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Modi urges Centre to give nod to GUJCOC Bill
2:16 New Delhi, February 08(ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during the security meet on Sunday urged Home Minister P Chidambaram and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to give their nod to the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime (GUJCOC) Bill, which has been pending for quite some time. The Bill has been passed by the Gujarat State Assembly four times but has been rejected by the government due to some provisions in it. Meanwhile, Orissa Chief Naveen Patnaik asked Centre's help to curb Maoist menace. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 964
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Pawar, BCCI Prez meet Sena Chief Thackeray over IPL 'ban'
1:21 Mumbai, February 08(ANI): Shashank Manohar, President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) accompanied by Sharad Pawar, Agriculture Minister and Mumbai Cricket Association President called on the Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray at Mumbai on Sunday to persuade Shiv Sena to lift the ''ban'' on Australian cricketers playing IPL matches. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 898
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Maoists kill a laborer suspecting him to be police informer
0:53 Orissa, February 08(ANI): Maoists on Sunday killed a villager in Sudergarh district of Orissa. Sukru Oram, a labourer was abducted and killed by the rebels on suspicions of being a police informer. Angered by his death, the villagers blocked the highway with piles of logs. Oram's killing was the third in the past ten days in the region.The Maoist rebellion began four decades ago championing the cause of poor peasants in the east, but has now spread to large areas of the country, with the rebels targeting police and government property in hit-and-run attacks. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 796
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SPS Rathore attacked outside Chandigarh court
0:59 Chandigarh, February 08(ANI):In a shocking development, the former Haryana DGP, SPS Rathore accused in the Ruchika molestation case was on Monday attacked by an unknown assailant as he was exiting the court after an in-camera hearing of the case in a Chandigarh district court. The assailant was immediately arrested and is being interrogated to establish the reason for the offence. The man, who looked to be in his 20s, has been identified as 'Utsav' hailing from Benaras. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 907
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Inflation affects devotees and shopkeepers in holy city Varanasi
1:33 Varanasi, February 06 (ANI): Devotees in holy city of Varanasi are facing tough times as prices of religious offerings have increased manifold due to inflation. The customers aren't very happy to buy fewer sweets as offerings, yet they are helpless because of the inflationary market. The shopkeepers on the other hand are also having a tough time, as inflation has affected their profits to a great extent. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 555
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PM, Sonia attend CWC meet to discuss price rise
0:59 New Delhi, February 06 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi shared her concern at the spiralling price rise with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the partys Working Committee meet held in New Delhi on Friday.This was disclosed by party’s general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi after the meeting concluded. Meanwhile, Prime Minister will also hold a conference of chief ministers today to discuss rising prices. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 664
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PM, Sonia attend CWC meet to discuss price rise
0:59 New Delhi, February 06 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi shared her concern at the spiralling price rise with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the party's Working Committee meet held in New Delhi on Friday.This was disclosed by party’s general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi after the meeting concluded. Meanwhile, Prime Minister will also hold a conference of chief ministers today to discuss rising prices. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 700
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Security forces bust militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir
1:21 Poonch, February 06 (ANI): Indian security forces in the course of surveillance patrol busted a hideout of militants in Poonch region of Jammu and Kashmir. Raiding party formed by a team of special operation group (SOG) and 156 Territorial Army (TA) busted the hideout in the Naliya forest belt of Poonch and also recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosive material. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 752
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Srinagar again tense with yet another youth death
1:8 Srinagar, February 06 (ANI): Srinagar witnessed another bout of tension-filled moments on Friday when a group of locals staged a mass protest against the alleged gunning down of a youth by the security personnel. Hundreds of protestors took to streets on the outskirts of Srinagar, the main city of Jammu and Kashmir following the death of 17-year old Zahid Farooq, who was allegedly shot dead by the personnel of Border Security Force. The teenager's death was the fifth in the past month that locals have blamed on government forces. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 757
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GJMM student wing calls for closure of schools in Darjeeling
1:29 Darjeeling, February 06 (ANI): The students' wing of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) has given a call for all educational institutions in the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal to close down from Friday. This ultimatum was issued as a mark of protest against the police baton charging student activists staging a hunger strike in the cause of Gorkhaland. The police baton charged activists of GJM when they were observing hunger strike on Thursday. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 882
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Indo-Pak discusses dates, agenda for proposed bilateral talks
