Meghalaya groups want check on illegal immigrants
August 22nd, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 22 (IANS) Entry permits should be introduced in Meghalaya to restrict the influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, social organisations demanded Wednesday.The Khasi Students' Union (KSU), along with eight ... Read more...
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(VM) Mizoram panel to resolve border disputes
August 10th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Aug 10 (IANS) Mizoram has formed a committee to resolve its boundary disputes with Assam and Tripura, an official said Friday.The five-member committee will be led by legal expert ... Read more...
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Three killed in Tripura cyclone
May 3rd, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 3 (IANS) Cyclonic storms accompanied by lightning continue to create havoc in Tripura, killing three more people Wednesday, taking the death toll to 15, an official said here ... Read more...
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Mizoram forms panel for border disputes with Assam, Tripura
March 27th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, March 27 (IANS) The Mizoram government has formed a five-member committee to resolve the boundary disputes with neighbouring Assam and Tripura, an official said Tuesday."The boundary committee headed by ... Read more...
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Abduction crisis deepens, interlocutor refuses to mediate
March 20th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) The hostage crisis in Odisha deepened Tuesday, six days after two Italian nationals were abducted by Maoists, with one of the three interlocutors saying he did ... Read more...
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Abduction crisis: Maoists name interlocutors, extends deadline (Roundup)
March 20th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) Maoists Monday extended the deadline for release of the two Italian nationals they abducted five days ago, and named three interlocutors to begin a dialogue with ... Read more...
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Garo rebels pose challenge to peace: Governor
March 9th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 9 (IANS) Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary Friday expressed concern over the spurt of violence unleashed by rebels of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA)."This group (GNLA) poses a ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh minister accused of seeking sexual favours
January 25th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 25 (IANS) A Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board member Wednesday accused the Minority Welfare Minister Ajay Vishnoi of seeking sexual favours to cancel his transfer. The minister has denied ... Read more...
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‘Commission needed on Meghalaya-Assam boundary dispute’
December 21st, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 21 (IANS) Meghalaya's opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Wednesday urged Chief Minister Mukul Sangma to take up with the central government the formation of a commission to re-examine ... Read more...
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Armed Maoists raid home of Chhattisgarh legislator
October 12th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 12 (IANS) About 40 armed Maoists raided the home of a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator in a village in a forested area of Chhattisgarh's Raipur ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in Himachal
September 7th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 7 (IANS) Security was beefed up across Himachal Pradesh Wednesday after a bomb explosion outside the Delhi High Court killed 11 people.Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has directed ... Read more...
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Northeast tribals want state border issue resolved in upcoming polls
March 29th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by ANI
Garbhanga (Assam), Mar 29 (ANI): The Rabha tribes residing along the border of Assam and Meghalaya want the border conflict issues along the state boundaries to be resolved in the upcoming state ... Read more...
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Bengal borders to be sealed ahead of voting day
March 27th, 2011 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) Intra-state borders of West Bengal will be sealed one day before voting in all the six phases of April-May assembly elections to prevent smuggling of arms, ... Read more...
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Libyan officers urge troops to oust Gaddafi
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of Libyan army officers has urged the military to "join the people" and march on the capital Tripoli to oust long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi, Al ... Read more...
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Bihar CM criticizes BJP’s ‘Tiranga Yatra’
January 24th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Jan 24 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday pulled up the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its plans to hoist the national flag at the historic Lal Chowk ... Read more...
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BJP top brass stopped at Jammu Airport ahead of ‘Ekta Yatra’
January 24th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, Jan 24 (ANI): Ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Ekta Yatra', senior party leaders Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Ananth Kumar were on Monday not allowed to leave Jammu ... Read more...
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J-K border with Punjab, HP sealed to stop BJP’s ‘Ekta Yatra’
January 24th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, Jan 24 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has sealed its borders with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing from entering the state. ... Read more...
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Two more killed as Assam-Meghalaya border tense
January 10th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 10 (IANS) Two more people were killed and 12 injured in fresh violence in riot-hit areas of Meghalaya-Assam border, officials said Monday. Several houses and trucks carrying supplies to the ... Read more...
