One-way traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway (With Images)
January 11th, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 11 (IANS) For the first time since the Srinagar-Jammu highway was blocked due to heavy snowfall and avalanches last week, authorities Wednesday allowed vehicles to move from here ... Read more...
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Kudankulam agitation has put the project clock back by six months
October 20th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) The ongoing agitation against the Rs.13,000 crore 2,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) has set the project clock back by at least six months, say ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Dam water to recede, Kullu deities coming
October 4th, 2011 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Oct 4 (IANS) The water level in a reservoir near here will be brought down this week for the "safe passage" of over 250 deities in a ... Read more...
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Crime trail leads to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, 140 deported
May 26th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) "I was born and brought up in Midnapore in West Bengal. I have come here to earn a living. I am not a Bangladeshi," pleaded ... Read more...
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Plan to build tunnel for Pakistan MPs shelved
May 21st, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) A plan to build a tunnel to provide safe passage to Pakistani lawmakers from the Parliament House to their suites has been shelved, a media report ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan must come clean on Osama killing: Daily (Lead)
May 5th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) Pakistan must "come clean" over the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US commandos in Abbottabad, a daily said Thursday, warning that ... Read more...
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Pakistan must come clean over Osama killing, says daily
May 5th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) Pakistan must "come clean" over the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US forces in Abbottabad, a daily said Thursday, warning that ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
People angry over Ghisingh’s sixth schedule demand: GJM
April 18th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, April 18 (IANS) The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Monday rejected Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) chief Subash Ghisingh's demand for sixth schedule status for the Darjeeling hills and said ... Read more...
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Heavy machines for Palatana power project reach Agartala via Bangladesh
April 12th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Agartala, Apr 12 (ANI): Heavy machinery for the 726 MW Palatana power project recently reached India through the Ashuganj river port in Tripura.The 132- wheel lorries entered Tripura crossing Akhaura border ... Read more...
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England breath easy after making it to quarterfinal
March 19th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) After their roller-coaster ride in the World Cup, England are finally breathing easy having secured a safe passage to quarterfinals, courtesy South Africa's big ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Ex-ISI official alleges CIA, RAW, Mossad behind Baloch insurgency
March 14th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 14(ANI): The insurgents in Balochistan are Indians operating in connivance with US security firm Blackwater, former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Punjab chief Brigadier (retired) Mohammad Aslam Ghuman has alleged."Pervez ... Read more...
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Saudi envoy comes up with ‘Raymond Davis offer’ to bail Pak, US
March 10th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 10(ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik and the Saudi Ambassador to Islamabad, Abdul Aziz bin Ibrahim al Ghadeer, have reportedly discussed options to pave way for the release of double ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
All eyes on Arjun Singh’s autobiography
March 8th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 8 (IANS) With Congress leader Arjun Singh passing away, people are now awaiting his autobiography which he was working on when he died March 4.The autobiography, tentatively ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Sikh bodies ask Govt to include Kartarpur Corridor in Indo-Pak talks
March 3rd, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by ANI
Dera Baba Nanak (Gurdaspur, Punjab), Mar. 3 (ANI): Leaders of several Sikh bodies, who gathered here along with Sikh devotees, have urged the Indian Government to include the issue of providing safe ... Read more...
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Modern humans reached Arabia earlier than previously believed
January 28th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): An international team of researchers suggests that humans could have arrived on the Arabian Peninsula as early as 125,000 years ago - directly from Africa rather than via ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Peace talks with ULFA on right track, says Gogoi
January 20th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Jan 20 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said the peace talks with United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) is on the right track and will continue even without ... Read more...
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Govt. wants talks with ULFA to start as soon as possible: Gogoi
January 10th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Jan 10 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday said the government wants peace talks with the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) to start as soon as possible, but ... Read more...
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S. American drug gangs funding al-Qaeda terrorists
December 30th, 2010 - 10:21 am ICT by ANI
Sao Paulo (Brazil), Dec. 30 (ANI): South American drugs gangs are reportedly providing millions of pounds of funding to al-Qaeda terrorists to ensure the safe passage of cocaine across North Africa and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Talks with HNLC within constitution ambit: Meghalaya minister
December 22nd, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 22 (IANS) Meghalaya Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh Wednesday said dialogue with the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) would be held only within the framework of the constitution. "We are ... Read more...
