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Season's first snowfall in J&K boosts tourism
1:23 Srinagar, Jammu And Kashmir, India, 5 Jan (ANI): India's northern Jammu and Kashmir is a perfect tourist destination this season as the state received its first snowfall on 5th December. The snowfall has brought cheer amongst locals who are glad that it will give a boost to the tourism industry. For decades, Srinagar has been a tourism hub and the industry Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1306
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Cooperative movie hits cinema screens
1:35 Mumbai, 4 Jan (ANI): Bollywood's first ever cooperative celluloid effort 'Humne Jeena Seekh Liya' meaning ‘We Have Learnt to Survive’ was released on the 4th of January. As many as 150 people including students, doctors and engineers from all over Maharashtra pooled in money to make the full-length feature film. The celluloid effort from the Spandan Parivar Cinema Movement or SPCM was completed at a cost of Rs 85 lakh. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1283
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Police go on an identification drive in Gorakhpur
1:12 Gorakhpur, Jan 4 (ANI): The police in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state is conducting an identification drive across the city to ensure security in the region. In the wake of the recent attack, police in Gorakhpur is carrying out identification of the tenants, servants employed in hotels and all locals living in the region. After the police discovered that accused in one of the blasts have links to Gorakhpur, it has become alert and is carrying out the identification across the city to ensure that security is in place. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1594
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Mohammad Haneef may not return to Australia
1:36 Bangalore, 5 Jan (ANI): Mohammed Haneef, the Bangalore doctor cleared of terror charges in the aborted UK bomb attack may not return to Australia after his family’s refusal to send him back. Haneef returned to India in July last year after being cleared of charges in the Glasgow airport suicide attack in the UK. Worried about the possibility of the Australian police harassing him and his family on their return to Australia, Haneef is undecided about his return. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 1152
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Orange production increases in Assam
2:49 Assam, Jan 7 (ANI): The orchard owners of Hakomari village in West Kamrup District of Assam have reaped a bumper harvest of oranges. Under the Technology Mission of the Assam Government’s Agriculture Department, the growers and orchard owners were given extensive training in modern scientific methods of nurturing orange trees. Consequently, the quality and quantity from each tree has been encouraging with farmers being able to get around 800 to 1000 oranges from a single tree. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1417
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Imtiaz Ali chooses Deepika over Kareena
1:45 New Delhi, Jan 7 (ANI): Reports say that recently, Director Imtiaz Ali locked horns with actor Saif Ali Khan over the casting of the leading lady for their next film, which is also the first from Saif’s production company. The Razzmatazz grapevine has that the Jab We Met director is casting Deepika Padukone instead of the bubbly Kareena Kapoor opposite Saif. The Chote Nawab however is not very happy with this arrangement. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1333
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Monastery in Ladakh attracts tourists
1:42 Ladakh, Jan 7 (ANI): A Tibetan monastery located in the Ladakh region is proving to be a major tourist lure. Disket Gompa, a monastery in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh region is a mesmerizing tourist destination. Its Gompa is dramatically positioned and is believed to be founded in the early 15th century. The 1400-year-old monastery was built by a Buddhist Lama scholar Sherab Zsangpo and also has a school for monks. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1176
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Airlines all set to optimize fuel efficiency
1:37 New Delhi, 7 Jan (ANI): With fuel comprising 40% of the total cost, airlines, especially low cost carriers, are trying to find out means of optimizing fuel efficiency. Airlines globally are stressing on adopting various models to save fuel and are also following a strict regime of regular aircraft maintenance including complete aircraft wash, restoring of paint on the aircraft surface, smoothening of dents and projections on the aircraft on a fortnightly basis to minimize fuel consumption. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1197
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PPP slams Mush urges for a UN probe
1:20 New Delhi, 7 Jan (ANI): Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party said on Sunday, Jan 6th, that President Pervez Musharraf’s admission that she might have been killed by a gunman to a television channel underscore the need for a UN probe into the matter. In an interview with the US television network CBS that was broadcast on Sunday, Musharraf admitted for the first time that Bhutto could have been shot. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1158
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Indian officials call on ICC to take action on umpiring.
