Former Karnataka minister Sriramulu appears before Anti-Corruption Bureau
August 21st, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister and Badava Shramika Raitha Congress party founder B. Sriramulu appeared before the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Andhra Pradesh here Tuesday in the cash-for-bail ... Read more...
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BJP united, Congress divided ahead of polls (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
July 28th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 28 (IANS) The ruling BJP in Himachal Pradesh seems to have learnt its lessons from the past. With assembly elections a few months away, the party stands ... Read more...
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Time to wake up to child labour issue, says Gursharan Kaur
July 21st, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Calling for action on curbing child labour, Prime minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur Saturday said people needed to wake up to the issue ... Read more...
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1960 Olympics hockey: Pakistan dethrone India (Sports Special)
July 12th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
It turned out to be a landmark competition for Indian hockey as the country's dominance at the World level, and specifically the Olympics, ended with the loss to Pakistan in the ... Read more...
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National panel to study drug abuse among children
June 25th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) A study to gauge the extent of drugs and substance abuse by children will be taken up across the country, National Commission for Protection of ... Read more...
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Karnataka BJP MP’s election set aside
June 11th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 11 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Monday set aside the election of J. Shanta as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member from the Bellary reserved ... Read more...
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Miffed Shanta wants action against corruption (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
May 4th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 4 (IANS) The rift between Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal and another party leader Shanta Kumar has widened, with the latter accusing the ... Read more...
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Childcare needs of urban poor ignored: Experts
April 24th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Childcare needs of the urban poor continue to remain ignored despite social schemes, experts said Tuesday at the release of a micro study conducted in ... Read more...
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Delhi civic polls: BJP heads for big lead (Second Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed for a big lead in the Delhi civic polls with 22 of its candidates winning and the party ... Read more...
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Government welcomes education act verdict, schools not too happy
April 12th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court upholding the constitutional validity of the right to education act and mandating that unaided private schools keep 25 percent seats for students ... Read more...
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NCPCR hails SC order on quota for poor in schools
April 12th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Thursday welcomed the apex court order upholding a 25 percent quota for poor children in unaided ... Read more...
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Baby girl tortured, now in Bangalore (Lead)
April 9th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) A Bangalore man who was hoping for a son was so angered by the birth of a girl child that he battered the three-month-old, who ... Read more...
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Government needs to watch every baby girl: NCPCR
April 9th, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Reacting to the shocking incident of a father critically injuring his three-month-old daughter in Bangalore, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Monday ... Read more...
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Child rights body to regulate education act’s implementation
April 3rd, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The apex child rights panel National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Tuesday rolled out a fresh set of guidelines to monitor implementation of ... Read more...
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Apex child rights panel to complete five years
March 3rd, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) India's apex child rights panel, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) will complete five years when it celebrates its foundation day Monday."The ... Read more...
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Noida police draw flak for exposing rape victim (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Noida/New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) After drawing flak from all sides over the naming of the 17-year-old victim of a gang-rape, Noida police have ordered an inquiry in the ... Read more...
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Child rights panel seeks report on abandoned baby
January 27th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) India's apex child rights panel Friday sought a report from Delhi Police on the status of an abandoned two-year-old baby admitted in critical condition to ... Read more...
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Reddy brothers planning to break from BJP?
November 28th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary (Karnataka), Nov 28 (IANS) Mining barons Reddy brothers seem to be preparing for a complete break from ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka with their associate B. ... Read more...
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Rebellious Reddy brothers, Yeddyurappa supporters put BJP in fix
November 9th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday faced twin challenges in Karnataka, the only southern Indian state it is ruling, from the Reddy brothers and supporters ... Read more...
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Child rights panel tells Bengal schools to return students’ money
November 1st, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) Days after India's apex child rights panel exposed rampant violations of the Right to Education Act in West Bengal's government schools, several of the schools have ... Read more...
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West Bengal pilloried for dismal educational record
October 21st, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) A public hearing conducted by National Commission Protection Child Rights (NCPCR) unveiled a horrific picture of the rampant violation of the right to education act in West ... Read more...
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‘Uttar Pradesh to blame for encephalitis deaths’
October 8th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) India's child rights panel Saturday said the Uttar Pradesh government has to respond fast to contain the deadly viral disease of Japanese encephalitis which has ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama uses donations to fund hospital
February 5th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 5 (IANS) A Right to Information (RTI) plea has revealed how Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama uses donations - with at least Rs.1 crore going towards setting up ... Read more...
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Waste-pickers’ views will be reflected in policy: Ramesh
January 29th, 2011 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Waste-pickers' views will be taken while drafting policy on waste disposal, union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh said Friday. Inaugurating the first-ever national conference of waste pickers, ... Read more...
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First batch of BJP workers cross bridge to Kashmir
January 25th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Madhopur (Punjab), Jan 25 (IANS) The first batch of 500 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, led by Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, Tuesday crossed the bridge that connects Punjab to Jammu ... Read more...
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Ashes-winning England’s biggest test will come against India: Vaughan
January 10th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 10(ANI): The Andrew Strauss-led England team is still on a high after thrashing Australia in the Ashes series, but there is work to be done, according to former captain ... Read more...
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Cop suspected of raping minor sacked
November 17th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) A senior police inspector was Wednesday sacked after his name came up as a suspect in the rape of a 15-year-old girl who was forced into prostitution, police ... Read more...
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Police officer probed in teen’s rape absconding
November 13th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) A senior police inspector was on the run Saturday after his name came up as a suspect in the rape of a 15-year-old girl who was forced into ... Read more...
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HRD team visits Kolkata school to probe student’s suicide
June 23rd, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) A team from the human resource development (HRD) ministry Wednesday visited the La Martiniere school in Kolkata to review a case of alleged suicide by a student after ... Read more...
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Protest in Manipur against Thuigaleng Muivah’s proposed visit
May 30th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, May 30 (ANI): The All Manipur Rickshaw Drivers and Pullers Welfare Association (AMRDPWA) staged a protest rally in Imphal against the proposed visit of ethnic Naga leader Thuigaleng Muivah.Scores of people ... Read more...
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Rs.50 lakh assets found in officer’s home
March 29th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 29 (IANS) Raids conducted at a revenue officer's home in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh have yielded assets worth over Rs.50 lakh, disproportionate to his known source of income, officials said ... Read more...
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Saffron camp split over `Mumbai for Marathis’
February 1st, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The split between the Shiv Sena and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over `Mumbai for Marathis' widened Monday, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Murli Manohar ... Read more...
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Nepal ban on sand, stone export to hit India
January 5th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 5 (IANS) Nepal's decision to ban the export of sand, boulders and crushed stone to prevent environmental degradation is going to hit hard India's booming construction industry, especially ... Read more...
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Renuka’s ‘Rita’ opens India Frames at Mumbai fest
October 30th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) TV star Renuka Shahane feels honoured that her Marathi directorial debut "Rita" was the first film to be screened at the 11th Mumbai Film Festival's (MMF) India ... Read more...
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Congress veterans Margaret Alva, Poojary lose in Karnataka (Lead)
May 16th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 16 (IANS) Among the prominent politicians in Karnataka, Congress veterans Margaret Alva and B. Janardhana Poojary lost in the Lok Sabha elections Saturday while former chief minister and Janata ... Read more...
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