UP allots land for AIIMS in Rae Bareli town
August 13th, 2012 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has given his consent for allotment of land to set up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences ... Read more...
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350 dead in Honduras prison fire (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Feb 15 (IANS) At least 350 prisoners have been killed in a blaze that broke out at a jail in the central American nation of Honduras, Xinhua reported.The prison, ... Read more...
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Beheaded bodies found in Mexico
December 25th, 2011 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 25 (IANS/EFE) At least 10 bodies, some of them decapitated, have been found in a Mexican town, officials said.The bodies were found Friday in the northern part ... Read more...
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15 inmates injured in Punjab jail rioting
November 20th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) At least 15 prisoners were injured Sunday following rioting and arson inside a modern jail complex on the outskirts of Punjab's Kapurthala town, officials said.Jail security ... Read more...
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Three dead, seven rescued in Goa accident (Lead)
June 18th, 2011 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 18 (IANS) Three people were feared killed while seven others were rescued in a major mining accident in Goa's Sanvordem town, officials said Saturday.The 10 people got trapped ... Read more...
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Advani calls on Dalai Lama, discusses Tibet (Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 18 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Wednesday called on Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at his official palace in this Himachal Pradesh ... Read more...
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Japan tsunami-hit town to move 1100 evacuees to other areas
April 3rd, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Minamisanriku (Japan), Apr.3 (ANI): The town office of Minamisanriku, one of the coastal communities hardest hit by the tsunami that followed the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan on March 11, has decided ... Read more...
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Young Mexican woman police chief to seek US asylum after death threats
March 6th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 6 (ANI): Young Mexican police chief Marisol Valles Garcia, who accepted to be in charge of one of state's most dangerous drug war border towns, has reportedly fled the city ... Read more...
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10 kg heroin seized in Punjab, 3 held
February 2nd, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Feb 2 (IANS) Sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) here have arrested three men and seized contraband, including 10 kg of heroin, from them in Punjab's Beas town, officials ... Read more...
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US drone strikes kill 13 militants in North Waziristan
January 24th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 24(ANI): At least 13 militants have reportedly been killed in a series of unmanned US drone strikes in Pakistan's North Waziristan province.According to the Daily Times, the first two attacks ... Read more...
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Proceedings to continue against “stressed” Brit-Indian honeymooner over wife’s murder case
January 22nd, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, Jan 22 (ANI): Shrien Dewani, the Brit-Indian millionaire who has been accused of hiring a hitman to have his wife killed during their honeymoon in Cape Town last year, would ... Read more...
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Florida community website targeted by Iranian hackers
January 19th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Florida, Jan 19(ANI): Pro-Iranian hackers have targeted the website of a beach community in Florida.The website for Hilllsboro Beach displayed a picture of Iran, the flag of the country, and the ... Read more...
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Monkey Crossing Sign Confuses Pedestrians in China
November 19th, 2010 - 2:08 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Town officials in Hangzhou, eastern China are being accused of making a monkey out of pedestrians with a strange new road side. On one side, there is ... Read more...
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Army saves three from drowning in Haryana
September 9th, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Sep 8 (IANS) Indian Army officials Wednesday saved three people - two women and a man - trapped in the flooded Ghaggar river in this Haryana town, officials said.
According to ... Read more...
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Punjab Police recover 70 kg gold from car
July 27th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Rajpura (Punjab), July 27 (IANS) Nearly 70 kg of gold was recovered from a car intercepted by the Punjab Police at a checkpost in Rajpura town, officials said, adding that four people ... Read more...
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Alligator found in Puerto Rico parking lot
July 22nd, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
San Juan, July 22 (IANS/EFE) A five-feet-long alligator, probably "abandoned by its owners", was found in a parking lot next to a shopping centre in a Puerto Rican town, officials said.
A police ... Read more...
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Four killed in police firing in Assam (Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 21 (IANS) At least four people were killed and over 70 injured when police opened fire Wednesday on a group of student protesters in Assam's Barpeta town, officials said.
A ... Read more...
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South Africa accused of ‘cleansing’ impoverished residents in WC beautification drive
June 11th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, June 11(ANI): Several 'impoverished' South Africans living in Cape Town claim that local authorities have forcibly moved them out of the city to present a good image of the nation ... Read more...
