Trinamool government pursuing undemocratic policies: CPI-M
February 11th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal of pursuing "undemocratic and anti-people" policies after it ... Read more...
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Three Goa ministers’ kin among Congress nominees
February 7th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 7 (IANS) Family members of three Goa ministers figured in a list of seven candidates released by the Congress party Tuesday for the March 3 state assembly elections.The ... Read more...
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MGP minister quits Goa coalition government
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 2 (IANS) A minister from the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) resigned from the Congress-led coalition government in Goa Thursday as the regional party's coalition talks with the ... Read more...
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Raids on liquor syndicates in Andhra
January 27th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Friday conducted simultaneous raids on liquor syndicates across the state.For the second time in a month, ACB officials raided offices and ... Read more...
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Bengal transport employee kills self, government blamed
January 25th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Jan 25 (IANS) The suicide of a state transport department employee Wednesday took a political turn with the opposition gunning for the West Bengal government for announcing withdrawal of ... Read more...
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Krishna unveils rail project in Sri Lanka
January 19th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Galle (Sri Lanka), Jan 19 (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday unveiled the first phase of a railway project in southern Sri Lanka being built with financial aid ... Read more...
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Indian-origin political leader dies in South Africa
December 31st, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Dec 31 (IANS) Indian-origin political activist Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the Minority Front party in South Africa, has died at the age of 69, state-run news agency BuaNews reported.Rajbansi, ... Read more...
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Kashmere Gate bus terminus to be revamped
December 21st, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) With top notch security arrangements and passenger facilities on offer, the Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Kashmere Gate here is all set to get ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh road mishaps claim 721 lives this fiscal
December 21st, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 21 (IANS) More than 700 people have died in the past eight months in various road accidents in Himachal Pradesh, the government informed the state assembly Wednesday."As many ... Read more...
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TDP demands sacking of Andhra ministers
December 20th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 20 (IANS) The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday demanded the sacking of ministers allegedly involved in the liquor syndicate.TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu questioned ... Read more...
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India to rebuild rail link in Sri Lanka
November 18th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Indian railways Friday signed a $149 million agreement for reconstruction of a 56-km railway line between Pallai and Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka and ... Read more...
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Another cluster bus service launched
November 15th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday introduced another 50 semi-floor buses in the north and west parts of the capital under the cluster bus services.Under the PPP ... Read more...
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Four from Tripura killed in Meghalaya accident
November 11th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 11 (IANS) Four people, including three women, from Tripura were killed and 20 injured Friday when a bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Meghalaya, ... Read more...
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Polling ends in Tamil Nadu’s Trichy West, Puducherry’s Indira Nagar
October 13th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Tiruchirapalli/Puducherry, Oct 13 (IANS) Voting in the by-poll for the two assembly constituencies of Tiruchirapalli-West (Trichy West) in Tamil Nadu and Indira Nagar in Puducherry concluded peacefully Thursday evening.Trichy West ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu bypoll underway
October 13th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Tiruchirapalli, Oct 13 (IANS) The bypoll to Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirapalli-West (Trichy West) assembly constituency began Thursday morning.Though there are 16 candidates in the fray, the real fight is between AIADMK's ... Read more...
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Some Telangana employees end strike, railways to run trains (Roundup)
October 10th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Cracks appeared on the 28th day of "people's strike" for a separate Telangana state with a section of employees of the state-run Andhra Pradesh Road ... Read more...
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Cracks in Telangana movement, some back to work
October 10th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Cracks are appearing in the "people's strike" for a separate Telangana state with a section of employees of the Road Transport Corporation (RTC) Monday calling ... Read more...
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Hi-tech road safety systems at Delhi fair
October 3rd, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) From smart parking solutions to intelligent transport system - the largest traffic safety expo inaugurated in the capital Monday offers world class solutions for road ... Read more...
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Now, sightsee in Tripura on choppers
October 3rd, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 3 (IANS) The Left Front government in Tripura Monday introduced helicopter rides for Durga Puja revelers and sightseers to enable them get an aerial view of tourists spots ... Read more...
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CWG makeover? DTC back to plying old buses (Year after CWG)
October 1st, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Sleek low-floor buses of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) were supposed to be a gift to Delhiites, offering a smooth ride from the time of the ... Read more...
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Himachal wants five roads to be national highways
September 13th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Tuesday requested the central government to declare five roads in the state as national highways to strengthen the road network in rural areas.The demand ... Read more...
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GoM set up for Delhi’s unauthorised colonies
September 12th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) A group of ministers (GoM) of the Delhi government will be looking into the problems and the state of unauthorised colonies in the capital and ... Read more...
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14 killed in two Himachal accidents
September 5th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 5 (IANS) Fourteen people were killed and four injured in two accidents in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district Monday, police said.
In both the accidents, the vehicles skidded off the ... Read more...
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Himachal road accidents have killed 3,479 people
August 26th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) Nearly 3,500 people have died in road accidents in the past three years in Himachal Pradesh, the government said here Friday."As many as 3,479 people have ... Read more...
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Former DMK minister jailed in land grab case (Lead)
August 25th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu minister K.N. Nehru of the DMK was Thursday arrested in a land grab case and remanded to judicial custody for 15 days.Nehru, taken ... Read more...
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Former DMK minister held in land grab case
August 25th, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu minister K.N. Nehru of the DMK was Thursday arrested in a land grab case in the state, police said.Nehru was arrested at 6.10 ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh minister’s son detained at airport
August 3rd, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 3 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh minister's son was detained at the Chaudhary Charan Singh airport at Amausi here Wednesday after live cartridges were recovered from him, officials ... Read more...
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Greek taxi drivers vow to continue strike
July 30th, 2011 - 2:12 am ICT by BNO News
ATHENS (BNO NEWS) -- Greece's taxi drivers vowed on Friday to continue with their strike after a meeting with Transport Minister Yiannis Ragousis failed to break the deadlock, the Kathimerini newspaper reported.Efthymios ... Read more...
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Memorial to Guru Tegh Bahadur unveiled in Delhi
July 30th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Constructed over an area of 11.87 acres, the aesthetic and grand Guru Tegh Bahadur Memorial, dedicated to the ninth Sikh guru, was unveiled here ... Read more...
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Pilot training blamed for 2009 Air France crash
July 29th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 29 (IANS) The training of the pilots on an Air France plane, which crashed in 2009 killing 228 people, was partially blamed Friday by a French investigation agency ... Read more...
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Meghalaya not to resume Pawan Hans helicopter service
July 28th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 28 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Thursday said it has rejected the request of the state-run Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd to resume its service in this mountainous state, suspended ... Read more...
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Greek police fire tear gas at striking taxi drivers
July 21st, 2011 - 1:56 am ICT by BNO News
ATHENS (BNO NEWS) -- Greek riot police on Wednesday fired tear gas at taxi drivers who have been striking since Monday outside the transport ministry headquarters in northern Athens, the Kathimerini newspaper ... Read more...
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Russia bans ships similar to sunken Bulgaria riverboat
July 17th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has imposed a ban on ships similar to the sunken Bulgaria riverboat until the causes of the tragedy are established, Transport Minister Igor Levitin ... Read more...
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Meghalaya wants probe against pilots flouting safety norms
June 17th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 17 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Friday demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged violation of air safety norms by two pilots of Alliance Air operating flights between Kolkata ... Read more...
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Murder witness found dead in Haryana (Lead)
June 15th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Karnal (Haryana), June 15 (IANS) A middle-aged man, who was made witness in a murder case involving two senior Congress leaders, was found dead in Haryana's Karnal district Wednesday, police ... Read more...
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