Boost for Odisha’s Dhamra port expansion plan
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 3 (IANS) The expansion plan of Odisha's Dhamra port got a boost with authorities Tuesday successfully conducting a public hearing in a village near the port, an official ... Read more...
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CRPF constable shoots self in Srinagar
June 14th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable Thursday committed suicide here by shooting himself with his rifle, police said."Today, CRPF constable Santosh Kumar, of 61 battalion, ... Read more...
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Robbers kill soldier, relative
May 24th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) Armed robbers in Uttar Pradesh Thursday killed a soldier and a relative who resisted them after they barged into their house, police said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad authority approves Rs.200 crore for Delhi Metro extension
April 26th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 25 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) board Wednesday allocated Rs.200 crore to the Delhi Metro for extending its network, besides clearing 12 other proects.GDA Chairman Santosh Kumar ... Read more...
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Sunny morning in Agra lights up residents, tourists
February 21st, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 21 (IANS) The residents of Agra city and tourists alike were delighted Tuesday morning when the sun shone brightly over the city for the first time in several ... Read more...
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Gill claims second title in Indian Rally Championship
July 24th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 24 (IANS) Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) of Team MRF scored a comfortable win, his second this season, in the Indian National Rally Championship as he topped the ... Read more...
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President’s Cup boxing: Santosh Kumar enters final, bronze for Bidhuri
July 7th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 7 (IANS) Teenager V. Santosh Kumar (64kg) made it to the finals of the President's Cup boxing here Thursday while Lakhbir Singh (69 kg) eased into the ... Read more...
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India assured of two more medals at President’s Cup boxing
July 6th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 6 (IANS) Asian Games silver medallist V. Santosh Kumar (64kg) and Jasveer Singh (81kg) entered the semifinals of the President's Cup boxing here Wednesday and assured India of ... Read more...
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Bidhuri in semfinals of President’s Cup Boxing
July 5th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 5 (IANS) Gaurav Bidhuri (49 kg) entered the semifinals of the President's Cup International Boxing event here Tuesday and assured himself of at least a bronze while Santosh ... Read more...
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Polish vodka takes a shot at Indian market
January 12th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Surender Bhutani
Warsaw, Jan 12 (IANS) One of Poland's best-known vodka brands is about to make a spirited entry in India. Sobieski will be on Indian shelves this April.The French owner of ... Read more...
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Munda stays ban on sale of OBCs’ land to upper castes
December 9th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 9 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has stayed the order of the state revenue secretary that bans sale of backward communities' land to higher castes, an official said Thursday.According ... Read more...
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Asian Games boxing: Krishan wins gold, Dinesh silver (Lead)
November 25th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 25 (IANS) On a mixed day for India, Vikas Krishan won the gold in the men's 60 kg boxing but compatriot Dinesh Kumar settled for silver after losing his bout ... Read more...
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Asian Games boxing: Five Indians stay in gold hunt; bronze for four
November 24th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 24 (IANS) Five Indian boxers stayed in the hunt for gold medals while four settled for the bronze at the Asian Games here Wednesday.Vikas Krishan (60kg), Santosh Kumar ... Read more...
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Domestic threats more serious than external ones: Ansari
November 3rd, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Domestic threats "loom large" in the list of threats facing the nation, apart from external security issues, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said here Wednesday."My own view ... Read more...
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Vovinam team to participate in Asian championship
July 16th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) A 10-member Indian team will participate in the Asian Vovinam Championship at Kish Island, Iran, from Saturday.
"Santosh Kumar is the coach of the team for the six-day ... Read more...
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Doctors abducted in Bihar resurface (Lead)
November 2nd, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 2 (IANS) Two doctors apparently abducted in Bihar's Samastipur district resurfaced Monday afternoon, more than 36 hours after they went missing, police said.
A.K. Sahay and Santosh Kumar, doctors who work ... Read more...
