Monthly allowance to Singur’s unwilling farmers doubled
June 27th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) The West Bengal government Wednesday doubled to Rs.2,000 the monthly allowance of Singur's farmers unwilling to sell their lands after the Calcutta High Court struck ... Read more...
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Poverty forces Bengal mother to sell child for Rs.2000
May 22nd, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Unable to take care of her seven-month-old child due to extreme poverty, a mother in West Bengal's Nadia district sold her infant to a meat seller ... Read more...
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‘Vicky Donor’ will lend credibility to sperm donation: John
March 9th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actor John Abarahm believes that the way "Dostana" helped people shed their inhibitions about homosexuality, his maiden home production "Vicky Donor" will give the issue of ... Read more...
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Farmers threaten to ‘donate’ govt aid to Maoists!
December 18th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 18 (IANS) Refusing to accept the state government's 'paltry' Rs.2000 crore aid package, some farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region have threatened to donate the amount, averaging Rs.1,700 per ... Read more...
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Congress activists protest against government apathy towards farmers in Madhya Pradesh
February 13th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, Feb 13(ANI): Activists of the Congress party staged a demonstration in Bhopal on Sunday to protest against the neglect of farmers by the state government.Farmers and agriculturalists in Madhya Pradesh have ... Read more...
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Air India announces sops for international travellers
January 28th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) National carrier Air India has introduced several schemes including 'Buy One Get One Free' for those using it to travel to London, Frankfurt, Paris and Toronto, an official ... Read more...
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Special development plan for Bihar approved
January 6th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 6 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved the proposal to enhance the allocation for the special plan for Bihar from the current level of ... Read more...
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Salman Fans Donate Money For Building School In Rural Maharashtra
September 29th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood star Salman Khan has millions of crazy fans, who are ready to do anything for him. This time, Salman himself appealed to them to do ... Read more...
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Kannada Director R Chandru Weds Yamuna On September 5
September 7th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Kannada movie director R Chandru, who has proved his talent even with his debut movie Tajmahal, has tied the knot with Yamuna, a poor village girl from ... Read more...
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Joint forces to remain in West Bengal, says Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
July 30th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, July 30 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said that joint forces would remain in West Bengal till the time they are required to.Replying to questions in the Assembly, ... Read more...
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Centre approves FDI proposals worth over Rs.2000 crore
July 23rd, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): The Central Government on Friday approved 18 foreign investment proposals worth Rs 2,245.32 crore.A statement issued by the finance ministry said that of this amount, Transcend Infrastructure's ... Read more...
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Madhur Sangeeth - A Musical Event
May 5th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 5, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): A musical evening of both Hindi and Kannada film songs, Madhur Sangeeth, will be held on the evening of May 15 at Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan in Bangalore. ... Read more...
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NALCO raises aluminium prices by Rs.2000 per tonne
March 3rd, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) State-owned National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) has increased prices of all its products by Rs.2000 per tonne, a senior company official said Wednesday.
"We have increased the price of ... Read more...
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Karnataka woos auto, drug firms
January 30th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 30 (IANS) Karnataka has stepped up efforts to bag private investments in industrial projects ahead of the Global Investors Meet here in June by holding roadshows in several cities in ... Read more...
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12 convicted, two let off in Kandhamal riot case
November 28th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 28 (IANS) A fast track court Saturday jailed 12 people for four years while acquitting two others in a 2008 Kandhamal riots case, an official said.
Judge C.R. Das sentenced the ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh Government increases fine for breaking traffic rules
November 16th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Shimla, Nov 16 (ANI): Aware of the fact that nearly 1000 people die every year in road mishaps due to their own faults, the Himachal Pradesh Government has increased the penalty for ... Read more...
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Chestnuts in high demand in wintry Kashmir
November 13th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
By Parvez ButtSrinagar, Nov 13 (ANI): Kashmir produces not only high-end varieties of some fruits like apples, peaches, plum and cherries, but also the finest variety of chestnuts.The sweet tasting, aromatic ... Read more...
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Teenagers held for stealing six bikes in Delhi
October 21st, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A 19-year-old boy and a minor were arrested here for stealing six sports motorbikes from posh south Delhi area, police said Wednesday.
