2 killed, 2 injured in Ghaziabad blast
May 25th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 25 (IANS) Two people were killed and two critically injured in a blast in a scrapped oil tanker in Ghaziabad Friday, police said.The incident occurred at about 11.00 ... Read more...
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Woman forced to eat human excreta on witchcraft charge
April 28th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 28 (IANS) A woman in a village in Bihar's Sitamarhi district was forced by some people to eat human excreta and drink urine after being branded a witch, ... Read more...
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19 cops given life in staged shootout case after 20 years
March 29th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 29 (IANS) As many as 19 policemen were sentenced by a CBI court here Thursday to life imprisonment in the case of killing of a gurdwara sewadar in ... Read more...
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Eight students drown in tank
March 21st, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) Eight Class 10 students drowned in a tank in Andhra Pradesh's
SPS Nellore district, police said Wednesday.The bodies of the students were recovered from the tank in ... Read more...
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Independent candidate shot at in Ghaziabad
February 27th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 26 (IANS) An Independent candidate for Ghaziabad city assembly constituency was injured when unidentified assailants shot at her Sunday night, police said. Her condition is said to be ... Read more...
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Woman doctor kills herself over failed affair
December 5th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 5 (IANS) A 26-year-old woman doctor jumped in front of a train here Monday over a failed relationship, police said.Ankita Shukla, posted at the Institute of Human Behaviour ... Read more...
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Businessman’s son kidnapped
October 19th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 18 (IANS) The nine-year-old son of a prominent industrialist here was kidnapped by unidentified men Tuesday, police said.Parsh Jain, a class 3 student of Dewan Public ... Read more...
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Children murder parents for money?
September 21st, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Sep 21 (IANS) An elderly couple was allegedly murdered by their son and daughter who were eager to grab compensation money that had come the father's way, police ... Read more...
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Three mowed down by speeding vehicle
August 23rd, 2011 - 2:27 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Three people were killed and 10 injured when a pickup vehicle first rammed into parked vehicles and then group of people near a temple on the ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad councillor found murdered
July 22nd, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 21 (IANS) A councillor of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was Thursday night found murdered in the Loni area of Ghaziabad.Sachin Chaudhary, the councillor from ... Read more...
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Five choke to death as house catches fire
January 4th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Five members of a family, including three children, died of asphyxiation here early Tuesday as their house caught fire while they were asleep, police said. The incident occurred ... Read more...
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Scottish prisons go green, flat screen TVs for prisoners
November 13th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 13 (IANS) In a bid to save energy, Scottish officials have proposed energy-efficient flat screen TV sets for prisoners, a media report said Saturday.The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has ordered ... Read more...
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Scot Labour Party outraged over decision to get flat-screen TVs for prisoners
November 13th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 13(ANI): The Scottish Labour Party is outraged over Scottish Prison Service (SPS)'s decision to order 1,600 flat-screen televisions for inmates.The party's justice spokesman Richard Baker said that the SPS' move ... Read more...
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Ruchika molestation case: Supreme Court send notice to all respondents
October 1st, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to all the respondents, including the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.The ... Read more...
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Ruchika molestation case: Supreme Court to hear Rathore’s plea
October 1st, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Friday hear an appeal filed by former Haryana Director General of Police SPS Rathore challenging his conviction and 18-month sentence in the ... Read more...
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Train hits car, drags it for a kilometre
September 16th, 2010 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 15 (IANS) A car was hit by a train and dragged for a kilometre in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district early Wednesday, police said. There were no casualties as the car ... Read more...
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Over Rs.7 lakh looted in Ghaziabad
September 16th, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Two unidentified motorcycle-borne robbers looted over Rs.7 lakh from an accountant of a steel trading company in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred outside ... Read more...
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Centre withholds Rathore’s pension permanently
June 30th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 30 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday decided to withhold former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore's pension in full on a permanent basis.Rathore is ... Read more...
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Court to pronounce verdict in Ruchika molestation case today
May 20th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, May 20 (ANI): A court in Chandigarh on Thursday will pronounce its verdict on former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore's plea challenging his conviction in Ruchika molestation case.Rathore ... Read more...
