Curfew continues in Gurdaspur, Badal orders probe
March 30th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the violence in Gurdaspur, where curfew continued after a youth was killed in police ... Read more...
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Punjab shutdown affects life but peaceful (Lead)
March 28th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 28 (IANS) The one-day bandh (shutdown) called by various Sikh organisations Wednesday to protest against the scheduled hanging of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana affected ... Read more...
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Plans to circulate coolant in Kudankulam reactor
November 19th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) Officials are mulling circulating coolant water in the first reactor of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) as the stagnant water in the reactor vessel and ... Read more...
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Kudankulam panels may not meet third time
November 19th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) Members of a central team are an exasperated lot after failing to convince a Tamil Nadu government-appointed team that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is ... Read more...
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Kudankulam: Central panel deliberates in detail
November 16th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 16 (IANS) The multi-disciplinary experts committee set up by the central government to interact with officials of the Tamil Nadu government and representatives of the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power ... Read more...
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Delhi on high alert after blast
September 7th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Indian capital is in a state of high alert with security beefed up across the city and additional personnel pressed into action after ... Read more...
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Anti-graft panel wants Corporation Bank chief queried
August 18th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) The Central Vigilance Commission has advised the finance ministry to get the responses of Corporation Bank chairman and managing director Ramnath Pradeep for alleged lapses in ... Read more...
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Booming trade ups freight from India to Africa
April 6th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) In a reflection of booming trade, freight from India to Africa has been increasing by 15-20 percent annually for the past three years, says a ... Read more...
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Talwar attacker be sent to mental hospital, plead his parents (Lead)
January 28th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 28 (IANS) The court trying Utsav Sharma, who attacked murdered teenager Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar outside a court here earlier this week, Friday sought a report from the jail authorities ... Read more...
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‘My son should not be treated as criminal’: Utsav’s father (Lead)
January 25th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Jan 25 (IANS) S.K. Sharma, father of the youth who Tuesday attacked murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar's father Rajesh Talwar outside a court in Ghaziabad, said his son "should not be ... Read more...
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‘My son should not be treated as criminal’: Utsav’s father
January 25th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Jan 25 (IANS) S.K. Sharma, father of the youth who Tuesday attacked murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar's father Rajesh Talwar outside a court in Ghaziabad, has said his son "should not ... Read more...
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Same man attacked Talwar, S.P.S. Rathore (Lead)
January 25th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/Ghaziabad, Jan 25 (IANS) The man who attacked Rajesh Talwar, father of murdered teen Aarushi Talwar, outside a Ghaziabad court Tuesday has been identified as Utsav Sharma, who had earlier assaulted ... Read more...
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Five men held for firearms racket in Uttar Pradesh
December 17th, 2010 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 16 (IANS) Five men were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district Thursday for their involvement in the manufacture and supply of illegal firearms, police said. Several pistols and live cartridges ... Read more...
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Millions of unaccounted rupees seized from former Ajmer dairy official
August 13th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI
By Kishore SolankiAjmer, Aug 13 (ANI): The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) here seized unaccounted Rs 4.8 million from Surendra Kumar Sharma, a former deputy manager of the Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation on ... Read more...
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Golf gains popularity in Ludhiana
April 11th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI
Ludhiana, Apr 11 (ANI): Golf is gaining in popularity in Ludhiana, with the opening of new golf course.More and more enthusiasts are now showing interest in the game.This was evident at a ... Read more...
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Trains, electric wires slay Jharkhand jumbos
April 9th, 2010 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi, April 9 (IANS) As many as 103 elephants have died in Jharkhand since 2001. Many of the unsuspecting jumbos were run over by fast trains or struck down by ... Read more...
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Rathore’s attacker gets bail
February 12th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 12 (IANS) A court here Friday granted bail to Utsav Sharma, who attacked disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra.
Sharma, who is said to ... Read more...
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Rathore’s attacker sent to judicial custody
February 10th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 10 (IANS) A court here Wednesday sent Utsav Sharma, who attacked former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, to judicial custody for 14 days.
