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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Sushil Kumar’s Olympic saga (Factfile)
August 12th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) India's Sushil Kumar has steadily worked his way to the Olympic silver medal. His success graph in the last three years, after he won the ... Read more...
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Defence academy chief shifted over recruitment scam (Lead)
July 4th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The commandant of Pune's National Defence Academy (NDA), which has been caught in a scandal involving the recruitment of civilians, was Wednesday shunted out by ... Read more...
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Defence academy job scam: CBI arrests another accused (Lead)
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Pune, July 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested another army officer in connection with a multi-crore rupee civilian recruitment scam in the National Defence Academy (NDA), ... Read more...
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Defence academy job scam: CBI arrests another accused
July 2nd, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Pune, July 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested another army officer in connection with a multi-crore rupee civilian recruitment scam in the National Defence Academy (NDA), ... Read more...
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NDA recruitment scam: Army officer among 6 held (Lead)
June 24th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, June 24 (IANS) An Indian Army officer and five civilians have been arrested in a recruitment scam unearthed by the CBI in the National Defence Academy (NDA) here, an ... Read more...
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NDA staffers arrested for recruitment scam
June 24th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, June 24 (IANS) Two staffers of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and four civilians have been arrested in connection with a major recruitment scam unearthed by the CBI, an ... Read more...
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Criminal record of juveniles should be obliterated over time: Delhi High Court
June 9th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The criminal past of a juvenile should be "obliterated" after a period of time and not be allowed to stand in the way of his ... Read more...
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Murder accused flees Haryana jail, nabbed in Delhi
May 9th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A 21-year-old murder accused who escaped from a Haryana jail in January to fulfil his mission of killing half a dozen of his enemies ... Read more...
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Earthquakes in India : A chronology
April 11th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Following is the list of some of the major quakes in India since 1950:* Sep 18, 2011: 6.8-magnitude quake hits northern and eastern India.* Sep ... Read more...
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High court’s interim relief for banned quarter-milers
March 30th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court in an interim order Friday directed the central government to immediately allow the four banned quarter-milers preparing for the 2012 London ... Read more...
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SAI official in trouble for allowing banned athletes to train
March 26th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The inquiry committee, set-up by Sports Minister Ajay Maken to go into the circumstances in which athletes undergoing a doping ban were allowed to train ... Read more...
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Tainted runners training at SAI centre is serious, says Maken
March 21st, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday took exception to dope-tainted athletes training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonepat and said they ... Read more...
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Three private firms’ directors booked for fraud
February 28th, 2012 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Directors of two companies based in Haryana's Sonepat and one in the union territory of Daman have been booked for fraudulently causing loss to insurance ... Read more...
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Student kills self in BHU
February 22nd, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 22 (IANS) A medical student committed suicide at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) here Wednesday, after taking an overdose of anaesthetic drugs, police said.Sumit Garg was a second ... Read more...
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Four more held in Ramjas College admission racket
December 27th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Four more people, including an office assistant of Ramjas College of the Delhi University, were arrested in a fake admission racket, police said Monday."Kuldeep Khapara ... Read more...
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Don’t worry, passport office at ITO by mid-January
December 23rd, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) With the shutdown of the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in south Delhi creating anxiety among residents here, the RPO Friday assured that a new centre ... Read more...
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MP wins sub-junior girls hockey
December 20th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh), Dec 20 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy (MPHA) defeated Haryana 2-1 to lift the Sub-Junior Girls National Championship title here Tuesday.MPHA, who led 2-0 at half time, scored ... Read more...
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Man held for killing business rival
November 17th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A 27-year-old man was arrested for abducting and killing a business rival here, police said Thursday.Pawan Kumar Phougat, who hails from Sonepat in Haryana, was ... Read more...
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Nod for rapid transit system in three NCR corridors
November 6th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The central government has given "in principle" approval to a Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in three important corridors of National Capital Region (NCR) -- ... Read more...
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Mass diseases not being fought properly: expert
October 25th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sonepat (Haryana), Oct 25 (IANS) Diseases that account for 90 percent of the global disease burden receive only 10 percent of all medical research worldwide, an expert said Tuesday.Pneumonia, diarrhoea, ... Read more...
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India lacks quake preparedness: Experts
September 21st, 2011 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Pointing to an increase in tectonic activities that escalate the chances of more earthquakes in India, experts say the country's preparedness to deal with the ... Read more...
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Quakes in India: A chronology
September 18th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) A 6.8 earthquake hit northern and eastern India Sunday. Following are some of the major quakes in the recent past:Sep 7, 2011 -- 4.2 magnitude ... Read more...
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Sikkim quake India’s fourth in September
September 18th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The 6.8-magnitude earthquake in India's Sikkim state Sunday evening was the fourth tremor reported in the country in September so far, according to the ... Read more...
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Quake-prone Delhi lacks safety measures: Expert
September 8th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) With Wednesday night's earthquake still haunting many in north India, a National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) official said the temblor was just a reminder ... Read more...
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No casualty as tremors shake north India
September 8th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) No casualty was reported from anywhere in northern India as an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit the region overnight.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) ... Read more...
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Goof up by IMD?
September 8th, 2011 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Why did the IMD get its seismic record wrong - scaling down Wednesday night's quake intensity to 4.2 Richter from its initial 6.6?When the quake ... Read more...
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4.2 intensity quake shakes Delhi out of its sleep
September 8th, 2011 - 2:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale shook the Indian capital for 5-6 seconds at around 11.30 p.m. Wednesday, the Met department said, scaling ... Read more...
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Pearson India flags off rural school library project
September 5th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Pearson Foundation Monday joined the ?Support My School? (SMS) initiative - a public-private partnership which aims to create a healthy environment for children to ... Read more...
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Fasting, protesting through night with Anna
August 20th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Lying supine with his eyes closed, Vijay Kumar Pulstay is fasting since Aug 16, the day Anna Hazare embarked on his 15-day fast for the ... Read more...
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World War II veteran, among thousands, supports Anna
August 16th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Khazan Singh, who described himself as a World War II veteran, was among the thousands who took to the streets Tuesday in support of Anna ... Read more...
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Girl dies after falling off from train
July 30th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl died after falling off a moving train in north Delhi, police said Saturday."Monica, resident of Sonepat in Haryana, was killed after she ... Read more...
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IAS aspirant held for impersonation
July 11th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A 25-year-old IAS aspirant who sat for an examination for selection of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer in place of his friend for a fee of ... Read more...
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Lowest in literacy but with highest sex ratio
April 7th, 2011 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 7 (IANS) Being literate could be a bane for the sex ratio. This has been proved by Mewat - a backward district in Haryana and also one of ... Read more...
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Ramesh to meet CMs of Haryana, Delhi to check river Yamuna pollution
March 27th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 27 (ANI): Expressing concern over the growing pollution, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that he would hold a joint meeting with the ... Read more...
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