Work with us for Siliguri’s development: Mamata to Railways
February 11th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday urged Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi to look into the possibilities of working together with the state government for ... Read more...
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Rajasthan cricket association owes Rs.4.5 crore to police
February 10th, 2012 - 2:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Rajasthan Cricket Association owes the state government Rs 4.5 crore as security charges for different matches organised by it, an RTI reply ... Read more...
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Jamia to build hostel for Kashmiri students
February 9th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Jamia Millia university is building a hostel for students from Jammu and Kashmir as part of confidence building measures for the people from ... Read more...
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Munda unhappy over leaking of Chidamabaram’s letter
February 9th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 9 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Thursday expressed unhappiness over the leaking of a letter by union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to him over the Maoist ... Read more...
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Odisha moonshine toll is 30 (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The death toll caused by a spurious drink has touched 30 in Odisha, a senior official said Wednesday.The victims, mostly poor men from Cuttack and Khordha ... Read more...
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RTI activist attacked in Rajasthan
February 9th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 9 (IANS) A 65-year-old Right to Information (RTI) activist who was working to expose irregularities in the rural jobs scheme MGNREGA in Rajasthan is battling for life at ... Read more...
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Jharkhand plan size reduced
February 8th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 8 (IANS) The size of Jharkhand's annual plan for 2011-2012 has been reduced by Rs.3,000 crore in the absence of assistance assured by the Planning Commission, a top ... Read more...
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Gujarat High Court raps Narendra Modi government
February 8th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 8 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday criticised the Narendra Modi government in the state for "inaction and negligence" during the 2002 post-Godhra riots that led to ... Read more...
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Apex court clears decks for teachers’ recruitment in Assam
February 8th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside an Assam High Court order thus paving the way for the recruitment of more than 82,000 elementary school teachers ... Read more...
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Child rights panel questions Bengal on infant deaths
February 7th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Taking cognizance of deaths of new-born babies in various hospitals of West Bengal, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Tuesday said it ... Read more...
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IAF airlifts 313 stranded passengers between Leh and Srinagar
February 7th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Over 300 stranded passengers were Tuesday airlifted between Leh town of Ladakh region and Srinagar by special Indian Air Force (IAF) sorties arranged by the Jammu ... Read more...
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Karnataka judge Bannurmath denies governor’s charges
February 7th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 7 (IANS) Retired Karnataka judge S.R. Bannurmath, recommended by Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda as state Lokayukta but rejected by Governor H.R. Bharwaj, said Tuesday that allegations ... 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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Special IAF flights for people stranded in Kargil
February 6th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday announced special flights by the Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft Tuesday for people stranded in Kargil town of Ladakh region."The ... Read more...
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Not getting development funds, complains Trinamool MP
February 4th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Singer-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman Saturday complained that the developmental work in his Lok Sabha constituency was suffering with his MP Local Area Development funds ... Read more...
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Himachal promoting herb culture: Dhumal
February 4th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has 7.32 percent of the total biodiversity of the country and is promoting cultivation of herbs, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Saturday."The state ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to ask expert panel to study Kudankulam safety
February 4th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will soon set up an expert committee to examine safety aspects of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) and any further action ... Read more...
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Barred from Shivaji Park, MNS threatens street rally
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Friday rejected the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) petition for permission to hold a poll rally at Shivaji Park. Terming the move ... Read more...
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Solve Kudankulam row in national interest, urges DMK
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 3 (IANS) The DMK Friday urged the central and Tamil Nadu governments to find an early solution to the stalled Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) coming up in ... Read more...
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Bihar court acquits 11 Nepali Maoist leaders
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 3 (IANS) A Bihar court Friday acquitted 11 Nepali Maoist leaders, including a former minister and six MPs, on a state government petition seeking to withdraw criminal cases ... Read more...
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Centre forced to announce cyclone relief funds: Jayalalithaa
February 3rd, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 3 (IANS) The central government was forced to announce Rs.500 crore for relief and rehabilitation works in areas hit by cyclone Thane Dec 30 last year, Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Government to rehabilitate families dislocated from Srinagar lakes
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The central government Thursday decided to bear the cost of rehabilitation of around 10,000 families living in and around Srinagar's Dal and Nigeen lakes ... Read more...
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Bihar axes cases against 11 Nepal Maoists
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 2 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to withdraw criminal cases against 11 Nepali Maoist leaders including a former minister and six MPs, a government lawyer said Thursday."The ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa, DMDK trade barbs (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) It was all-out war in the Tamil Nadu assembly Wednesday with Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and one-time ally A. Vijayakant, chief of the DMDK, exchanging bitter ... Read more...
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Court seeks land details of Jor Bagh shrine
February 1st, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the original files from the Delhi Development Authority and the state government about the land allotted to a shrine ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa regrets aligning with DMDK for assembly polls
February 1st, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) It was all-out war in the Tamil Nadu assembly Wednesday with Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and one-time ally A. Vijayakant, chief of the DMDK, exchanging bitter ... Read more...
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Judge BSP’s support by crowds at rallies, says Mayawati
February 1st, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 1 (IANS) Expressing optimism about her continuing in office after the assembly polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday said support to her party can ... Read more...
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Proposed Vizhinjam Port clears another hurdle
February 1st, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday said Welspun consortium, one of the last two remaining bidders for the proposed Vizhinjam International Container Terminal, has been given ... Read more...
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Petition seeking Narendra Modi’s deposition before Nanavati panel rejected (Second Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IANS) In a reprieve for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the ... Read more...
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‘Narendra Modi needn’t depose before Nanavati panel’ (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IANS) In a breather for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the ... Read more...
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‘Narendra Modi needn’t depose before Nanavati panel’
February 1st, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IANS) In a breather for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the ... Read more...
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Mamata announces sops for Sunderbans
January 31st, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Gosaba (West Bengal), Jan 31 (IANS) Announcing various sops for the development of the Sunderbans area of South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday criticised ... Read more...
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West Bengal takes steps to revive MAMC
January 31st, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) The West Bengal government has urged Bharat Earth Movers Ltd, Damodar Valley Corp and Coal India to sign a shareholders agreement to revive the Mining and ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to set up Infrastructure Development Board
January 31st, 2012 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu government will introduce a bill in the ensuing budget session of the state legislative assembly for setting up of the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development ... Read more...
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Prison authorities told to compensate ill-treated prisoners
January 31st, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission recommended that the Uttar Pradesh government should pay Rs.25,000 each to three prisoners who were ill-treated by the prison authorities ... Read more...
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