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Act against NDFB militants, Khandu urges Assam
November 10th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 10 (IANS) Assam should take action against the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) for killing civilians, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu said Wednesday.The seperatist tribal rebel ... Read more...
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Eight Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh gunfight (Lead)
October 9th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 9 (IANS) At least eight Maoist militants were killed and two policemen injured in a gun battle in India's worst Leftist insurgency-hit Chhattisgarh Saturday, police said.The gun battle began in ... Read more...
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Eight Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh gun battle
October 9th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 9 (IANS) At least eight Maoist militants were killed and two police personnel injured in an encounter in India's worst Leftist insurgency-hit Chhattisgarh Saturday, police said.The gun battle broke out ... Read more...
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Families of abducted Chhattisgarh cops appeal for their release
September 27th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Raipur, Sep. 27 (ANI): The families of policemen being held hostage by Maoists in Bhopalpatnam, near the Chhattisgarh- Andhra border, have appealed for their release without delay.Maoists abducted the seven policemen ... Read more...
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Mixed response to strike in Tamil Nadu
September 7th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) Work in the textile belt was affected and domestic flights out of Chennai were cancelled though educational establishments were open as the nationwide strike called by trade unions ... Read more...
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Meghalaya CM expresses concern over activities of new militant outfits
August 15th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
Shillong, Aug.15 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Sunday unfurled the national flag at the Polo Grounds amidst tight security and said that though the State is peaceful there is a ... 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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Supreme Court to hear Babhali Barrage issue in August (Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Nanded (Maharashtra), July 21 (IANS) The contentious Babhali Barrage issue, now at the centre of a controversy between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, is scheduled to come up for further hearing before ... Read more...
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Babhali Barrage issue hearing in Supreme Court in August
July 21st, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Nanded (Maharashtra), July 21 (IANS) The vexed issue of the Babhali Barrage, currently at the centre of a controversy between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, is scheduled to come up for further ... Read more...
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Sangma admits areas close to Assam border neglected
June 1st, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 1 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Tuesday admitted that developmental activities in areas along the inter-state boundary with Assam have long been neglected but stressed that plans were afoot ... Read more...
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Minor earthquake rattles eastern Arizona
May 24th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by BNO News
CLIFTON, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) -- A minor earthquake rattled eastern Arizona on early Monday, seismologists said. There were no reports of damage or casualties.The 3.7-magnitude earthquake at 12.27 a.m. local time (0727 ... Read more...
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Meghalaya seeks independent probe on Langpih firing
May 17th, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 14 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul M.Sangma Monday said he will lead an all-party delegation Tuesday to the disputed Langpih village at state's border with Assam where four people ... Read more...
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Police, railway authorities discuss anti-Maoist strategy
May 6th, 2010 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Police officials of three states and Eastern Railway authorities Wednesday held a high level co-ordination meeting here to formulate a joint strategy to combat attacks by Maoists on ... Read more...
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Vidarbha, Telengana ’states’ welcome motorists at border (With Images)
January 16th, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Jan 16 (IANS) Hundreds of motorists entering or leaving Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh were surprised to find new colourful hoardings welcoming them to new "states" of Vidarbha and Telangana Saturday.
A ... Read more...
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Ansari lays foundation for Sikkim rail link
October 30th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Rangpo (Sikkim), Oct 30 (IANS) Initiating the process of bringing Sikkim onto the country's railway map, Vice-President Hamid Ansari Friday laid the foundation stone of the Rs.1,400 crore project for a ... Read more...
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Congress to probe ‘illegal diamond mining’
September 23rd, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 23 (IANS) The Congress party Wednesday alleged that Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was backing illegal diamond mining in Raipur district and said it had formed a panel ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh steps up anti-Maoist operations
September 8th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 8 (IANS) Chhattisgarh has stepped up its anti-Maoist operations in the forests of Rajnandgaon district on the Maharashtra border after an attack by the guerrillas in the region killed a ... Read more...
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