Old Hyderabad never sleeps for Eid shopping (Letter from Hyderabad)
August 16th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 16 (IANS) During Ramadan, shopping for Eid in the walled quarter of Hyderabad does not end with the night. In fact, it picks up at night with the ... Read more...
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Give licences to food vans, court tells MCD
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to give licences, within two weeks, to food catering vans in Delhi after ... Read more...
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39 held in Pakistan for serving food in Ramzan
August 7th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) At least 39 people running restaurants and roadside eateries in Pakistan's Faisalabad city were arrested for serving food during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan, a ... Read more...
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42 child labourers rescued in Delhi, Punjab
June 7th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) As many as 42 child labourers, including 34 from Delhi, were rescued from sweet shops and roadside eateries in the capital, according to a child ... Read more...
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20 child labourers rescued in Delhi
May 10th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Twenty child labourers have been rescued from zari (embroidery) units and roadside eateries in south Delhi, a statement by a child rights NGO that assisted ... Read more...
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26 child labourers rescued in Delhi
April 25th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In two different rescue operations, 26 child labourers were rescued from zari (embroidery) units and dhabas (roadside eateries) in the capital, an NGO said Monday.According ... Read more...
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Honking, monuments, greenery…Dilliwala at home in Lahore
April 15th, 2011 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Lahore, April 15 (IANS) There's something about Lahore that sets any Dilliwala pondering over the similarities between the two cities. Right from the Mughal architecture, the imposing colonial buildings to ... Read more...
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47 crore condoms’ sale targeted in AIDS control programme
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) Monday launched the Condom Social Marketing Programme (CSMP), under the third phase of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP-III), targeting sales ... Read more...
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Delhi plans Rs.15 meal for the poor
June 30th, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Delhi's poor will now be able to get a nutritious and delicious meal for just Rs.15.
This will be made available as part of the 'Jan-Ahar ... Read more...
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Amarnath Yatra arrangements in full swing
June 23rd, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 23 (IANS) Preparations for the two-month-long annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir starting July 1 are in full swing.
Dozens of 'langars' ... Read more...
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NGO launches action week before child labour day
June 9th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Child rights organisation, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), Wednesday said they have launched an India Action Week 2010 during which raids are being conducted in factories, eateries ... Read more...
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Hooch toll rises to 44, six suppliers arrested (with Image)
March 5th, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 5 (IANS) The spurious liquor toll in pre- and post-Holi celebrations in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr districts rose to 44 Friday. Six men have been arrested for the deaths ... Read more...
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Gowda’s ‘bloody b…’ talk of town in Karnataka
January 11th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 11 (IANS) In offices, buses, homes, plush restaurants and at roadside eateries in Bangalore and other places in Karnataka, the talk on Monday was all about former prime minister ... Read more...
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Disasters in India push kids into trafficking: Rights group
August 19th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Natural disasters like the 2008 floods in India leave children vulnerable to trafficking and many girls end up being "sold as brides", says a new report by ... Read more...
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Foreign tourist arrivals go up in India
July 11th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) The number of foreign tourists visiting India has grown after weathering the effects of the global meltdown and last November's Mumbai terror strikes, a top tourism ministry official ... Read more...
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Bihar puts rat meat on the menu!
October 18th, 2008 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 18 (IANS) Soon, if you stop by a restaurant or even a roadside eatery in Bihar, you might find an interesting addition to the menu - rat meat.A controversial pilot ... Read more...
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Tandoors are a million dollar business today!
September 22nd, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
By Nitin Bhatia
New Delhi, Sep.22 (ANI): For centuries, Tandoors or, the traditional clay ovens have been an integral part of Delhis life. One can find them at Dhabas or roadside eateries ... Read more...
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A woman, for a change, repairs flat tyres
September 21st, 2008 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 21 (IANS) In her own little way, Jharkhand resident Magdali has broken into a male bastion. She repairs flat bicycle tyres for a living - a skill she was forced ... Read more...
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‘14 trafficked children rescued in flood hit Bihar’
September 10th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 14 children have been rescued from the clutches of traffickers in the flood ravaged districts of Bihar - a disturbing sign that middlemen are taking ... Read more...
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Child traffickers become active, add to Bihar’s misery
September 2nd, 2008 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Even as hapless victims of the Kosi river's fury struggle to stay alive in the flood-hit areas of Bihar, another serious problem seems to be spreading its ... Read more...
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Season’s first snowfall in Himachal leaves tourists stranded
December 2nd, 2007 - 3:22 pm ICT by admin
Muri (Himachal Pradesh), Dec 2 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh received this seasons first snowfall yesterday, but it did not bring cheer to all the tourists visiting the state. For, many of them were ... Read more...
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