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Rare archaeology items to be displayed in Kurukshetra
April 22nd, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 21 (IANS) Rare archaeological items dating back to 5,000 years excavated in Haryana will soon be on display at the Srikrishna Museum in Kurukshetra town, officials said Wednesday.
The Kurukshetra Development ... Read more...
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Calm returns to Egyptian town after riots (Lead)
March 13th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 13 (DPA) The northern Egyptian town of Marsa Matruh was quiet Saturday, following violent clashes between Muslims and Christians that left 30 people injured the night before, police said.
The clashes, ... Read more...
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Haryana to open veterinary and animal sciences varsity
February 5th, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) Haryana will soon have a veterinary and animal sciences university named after freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai at Hisar town, officials said Thursday.
The Haryana cabinet at its meeting ... Read more...
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Chinese town officials trying to attract hawks, wolves to get rid of rats!
December 27th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 27 (ANI): Tanggulashan town officials have come up with a unique plan to kill grassland-destroying rats.They have erected about 830 bird perches to attract hawks and wolves, which in ... Read more...
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Richard Gere to be fined for cutting down trees?
December 2nd, 2009 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 1 (IANS) Hollywood star Richard Gere could be fined up to $50,000 for cutting down trees on his property without first securing permission.
The actor failed to seek the appropriate ... Read more...
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Tiger poacher nabbed in Haryana
November 17th, 2009 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A tiger poacher who was absconding since last year was arrested Tuesday from a Haryana town, officials said.
Bheema, who was nabbed by the Wildlife Crime Control ... Read more...
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Protests delay Chandigarh Shatabdi by over 3 hours
November 17th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 17 (IANS) The arrival of the New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi here Tuesday was delayed by over three hours due to passengers of a local train blocking the tracks in Haryana's Sonepat ... Read more...
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10 lose eyesight after surgery, Andhra orders probe (Second Lead)
October 26th, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Monday ordered a probe after 10 people, who underwent cataract surgery at a free eye check-up camp in a hospital Oct 20, lost ... Read more...
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10 lose eyesight after surgery, Andhra orders probe (Lead)
October 26th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Monday ordered a probe after 10 people, who underwent cataract surgery in a free eye check-up camp in a hospital Oct 20, lost their ... Read more...
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Blast in Haryana town: Police suspect blocked septic tank (Lead)
October 20th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jind (Haryana), Oct 20 (IANS) The police suspect a blocked septic tank caused a blast at a Muslim shrine in this Haryana town, officials said Tuesday.
The blast in Jind, about 200 km ... Read more...
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Expert team probes oil spill in Haryana schools
September 24th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ambala, Sep 24 (IANS) A team of experts began its probe into the oil spill in two schools in Haryana's Ambala Cantt town, officials said Thursday.
The expert team, comprising of ... Read more...
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18,207 people donate blood in Punjab’s mega camp
March 11th, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab), March 11 (IANS) As many as 18,207 people from various states across the country donated blood in a single day at a camp set up in this Punjab town, ... Read more...
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Five policemen suspended as murder accused commits suicide
February 5th, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) Five policemen have been suspended after a man accused of murdering an 8-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging himself in the lock up in a Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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Chopper link to areas cut off by snow in Jammu and Kashmir
January 22nd, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government in collaboration with the Indian Air Force (IAF) Thursday started a helicopter service to connect the remote mountainous of Kishtwar district to the ... Read more...
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Orissa police file charges in paedophilia case
January 12th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 12 (IANS) Police have filed charges against an Australian doctor accused of sexually abusing 11 boys in an orphanage in Orissa's Puri town, officials said Monday.Alan Herbert Rose alias Paul ... Read more...
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Cholera outbreak in Tamil Nadu town, 400 in hospital
January 10th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), Jan 10 (IANS) At least 400 people were taken to hospital after an outbreak of cholera in this Tamil Nadu town, officials said Saturday. The authorities, however, said that ... Read more...
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Pak steps up security for Moharram processions
January 7th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.7 (ANI): Authorities in Pakistan stepped up security across the country on Wednesday as Shia mourners began annual Ashura processions to commemorate the martyrdom of the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, ... Read more...
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