May 15th, 2008 - 5:30 pm ICT by admin
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Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), May 15 (IANS) Children of a school in this Tamil Nadu district appealed to the state government Thursday for a pedestrian bridge as they had to wade through a pool of stagnant water to reach school. The children of a school in Melmanalur village near here, about ...
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May 15th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by admin
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Jagatsinghpur (Orissa), May 15 (IANS) Tension gripped the project-site of the South Korean steel major Posco in Orissa after supporters and opponents of the mega-project clashed, an official said Thursday. The trouble broke out Wednesday at Gobindpur village in Jagatsinghpur district, some 120 km from here. Villagers are divided over ...
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May 15th, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by admin
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Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday visited Jaipur's walled city areas that had been ripped apart by a series of blasts and called on the injured at the Sawai Man Singh hospital here. Gandhi, who was accompanied by Home Minister Shivraj Patil and former Rajasthan chief minister ...
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May 14th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today sanctioned an ex-gratia payment of Rs 1 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each of the deceased in the Jaipur serial blasts.
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May 14th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The terror strike in Jaipur that killed at least 63 people and injured 90 was aimed at disrupting communal peace and harmony, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said Wednesday. Condemning the terror blasts that tore through Jaipur's walled city Tuesday evening, the CPI-M politburo ...
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May 14th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by admin
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Islamabad , May 14 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani last night condemned the seven bomb blasts that occurred in Jaipur, killing nearly 100 and injuring more than 250 people.
Pakistan condemns all acts of terrorism and reaffirms its firm commitment to fight this scourge together with the ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 10:49 pm ICT by admin
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Bhopal, May 13 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M. Venkaiah Naidu Tuesday warned party leaders and workers against airing in public their grievances and views on the party's internal matters. "Do not air views on internal matters in public. If you have any suggestion, discuss it with the ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by admin
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Bhopal, May 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Rakesh Sahni will head the empowered committee to be set up by the state government to oversee the development of Rs.400 billion ($10 billion) industrial corridor, officials here said. The corridor, part of the Delhi-Mumbai corridor, will go through western Madhya Pradesh. ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by admin
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Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) As Mayawati Tuesday completed one year as Uttar Pradesh chief minister, activists of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) painted this state capital blue, the colour of her party's flag, and celebrated the occasion. There were a number of huge makeshift gates carrying her larger-than-life pictures and ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 4:14 pm ICT by admin
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Bhubaneswar, May 13 (IANS) Orissa has banned the use of recycled polythene of less than 20 microns thickness following a court order as reports said its rampant use was polluting drinking water sources and blocking drains and canals, officials said Tuesday. The state government Monday ordered collectors of all 30 ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by admin
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Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Tuesday said he was not for confrontation with the Election Commission, which has issued notices to his government and a minister for alleged violation of the model code of conduct. "We do not at all want to go against ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by admin
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Kohima, May 13 (ANI): With factional clashes continuing despite government and public appeals, Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen has cautioned all Naga cadres not to provoke the state government into taking drastic steps to protect the lives and properties of its citizens.
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May 13th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by admin
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Shillong, May 13 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will review the law and order situation in Meghalaya today.
During his visit, Patil will separately discuss the prevailing security scenario with senior State Government, police, army and other defence officials.
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May 13th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by admin
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Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) An acute shortage of teachers in government-run schools across Uttar Pradesh may stymie the state government's plan to introduce English as a subject from Class 1. The state government announced the plan Saturday, but "at present, about 150,000 teachers are required in nearly 125,000 ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 3:08 am ICT by admin
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Hyderabad, May 12 (IANS) The Election Commission of India Monday issued notices to the Andhra Pradesh government and a state minister for allegedly violating the model code of conduct for the May 29 by-elections. Issuing the notices on complaints by opposition parties, the poll panel asked the Congress government and ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 3:05 am ICT by admin
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Ahmedabad, May 12 (IANS) In an attempt to promote chess in schools, the Gujarat government will conduct training programmes for teachers who would help spread the game in their schools. Announcing the programme Monday, Gujarat State Chess Association president and Home Minister Amit Shah said: "The programme of today may ...
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May 12th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by admin
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Bhubaneswar, May 12 (IANS) At least 28 people have died so far in a heat wave sweeping Orissa with temperatures remaining above 40 degrees Celsius in western parts of the state, officials said Monday. "The western districts are still burning. The temperatures in Titilagarh, Jharsuguda, and Sambalpur continued to be ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by admin
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Ranchi, May 11 (ANI): School students in Jharkhand will now get a free haircut. The State government has asked the principals of all government schools to appoint part-time barbers who will visit schools to trim and give a nice crop to the children.
State HRD minister Bandhu Tirkey said it ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by admin
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Ranchi, May 11 (IANS) The Jharkhand steering committee, formed by the state United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to run the Madhu Koda government smoothly, has held only one meeting since its inception. The chairman of the committee, set up Nov 13, 2007, is former central minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 12:47 am ICT by admin
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Junagadh (Gujarat), May 10 (IANS) Kamlesh Baghbel, a 25-year-old athlete from Chhattisgarh, Saturday won a contest to climb Gujarat's tallest peak, Mount Girnar. Baghbel clocked 34 minutes and 48 seconds to climb the 3,600-foot-high mountain, and topped the women's category, winning a cash prize of Rs.50,000 and another Rs.1,100.
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May 10th, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by admin
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Bhopal, May 10 (IANS) The gap of over 1,200 MW between demand and supply of power in Madhya Pradesh is set to widen with its three thermal power stations facing severe shortage of coal. "At least three thermal stations in the state are facing severe shortage of coal despite lifting ...
