Himachal villages calm after protests over cow slaughter
February 13th, 2010 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 13 (IANS) Normalcy returned to the villages of Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district Saturday after violent protests over the slaughter of a cow, police said.
"The situation is under control today ... Read more...
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Cow slaughter triggers violent protests in Himachal (Lead)
February 12th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 12 (IANS) Violent protests erupted Friday in villages of Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district over the slaughtering of a cow, police said. A mosque and a few shops that were open ... Read more...
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Protests over cow slaughter in Himachal
February 12th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 12 (IANS) Violent protests erupted Friday over the slaughtering of a cow in upper Shimla region of Himachal Pradesh, police said.
"More than 2,000 people of a particular community staged a ... Read more...
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Blast kills 11 in Pakistan (Lead, changing dateline)
February 5th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (DPA) A bomb struck a bus carrying Shia Muslims in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Friday, killing at least 11 people, hospital officials said.
Up to 50 people were also ... Read more...
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Security personnel among three killed in Peshawar suicide blast
December 22nd, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Dec. 22 (ANI): Peshawar was rocked once again on Monday morning when a devastating bomb blast killed at least three persons, including a security personnel.According to reports, the blast occurred in ... Read more...
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Three killed in blast outside Peshawar Press Club (Second Lead)
December 22nd, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) A suicide bombing outside the Press Club in the Pakistan provincial capital of Peshawar Tuesday killed at least three people and injured many, including several reporters.
Among those ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing outside Peshawar Press Club, one killed (Lead)
December 22nd, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) A suicide bombing outside the Press Club in Peshawar Tuesday has killed at least one person and injured many, including several reporters.
A police constable was killed when ... Read more...
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Blast in Peshawar
December 22nd, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Several people were injured when a loud explosion rocked Peshawar Tuesday, Geo TV reported. Some people could have also died in the blast near the Press Club in ... Read more...
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12 die in twin blasts in Pakistani city (Lead, Changing Dateline)
December 8th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Multan (Pakistan), Dec 8 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed Tuesday in two simultaneous blasts targetted at a building of Pakistan's spy agency in Multan city, officials and media reports ... Read more...
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8 injured in Pakistan blast
December 7th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) At least eight people were injured in a blast in the south western Pakistani city of Quetta Monday, a media report said.
The blast occurred at the gate ... Read more...
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One killed in Pakistan suicide attack (Third lead)
December 3rd, 2009 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 2 (IANS/AKI) At least one person was killed and three injured when the suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a naval compound here Wednesday, officials said.
Militants ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s Leopold cafe buzzing with life, scars remain
November 26th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov 26 (ANI): The customers here today morning swarmed the 'Leopold Café', one of the sites of last year's terrorist attacks to mark the first anniversary of 26/11 terrorist attacks that ... Read more...
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Musharraf ordered 35 bulletproof Mercedes from Japan to safeguard his ministers, bureaucrats
November 21st, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov.21 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf certainly put the safety of his ministers and bureaucrats on top of his priorities even if it cost the nation millions of ... Read more...
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Autorickshaw drivers clash with police in Lucknow
November 18th, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) Hundreds of autorickshaw drivers here clashed with police, blocked roads, and targeted public vehicles Wednesday as they carried out violent protests against the alleged anomaly over supply of ... Read more...
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Victims recall the horror of dreadful Mumbai terror attack
November 14th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov 14 (ANI): Memories of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack still haunts the owner and staff of 'Leopold Café', the 138-year-old restaurant at the Colaba causeway here.This restaurant was one of the ... Read more...
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Car bombing kills in Pakistan (Lead)
November 11th, 2009 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 10 (DPA) At least 32 people were killed and over 50 injured in a car bombing in Pakistan's northwestern city of Charsadda, officials said Tuesday.
The blast occurred at a ... Read more...
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30 killed in Pakistani bomb blast
November 10th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 10 (DPA) At least 30 people were killed and over 50 injured in a car bombing in Pakistan's northwestern city of Charsadda, health officials said Tuesday.
The blast occurred at ... Read more...
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Residents protest against alleged killing of a local by police in Patna
November 5th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Nov 5(ANI): Scores of residents in Patna protested against the alleged killing of a man, Sudhir Rai, by the police on Thursday.According to reports, a team of policemen who were patrolling ... Read more...
