pradesh for the state elections in Febraury.Special coaches are also been added ... Read more...
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One tonne narcotics seized, 47 held in Iran
December 27th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 27 (IANS) Iranian police have arrested 47 people after seizing over one tonne narcotics being carried in two cargos in south Khorasan province, the Fars news agency reported ... Read more...
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Tripura Police set to get President’s honour
December 27th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) Tripura Police, a force that has earned distinction for battling four decades of terrorism, will add another feather to its cap next month when they ... Read more...
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Three CRPF troopers killed in Kashmir fratricidal shootout
December 25th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 25 (IANS) Three paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed and one critically wounded in a fratricidal shootout in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, ... Read more...
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Apex court seeks clarification on Lokpal, Lokayukta powers (Lead)
December 12th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday sought a clarification from the central and state governments on whether a Lokpal at the centre or the Lokayukta in the ... Read more...
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Chandy hopes Mullaperiyar issue will be amicably resolved
December 12th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Dec 12 (IANS) With an amicable solution to the Kerala-Tamil Nadu tangle over the 115-year-old leaking Mullaperiyar Dam not yet in sight, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday said ... Read more...
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Kashmir minister escapes bid on life, cop killed
December 12th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 11 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ali Muhammad Sagar Sunday escaped a bid on his life when separatist guerrillas attacked him in Srinagar. One ... Read more...
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AMRI continues to be target of people’s seething anger
December 11th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) The people's anger over the AMRI hospital fire tragedy which so far has claimed over 91 lives continued to rise with protestors Sunday putting up posters ... Read more...
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Journalist Luiz Marina Paz Shot Dead By Motorbike Gunmen
December 7th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tegucigalpa, Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Honduran police are hunting for gunmen who shot dead a journalist in the country. The police say 38-year-old Luz Marina Paz and her driver were ... Read more...
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Australian abducted in Philippines
December 6th, 2011 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Dec 6 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen abducted a 53-year-old Australian national in the Philippines Monday night, an official said.The incident took place in Ipil town of Zamboanga Sibugay province, around ... Read more...
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17 killed in two Iraq attacks
December 1st, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 1 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and more than 35 others injured Thursday in a deadly car bombing and shooting in Iraq, police said.A car bomb ... Read more...
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Kashmir lawyers boycott courts, seek AFSPA revocation
December 1st, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 1 (IANS) Lawyers in Kashmir Thursday boycotted courts for the day protesting the proposed amendment to the Ranbir Penal Code, special to Jammu and Kashmir, to provide ... Read more...
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