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October 22nd, 2009 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Two mountaineers from Maharashtra, who were on a climbing expedition to the Himalayas in Sikkim, were killed when an avalanche hit them Monday, a member of the team ...
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October 21st, 2009 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) Two mountaineers from Maharashtra, who were on a climbing expedition to the Himalayas in Sikkim, were feared killed when an avalanche hit them Monday, a member of the ...
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September 20th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Sep 20 (ANI): Photographs of British mountaineer George Mallory's first serious attempt to climb Everest in 1922 have been discovered, and will be put on display for the first time in ...
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September 14th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, Sep 14 (IANS) Nineteen trekkers from the Indian Army have been rescued from Himachal Pradesh's tribal Lahaul and Spiti district after being stranded in high altitude slopes due to untimely snowfall ...
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September 13th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Sep.13 (ANI): Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich is usually a master of all he surveys, but when it came to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, he collapsed after three-and-a-half miles.
A Times report, ...
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July 30th, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Allahabad, July 30 (ANI): First ever lot of women candidates appeared for the physical aptitude test conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board at Allahabad on Thursday for the post of porters.
This is ...
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July 4th, 2009 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) Nine people were killed Saturday when a speeding mini bus skidded off a bridge turned slippery by rain water and fell about 50 feet between two platforms ...
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July 4th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) Nine people were killed Saturday when a speeding mini bus skidded off a bridge turned slippery by rain water and fell about 50 feet between two platforms of ...
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July 3rd, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Srinagar, July 3 (IANS) A separatist guerrilla was killed in a gun battle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said Friday.
"An unidentified militant was killed at Wedder Bala ...
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June 2nd, 2009 - 1:46 am ICT by GD
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Mark Burnett is back again, this time with the show, "Expedition Africa: Stanley and Livingstone", which will be aired on History Channel this Sunday onwards.
The show "Expedition Africa: Stanley and Livingstone", is ...
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May 13th, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The difficult terrain made it impossible for a 12-member team of elections officials to reach in time the snow-covered Zanskar region in Jammu and Kashmir to conduct ...
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April 24th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
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London, April 24 (ANI): An ice collapse near the base of Mount Everest has blocked the route of scores of climbers hoping to scale the world's highest peak.
According to a report in ...
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April 18th, 2009 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
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Darjeeling, April 18 (IANS) Holding the elections in two remote polling stations of Darjeeling district is an uphill task.
Poll officials have to trek 12 km up the Himalayas to reach the polling ...
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April 16th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Apr.16 (ANI): Following are some interesting poll-related facts
Lakshdweep -105 Polling booth accessible by boats only
-EVMs were carried to Minicoy Island by helicopter
Andaman Nicobar Island
-The Andaman Nicober group ...
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April 15th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Some had already embarked on a 35-hour journey through the seas to reach their polling booth and others were Wednesday readying for a long snowbound trek to ...
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March 3rd, 2009 - 12:54 am ICT by GD
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Attempting to climb Africa’s biggest mountain, Kilimanjaro, a number of celebrities are making an effort to raise money for the people of Tanzania where many die of malaria. It was the ...
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February 19th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
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London, February 19 (ANI): Cancer-stricken Jade Goody left the hospital steps behind to go home and make arrangements for her fairytale wedding.
The 27-year-old, bent on defying medics by walking down the ...
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January 27th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Jan 27 (IANS) While a British trekker, last seen at the foothills of the Himalayan ranges in northern Nepal in December, is still missing in Nepal, a South African was saved ...
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January 27th, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Jan 27 (IANS) A British trekker, who was last seen at the foothills of the Himalayan ranges in northern Nepal in December, remains missing still.Julian Alexander Wynne, a 33-year-old from Hampshire, ...
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December 22nd, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Dec 22 (ANI): Using Google Earth, a team of scientists has discovered a new forest in Mozambique in Africa, which has a host of undiscovered species.
According to a report in ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Srinagar, Nov 19 (IANS) Seven soldiers of the Indian Army and three porters were killed in avalanches near the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshehra Nar area in Bandipore district of Jammu ...
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November 16th, 2008 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, November 16 (ANI): Psychopaths find their victims by being deeply attuned to vulnerable people, reveals a new study.
According to Dalhousie researchers, psychopaths sense their victims much like a lion hunts ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Aug.5 (ANI): Two Dutch climbers who were rescued from K2, the worlds second highest mountain, on Monday are recuperating in a hospital in Skardu, in northern Pakistan.
Pakistani authorities have confirmed ...
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July 20th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) Inclement weather Sunday forced suspension of helicopter services to the Amarnath Cave shrine from the north Kashmir Baltal base even as pilgrims continued their trek to the 3,888-metre-high ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The passenger facilities at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here have improved with renovation and modernization works, its developer Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said Tuesday, a ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by admin
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By Sreya Basu
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) One chapatti for 50 paisa, a plate of rice for Re.1, a bowlful of curry for Re.1...So reads the menu card of a "restaurant" on railway ...
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March 16th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by admin
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By T.S.V. Hari
Gobichettipalayam (Tamil Nadu), March 16 (IANS) A quiet revolution is sweeping this part of Tamil Nadu famous for its textile industry. Changing land holdings are reducing some to porters. The ...
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March 9th, 2008 - 5:38 pm ICT by admin
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Hajipur (Bihar), March 9 (IANS) An all-woman team of women Railway officials made history here Saturday when the entire operation of the Hajipur railway station in Bihar was handed over to them. ...
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February 26th, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi/Patna, Feb 26 (ANI): Porters from all over the country on Tuesday thanked Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav for his announcement of entitling them to jobs in railways.
Lalu Prasad on ...
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February 26th, 2008 - 4:48 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): In view of the long pending demand of licenced porters, the Minister for Railways, Lalu Prasad Yadav in his Budget speech announced that the Railways have decided ...
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