Sharma's parents ... Read more...
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Rathore attacker is a bright, shy NID student
February 8th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) Utsav Sharma, who attacked former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted for molestation, outside a Chandigarh court Monday, is a post-graduate diploma student of the prestigious National Institute ... Read more...
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‘Abnormal circumstances made my son attack Rathore’
February 8th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) S.K. Sharma, a Banaras Hindu University (BHU) professor and father of the youth who Monday attacked former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, said "abnormal circumstances" must have forced ... Read more...
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Army major commits suicide in Bhopal
January 25th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 25, (IANS) An Army officer, who had come to the Madhya Pradesh capital on vacation, committed suicide, police said Monday.
"Major Dheeraj Saxena, who had come here a few days ago, ... Read more...
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Advocate seeks copy of Ruchika’s case file under RTI
December 29th, 2009 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A Delhi based advocate Tuesday filed an application under the Right to Information Act (RTI) with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking copy of the "entire ... Read more...
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Three Delhi doctors test negative for swine flu
August 10th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Three doctors in a leading hospital here who fell ill after examining swine flu patients have tested negative for the virus, a hospital official said Monday.
The test ... Read more...
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Premier hospital’s swine flu detection head quarantined
August 8th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The head of the swine flu screening centre at the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital and a junior colleague have been put under home quarantine for suspected ... Read more...
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Mob turns violent after woman alleges gang rape by cops in Delhi
June 23rd, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) An angry mob pelted stones Tuesday at a police station in the capital after a woman alleged gang rape by five policemen, including an officer, inside the ... Read more...
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Tourists to view Taj Mahal in environment-friendly golf carts
June 7th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Agra, June 7 (ANI): Tourists flocking to Taj Mahal can now enjoy their sightseeing in eco-friendly golf carts imported from China.The golf carts have been pressed into service by the Agra ... Read more...
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Agra launches anti-pollution campaign
June 1st, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, June 1 (IANS) Agra, city of Taj Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world, has launched a campaign against polluters, ahead of the World Environment Day June 5.
Agra ... Read more...
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Exam result anxiety puts students to test
May 20th, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The results are just a few days away, and some of the 1.45 million students expecting their Class 10 and 12 board examination scores are going through ... Read more...
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CBI launches anti-corruption branch at Port Blair
January 15th, 2009 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday inaugurated an anti-corruption branch at Port Blair to speed up crime investigation in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Earlier, a CBI unit ... Read more...
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Coast Guard to get nine more bases to augment maritime security
December 20th, 2008 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Coast Guard is to get nine more bases to increase the number to 38 and enable it to augment maritime security in the wake of the ... Read more...
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Dogs to keep away tiger poachers in Jharkhand
December 16th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 16 (IANS) Alarmed by the continuing killings of tigers in Jharkhand, the state forest department is planning to raise the number of dogs in its squad to keep away poachers ... Read more...
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Punjabi amateur golfers promote India-Pakistan camaraderie
November 8th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by ANI
By Sunil Sharma
Chandigarh, Nov.8 (ANI): In a gesture to promote brotherhood and friendship between people from both sides of Punjab in Pakistan and India, the 3rd Punj-aab Cup Golf championship was ... Read more...
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32 civilians brave extreme weather, complete Siachen trek
October 21st, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Siachen Base Camp, Oct 21 (IANS) Thirty-two people have successfully completed the second edition of the civilian trek to the Siachen glacier, conducted by the Indian Army to "send a message that ... Read more...
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Death toll in Sep 13 Delhi bombings rises to 26
October 11th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11(IANS) Rama Nadibatt and his wife, Krishna, are on way to recovery from the injuries sustained in the Sep 13 Delhi serial bombings, but when they leave hospital it ... Read more...
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5 Railway policemen suspended for assault on BJP MP
October 5th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 5 (IANS) Five Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel accused of beating up BJP parliamentarian Virendra Kumar Khatik during an anti-encroachment drive in Madhya Pradesh's Bina town have been suspended, an ... Read more...
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