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November 6th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sirshendu Panth and Soudhriti Bhabani
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) Amid the boom of Maoist guns, raging political violence and speculation on whether the end is in sight for the 32-year ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Campaigning for Saturday's by-elections in 31 assembly constituencies across seven states and a solitary Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh ended Thursday evening.
Balloting will be held ...
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November 1st, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) Seeking to counter West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's charge that her party was hand-in-glove with the Maoist rebels, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday demanded action ...
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November 1st, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Nov 1 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and over 20 injured Sunday when a train smashed into a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district, ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
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Rangpo (Sikkim), Oct 30 (IANS) Initiating the process of bringing Sikkim onto the country's railway map, Vice-President Hamid Ansari Friday laid the foundation stone of the Rs.1,400 crore project for a ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
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Gangtok, Oct 30 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari on Friday laid the foundation stone of the first ever railway line (Rangpo-Sivok railway line) to Sikkim at Rangpo.
The new broad gauge ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the central government needs "active cooperation" of the state governments to enforce law and order in various parts of the ...
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October 29th, 2009 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram described as "baseless" the charges levelled by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury that Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had prior ...
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October 29th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Alleging a conspiracy behind the train hold-up in West Midnapore, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to probe the "support" ...
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October 29th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Srinagar, Oct 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday that Maoist violence needed to be dealt with "in a holistic way", with a combination of security measures and administrative steps ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi / Kolkata, Oct 28 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politburo member Sitaram Yechhury on Wednesday accused Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee of hobnobbing with the rebels in the train ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by ANI
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Srinagar, Oct 28 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on Wednesday that the railway recruitment exams will also be held in Urdu language to benefit Jammu and Kashmir youths to ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Gangtok, Oct 28 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived here Wednesday on a hectic three-day visit to Sikkim during which he will lay the foundation stone of a rail link between Rangpo ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
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Anantnag, Oct 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived here today on a two-day visit to inaugurate the 119-km-long Anantnag-Qadigund Railway line at Vanpooh Anantnag in the Kashmir Valley.
Dr. ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
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Srinagar, Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrived here Wednesday on a two-day visit.
A special aircraft carrying the Prime Minister and the ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
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Bashthala (West Bengal), Oct 28 (ANI): The Delhi bound Bubaneshwar Rajdhani Express, which was abducted and released by the pro-Maoist organisations, is expected to arrive at New Delhi Railway Station this ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by ANI
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Baramullah, Oct 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate Anantnag-Qadigund Railway line at Vanpooh Anantnag in Kashmir valley today.
He will be accompanied by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and ...
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October 27th, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI) : Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee accused West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee, of misleading the country over alleged killing of a two policemen by the Maoists.
On ...
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October 27th, 2009 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi/Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) After over five hours of high drama, a New Delhi- bound Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was freed from Maoist-backed tribal activists who held the train hostage at ...
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October 27th, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday demanded that the central government launch an army operation in Maoist-affected Lalgarh region of West Bengal and ...
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October 27th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI
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Bashthala (West Bengal), Oct.27 (ANI): Top Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji on Tuesday denied allegations of the rebel outfit kidnapping a train driver.
In the afternoon, it was reported that suspected ...
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October 26th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Two days ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the Kashmir Valley, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday asked him to clarify his policy on ...
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October 25th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
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Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday he favoured "practical, pragmatic solutions" to the Jammu and Kashmir problem and a dialogue with the separatist Hurriyat Conference.
Stating ...
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October 25th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday he was waiting for the separatist Hurriyat Conference to discuss the Jammu and Kashmir issue with his government in ...
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October 24th, 2009 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai Oct 24 (IANS) Taking a cue from Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's castigation of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for the water pipeline bridge collapse which killed two Friday, the Government ...
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October 23rd, 2009 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) In a freak accident, a bridge carrying a main water pipeline came crashing down on a moving suburban train in Mumbai, killing two people and injuring 11 ...
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October 23rd, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Agra, Oct 23 (IANS) A divisional railway manager of the North Central Zone, along with two other senior officials were transferred following Wednesday's train collision near Mathura, in which 23 passengers ...
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October 22nd, 2009 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The government has given the nod for the construction of 200 cyclone shelters for the victims of Cyclone Aila in West Bengal.
On Aug 20 Railway Minister ...
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October 22nd, 2009 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today reviewed the safety measures in railway operations with the entire Railway Board here today.
In the meeting, she categorically stated that ...
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October 22nd, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The government has given the nod for the construction of 200 cyclone shelters for the victims of Cyclone Aila in West Bengal.
In a letter to Prime ...
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