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Indian forces can enter Myanmar chasing terrorists (Lead)
December 20th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Dec 20 (IANS) Indian security forces can enter Myanmar to hunt for terrorists after taking due permission from Myanmarese authorities, it was decided here Monday.And to boost their crackdown on Indian ... Read more...
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Talks soon with ULFA: Interlocuter Haldar
December 17th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 17 (IANS) The much-hyped peace talks between the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the central government are expected to begin soon with both sides Friday expressing optimism ... Read more...
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‘Cheated’ Anti-Taliban lashkars in Pak threaten to end support to govt in war on terror
December 10th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Dec 10 (ANI): Anti-Taliban militias in Pakistan have threatened to withdraw their support to the government and police in the war on terror if their demands are not met within ... Read more...
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Navy warship on anti-piracy patrol intercepts foreign dhow (Lead)
December 4th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Dec 4 (IANS) An Indian Navy warship on anti-piracy patrol in the Arabian Sea intercepted a foreign dhow sailing suspiciously off Lakshadweep Islands and apprehended 19 people on board, a spokesperson ... Read more...
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Indian marine commandos chase pirate ship away from Arabian Sea
November 30th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Indian marine commandos completed another anti-piracy operation Tuesday when they chased away a pirate mothership from the Arabian Sea, an officer said.An Indian Navy spokesman said a ... Read more...
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Shia militias helping Haqqani network evade US drone attacks, cross Pak-Afghan border
November 28th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Nov 28 (ANI): Shia militias in Pakistan's tribal regions are helping the Al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network- one of the fiercest enemies of NATO- evade US drone attacks to cross safely ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Railways not responsible for elephant deaths: Mamata
November 16th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said her department was not responsible for the increasing incidents of elephant deaths after being hit by trains ... Read more...
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Ex-Bangladesh minister denied bail in Chittagong arms haul
November 12th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 12 (IANS) A court in Chittagong has denied bail to a former minister being probed for links to the 2004 seizure of a huge consignment of arms meant for ... Read more...
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ULFA paid $99 mn bribe for arms’ passage in Bangladesh
November 11th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 11 (IANS) An Indian militant group and the embassy of a South Asian country bribed "higher-ups" in the former Khaleda Zia government to ensure safe passage of a huge ... Read more...
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Pak Army saving Afghan Taliban while country bleeds with mosque attacks: Editorial
November 7th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 7 (ANI): While mosques in Pakistan are being targeted by terrorists, causing a huge number of casualities, the Army is following its policy of "saving the Afghan Taliban for ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Abducted intelligence officer still untraceable in Bengal
October 27th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) Police are still unable to trace the Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer and the non-governmental organisation (NGO) activist believed to have been abducted by Maoists from West Bengal's Purulia ... Read more...
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Pak Army blockades fiercely anti-Taliban tribe near Afghan border
October 27th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kurram, Oct 27 (ANI): Pakistan's military has blockaded a strategically important district in the country's north, sealing in a fiercely anti-Taliban tribe.The Turi community is a bitter enemy of the Taliban, ... Read more...
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‘Reservoir Dogs’ nicknamed Afghan guards at US bases linked to Taliban: Report
October 8th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 8 (ANI): A US Senate investigation has discovered that Afghan private security forces with ties to the Taliban, criminal networks and Iranian intelligence have been hired to guard American ... Read more...
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Pak bound to provide security to NATO supplies enroute to Afghanistan: US Embassy
October 6th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 6 (ANI): Rejecting the Islamabad Police's claim that they were not responsible for providing security to the trucks and trailers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan within the jurisdiction ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Curfew amid calls for peaceful protests in Kashmir
October 1st, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 1 (IANS) As separatists Friday called for peaceful protests after the afternoon congregational prayers, authorities imposed curfew across the Kashmir Valley.Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, who heads the breakaway ... Read more...
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Biblical wind movement caused parting of Red Sea waters
September 22nd, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): The movement of wind could have led to the parting of Red Sea waters-a finding which is similar to description of its formation in the biblical account, say ... Read more...
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