Rahul faces hostility from Amethi college girls
September 13th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi faced hostile college girl students on the first day of his two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi Thursday.Angry over the ... Read more...
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Court raps CBI on rural health scheme probe
August 30th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 29 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Wednesday rapped the CBI for the tardy progress in the multi-crore rupee National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scandal.A ... Read more...
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Court notice on JNNURM-funded Shimla tunnel
July 25th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 25 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the municipal authorities to file a reply regarding status of lights installed in the newly-constructed two-lane Auckland traffic tunnel ... Read more...
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Apex court slams tardy progress in UCC toxic waste disposal
July 14th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday told the central and Madhya Pradesh governments to act fast and put in place an agreement with German firm GIZ for ... Read more...
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Senior IAS officer arrested in NRHM scam
May 10th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 10 (IANS) Pradeep Shukla, who as a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer held the charge of principal secretary (medical health) in the previous Mayawati government, was Thursday ... Read more...
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NRHM scam: CBI arrests ex-CMO in Lucknow
May 7th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) A former chief medical officer was arrested early Monday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the murder of two of his colleagues ... Read more...
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India won’t be able to store another bumper crop
April 15th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The problem of plenty is once again troubling the Indian government as it does not know where to store the bumper grains to be harvested ... Read more...
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Official summoned over delay in project
March 7th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 7 (IANS) Taking note of tardy progress in a Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) project here, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Wednesday summoned the state Public ... Read more...
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Bundelkhand package: Plan panel concerned over tardy progress
December 12th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A Planning Commission panel monitoring the implementation of the Rs.7,000 crore package for the backward Bundelkhand region, spread across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Antony flags delays in Russian defence supplies
October 5th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 5 (IANS) India has once again flagged delays in the supply of defence equipment and spares by Russia at the annual meeting of their defence ministers, apart from ... Read more...
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I have an even chance to unseat Blatter, says AFC president
April 14th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohamad Bin Hammam said Thursday that he has an even chance to unseat FIFA president Sepp Blatter and appealed to ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan home secretaries to meet ahead of Mohali match
March 26th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) As Indian and Pakistani cricketers gear up for the high-voltage World Cup semi-final clash, likely to be viewed by their prime ministers, the home ... Read more...
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Kamal Nath, Ahluwalia spar over roadblocks
July 5th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Monday let off some pent up steam, each virtually blaming the other for the ... Read more...
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We will be ready for the Games: Delhi LG
June 25th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna Friday expressed satisfaction that projects related to the Commonwealth Games will be completed well on time.
Speaking to reporters after inspecting the Games ... Read more...
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Making India a global destination for sports (Commonwealth countdown)
June 25th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
(Attn Editors: This is the third of the 100-day countdown series for the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The main curtain raiser on overall preparation ran Wednesday. This ... Read more...
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India tells Pak that terrorism holding back talks progress
April 29th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by ANI
Thimphu, Apr 29 (ANI): India told Pakistan on Thursday that terrorism is stalling progress of the bilateral talks process, and added that there is a need for both countries to pay ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi cuts Amethi visit, leaves for Delhi
January 29th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 29 (IANS) Cutting short his two-day visit to his Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi left for New Delhi Friday noon.
Gandhi, who arrived here ... Read more...
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Delay in 327 state projects cost Rs.54,717 cr
December 17th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) At least 327 of the 598 central government-sponsored projects have been delayed, resulting in an additional burden of Rs.54,717 crore to the exchequer, the government told the ... Read more...
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CGF satisfied with C’Wealth Games preparations in Delhi
October 12th, 2009 - 10:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, October 12 (ANI): The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Monday expressed satisfactions over the preparations for 2010 Commonwealth Games.Addressing the media here after reviewing of the preparations for three-day, ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games chief satisfied with government assurance
October 12th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Mike Fennell, the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), has expressed satisfaction with the Indian government's assurances of support to ensure a successful holding of ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly meet begins
October 12th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): The meeting of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly commenced here today.The meeting is being attended by Vice Patron of the CGF, Prince Edward, ... Read more...
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Prince Edward visits Commonwealth Games sites to take stock of preparations
October 11th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 11(ANI): Amid skepticism over New Delhi's preparedness for holding the Commonwealth Games next year, Vice Patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Prince Edward- the Earl of Wessex, ... Read more...
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Mike Fennell caught napping during Commonwealth Games presentation
October 8th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): Mike Fennell, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), was caught napping during the 2010 Commonwealth Games presentation here on Thursday.Fennell, along with his team, ... Read more...
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Commonwealth team visits games sites to take stock
October 8th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): Amid mounting concerns over New Delhi's preparedness for holding the Commonwealth Games next year, a games' committee team visited various sites here to take stock.Led ... Read more...
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Colaco regrets India not within 100 FIFA rankings
July 10th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) All India Football Federation's (AIFF) first professional secretary Alberto Colaco has a major disappointment as he prepares to step down after eight years -- not ... Read more...
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Now, BJP unveils its infrastructure development vision
April 21st, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 21 (IANS) On the eve of the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday unveiled its vision document on infrastructure development as part ... Read more...
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