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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Medvedev: Airport management should be held accountable for security failure
January 25th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- The blast that killed 35 people at Moscow's busiest airport on Monday afternoon was a "well-planned terrorist attack", according to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday morning, who ... Read more...
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Rights panel concerned over farmers’ suicides in Orissa (Lead)
January 19th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday expressed concern over the increasing cases of starvation deaths and farmers' suicides in Orissa and gave a list of recommendations ... Read more...
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Zardari may get special US guards for security in backdrop of Taseer’s assassination
January 19th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 19(ANI): In the aftermath of Pakistan Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's assassination by his own police guard, a proposal to bring in special security guards from the United States for President ... Read more...
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Pakistan considering US guards for Zardari
January 19th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Special security guards from the US are now being considered for Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari following the assassination of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer by one of his ... Read more...
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Haiti charges ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier with corruption
January 19th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Jan 19(ANI): Authorities in Haiti have charged former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier with corruption, theft and misappropriation of funds, two days after he made an unexpected return to his homeland after ... Read more...
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PPP divided over judicial inquiry in Taseer killing
January 15th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) appears to be divided over instituting a judicial inquiry into the assassination of Punjab governor Salman Taseer, with two federal ministers contradicting ... Read more...
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Taseer’s assassin guarded Zardari, Gilani even after being declared security risk: Report
January 13th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 13(ANI): Punjab Governor Salman Taseer's assassin, Malik Mumtaz Qadri, performed a total of 509 VIP and VVIP duties even after he was declared a security risk for these tasks ... Read more...
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No adequate security for Aasia Bibi: Report
January 13th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Jan 13 (IANS) The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has not taken any extra security measure to protect Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death on blasphemy charges, despite increasing ... Read more...
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Government to pump in Rs 6 bn to fight Maoists
January 13th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The government is pumping in Rs.580 crore (Rs 5.8 billion) under a special security scheme which would include strengthening road connectivity and recruiting 12,000 ... Read more...
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Pakistani TV channels fined for interviews of Taseer’s killer
January 11th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistan's media regulatory authority Tuesday imposed a penalty on two private television channels for airing interviews of the assassin of Salman Taseer, governor of Punjab province.Taseer was killed ... Read more...
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Two suspects detained for role in Taseer killing
January 8th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistani authorities have detained two suspects for their alleged role in influencing guard Mumtaz Qadri to assassinate Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, a media report said Saturday.One was picked ... Read more...
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Tight security at Pakistan governor’s funeral prayers (Lead)
January 5th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Thousands policemen and paramilitary Pakistan Rangers were deployed at the Governor House in Lahore Wednesday where various political leaders and senior government officials were to attend the ... Read more...
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Slain Pakistani governor’s funeral prayers Wednesday
January 5th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Funeral prayers for assassinated Punjab governor Salman Taseer will be held at Lahore's Governor House Wednesday, an official said. The prayers will begin at 1 p.m., a spokesperson ... Read more...
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Punjab governor’s killer told fellow guards about plot
January 5th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, has disclosed during investigations that he had informed his fellow Pakistani guards about his intentions, a media report ... Read more...
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Three-day mourning in Pakistan for Punjab governor
January 4th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday announced three days of state mourning for Punjab province Governor Salman Taseer, who was killed in an attack in Islamabad.Taseer ... Read more...
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Indian firm seeks $48,000 from Nepal for aborted passport deal (Lead)
December 5th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 5 (IANS) India's state-owned currency printing firm, the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India, has asked the Nepalese government to reimburse the $48,000 the company incurred after ... Read more...
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Indian firm seeks $48,000 for aborted Nepal passport deal
December 5th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 5 (IANS) India's state-owned currency printing firm, Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India, has asked Nepal to reimburse the $48,000 the New Delhi-headquartered company incurred after the ... Read more...
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Afghan militants have entered Pak to launch terror activities: Rehman Malik
December 3rd, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec 3 (ANI): Illegal migrants from Afghanistan are involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has claimed."Terrorists from Afghanistan have entered our country to carry out terrorist ... Read more...
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Abhishek likely to unveil 108-ft Hanuman idol in Shimla
November 3rd, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 3 (IANS) Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan will be present along with Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal at the unveiling ceremony of a 108-foot-high idol of Hindu god Hanuman in ... Read more...
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“Human Target Season 2″ Postpones To November
October 2nd, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The premiere of "Human Target Season 2" has been postponed to Nov 17, instead of its scheduled date on Oct 1. The day of its weekly ... Read more...
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Ayodhya verdict: Government extends ban on bulk SMSes, MMSes till Friday
September 30th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 30 (ANI): With the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court set to announce its verdict in the Ayodhya title suit, the Central Government on Thursday extended the ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb appeals for peace and harmony in Bengal
September 29th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Wednesday appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony following the verdict on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit Thursday.After attending a ... Read more...
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Janmashtami celebrated across India with fervour
September 2nd, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Mathura Sep 2 (ANI): The auspicious festival of Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna is being celebrated across the country with great enthusiasm.Temples in Delhi were decorated with flowers and ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in temples ahead of Janmashtami
August 31st, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Security arrangements have been beefed up in and around the big temples and markets in the capital on the eve of Janmashtami - the birth anniversary of ... Read more...
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Officers who killed Moscow Metro blasts’ suspect to be rewarded
August 22nd, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The security officers who Saturday killed the mastermind behind the Moscow Metro suicide bombings in March will be rewarded, a top Russian official said Sunday.
Magomedsalam Magomedov, ... Read more...
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Security tightened in Bengal ahead of Independence Day
August 14th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) Exit and entry points to Kolkata have been kept under intense vigil as part of enhanced security across West Bengal ahead of the country's 64th Independence Day Sunday, ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in Himachal ahead of Independence Day
August 14th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) Security has been beefed up in Himachal Pradesh with the deployment of additional police personnel at prominent tourist destinations on the eve of Independence Day, an official said ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh scales up security ahead of I-Day
August 14th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 14 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government Saturday scaled up security across the state with nearly 1,000 additional policemen deployed in capital Bhopal on the eve of Independence Day, officials said.
Security ... Read more...
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Security tightened in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of pilgrimage season
July 11th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by ANI
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), July 11(ANI): Jammu and Kashmir police officials and district administration have tightened security in Poonch District ahead of the annual Buddha Amarnath pilgrimage.Every year, thousands of devotees ... Read more...
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Wagah border on high alert for Queen’s Baton Relay
June 23rd, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin and Alkesh Sharma
Attari (Punjab), June 23 (IANS) Indian border guards at the Wagah border with Pakistan have been put on maximum alert as India prepares to welcome the ... Read more...
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