Eight killed in Himachal accident
January 12th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 12 (IANS) At least eight passengers were killed Thursday evening when a state roadways bus skidded off the road and rolled down the hills in Himachal Pradesh's upper ... Read more...
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Himachal to develop biotechnology park
December 27th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Tuesday decided to develop a biotechnology park in Solan district, an official said here.The state cabinet decided that the department of industries would develop ... Read more...
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65 houses gutted in fire in Himachal village
December 24th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 24 (IANS) In a devastating fire, 65 houses were gutted in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district early Saturday. However, there has been no loss to human life."More than 65 ... Read more...
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Mayawati hits back at Rahul
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 23 (IANS) In a quick retort to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's remarks against her style of governance, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday termed his ... Read more...
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Terrorists blow up school in Pakistan
November 11th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Unidentified terrorists in Pakistan blew up a boys' school in a district of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) while a security checkpost was also attacked.The ... Read more...
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Man threatens to immolate self over son’s death
September 30th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Sep 30 (IANS) A man has threatened to burn himself to death in front of a government office if no action is taken against those responsible for his son's ... Read more...
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Hapur is Uttar Pradesh’s 74th district (Lead)
September 28th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hapur, Sep 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday announced here that erstwhile Hapur tehsil will become the state's 74th district.Carved out of the Ghaziabad district, the new ... Read more...
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Two school officials dismissed for negligence in rape case
September 26th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Sep 26 (IANS) Maharashtra's Tribal Development Minister Babanrao Pachpute Monday said that two officials of a tribal school in rural Nashik had been dismissed for negligence that led ... Read more...
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Five killed in Himachal accident
September 10th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 10 (IANS) Five people were killed and 13 injured in Himachal Pradesh Saturday when a bus in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into ... Read more...
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Angry villagers attempt to burn official alive
September 10th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Sep 9 (IANS) Angry residents of a village in this Maharashtra district attempted to burn alive an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official in protest against the quality of ... Read more...
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Two lawyers killed in Uttar Pradesh clash
September 3rd, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) Two lawyers were killed and five injured when lekhpals (revenue officials) opened fire during a clash with them in Uttar Pradesh?s Lakhimpur Kheri district Saturday, officials ... Read more...
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Gurgaon revenue officials suspended after land controversy
August 30th, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 30 (IANS) Two revenue officials of Gurgaon district have been placed under suspension by the deputy commissioner for "concealing" facts in the partition of private land in ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad farmers welcome land takeover quashing
August 24th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Thousands of farmers in three villages in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district had cause to celebrate Tuesday as the Supreme Court quashed the acquisition of their agricultural ... Read more...
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Apex court sets aside land takeover in Ghaziabad
August 24th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday set aside an Uttar Pradesh government notification taking over farm land in Intori, Chaitoli and Sabli villages in Ghaziabad district to ... Read more...
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Plea against legislator’s ‘kangaroo court’ dismissed (Lead)
August 1st, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked a petitioner to move the Allahabad High Court on his demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe ... Read more...
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Plea against legislator’s ‘kangaroo court’ dismissed
August 1st, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked a petitioner to move the Allahabad High court on his demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe ... Read more...
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High court quashes Greater Noida land acquisition (Lead)
July 19th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Tuesday ordered that agricultural land of farmers of Patwari village, acquired by the Greater Noida Authority in 2008, be restored to them.The ... Read more...
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High court quashes Greater Noida land acquisition
July 19th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Tuesday ordered that agricultural land of farmers of Patwari village, acquired by the Greater Noida Authority in 2008, be restored to them.The ... Read more...
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Two LeT guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
June 16th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 16 (IANS) Two separatist guerrillas, including a commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, police ... Read more...
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Congress ready for Rahul’s ‘kisan panchayat’
June 10th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 10 (IANS) Although Rahul Gandhi is yet to specify the date for his proposed 'kisan panchayat' in Bhatta-Parsaul in Greater Noida, Congressmen are gearing up for the ... Read more...
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US drone strikes kill 18 in Pakistan
June 6th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) At least four people were killed in a US drone attack Monday morning, pushing the total number of casualties by such strikes in different parts of ... Read more...
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Court sets aside land acquisition in Greater Noida
May 30th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Monday set aside the acquisition of 157 acres of land by the Uttar Pradesh government for industrial development in Greater Noida.The order ... Read more...
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Honour killing: Two lovers killed in Punjab
May 21st, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ajnala (Punjab), May 21 (IANS) In a case of honour killing, two young lovers were brutally killed in Punjab's Amritsar district by the girl's family, police said Saturday.Sarabjit Singh (23) ... Read more...
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Government to conduct economic census next year
May 13th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The government plans to carry out an economic census next year to assess the impact of economic reforms on various industries and to formulate policies ... Read more...
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Farmers’ fury spreads, death toll four (Fourth Lead, correcting designation in para 4)
May 9th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow/Agra/Greater Noida, May 8 (IANS) Farmers' fury over land takeover spread Sunday to Agra and Aligarh districts in Uttar Pradesh as the number of dead in clashes with security ... Read more...
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Farmers’ fury spreads, death toll four (Third Lead)
May 8th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/Agra/Greater Noida, May 8 (IANS) Farmers' fury over land takeover spread Sunday to Agra and Aligarh districts in Uttar Pradesh as the number of dead in clashes with security ... Read more...
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Farmer fury spreads, death toll is four (Second Lead)
May 8th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agra/Greater Noida, May 8 (IANS) Farmers' fury over land takeover spread Sunday to Agra in Uttar Pradesh as the number of dead in clashes with security forces in Greater Noida ... Read more...
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Villagers oppose Himachal hydro project
May 8th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 8 (IANS) Hundreds of people in three districts of Himachal Pradesh have been protesting for the past three days against an upcoming hydropower project of Satluj Jal Vidyut ... Read more...
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Contractor who built Osama’s compound detained from Abottabad
May 4th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Abbottabad, May 4(ANI): The contractor who built the huge fortified compound, where Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden was found and killed by US troops on Sunday night, has been detained from ... Read more...
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Friendly fire, not militants, killed 14 Pak security officials in Khyber: Yasin Malik
March 30th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar 30(ANI): The deaths of 14 Pakistani security officials in the Khyber tribal region on Monday evening were caused by a friendly fire, Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik ... Read more...
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Foreign guerrilla killed in Kashmir gunfight
March 28th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) A foreign guerrilla was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Baramulla district of north Kashmir Monday, police said."One foreign militant identified as Chacha ... Read more...
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Benazir Bhutto’s assassins arrested: Malik (Lead)
March 25th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday said the suspects in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto have been arrested. Bhutto was murdered during ... Read more...
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Girls’ schools blown up in Pakistan’s Khyber tribal region
March 25th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar 25(ANI): Two primary schools for girls have been blown up by unknown assailants in Pakistan's Khyber tribal region.According to reports, militants planted explosives in the schools located in Landi Kotal ... Read more...
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Two govt-run schools blown up in northwest Pakistan
March 5th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Bara, Mar 5(ANI): Two government-run boys' schools were blown up in Pakistan's Kohat and Khyber Agency tribal region bordering Afghanistan in the wee hours of Saturday.According to sources, the Shalobar Government High ... Read more...
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Mayawati pulls up officials on sudden inspection in Lucknow
February 28th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday pulled up officials of the Lucknow district administration as she chose to suddenly return from her tour of the districts well before ... Read more...
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