2:16 New Delhi, February 06 (ANI): Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik met the Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and discussed the probable dates and also the agenda for the proposed bilateral talks between the two countries. He mentioned this after the meeting at New Delhi on Friday. He also confirmed that terrorism would also be one of the main agendas of the talks. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 787
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HC cautions Swamy against speaking to media on Nalini issue
1:23 Chennai, February 06 (ANI): The Madras High Court on Friday cautioned Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy against revealing to the media details about his appeal against a single judge’s order pertaining to the release of Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Nalini Murugan, alias Sriharan, had accompanied a suicide bomber squad to an election rally in Sriperumbudur, in Tamil Nadu state, where former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had been campaigning. He was killed in the suicide attack in May 1991. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 786
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Motorcyclists in Hyderabad change number plates for Telangana
1:23 Hyderabad, February 06 (ANI): Hundreds of motorcycle owners in Hyderabad are pressing for a separate Telangana State by changing their number plates from AP registration to TG (Telangana) registration. Most of these vehicle owners are students who have either painted their number plates of their motorcycles or scooters with Telangana registration numbers or have pasted stickers. Meanwhile the traffic police of Hyderabad however say there was some emotional sentiment involved with this issue. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1709
Worst is over for food inflation; prices to stabilise soon: PM
1:32 New Delhi, February 06(ANI): Addressing the meeting of chief ministers over the issue of price rise, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the worst is over in food inflation and prices would stabilise soon. Singh also asked state governments to focus attention to developing market intervention mechanisms that can act as a supplement to the Public Distribution System. The meeting also reviewed the implementation of the essential commodities act to check hoarding of food items. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 973
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Police helds Maoist from Rayagada, displays recovered arms
1:21 Orissa, February 06(ANI): Police in Rayagada district in Orissa on Friday displayed the huge cache of arms and ammunition, recovered from the Maoist Ramesh Mambalika alias Purna who was arrested on Tuesday. Purna, also an explosive expert was nabbed from Tubani village in Gudari Police station area in eastern Orissa in a joint operation between the CRPF and the district police of Rayagada. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 731
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Golf has a bright future in India: Farooq Abdullah
1:55 New Delhi, February 06(ANI): On the sidelines of the Invitational Golf 2010 in New Delhi on Saturday, Farooq Abdullah, India's New and Renewable Energy Minister today said that Golf in India has a very bright future and if golfers continue to play well then one day India would be on the top of the list. Sports Minister M S Gill, who also attended the event, described Golf as a costly sport and said that India need to focus more on the game of soccer. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1162
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Bipasha launches her workout DVD in New Delhi
1:13 New Delhi, February 06(ANI): When some one like Bipasha Basu promises a definite weight loss and an enviable figure like hers, one has to be all ears. Showing off a svelte figure, the Bong Bombshell launched her workout DVD 'Bipasha Basu Love Yourself - Fit and Fabulous You' in New Delhi on Friday. Based on Basu’s personal workout regime, the DVD promises that with just 25 minutes of daily workout one could own a chiseled physique like her. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 3914
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Kashmir remains tense, shutdown enters sixth day
1:34 Srinagar, February 06(ANI): Shutdown in Kashmir entered its sixth consecutive day on Saturday following the killing of another 17-year-old Zahid Farooq, by the paramilitary troops. Security forces allegedly shot Zahid near the office of Inspector General of CRPF at Kralsangri-Brain Nishat on Friday. Last Week, Wanik Farooq, resident of Rainawari, in Srinagar city, was also killed when police fired teargas shells to break up an anti-India demonstration. All shops, business establishments and government offices remained closed, and the traffic stayed off the roads today as well. Locals including students had to bear the brunt as they couldn’t go to colleges. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 4093
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Opposition ruled states hold central govt responsible for price rise
2:12 New Delhi, February 06(ANI): After holding a meeting with Prime minister on the price rise issue today Opposition ruled state governments in India held central government mainly responsible for the spiraling prices of essential commodities. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met the chiefs of various states in New Delhi and discussed measures to check inflation. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, chief of Uttarakhand said that instead of blaming the state governments for rise in food prices, the central government should take more serious measures to curb these. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1026
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Police in Pune issue prohibitory orders for Valentine's Day
1:46 Pune, February 05 (ANI): Pune police have warned youngsters not to indulge in any overt Valentine's Day celebrations in the city. Police have imposed prohibitory orders, under Section 144 till February 15, which prohibits assembly of five or more persons or holding of public meetings. Police say that prohibitory orders have been issued to prevent anti-Valentine's Day activists from going on a rampage. The prohibitory orders will be in force from February 3 to 15. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 625
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