Punjab trader robbed of Rs.3.7 lakh, car at gunpoint
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Dec 2 (IANS) A trader was robbed of over Rs.370,000 in cash and his car by four armed men near this Punjab town early Thursday, police said.The trader, accompanied by ... Read more...
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16 killed, 24 wounded in Karachi target killings ahead of by-polls
October 17th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 17 (ANI): 16 people were gunned down and around two dozen wounded in the commercial capital of Pakistan, following the Awami National Party's announcement to boycott the by-elections due on ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Assam villagers complain of illegal felling of trees
May 16th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, May 16 (ANI): Villagers in Assam claim that forest mafia groups in Guwahati, in connivance with the State forest officials, are felling trees to sell wood in the timber market.Illegal felling ... Read more...
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‘Bio-fuel units in Amazon will reduce climate damage’
May 9th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Tome-Acu (Brazil), May 9 (IANS/EFE) Setting up of palm-oil processing plants in Amazon will help reduce environmental damage and generate wealth for the region, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has ... Read more...
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India emerges as lucrative option for Malaysian timber exporters
November 16th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov. 16 (ANI): With the domestic timber market bleeding due to recession, Malaysian exporters are turning to India, a lucrative market with encouraging import trends.In 2008, Malaysia exported timber and ... Read more...
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Leopard strays, creates panic in a Chhattisgarh market
May 7th, 2009 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 7 (IANS) People in Fafadih Market, one of the busiest areas of this Chhattisgarh capital, were shocked Thursday when a leopard strolled into the area. The forest officials were able ... Read more...
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Karachi violence toll mounts to 19
December 1st, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 1 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed and 150 injured in fresh wave of violence between the ruling Muttahida Qaumi Movemment (MQM) and Pashtun nationalist Awami National Party in ... Read more...
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Kerala’s timber market sustained by imports
February 17th, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by admin
By Jeevan Mathew Kurian
Kozhikode (Kerala), Feb 17 (IANS) Kerala may be one of the greenest states in India with about 28 percent of its total area covered by forests but it is ... Read more...
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