Bengal hooch tragedy: Charge sheet against 23 filed
February 11th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Saturday filed a charge sheet against 23 accused in the December 2011 hooch tragedy case which claimed ... Read more...
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Falak on ventilator again; Main accused, woman arrested (Second Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Rajkumar, the man alleged to have handed over two-year-old Falak to his teen-aged girlfriend, and another woman were arrested in the case that has rocked ... Read more...
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Two people arrested in Falak case (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Rajkumar, the man alleged to have handed over two-year-old baby Falak to his teen girlfriend, has been arrested, police said Saturday. Another woman has also ... Read more...
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One dead, one injured in goods train accident in Goa
February 11th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) One person was killed and another was injured when they leapt off a truck being ferried on a goods train near Pernem railway station in ... Read more...
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Calcutta HC stays compensation to hooch victims’ families
February 7th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Monday stayed the payment of compensation declared by the West Bengal government to the families of victims of last December's hooch ... Read more...
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Multi-level car parking for Airport Metro commuters
February 6th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) For commuter convenience and better connectivity to the high-speed Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL), a multi-level car parking is coming up close to Shivaji Stadium ... Read more...
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Hindu temple comes up in Bihar - with Muslim help
February 5th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) In a shining example of communal harmony in India, Muslims have helped build a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Durga in Bihar's Gaya district, not ... Read more...
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`Wonder of wonders: A Pakistani train that runs on time’
February 5th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb5 (IANS) A Pakistani daily described a train that left on time and reached 15 minutes early at its destination as a "wonder of wonders".An editorial in the News ... Read more...
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New art installation at Nizamuddin railway station
February 2nd, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) A public art installation by noted artist Naresh Kapuria depicting train journeys will lend a breath of fresh air to the capital's Nizamuddin railway station.The ... Read more...
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Six-month-old girl abandoned in train
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) A six-month-old girl was found abandoned in a train heading to Kolkata, police said Wednesday.The girl was found by passengers travelling in a second class sleeper ... Read more...
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Woman gives birth at railway station
February 1st, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 1 (IANS) A woman gave birth at the Vidisha railway station in Madhya Pradesh with the help of railway personnel as her husband was allegedly told by the ... Read more...
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Police nabs youth who threw acid on girl’s face
February 1st, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) The railway police Wednesday arrested a youth for throwing acid on a girl's face at a suburban railway station here, an officer said."The accused, identified as ... Read more...
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Petition seeking Narendra Modi’s deposition before Nanavati panel rejected (Second Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IANS) In a reprieve for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the ... Read more...
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‘Narendra Modi needn’t depose before Nanavati panel’ (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IANS) In a breather for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the ... Read more...
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Student run over by train
January 29th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 29 (IANS) A Delhi government school's Class 9 student, sporting mobile phone ear plugs, was crushed to death by a train near Sahibabad railway station in Ghaziabad Saturday, ... Read more...
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485 ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ kids set world record
January 29th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) Kolkata Sunday got a new entry into the Guinness World Records, with 485 children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi turning up for a peace walk, making it ... Read more...
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Boy’s headless body found in rail compartment
January 27th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) The headless body of a boy was found stuffed in a bag under a passenger seat on a train in Rajasthan Friday, police said.The body was ... Read more...
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Cop killed by catering staff at New Delhi railway station
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A Delhi Police constable was beaten to death by a catering in-charge early Monday at New Delhi Railway Station when he objected to caterers taking ... Read more...
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Krishna unveils rail project in Sri Lanka
January 19th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Galle (Sri Lanka), Jan 19 (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday unveiled the first phase of a railway project in southern Sri Lanka being built with financial aid ... Read more...
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Bengal hooch tragedy prime suspect surrenders (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Noor Islam Sheikh alias Khora Badshah, prime suspect in the Sangrampur hooch tragedy in which 171 people were killed, surrendered before a court in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Bengal hooch tragedy prime suspect surrenders
January 16th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Noor Islam Sheikh alias Khora Badshah, prime suspect in the Sangrampur hooch tragedy in which 171 people were killed, surrendered before a court in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Coach attendant found dead in express train
January 14th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) A coach attendant was found dead and another injured inside an air conditioned two-tier coach of the Jammu Tawi-bound Himgiri Express near West Bengal's Asansol railway ... Read more...
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Airport Metro goes hi-tech with wi-fi connectivity
January 12th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The swanky high-speed Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL), led by Reliance Infrastructure, is going another step forward in providing customer comfort - with internet connectivity ... Read more...
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Ten train passengers found drugged, robbed
January 9th, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 9 (IANS) Ten passengers in a general, unreserved compartment of the Delhi-Patna Shramjeevi Express were Monday found drugged at Danapur railway station near Patna and their valuables ... Read more...
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Terror threat to Bihar railway station
January 9th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 8 (IANS) Security has been tightened at Bihar's Raxaul railway station and an alert sounded Sunday following a terrorist threat to blast the station premises and target long-distance ... Read more...
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Millions of Chinese start spring homecoming
January 9th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 8 (IANS) The massive spring tour has kicked off in China when tens of millions of Chinese travel to their native places to celebrate the Spring Festival.The Spring ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro’s airport line extends its radio cab service
January 7th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) To enhance commuter convenience to and from Delhi Metro's Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL), the concessionaire of the line Reliance Infrastructure will extend its prepaid ... Read more...
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Rail traffic affected at Ambala after derailment
January 5th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ambala (Haryana), Jan 5 (IANS) Railway traffic was affected at the Ambala Cantt railway station after a goods train derailed Thursday, railway officials said.Four coaches of a goods train, which ... Read more...
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Wanderlust: On the road to self-discovery
January 2nd, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) It's 10 a.m. and an eatery at the New Delhi Railway Station is bursting at seams with travellers. Nishant Sinha, 23, is slurping his morning ... Read more...
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For Delhi’s homeless, New Year’s eve just another chilly night
January 1st, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) As the city was soaked in revelry on New Year's eve, it was just an ordinary night for Shambhu Ram, a pavement dweller, who braced ... Read more...
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Man kidnaps one-year-old, arrested
December 31st, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) An abducted one-year-old girl was rescued and her kidnapper arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, police said Friday.A team of Delhi Police arrested Data Ram, a ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan found dead in Chennai-bound train
December 29th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 29 (IANS) A Sri Lankan national was Thursday found dead in a Chennai-bound train at a Bhopal railway station, officials said Thursday.Varnakula Fernando boarded the Tamil Nadu Express ... Read more...
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North Korea mourns Kim Jong-il
December 29th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Dec 29 (IANS) North Korea Thursday held a national memorial service in Pyongyang to mourn its leader Kim Jong-il who died Dec 17.The country held a state funeral Wednesday ... Read more...
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Four arrested for Bengal hooch tragedy (Lead)
December 25th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police Sunday arrested four people, including the wife of the prime suspect in the hooch tragedy earlier ... Read more...
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Three arrested in hooch tragedy case
December 25th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department of West Bengal police has arrested three people in connection with the hooch tragedy earlier this month that left at least 171 ... Read more...
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