Oil tankers in Jammu and Kashmir call off strike
July 5th, 2012 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 4 (IANS) The Oil Tankers Association Wednesday called off the indefinite strike across Jammu and Kashmir after the administration approved compensation to the family of a tanker ... Read more...
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Disappointed police job aspirants turn violent
July 25th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), July 25 (IANS) Thousands of police job aspirants here Monday turned violent, damaging vehicles and public property and fought pitched battles with the police after they were ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh’s ‘child cops’ skip school for police duty
April 5th, 2011 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 5 (IANS) Twelve-year-old Umesh Netam has been skipping school for three days a week for the past five years. Not that he whiles away his time with friends ... Read more...
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Maoists free abducted cops in Chhattisgarh
February 12th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 11 (IANS) Maoists released five Chhattisgarh policemen Friday night in the state's restive Bastar region whom they had abducted Jan 25 from a passenger bus. The rebels handed over the ... Read more...
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Shoe thrower gets hero’s welcome in Kashmir village
August 18th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) Abdul Ahad Jan, the suspended police head constable who flung a shoe at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Independence Day, received a hero's welcome in ... Read more...
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Gujarat to check use of drugs by police job aspirants
March 9th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 9 (IANS) The Gujarat government has decided to check the alleged use of performance enhancing drugs by candidates taking physical tests for police and other such jobs, an official said ... Read more...
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Men who abducted businessman arrested with ransom money
August 10th, 2009 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Two men who abducted a businessman last month were arrested here Monday with a substantial chunk of Rs.20 million ransom they took from the victim's family to ... Read more...
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Indian cop-turned-terror suspect who fought in Iraq held
May 2nd, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 2 (IANS) An Indian policeman-turned-terror suspect who allegedly participated in fighting in Iraq and Chechnya has been arrested by police here.
Mohammed Nisar, an alleged agent of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), ... Read more...
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Killing of Telugus in US linked to recession?
February 8th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Is the spate of killings of students and professionals from Andhra Pradesh in the US linked to the economic meltdown and massive job losses in that country?
Telugus living ... Read more...
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Eight-feet high doors await ‘Great Khali’ in native village
May 5th, 2008 - 11:28 am ICT by admin
By Jaideep Sarin
Nahan (Himachal Pradesh), May 5 (IANS) When seven-foot three-inch tall Dalip Singh Rana returns to his native village in Himachal Pradesh this week, the 'Great Khali' wrestling champ will have ... Read more...
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