Alladin’s chirag or naga deep, man with lamp has it (Feature)
October 25th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) When retired banker Makrand Karandikar caught a glimpse of the metal scraps, he instantly knew what he had found. He bought the stray pieces for a ... Read more...
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Coming to terms with terror, 16 days after bombing
July 29th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) The July 13 bombings in Mumbai have already receded from the front pages, reduced to a concise 13/7 in India's terror annals. But scores of survivors ... Read more...
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Ex-cop held for robbery
March 6th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) A dismissed constable of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) was arrested here for his involvement in two cases of robbery, police said Sunday."Rajender, 43, who ... Read more...
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Illicit liquor manufacturing unit unearthed, six held
February 5th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch has unearthed a manufacturing unit making illicit premium scotch whisky, a printing press where fake stickers and labels of various premium brands ... Read more...
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Two killed in scrapyard explosion (Lead)
December 31st, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 31 (IANS) Two teenagers were killed and five others injured in an explosion in a scrapyard at Bhudapur village near here, Friday evening.According to the police, the deceased boys ... Read more...
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Delhi hotspot for women migrants, finds survey
December 17th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Delhi is the most sought-after destination for women migrants, a majority of whom hail from states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, according to a survey conducted by ... Read more...
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CWG: Scrap dealers were given unsold tickets
October 8th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Following reports that tickets of several Commonwealth Games events were sold to scrap dealers as waste paper, the Organising Committee Friday said those were "unsold tickets of ... Read more...
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Four held for bid to sell elephant tusk
July 8th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Four men have been arrested in here for trying to sell an elephant tusk weighing six kg and worth around Rs.12 lakh, police said Thursday.
They were ... Read more...
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Decontamination of New Delhi’s radioactive hotspots underway
May 17th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): Experts have started the process of decontaminating radiation hotspots in New Delhi.Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) officials visited the ... Read more...
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Experts decontaminate Delhi’s radiation hotspots (Lead)
May 16th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A team of experts from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Sunday started the process of decontamination of radiation hotspots ... Read more...
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Experts visit radiation hotspots in Delhi’s Mayapuri
May 16th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A team of experts from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has visited Mayapuri here following reports that radiation exposure ... Read more...
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Radiation risk still remains in Delhi scrap market: Greenpeace
May 15th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Greenpeace has said there are still radiation-related risks to people at a scrap market in New Delhi where a person died last month after exposure to Cobalt-60 ... Read more...
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Nuclear specialists declare Delhi University safe
May 2nd, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Nuclear specialists have declared Delhi University safe after inspecting the radioactive material storage room.Experts from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) began their scrutiny of the ... Read more...
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Delhi University under scanner for radiation leak
April 29th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): Delhi University (DU) may face action for a radiation leak, as the radioactive Cobalt-60 that was found in West Delhi's scrap market has been traced to its ... Read more...
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Radio-active material was sold by Delhi University (Lead)
April 28th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The radio-active material Gamma Cell, which claimed one life and caused injuries to seven people in a west Delhi scrap market, was auctioned by Delhi University two ... Read more...
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Government on defensive on Delhi radiation exposure (Lead)
April 20th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) While asserting that adequate safeguards would be put in place to prevent a recurrence, the government Tuesday found itself on the defensive in the Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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Anti-radiation devices mooted at Delhi borders
April 15th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A week after radioactive Cobalt-60 was found in a scrap market here and seven people were hospitalized with burn injuries, municipal authorities Thursday have proposed an ... 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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Two kids die as live shell explodes in Panchkula
September 13th, 2009 - 10:06 pm ICT by ANI
Panchkula (Haryana), Sep 13 (ANI): At least two children died and five others seriously injured when a shell used by the security forces exploded here at a scrap shop around 11.00 o'clock ... Read more...
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Bio-medical waste found on roof of Gujarat hospital
March 7th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, March 7 (IANS) Bio-medical waste was found hidden on the roof of the government women's hospital in Rajkot city in Gujarat Saturday by a team of officials carrying out a surprise ... Read more...
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Gujarat Police probe illegal trade of bio-medical waste
March 7th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, March 7 (IANS) Nearly a month after a hepatitis-B outbreak in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district claimed 62 lives, the police are probing an inter-state racket involving scrap dealers and those buying bio-medical ... Read more...
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Four Gujarat pharma units found stashing used syringes
March 6th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) In what could be termed an eye opener for other pollution control bodies across India, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has so far found four pharmaceutical units ... Read more...
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Used-syringe racket busted in Ahmedabad
February 27th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Feb. 27 (ANI): The Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad on Friday considered several raids across the city and recovered huge quantities of used syringes and other medical wastes, suspected to be ... Read more...
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Car lifters’ gang arrested in Ghaziabad
November 24th, 2008 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Four people were arrested here Monday for their involvement in over a dozen cases of car thefts, the police said. The police arrested Mukhtar, 34, Sachin Gupta, 30, ... Read more...
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VHP leaders arrested after attack on Faizabad shanty dwellers
August 3rd, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 3 (IANS) Two Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad town after its activists ransacked shanties alleging their residents were illegal Bangladeshi migrants indulging in anti-national ... Read more...
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