Peaceful start to local polls in Maharashtra
February 7th, 2012 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Nearly one-fourth of Maharashtra's population, mostly in rural and semi-rural areas, will elect new representatives for 27 Zilla Parishads and 305 Panchayat Samitis, polling for which ... Read more...
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Maharashtra holds local bodies elections Tuesday
February 6th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) The stage is set for elections to 27 Zilla Parishads and 305 panchayat samitis across Maharashtra which go to polls Tuesday amid tight security around the ... Read more...
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Pakistan celebrates Milad-un-Nabi
February 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) People across Pakistan Sunday celebrated Milad-un-Nabi with fervour.The day began with special prayers for development, safety, peace and unity amongst the followers of Prophet Mohammed.Special ... Read more...
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Security tightened along Tripura border ahead of Hasina’s visit (Lead)
January 8th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 8 (IANS) Ahead of the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Indian government has tightened security along the India-Bangladesh border by deploying additional troopers, an ... Read more...
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Security tightened along Agartala border ahead of Hasina visit
January 8th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 8 (IANS) Ahead of the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Indian government has tightened security along the India-Bangladesh border by deploying additional troopers, an ... Read more...
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Tripura airport being upgraded for Hasina’s visit
January 6th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 6 (IANS) The Indian government is upgrading the Tripura airport with international facilities ahead of the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose aircraft will land ... Read more...
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BJP leader Vinay Katiyar claims threat to life
November 29th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president Vinay Katiyar, a member of the Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Mukti Yagya Samiti since 1984, Tuesday claimed threat to ... Read more...
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Judge who left Pakistan showed remarkable courage: Daily
October 26th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 26 (IANS) The judge who convicted Punjab governor Salman Taseer's assassin and has now left Pakistan after facing death threats showed remarkable courage when he upheld the ... Read more...
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Pandemonium in Punjab assembly
October 8th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 8 (IANS) The ongoing session of the Punjab assembly ended Saturday amid pandemonium inside the house as opposition Congress legislators disrupted proceedings and shouted slogans as the speaker ... Read more...
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Salman Taseer’s assassin gets death sentence
October 1st, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 1 (IANS) The bodyguard who gunned down Punjab governor Salman Taseer in January this year was found guilty and sentenced to death Saturday by a Pakistani court, ... Read more...
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Apply Chhattisgarh’s special security law to Essar, says Congress
September 23rd, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 23 (IANS) The opposition Congress here has asked Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to proceed under the state's stringent public security law against the Essar group, ... Read more...
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Gilani meets slain governor’s family
August 30th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has assured the family of slain Punjab governor Salman Taseer of all efforts for the early recovery of his abducted ... Read more...
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Slain Pakistani governor’s son kidnapped
August 26th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IANS) The son of assassinated Punjab governor Salman Taseer was kidnapped Friday from Lahore, a media report said.Shahbaz Taseer was abducted from Lahore's Gulburg area Friday, Geo ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP to act against errant MP within week
August 3rd, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 3 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday said it would decide in a week on the action to be taken against party ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP MP alleges threat to life (Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Rajan Sushant, who has launched a campaign against his own party over corruption, Sunday sought extra security saying he fears ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP MP fears threat to life
July 10th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Rajan Sushant, who has launched a campaign against his own party over corruption, Sunday sought extra security, saying he fears ... Read more...
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Special security for Kerala temple
July 3rd, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 3 (IANS) The famed Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, in the news for the priceless treasures being unearthed from its vaults, will be provided 24-hour security, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen ... Read more...
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Punjab holds test to fill school teachers’ posts
July 3rd, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) The first edition of the teacher eligibility test (TET) to fill vacancies in Punjab government schools was held in different districts amid tight security Sunday. Eighty ... Read more...
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Protesters shoot arrows at Ulan Bator’s Government House
June 3rd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ulan Bator (Mongolia), June 3 (IANS) About 50 protesters on horseback encircled the Government House here Friday and shot arrows at it to protest the lack of a referendum on ... Read more...
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Routine security for Afghanistan-Pakistan cricket series
May 14th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 14 (IANS) Afghanistan will be the first international cricket team to tour Pakistan in more than two years when the two nations clash later this month -- but ... Read more...
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Jailed Maoist leader not allowed to vote
May 10th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Chhatradhar Mahato, the jailed convenor of a pro-Maoist tribal group in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, was perhaps the only candidate in the state assembly elections ... Read more...
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Bengal polls: Choppers deployed in Maoist-hit districts
May 5th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Two helicopters began aerial surveillance in remote areas of the three Maoist-affected districts of West Bengal Thursday as part of the Election Commission's (EC) security arrangements ... Read more...
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Punjab seeks security package
May 3rd, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) The Punjab government Tuesday urged the centre to sanction a special security package for the border state to enable it to meet the new challenge of ... Read more...
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Tight security for Tuesday’s West Bengal polling
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Special security arrangements have been made in West Bengal's East Midnapore district for Tuesday's fourth phase polling, a senior election officer said here Monday."We have prepared ... Read more...
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Security tightened around US embassy in Delhi (Lead)
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A high alert has been sounded and security tightened around the US embassy in the national capital after Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was ... Read more...
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US embassy security beefed up in Delhi
May 2nd, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A high alert has been sounded and security has been tightened around the American embassy in the national capital after Al Qaeda leader Osama bin ... Read more...
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3,000 Indian Sikhs to visit Pakistan
April 11th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, April 11 (IANS) Over 3,000 Sikhs from India will arrive in Pakistan on special trains to celebrate Baisakhi, a media report said Monday.The Indian Sikhs will visit Gurdwara Punja ... Read more...
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British security personnel for Cameron during Pakistan trip
April 5th, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) British security personnel will take care of the security arrangements for British Prime Prime Minister David Cameron during his day-long visit Tuesday, a media report ... Read more...
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India promises ’state-level’ security to visiting Pak cricket team
March 26th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 26(ANI): India has promised 'state-level' security to the Pakistan cricket team visiting the country for the remaining World Cup matches, in response to apprehensions that terrorists would try to target ... Read more...
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We can’t screen all VIP guards: Pakistani security agencies
March 7th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) Pakistani security agencies have told the government they cannot screen all security guards who protect VIPs.The response came to a government proposal following the assassination of ... Read more...
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Punjab Govt. turns down US Consulate’s request to remove cameras from Davis’ jail cell
February 26th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 26(ANI): The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has said it will not remove surveillance cameras from the high security cell where double murder-accused US national Raymond Davis has been detained.The ... Read more...
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3,000 cops to be deployed for India-England match
February 25th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 25 (IANS) About 3,000 policemen would be on duty at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Sunday for the high-profile India-England knock-out match of the ICC World Cup 2011, a police ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in Uttar Pradesh for Barawafat festival
February 15th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 15 (IANS) Security has been beefed up across Uttar Pradesh in view of Barawafat, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday, police said Tuesday."As many as 40 additional companies ... Read more...
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Hindu temple burgled in Dhaka
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 3 (IANS) A Hindu temple was burgled in Dhaka, where thieves have struck in three other temples in the past two months.The latest burglary took place just 23 days after ... Read more...
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Patnaik seeks funds, helicopters to fight Maoists
February 1st, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday sought two helicopters and additional funds to tackle left wing extremism in the state.Participating in the conference of chief ministers on ... Read more...
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