‘India to work for removal of taboos around family planning’
June 9th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) In its bid to check population growth, India is willing to engage with communities on removing cultural taboos associated with family planning, the head of ... Read more...
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Sikh clergy lays foundation stone of Operation Bluestar memorial
May 20th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, May 20 (IANS) To remember those killed in the Indian Army's Operation Bluestar inside the Golden Temple complex in 1984, the Sikh clergy Sunday laid the foundation stone for ... Read more...
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This official doesn’t want hiked dearness allowance!
April 27th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) How often do you find a government employee who doesn't want a hike in dearness allowance (DA)? But Kolkata resident Hiralal Burman is an exception - ... Read more...
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Euro 2012 organisers to open volunteers training centre
April 20th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, April 20 (IANS) The organisers of the Euro 2012 football tournament will on Saturday inaugurate a training facility here for volunteers who will be working for the June 8-July ... Read more...
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Pakistani law officer pays quiet visit to Delhi gurdwara
March 26th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Pakistan's Deputy Attorney General Muhammad Khurshid Khan paid a quiet visit to one of Delhi's famous gurdwaras, leaving officials of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management ... Read more...
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Trinamool to set up students brigade: Mamata
August 28th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday said her party would set up a "students brigade" to render voluntary service for ... Read more...
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US ambassador volunteers service at Delhi school
September 24th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Extending a friendly hand towards the common people of India, US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer Friday did voluntary service at a New Delhi Municipal Council school here. ... Read more...
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Procession held to mark 406th ceremony of installation of Guru Granth Sahib
September 1st, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Sep 1 (ANI): A colourful 'Nagar Kirtan' procession was taken out by Sikhs here, to mark the 406th ceremony of the installation of their holy scripture, the Guru ... Read more...
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Fugitive hid in plain sight for four decades
June 16th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Helena, Jun 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Imagine! A man who was wanted by authorities hid so plainly in sight, that he himself forgot that he was a wanted man.Frank Dryman who ... Read more...
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Kin hikes reward for American trekker missing in Nepal
June 16th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 16 (IANS) Almost two months after a young American hiker went missing in Nepal, her family Wednesday trebled the reward for anyone who found her, refusing to call off their ... Read more...
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Games village to have prayer rooms for athletes of all faiths (With Images)
March 29th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games village in east Delhi, where athletes will be staying during the games in October, will have a special building with prayer rooms ... Read more...
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‘Going to a good astrologer is like going to a doctor’
February 10th, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Consider it a pastime or an infallible guide to the future, you can't ignore astrology, which some Indians consider a science. Some place equal emphasis ... Read more...
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Punjab to have traffic marshals
August 26th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) Emulating many other states of India, the police in Punjab are set to rope in citizens to act as traffic marshals.
"This is a pilot project initiated by ... Read more...
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Kolkata’s voluntary Homeopathic dispensary redefines freedom
August 14th, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Aug. 14 (ANI): An independent homeopathic dispensary in Kolkata has been providing free treatment to its patients for the past six decades.Established in 1946, the dispensary has survived four generations now.It ... Read more...
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PM hopes Deep Joshi’s work will inspire others
August 4th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Congratulating Indian social activist Deep Joshi on winning the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said his work should inspire others to dedicate ... Read more...
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Two die, portion of religious press building crashes
April 15th, 2009 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, April 15 (IANS) At least two people were killed and two others were injured here when a portion of the printing press building where the Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, ... Read more...
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Sikh groups to hold mega blood donation camp
March 9th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) Sikh organisations have come together to hold a mega blood donation camp in Punjab's pilgrimage centre of Anandpur Sahib Tuesday and they hope to enter the record books ... Read more...
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‘Hero of the environment’ says he has many rivers to clean
October 7th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 7 (IANS) India's river cleansing holy man Balbir Singh Seechewal says he still has a long way to go after being profiled in a recent edition of the US based ... Read more...
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Now no girl wants to marry a fighter pilot thanks to low pay, laments Marshal Arjan Singh
September 15th, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Earlier every girl wanted to marry a fighter pilot but now nobody wants to, thanks to the pathetic pay package and lack of respect for the armed ... Read more...
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Top Nihang Sikh sect chief passes away
May 9th, 2008 - 7:38 am ICT by admin
Patiala (Punjab), May 8 (IANS) Sikh sect Nihang's Buddha Dal chief Baba Santa Singh, who led the reconstruction 'kar sewa' (voluntary service) inside the Golden Temple after the 1984 Operation Bluestar by ... Read more...
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