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Find kidnapped doctors or face strike, says Bihar medicos
November 2nd, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 2 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Monday threatened to paralyse medical services in Bihar if the two doctors who were allegedly abducted nearly forty-eight hours ago in the state's ... Read more...
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Indian marathoners upbeat despite bottom-half finish
November 1st, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) They lag behind the foreign athletes but Indian marathoners are a motivated bunch and say they can challenge the world's best if provided with proper resources.
Deepchand Saharan ... Read more...
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Two doctors abducted in Bihar
November 1st, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 1 (IANS) Two doctors have allegedly been abducted in Bihar's Samastipur district, police said Sunday.
A.K. Sahay and Santosh Kumar, doctors who work at a nursing home located in a rural ... Read more...
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Four bikers held for robberies in Delhi
September 21st, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Four motorcyclists have been arrested here for their alleged involvement in a series of robberies across the national capital, police said Monday.
Sleuths of the crime branch's ... Read more...
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Over 100 mm of rain paralyses Delhi (Lead)
September 10th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Incessant rain since early morning brought Delhi to a virtual standstill Thursday. Waterlogged roads and non-functioning traffic signals led to endless snarls that delayed commuters by hours.
Key ... Read more...
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Body of girl found in bag on train in Uttar Pradesh
September 1st, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 1 (IANS) The body of a teenage girl was found in an unattended bag in a Mumbai-bound train in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday.
Panic prevailed in an AC coach of the Maharashtra ... Read more...
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Death of two kidnapped men in Patna bring fear to the fore again
August 12th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 12 (IANS) The recovery of skeletons of two abducted youngsters in this Bihar capital has worsened the fears of several families in Bihar whose children and relatives have been missing ... Read more...
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Teenager commits suicide in hospital
May 27th, 2009 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A 19-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan at the Safdarjung Hospital here Wednesday evening as he was depressed due to his ... Read more...
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19-year-old student hangs himself
May 27th, 2009 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A 19-year-old student committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in Safdarjung Hospital in south Delhi Wednesday evening.
"We received a call at around ... Read more...
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All of Bihar’s Super 30 crack IIT entrance test
May 25th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 25 (IANS) The Super 30 coaching institute here has witnessed complete success for the second consecutive year with all 30 of its students clearing the highly competitive Indian Institute of ... Read more...
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Protests in Chhattisgarh over extension of Rajdhani Express to Kolkata
February 27th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 27 (IANS) Hundreds of young men squatted on the rail tracks in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur town for the second consecutive day Friday, protesting against the extension of the New Delhi-Bilaspur Rajdhani ... Read more...
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Medical institute doctors go on strike in Punjab
October 20th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) The brawl between a senior resident doctor and an assistant professor of the department of urology in the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here ... Read more...
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Boy’s death in blast shocks grandmother
September 27th, 2008 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) For 70-year-old Rekha fate has played a cruel joke. She saw her grandson dying in front of her eyes, as a bomb blast rocked a congested market ... Read more...
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Varanasi villager defeats Olympian in Chennai half-marathon
September 1st, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 1 (IANS) A local villager, belonging to a poor farmer's family of Varanasi, won the Chennai half marathon in Chennai.Santosh Kumar, 24, a native of the Siyon Village, defeated Olympian ... Read more...
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Dalmiya goes one up on rival
July 27th, 2008 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Jagmohan Dalmiya's dissident group Saturday got a slight advantage ahead of the July 29 Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) elections with a vice presidential candidate of the ruling ... Read more...
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Police kill bandit in Madhya Pradesh
June 27th, 2008 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 27 (IANS) Mohan Singh Gujjar, a dreaded bandit who carried a reward of Rs.10,000 on his head, was shot dead in a gun battle with security forces in Morena district ... Read more...
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Kanyakumari hit and run case accused surrenders in court
March 5th, 2008 - 7:48 pm ICT by admin
Kanyakumari, March 5 (IANS) The main accused in an attempt to kill two government engineers building a road in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu surrendered Wednesday before a judicial magistrate here, after ... Read more...
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