Millions of potatoes carpet Jalandhar streets as farmers protest
December 15th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar/Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) Residents and motorists in Jalandhar city and some other parts of Punjab were greatly inconvenienced as farmers dumped hundreds of quintals of potatoes on the streets ... Read more...
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Riots erupt in London after fatal shooting (Lead)
August 7th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) More than 20 police officers were injured, cars torched and shops were looted when a major riot erupted in London following a fatal police firing.The violence ... Read more...
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Punjab sets up 25 cotton markets
June 19th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) Bracing for a record cotton crop this season, the Punjab government has set up 25 "cotton mandis" (produce markets) to buy it from farmers, a state ... Read more...
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For Delhi’s poor, livelihood matters more than graft
April 10th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) For Ranjit Kumar, an ice-cream vendor here, Anna Hazare's five-day long fast against graft was a lucky opportunity to increase sales. As for corruption, he ... Read more...
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Congress activists clash with police in Chandigarh
March 17th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) Dozens of people were injured Thursday as Punjab Youth Congress activists fought pitched battles with police in this union territory, police said.The police cane-charged, fired tear ... Read more...
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Farmers protest outside chief minister’s home (Lead)
December 20th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 20 (IANS) Normal life was thrown out of gear in Bhopal Monday as around 20,000 farmers protested outside Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residence to denounce his "government's ... Read more...
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Eight people hurt in Salford Tesco fridge explosion
December 13th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Walkden, Dec 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A fridge exploded at a Tesco Extra supermarket store, which was located in Ellesmere Centre in Bolton Road, Walkden. And in the process, 8 people were ... Read more...
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No end in sight to Qantas’ flight break down woes
November 30th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 30 (ANI): Qantas has been forced into a controversy yet again after passengers were removed from one of its planes, bound for Sydney, this morning because it reportedly suffered a ... Read more...
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Lucknow family holds thief captive for two days
November 5th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 5 (IANS) A man was caught and tied with chains in a dingy place here for two days by a family from whose house he had allegedly stolen three tractor ... Read more...
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Railways to introduce trolleys for porters
September 10th, 2010 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) Indian Railways is planning to introduce trolleys at railway stations to reduce the physical stress of porters, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said Thursday.
"I am considering introducing the ... Read more...
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Carey Mulligan was hotel scavenger as child
April 4th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) Actress Carey Mulligan has revealed that she used to sneak into the rooms at her father's guest houses and pick up lost items of visitors who stayed ... Read more...
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Water enters Punjab town after canal breach
February 18th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Talwandi Sabo (Punjab), Feb 18 (IANS) Water entered several parts of this Sikh religious town Thursday following a breach in an irrigation canal, affecting normal life and forcing the authorities to initiate ... Read more...
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SEPTA Strike On The Verge Of An End
November 7th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov. 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The evening of 6th Nov saw many people starting to protest the transit strike at the Suburban Station. Tili Ayala, who started the protest said, "I'm ... Read more...
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SEPTA strike cripples transport system
November 4th, 2009 - 1:26 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Philadelphia, Nov 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has finally gone on strike, after the negotiations with the transit agency for a fresh agreement failed to materialize. SEPTA’s strike ... Read more...
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Taliban fear still haunts Buner govt. employees
June 2nd, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Buner (Pakistan), June 2 (ANI): Despite the Pakistan Government's declaration that peace has been restored in Buner, many government employees are reluctant to come back and resume their duties out of ... Read more...
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Seven killed in train accident
August 31st, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Seven passengers were killed Sunday morning when an express train, on the footboard of whose coach they were travelling, hit a tractor-trolley near a railway crossing here.The accident, ... Read more...
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Food supply, mobile network cut off, Gujjars allege
May 26th, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by admin
By Sahil Makkar
Bayana (Rajasthan), May 26 (IANS) Determination is high among the thousands of agitating Gujjars camping on a stretch of railway track here to demand the Scheduled Tribe status for the ... Read more...
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Notice to government on airport workers’ plea
May 23rd, 2008 - 9:35 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government on a lawsuit by the Delhi airports' existing contract workers opposing the ongoing recruitment of younger replacements ... Read more...
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Now, a sat nav trolley that makes shopping simpler and stress-free
March 15th, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 15 (ANI): Shopping in supermarkets will be a new experience all together with a sat nav new trolley that will make shopping a much easier exercise for shoppers, besides ... Read more...
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Airport employees call off protest
March 13th, 2008 - 11:00 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Airport employees withdrew their two-day-old strike Thursday evening after the civil aviation ministry assured them that the existing Banaglore and Hyderabad airports would not be closed after ... Read more...
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Flights operating on time at Delhi airport
March 13th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi International Airport here Thursday reported near normalcy in operations with most flights operating on time, as Airport Authority of India (AAI) employees' strike failed ... Read more...
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Airport employees to strike work from midnight
March 12th, 2008 - 12:49 am ICT by admin
(Intro Roundup)New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The government braced for a strike by airport employees across the country from midnight Tuesday and warned workers against going ahead with the strike to demand ... Read more...
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Government bans strike across all airports, unions adamant
March 11th, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by admin
(Roundup)New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The government Tuesday invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) at the Delhi airport after employees vowed to go on strike at all 127 airports across the ... Read more...
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Soon, glug beer straight from the barrel a mile high!
November 30th, 2007 - 6:04 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 30 (ANI): A big fan of pint on flight? Well, you might in bit of a pleasant surprise for an airline is considering of offering barrels of beer on the ... Read more...
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