Encroachers clash with police in Noida (Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Sep 10 (IANS) Angry villagers in Haibatpur in Noida extension Monday fought a pitched battle with the police and Greater Noida Development Authority (GNDA) workers when an anti-encroachment squad ... Read more...
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Nabard sanctions Rs.70 crore loan to Himachal
July 24th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 24 (IANS) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs.70.24 crore for rural infrastructure development in Himachal Pradesh, an official said here Tuesday.Funds have ... Read more...
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Bridges, houses collapse in heavy rains in Jharkhand
September 24th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 24 (IANS) Two bridges and several houses collapsed and farm lands were inundated in half a dozen districts of Jharkhand following incessant rains over the past four days, ... Read more...
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Two more bridges across Yamuna in Delhi Metro Phase-III
September 15th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is planning to construct two more bridges across Yamuna river in its Phase-III project to cover more residential areas.The ... Read more...
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170,000 affected by cyclone in Myanmar: UN
November 1st, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Nov 1 (IANS) Over 170,000 people have been affected by Cyclone Giri that struck Myanmar's western coastal Rakhine state in October, the UN said Monday.The Oct 22 cyclone caused widespread damage ... Read more...
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Garo Hills to hold first-ever civic polls, despite violence
October 28th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 28 (IANS) The Meghalaya government is all set to conduct the first-ever municipal elections in its three districts of Garo Hills despite violent protests from the Joint Action Committee (JAC) ... Read more...
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Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits off the Vanuatu Islands
September 8th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by BNO News
PORT VILA, VANUATU (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the island nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean on late Wednesday evening, seismologists said, but there were no immediate ... Read more...
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Floods threaten Kashmir Valley after incessant rains
May 6th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 6 (IANS) Low lying areas in the Kashmir Valley faced the prospect of floods Thursday with water levels in all major rivers and streams rising alarmingly following two days of ... Read more...
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‘60 Minutes’ Of CBS Asserts That The Future Of Bay Bridge Is Precariously Placed
April 26th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 26, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): There is no uncertainty that societies around the San Francisco Bay are going to be thumped by the same sort of calamitous earthquake that only ... Read more...
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Lake Champlain Bridge between New York & Vermont demolished
December 29th, 2009 - 1:06 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The legendary ‘Lake Champlain Bridge’ between New York and Vermont has been brought down by controlled explosives. It was closed for the public on 16th ... Read more...
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Udhampur residents demand bridge over Tawi River
October 28th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
Udhampur (J-K), Oct. 28 (ANI): Residents of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir are facing many problems in absence of a bridge over the Tawi River.The Tawi River, which is major left ... Read more...
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At least four injured in Iraq suicide bombing
October 19th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 19 (DPA) At least four people were injured in the western Iraqi city of Falluja Monday when a man detonated explosives packed in his car, police said.
The blast, which targeted ... Read more...
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Protestors, police clash in Kashmir, 22 injured (Second Lead)
October 3rd, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 3 (IANS) Twenty-two people, including an additional superintendent of police, were injured as protestors clashed with police in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla town Saturday, a day after a 13-year-old died ... Read more...
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Protesters, police clash in Kashmir town (Lead)
October 3rd, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 3 (IANS) Protestors clashed with police in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla town Saturday, a day after a teenaged boy died when he was hit by a tearsmoke shell, a police ... Read more...
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West Bengal tightens security ahead of I-Day
August 14th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) Security has been heightened at international borders along West Bengal and all districts are on alert ahead of the 63rd Independence Day Saturday.
Vital installations and public places like ... Read more...
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Taliban abduct 10 Pak soldiers in Malakand
May 1st, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, May. 1 (ANI): Taliban militants have kidnapped 10 Pakistani soldiers from their local headquarters in Dir town, which borders the troubled Swat valley.The abduction took place in the Upper ... Read more...
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Rail traffic disrupted in Gujarat
August 13th, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Incessant rains in central Gujarat Wednesday affected rail traffic between Vadodara and Bharuch, officials said. According to a Western Railway release, many trains were halted as water level ... Read more...
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10 Taliban militants killed in Pakistan
August 3rd, 2008 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Aug 3 (Xinhua) At least 10 Taliban militants were killed Sunday in an operation by security forces in northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley, a media report said. The operation was carried out ... Read more...
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Two girls’ schools burnt down in Pakistan
August 2nd, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Two girls' schools were burnt down Saturday by Taliban militants in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley, IRNA news agency reported. The schools were located in the Mingora area of ... Read more...
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