Salman and a juvenile were arrested ... Read more...
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West Bengal to give Rs.2,000 to unemployed auto workers
October 18th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government will give a one-time grant of Rs.2000 each to bus, minibus, taxi and auto-rickshaw workers who have been rendered unemployed following the ban on ... Read more...
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Kerala’s IT sector to have 200,000 jobs in 5 years: official
September 10th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 10 (IANS) Kerala's IT sector will generate as many as 200,000 jobs in the next five years, state Chief Secretary Neela Gangadharan said Thursday.
Inaugurating a conference on IT in Kerala ... Read more...
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Champions League tickets on sale
September 7th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IBNS
Mumbai, Sept 7 (IBNS) Airtel Champions League Twenty20 today announced the sale of online tickets for the inaugural edition of the tournament scheduled to commence on October 8 in India.“Cricket fans eagerly ... Read more...
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BHEL, BEL to float joint venture for solar panels facility
September 1st, 2009 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 1 (IANS) State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) will form a Rs.20 billion (Rs.2000 crore) joint venture by March 2010 to manufacture 250mw solar ... Read more...
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Delhi police bust racket in blood donation, six arrested
August 19th, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Delhi police Wednesday claimed to have busted a gang involved in illicit trading in human blood by arresting six persons, among them a security guard of the ... Read more...
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Arbaaz-Sohail won’t take Salman in their film
July 20th, 2009 - 11:03 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
While filmmakers are making films for overseas market, actor turned producer Sohail Khan has now made a film on the Kisaan of the country. Sohail states this film will be a ... Read more...
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Budget provision for upgrading polytechnics
July 6th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the provisions for the Scheme 'Mission in Education through ICT' has been substantially increased to Rs. 900 crore. ... Read more...
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Prostitution racket busted in Bhopal, 15 people arrested
June 20th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 20 (IANS) An inter-state prostitution racket was busted in the Madhya Pradesh capital with the arrest of 15 people, including six girls, in the past two days, police here said ... Read more...
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Airtel digital TV launches “Magic dekho, talktime pao” offer
May 29th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
-Exclusive offer only for Airtel Prepaid Mobile customers across the countryBangalore, May 29, 2009: Bharti Airtel, Asia's leading integrated telecom service provider, today announced the launch of the "Magic Dekho, Talktime Pao" ... Read more...
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Old Dailt woman accused of witchcraft stripped and beaten
May 24th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
Wadegaon (Maharashtra), May 24 (ANI): In an unusual event in Wadegaon village of Maharashtra, a seventy year-old Dalit woman, Ruddha, was accused of practicing witchcraft. She was stripped and beaten by the ... Read more...
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Computer facilities provided in 2760 police stations, says Shakeel Ahmad
February 17th, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Dr. Shakeel Ahmad today said that the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS) project has been conceptualized ... Read more...
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Indo-German agreements for development projects signed
December 11th, 2008 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): India and Germany signed agreements to effectuate four important development projects funded by German Official Development Assistance amounting to over Rs. 3320 crores.
The projects fall ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi in Nanded to kick-start Congress poll campaign
October 7th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Nanded (Maharashtra), Oct.7 (ANI): Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has arrived in Nanded, Maharashtra, to kick-start her partys campaign for next years general elections.
Gandhis daylong visit to Nanded will ... Read more...
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Armed forces welcome Sixth Pay Commission hike
August 14th, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, ahead of the 61 st Independence Day, has gifted the armed forces and other central government employees an average increase ... Read more...
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Cabinet authorizes share capital increase of IIFCL
August 14th, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for increasing the authorized capital of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) from Rs. 1000 crore to Rs. 2000 ... Read more...
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Nano all set to hit the market in October
June 28th, 2008 - 11:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonKolkata, June 28 (ANI): Tata Motors Managing Director Ravi Kant said on Saturday that Nano is all set to roll out from the Singur plant by Durga Puja in ... Read more...
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Gujarat banks on mega projects to lure global investors
June 24th, 2008 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
By P.S. Anantharaman
Ahmedabad, June 24 (IANS): At the Vibrant Gujarat global investors summit in January next year, the Gujarat government's accent will be on marketing the $90-billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and ... Read more...
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