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May 10th, 2008 - 4:54 pm ICT by admin
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Patna, May 10 (IANS) The central government has asked the Bihar government to probe allegations that fake caste certificates were used by several people from the state to get jobs in various ministries. Official sources in the state personnel department said Saturday that the central government asked the Bihar government ...
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May 10th, 2008 - 12:17 am ICT by admin
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Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi told a gathering of farmers in Junagadh Friday that the four 'Krushi Mahotsavs' organised by the state government were a success. He said the previous governments had never accorded priority to the farming sector. However, the farmers in the state were ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by admin
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Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) Wheat procurement in Punjab hit a new high Friday when the figure this season crossed the 10 million tonnes mark. The procurement this season has beaten records in recent years. The central government had set a procurement target of 8 million tonnes of wheat this year ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday issued recommendations for the just distribution of compensation to the victims of violence in Nandigram in West Bengal after it noticed widespread discrepancies. "The state government (has) to publish (a) complete list of people whose houses were damaged ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin
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Bhopal, May 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh's Lokayukta (ombudsman) Ripusudan Dayal has recommended cancellation of allotment of two plots in Indore to Guruji Seva Nyas, an organisation affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), officials said Friday. Congress leader K.K. Mishra complained to the Lokayukta that the Nyas was allotted the ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by admin
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Lucknow, May 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday permitting demolition of the multi-crore Gomti Nagar sports complex here has paved the way for Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati's dream project - the Rs.1,200 crore Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Sthal. For expanding the Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Sthal (Ambedkar Social Change Centre) across ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has expressed her deep anguish over the tragic bus accident in which a number of persons lost their lives and some were injured when a bus fell into the Chenab River at Wardha Village in Jammu and Kashmir.
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May 9th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 9 (ANI): Criticizing West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhis self-imposed power cuts at the Raj Bhavan, Communist Party of India-(Marxist) leader Jyoti Basu said that Gandhis action was not in consonance with the dignity of his post and that he was "acting like a child".
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May 9th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has sought the comments of West Bengal Chief Secretary on its 12 point recommendations on the violence in Nandigram.
The recommendations were given by a three-member committee of the Commission, which visited Nandigram.
The NHRC Committee comprising A.K. Jain, ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi , May 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court today issued notice to Bihar Government on a petition filed by Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav challenging the Patna High Court's decision to admit the State's appeal against his acquittal in the fodder scam case.
Lalu Prasad Yadav and ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:29 pm ICT by admin
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Patna, May 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) began a probe into the kidnapping of Akash Pandey, a school student, from Patna last year, investigating officials said Friday. Akash, 14, a class 7 student and the only son of his parents, was abducted on way to DAV School ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin
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Kota Baru (Malaysia), May 9 (ANI): The Kelantan State Government in Malaysia plans to extend its home stay programme to the Indian community, especially those working in estates, to enable them to earn additional income.
State Economic Planning, Finance and Welfare Committee chairman Husam Musa said that suitable areas ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 7:27 am ICT by admin
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Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Mumbai Police Thursday served a notice to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray asking him to explain his allegedly anti-north Indian remarks at a rally here last week. "We have asked Thackeray to explain the remarks he made at his rally in Shivaji Park Saturday," ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 10:25 pm ICT by admin
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Patna, May 8 (ANI): The workers of Communist Party of India (Marxist And Leninist) took out a protest march in Patna on Thursday to show solidarity with the teachers who are demanding regular pay and permanent jobs.
Speaking to media, Anita Sinha, member of working committee of the party, said ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 10:15 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, May 8 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Thursday said that the Left parties would forge a third front in the run up to the general elections slated for 2009 rather than ally with the ruling Congress or the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Bhattacharjee said that the ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by admin
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Ranchi, May 8 (IANS) Seventeen silver coins, said to be from the 10th century, were found by a farmer while he was ploughing his field in a Jharkhand village. The silver coins, alloyed with gold, were found at Kokaragarh, located 60 km from Ranchi. A villager, while ploughing his field, ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 11:10 am ICT by admin
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Imphal, May 8 (IANS) The Manipur government's decision to raise a people's army to fight militancy is mired in a blazing row with civil rights groups warning of chaos and anarchy if the armed vigilance force comes into being. As part of the Manipur cabinet's decision, 300 youths were recruited ...
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May 7th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
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Kuala Lumpur, May 7 (IANS) Tamil Hindus of Tupah Estate, about 10 km from Bidor in Perak state, held a peaceful demonstration after their cremation ground was illegally converted into agricultural land, Malaysia Nanban newspaper has reported. Estate resident M. Marimuthu, 54, claimed that the Indian community in the area ...
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May 7th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by admin
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Kathaunda (MP)/Agra, May 7 (ANI): Civic authorities faced stiff resistance in Kathaunda village in Madhya Pradesh while trying to acquire 35-hectares of land for a sewage treatment plant.
The villagers turned violent against the authorities when they started to tear down houses in the area.
The villagers alleged they were not ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 8:19 pm ICT by admin
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By Joydeep Gupta
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Ranthambhore national park in Rajasthan, one of India's oldest and best-known, now has over 40 tigers. This is good news in a country where only an estimated 1,411 are left in the wild. But experts are divided on whether the forest can ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Monday said the state government will not dither in initiating strict action against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray if he was found to have made objectionable statements at a rally here last Saturday. In a statement condemning Raj Thackeray's ...
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May 4th, 2008 - 9:47 pm ICT by admin
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