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‘Goa Police Service cops reason for law and order deterioration’
May 15th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 15 (IANS) Senior officers from the state police cadre are one of the reasons why the law and order situation in Goa is deteriorating day by day, Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Former Jamia professor’s house burgled in Ghaziabad
February 22nd, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Three unidentified men stole cash and jewellery worth Rs.12 lakh from the house of a former professor of Jamia Milia Islamia here Monday, police said.
The incident took ... Read more...
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Ruchika case proceedings to be heard in-camera
February 8th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Feb 8 (ANI): The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday agreed to hold in-camera proceedings in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case that involves former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) ... Read more...
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Debt-ridden property dealer ends life in Noida
January 23rd, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Noida, Jan 22 (IANS) A 53-year-old property dealer Friday evening poured petrol on his body in an open ground, set himself ablaze and died on the spot, police said, suspecting he was ... Read more...
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Punjab Police seize cache of arms and ammunition
January 9th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by ANI
Ferozepur (Punjab), Jan (ANI): Punjab Police on Saturday found big cache of arms and ammunition buried at Bareka village, two kilometers away from international border with Pakistan, in Ferozepur district.Two rifles, 70 ... Read more...
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Ruchika alma mater defends itself, says her school fees were not paid
January 1st, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (ANI): The Sacred Heart School in Chandigarh, which facing severe criticism for having expelled Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, claimed on Friday that she was expelled because her fees had ... Read more...
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Ruchika Case: Court rejects Rathore’s anticipatory bail plea
December 30th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 30 (ANI): A Panchkula court on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore.The court said no anticipatory bail would be ... Read more...
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Ruchika molestation case: Ruchika alma mater in dock as PIL to be filed
December 28th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Dec 28 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) will be filed against the Chandigarh based Sacred Heart School, where Ruchika Girhotra studied. The school had expelled her under pressure from former ... Read more...
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MBA student killed in festive firing at wedding
December 3rd, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 3 (IANS) Celebration turned to tragedy when an MBA student was accidentally killed by a bullet fired at a wedding here by the groom's uncle who is said to have ... Read more...
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Man kills cousin, shoots self
November 19th, 2009 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Noida, Nov 18 (IANS) A 24-year-old man here shot dead his cousin sister Wednesday, days before she was to get married. He then turned the gun on himself and was said ... Read more...
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Indian Coast Guard Station to be commissioned at Karwar today
November 4th, 2009 - 11:07 am ICT by ANI
Karwar (Karnataka), Nov 4 (ANI): The Government will commission the Coast Guard station at Karnataka's Karwar district today for strengthening maritime and coastal security.Director General Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anil Chopra ... Read more...
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14 Patna cops transferred uproar over woman’s stripping
July 25th, 2009 - 11:17 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, July 25 (ANI): Facing flak over public stripping of a woman here in full media glare, Bihar governmenton Saturdaytransferred 14 senior police officers, including an Inspector General of Police, Deputy Inspector ... Read more...
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Over 47 percent voter turnout in Gautam Budh Nagar
May 7th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, May 7 (IANS) The Gautam Budh Nagar parliamentary constituency recorded 47.66 percent voter turnout in the fourth round of polling Thursday, officials said.
The urban areas of the district recorded a ... Read more...
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BJP president Rajnath Singh has narrow escape in road accident
April 12th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh narrowly escaped in a road accident here Sunday.
Singh was travelling in an Ambassador car when a tractor trolley rammed into ... Read more...
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Election Commission reviews poll preparedness in Bihar
March 7th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Mar 7 (ANI): The Election commission has given the Bihar Government a 24 hour ultimatum to relieve all officers who have been transferred but not relieved after completing 3 to ... Read more...
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EC to review poll preparedness in Bihar today
March 6th, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by ANI
Patna, Mar 6 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalswami and two Election Commissioners Navin Chawla and S Y Quraishi will arrive here today to review the poll preparedness for the coming ... Read more...
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