Odisha begins dialogue to secure release of Italians
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) The Odisha government Thursday began a dialogue with two interlocutors named by Maoists to secure the safe release of two Italians who have been held hostage ... Read more...
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Abducted Italians were cautioned by police: Indian CG
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, March 22 (IANS) The two Italians kidnapped by Maoists in Odisha were cautioned by police not to travel into Maoist areas, Indian Consul General Sanjay Verma said."It's an unfortunate ... Read more...
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Odisha assembly appeals for Italians’ release
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) The Odisha assembly Thursday appealed to the Maoists to release the two Italians the rebels had kidnapped March 14.The resolution, moved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, ... Read more...
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Chidambaram refutes Odisha CM’s no-help claim
March 21st, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday rejected Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's charge that the central government offered no help in getting two Italians freed ... Read more...
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14 bullet-riddled bodies found in Pakistan
March 19th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) As many as 14 bullet-riddled bodies have been found in a town in Pakistan's northwest, a media report said.The bodies were found Sunday in Bara, a ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct two Italians in Odisha (Intro Roundup)
March 19th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Leftwing rebels abducted two Italians from a forested area in India's eastern Odisha state, an official said Sunday. The Indian government has informed Italy about ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct two Italians in Odisha (Roundup)
March 18th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Leftwing rebels abducted two Italians from a forested area in India's eastern Odisha state, an official said Sunday. The incident comes at a time when ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct two Italians in Odisha (Fourth Lead)
March 18th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) Leftwing rebels abducted two Italians in India's eastern Odisha state, an official said Sunday. One of the Italians was living in the state for years and ... Read more...
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‘Maoists spread in northeast worrisome’
March 13th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The government Tuesday expressed concern over the spread of Maoism in the northeastern states and warned that the rebels were trying to link up with ... Read more...
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Pakistan elects senators (Lead)
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) The polling for 45 Senate seats, including four newly-added seats in the upper house for minorities, was held in Pakistan Friday.The voting took place in the ... Read more...
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Pakistan holds Senate elections
March 2nd, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) The daylong polling for 45 Senate seats, including four newly-added seats in the upper house for minorities, began Friday morning in Pakistan, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Sit-in against Pakistan drone strikes
February 26th, 2012 - 6:13 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Hundreds of Pakistanis who live near the Afghan border have launched a two-day sit-in here against US drone strikes in the country's tribal areas.The protesters ... Read more...
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Pakistani tribesmen praised for assisting army
February 25th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 25 (IANS) A Pakistan Army commander has praised the tribesmen of the northwestern region for assisting the country's armed forces against terrorists."Anti-state elements" have carried out many ... Read more...
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Pakistani foreign minister leaves for Britain
February 20th, 2012 - 2:38 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Sunday left for Britain for a two-day official visit, media reports said.During her trip, Khar is expected to meet her ... Read more...
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34 militants killed in Pakistan (Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Pakistani security forces killed some 34 militants Friday in the country's northwest tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border Friday, media reports said.At least 17 militants were ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh to press for rail network in tribal areas
February 6th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh will seek an increased rail network for the state's iron ore and coal belts from Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi this week, official sources here said ... Read more...
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Obama confirms Pakistan drone strikes
January 31st, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Unmanned drones regularly strike suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal areas, US President Barack Obama confirmed during a video "hangout" on Google's social network Google+ that ... Read more...
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Terror in Pakistan province: 1,400 dead in 2011
January 31st, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) A total of 1,430 people, including 256 policemen and 227 soldiers, were killed in terrorist attacks last year in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a government ... Read more...
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Jairam for tribal-friendly development to fight Maoists
January 25th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday called for political mobilisation and a sensitive tribal-friendly development strategy in the Maoist-affected areas to fight the menace in ... Read more...
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Militants blow up school in Pakistan
January 21st, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Militants blew up a boys' school in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border.Three rooms and a veranda of the school in Bacha Mina area of Khyber ... Read more...
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Pakistan Senate polls March 2
January 13th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Four members from the minority community will join the Senate for the first time when polls for Pakistan's upper house take place March 2.The Election Commission ... Read more...
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Pakistan-US ties: Sherry Rehman meets Clinton
January 12th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Pakistan's new ambassador to America Sherry Rehman has discussed Islamabad's troubled ties with Washington at a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.The hour-long ... Read more...
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Maoists ask Andhra legislators to oppose bauxite mining
January 11th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Maoists Wednesday urged legislators in Andhra Pradesh to pass a resolution opposing the proposed bauxite mining in tribal areas.The banned Communist Party of India-Maoist has put ... Read more...
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Two kids killed in Pakistan blast
December 31st, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) At least two children were killed and 13 other people injured Saturday in a remote-controlled bombing in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, a media report said.The bombing ... Read more...
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No free lunch: Pakistani daily on $5.5 bn aid
December 26th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) There is no such thing as a free lunch, a leading Pakistani daily said Monday on the $5.5 billion development aid granted by the World Bank.The ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda leaders leaving Pakistan, moving to Africa: Report
December 26th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 26 (IANS) The Al Qaeda leadership, which has been weakened in Pakistan following the killing of many of its senior members -- including Osama bin Laden -- ... Read more...
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World Bank to give Pakistan $5.5 bn over next 3 years
December 23rd, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 23 (IANS) The World Bank will continue to support Pakistan's poverty reduction and development agenda with an expected assistance of up to $5.5 billion over the fiscal year ... Read more...
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Unaided private schools seek amendments in RTE
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22, (IANS) Representatives of 'budget private schools' -- unaided private institutions which often cater to weaker sections of society -- from eight states Thursday formed an alliance ... Read more...
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Protests, shutdown in Visakhapatnam against bauxite mining
December 20th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 20 (IANS) The union environment ministry's experts committee arrived in Visakhaptanam Tuesday for public hearing on bauxite mining amid protests and a two-day shutdown in tribal areas of ... Read more...
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Police vehicle attacked in Pakistan
December 17th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 17 (IANS) At least four policemen were injured Saturday when their vehicle was attacked by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the border with Afghanistan, a ... Read more...
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Development answer to left-wing extremism: Sonia Gandhi (Roundup)
December 16th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday said left-wing extremism can be defeated by better implementation of rural development programmes and called for harnessing mineral resources ... Read more...
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Development is answer to left-wing extremism: Sonia (Second Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Friday that left-wing extremism can be defeated by better implementation of rural development programmes and called for harnessing mineral ... Read more...
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Development is answer to left-wing extremism: Sonia (Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday said development was the answer to left-wing extremism that was posing a major challenge to public order and governance ... Read more...
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Development is answer to Left extremism, says Sonia
December 16th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday said implementing development programmes is the answer to Left-wing extremism, which is posing a challenge to public order and ... Read more...
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Is Pakistan heading towards global isolation, wonders daily
December 13th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Is Pakistan treading the path towards global isolation, asked a Pakistani daily that said the steps taken by Islamabad following the Nov 26 NATO airstrikes ... Read more...
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