Gujarat riot victims hail life terms for accused
August 31st, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Survivors and kin of victims have hailed the life imprisonment awarded to those convicted for their involvement in the 2002 post-Godhra Naroda Patiya riots and ... Read more...
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Two arrested in Delhi for killing elderly woman
August 16th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) To lend money on interest proved costly for a 55-year-old woman, who was killed by a businessman and his associate after she demanded it back. ... Read more...
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Man stole cemetery urns for scrap
August 8th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sarnia, Aug 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wonders in the world will never cease as it was reported that a man stole cemetery urns to fake it for scrap.
The man was caught when ... Read more...
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Five people commit suicide in Delhi
October 7th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Three members of a family, a 50 year-old woman and a 33-year-old man undergoing treatment for depression committed suicide in different parts of the capital, ... Read more...
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Chandigarh police busts gang of high-end car lifters
October 7th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 7 (IANS) The Chandigarh police have busted an inter-state gang of car lifters who used to mostly steal expensive vehicles in the region, police said Friday.The police have ... Read more...
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Six professors charged in Mayapuri radiation case
September 2nd, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Delhi Police Friday filed a charge sheet against six Delhi University teachers in the Mayapuri radiation leak incident that killed one and affected eight last ... Read more...
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Scrap dealer shot dead in busy Chandigarh market
July 19th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) A scrap dealer was shot dead and his friend injured when four unidentified men on motorcycles shot at them in a busy market area, police here ... Read more...
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Man held for killing neighbour while saving sister
July 16th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was arrested in north Delhi for killing his neighbour who was trying to drag away his sister, police said Friday."Rajesh was arrested ... Read more...
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Man killed as old shell explodes in Punjab
June 13th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, June 13 (IANS) One person was killed and two others were seriously injured when an old anti-aircraft gun shell exploded at village Daria Walla in this Punjab district Monday, ... Read more...
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Blast at Kashmir scrap dealer’s home, one killed
June 7th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 7 (IANS) One person was killed and two injured in a powerful explosion at the home of a scrap dealer in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday afternoon, police said.The ... Read more...
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Court rejects pleas to make Anil Ambani, Ratan Tata 2G co-accused
June 2nd, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) A special trial court Thursday rejected a petition to include industrialists Anil Ambani and Ratan Tata as co-accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum case ... Read more...
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Man held with fake notes
April 20th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A 22-year-old man was arrested in east Delhi for carrying counterfeit currency notes of Rs.500 denomination with a notional value of over Rs.1 lakh, police ... Read more...
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‘Uyyale’ a sincere attempt (Kannada Film Review)
March 20th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Uyyale"; Cast: Prabhu, Shilpa, Ramesh Bhat, Doddanna, Padmaja Rao, Roopika and others; Director: S. Dinesh; Camera: M.R. Seenu; Music: Riki; Rating: **1/2"Uyyale" has fresh faces in lead roles and is ... Read more...
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Man, five minors held for thefts
March 2nd, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A man has been arrested here along with five children aged between 10 and 15 years whom he recruited to burgle houses, police said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Nearly 200 live cartridges recovered in Bengal
February 27th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Nearly 200 imported live cartridges were found on the banks of a roadside pond in West Bengal's North 24 Paraganas district Sunday, police said."Nine cases, each containing 20 ... Read more...
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Muthoot robbery solved, six arrested (Lead)
December 2nd, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 2 (IANS) Six people have been arrested for the Oct 31 hiest at the Muthoot finance company's branch in Ghaziabad and 1.5 kg of gold worth Rs.30 lakh and Rs.6 ... Read more...
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Have parliamentary probe into CWG ticket irregularities: BJP
October 11th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Monday demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged irregularities in the ticketing system for the Commonwealth Games after the mega ... Read more...
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Fennel admits glitches, Kalmadi says things are fine (Lead)
October 10th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennel Sunday said there were problems in ticket sales and in the transport system, but Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi argued ... Read more...
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CWG ticketing head sacked after irregularities
October 10th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Sanjeev Mittal, ticketing head of the Commonwealth Games, was sacked after a series of complaints in ticket sales, an Organising Committee official said Sunday.Mittal has been replaced ... Read more...
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Bulk of CWG tickets came late from Nasik, many wasted
October 10th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Of the 1.7 million Commonwealth Games (CWG) tickets, all designed to prevent couterfeiting, the bulk reached counters here a day after the opening ceremony -- some so ... Read more...
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Dikshit wants free CWG tickets for school children
October 9th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is unhappy with the Games Organising Committee for ignoring her suggestion to issue free tickets to school and college students, an official said ... Read more...
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Two killed in explosion at scrap dealer’s shop
August 23rd, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) A scrap dealer and his son were killed in an explosion in their shop in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district, police said Monday. Two people were injured in the ... Read more...
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Gang of underground telephone cable thieves busted
June 27th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Delhi Police Sunday claimed to have busted a gang involved in stealing underground telephone cables, with the arrest of five thieves and a scrap dealer. Over 300 ... Read more...
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Central excise officer held for taking bribe in Goa
June 1st, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 1 (IANS) A central excise department official has been arrested after he was caught accepting a bribe from a scrap dealer, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said here Tuesday.
Central ... Read more...
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Four held for Delhi octogenarian’s murder, burglaries
May 14th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Four people, including a peon at Army Headquarters, were arrested Friday on charges of murdering an 80-year-old man and injuring an elderly woman in their homes Wednesday ... Read more...
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Compensation paid to radioactive victim’s widow
May 7th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Delhi government Friday handed over a cheque for Rs.200,000 to the widow of Rajendra Prasad who died here of multi-organ failure caused by exposure to radiation ... Read more...
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IAEA asks India to account for radioactive material accident
May 2nd, 2010 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, May 2 (IANS) The UN nuclear watchdog Saturday demanded an explanation from India for a fatal accident involving radioactive material.
A scrap dealer died of radioactive poisoning after he dismantled a ... Read more...
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How was radioactive material auctioned, police asks university
April 29th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Delhi Police has asked Delhi University how hazardous radioactive Cobalt 60 was auctioned off as scrap and said it wants to "fix responsibility" for the radiation ... Read more...
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Delhi University staff to be questioned in radiation case
April 29th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Delhi University's department of chemistry staff will be questioned Thursday after the source of the radioactive material, which claimed one life and affected seven in a west ... Read more...
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Man exposed to radiation dies, another critical
April 27th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A 35-year-old man died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 19 days after he was exposed to radioactive material in the scrap market of ... Read more...
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Man Who Stole Dozens Fire Hydrants Taken Into Custody
April 26th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Rubidoux, Apr 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) 45 year old Brian Burian who happens to a resident of Rubidoux has been taken into custody for stealing 45 fire hydrants from San Bernardino. ... Read more...
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Criminal gunned down in Ghaziabad
April 24th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 24 (IANS) A criminal wanted in nearly a dozen cases was gunned down in a shootout with police here Saturday, officials said.
The shootout, in which a police officer and ... Read more...
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Risking all for scrap - all in a day’s work in Mayapuri junkyard
April 15th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Rohit Vaid
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Seven colleagues lie in hospital battling the severe after effects of exposure to radioactive Cobalt 60 found in medical waste, but scrap dealers in west ... Read more...
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Four killed in blast at scrap dealer’s shop in Mathura (Lead)
April 14th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) At least four people were killed and several injured in an explosion at a scrap dealer's shop in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district Wednesday, police said ruling out any ... Read more...
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Two killed in Mathura explosion
April 14th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) At least two people were killed and eight others injured in an explosion at a scrap dealer's shop in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district Wednesday, police said while ... Read more...
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