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45 dead, over 100 injured in Peshawar explosion
October 28th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Oct 28 (IANS) At least 45 people were killed and over 100 injured when a massive blast ripped through a busy market in this Pakistani city Wednesday afternoon, shortly after ... Read more...
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Passengers of Rajdhani Express hold-up question security in trains
October 28th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Oct 28 (ANI): Passengers, who were travelling by the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, voiced their apprehensions over the lack of security measures on passenger trains.They said that people travel ... Read more...
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Peshawar bleeds with 10 more injured in car bomb blast
October 23rd, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Oct.23 (ANI) At least 10 persons were injured in a powerful bomb blast that rocked Peshawar's Hayatabad area at noon on Friday.According to sources, the blast occurred in a car ... Read more...
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Powerful blast kills six, injures scores in Peshawar
October 9th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Oct.9 (ANI): At least six people were killed and 30 others grievously injured in a powerful bomb blast that rocked Peshawar on Friday noon.The blast occurred in Khyber Bazaar near ... Read more...
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Blast in Amritsar factory, two injured
September 30th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Sep 30 (IANS) At least two people were injured and property worth millions of rupees was damaged when a powerful explosion rocked the boiler of a ghee manufacturing factory here Wednesday.
The ... Read more...
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Boiler blast injures four in Amritsar
September 30th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Sep 30 (ANI): At least four people including a woman were injured when a boiler in a butter factory exploded here early on Wednesday.The impact of the ... Read more...
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Four cops suspended after Maoist undertrials escape
September 23rd, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 23 (IANS) Four policemen were suspended Wednesday for dereliction of duty after seven undertrials, including three Maoist rebels, escaped from a court lock-up they were supposed to guard in Jharkhand.
All ... Read more...
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RPI activists ransack Congress office in Mumbai
September 18th, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Sep 18(ANI): Activists of Republican Party of India (RPI), a regional party in Maharashtra, on Friday ransacked the Congress office in Mumbai.The activists were protesting against eviction of their ... Read more...
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Three persons detained for stone-pelting on Rahul Gandhi’s train
September 17th, 2009 - 8:14 pm ICT by ANI
Karnal (Haryana)/New Delhi, Sep 17(ANI): Three persons were detained by the Haryana Police on Thursday for allegedly pelting stones at the train in which Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi was traveling ... Read more...
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Breakthrough found in stone pelting incident on Rahul Gandhi’s train: Police
September 16th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep. 16 (ANI): Police on Wednesday claimed to have found a breakthrough in the stone-pelting incident on the train in which Rahul Gandhi was travelling from Ludhiyana to Delhi."We ... Read more...
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Karnataka Government orders CoD probe into church attack
September 11th, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Sep 11 (ANI): The Karnataka Government on Friday, announced that it will hand over the investigation of an attack on a church to the state's Cops of Detective (CoD).Addressing the State ... Read more...
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Two cops suspended after man’s death in custody
July 20th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) Two policemen were suspended Monday after a 22-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in lock-up, police said. The family of the victim, however, allege that he was tortured to ... Read more...
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Can eco-friendly glazed windows replace ACs?
July 14th, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 14 (IANS) Effective glazing of windowpanes may reduce the growing reliance on energy-gobbling airconditioners, says a researcher at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
John Bell, professor at the QUT Institute of ... Read more...
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10 killed in Pakistan market blast (Second Lead)
June 14th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 wounded Sunday when a powerful bomb tore through a busy market area in Pakistan's militancy-hit North West ... Read more...
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Huge blast rocks Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar
June 10th, 2009 - 12:18 am ICT by admin
Several people are feared dead and many more injured when a huge blast took place at Pearl Continental Hotel in the Saddar area at Khyber Road in Peshawar on Tuesday.The five star ... Read more...
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Blast brings down Lahore building, kills 23 (Roundup)
May 27th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, May 27 (IANS) Shards flew and an entire building collapsed as terror struck Pakistan's cultural capital again Wednesday when a massive car bomb exploded in the bustling Civil Lines area, ... Read more...
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40 killed as car bomb reduces Lahore building to rubble (Third Lead)
May 27th, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, May 27 (IANS) Terror revisited Lahore Wednesday when a massive car bomb exploded outside a building in the busy Civil Lines area killing an estimated 40 people and injuring over 100.
The ... Read more...
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