2:3 New Delhi, 7 Jan (ANI): Indian cricket officials have called for the banning of umpires Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson from the rest of the series after a row of faulty umpiring. India lost the second test match by 122 runs at Sydney on Sunday, January 6th after their celebrated batting lineup collapsed. However, spectators feel that the umpires were to blame for the result. Indian cricket fans are carrying out protest against the umpires Bucknor and Benson. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1320
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Countdown begins for 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games
2:4 New Delhi, 7 Jan (ANI): Thousands of locals and foreign athletes in the Indian capital New Delhi participated in a run on January 6th to mark the 1000 days countdown to the 2010 Commonwealth Games on Sunday. The run began from Vijay Chowk and concluded at the India Gate. Athletes from Australia, England and some African countries, and many prominent Indian sport personalities including woman weight lifter Karnam Malleswari, badminton player also participated in the race Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1354
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Dense fog disrupts life in national capital Delhi.
1:20 New Delhi, 7 Jan (ANI): Dense fog enveloped New Delhi, the national capital of India, early Monday morning on 7 th January, resulting in poor visibility and disrupting normal life. Apart from making life difficult for daily commuters, the foggy conditions have delayed more than 20 flights. Passengers bore complaints that they were not furnished with latest information about the departure and arrival of flights. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1127
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Bipasha turns 29
2:2 New Delhi, Jan 7 (ANI): Born on January 7, 1979 in New Delhi, Bipasha Basu or Bips as she is called by most, hails from a Bengali family. Bipasha came into the limelight after winning the Ford Super model when she was just 17. After winning the contest, Basu was flown to New York by the Ford Company, where she had a successful modelling career. But it was in films that Bipasha found her calling. Making her debut with Abbas Mustan's Ajnabee, she arrived in Bollywood as a promising new star. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1311
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Rhino RX car launched in Indian market
1:29 New Delhi, 7 Jan (ANI): International Car and Motors Limited or ICML, a part of the Sonalika Group, launched the multi-utility vehicle Rhino Rx in the Indian national capital New Delhi on January 7th. Fitted with a Rover diesel engine, the new Rhino Rx can attain a speed of 100 km an hour in less than 16 seconds. The car has been designed in collaboration with Britain-based Lotus Engineering and is customized for Indian roads. Added: 15851 days ago Views: 1683
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India suspends Australia cricket tour
1:25 New Delhi, 7 Jan (ANI): The Indian cricket board, BCCI suspended its team's tour of Australia on January 7 pending the outcome of an appeal for banned spinner Harbhajan Singh. Harbhajan was suspended on January 6, by the International Cricket Council for three tests after being found guilty of racially abusing Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds during the second test in Sydney. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1305
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Software exports to cross Rs billion mark in 2008
1:54 Bangalore, Karnataka, 7 Jan (ANI): India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ in southern Karnataka is upbeat about exports from the state crossing the rupees 700 billion mark despite a downturn in the US economy due to a weak dollar. M.N Vidyashankar, secretary to the government of southern Karnataka, department of information technology, biotechnology and science & technology said that posting an export figure close to rupees 49,000 crores last year. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1500
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ID cards not mandatory for citizens
1:59 New Delhi, 7 Jan (ANI): A day after he issued an order making identity cards mandatory for the capital’s citizens, Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna did a u-turn on January 07 saying that it was not compulsory. Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna issued an order on January 5 declaring it mandatory for all citizens of the national capital to carry their ID cards at all times, a move aimed at tightening security after the recent terror attacks. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1299
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Orange production increases in Assam
2:3 Assam, Jan 7 (ANI): The orchard owners of Hakomari village in West Kamrup District of Assam have reaped a bumper harvest of oranges. Under the Technology Mission of the Assam Government’s Agriculture Department, the growers and orchard owners were given extensive training in modern scientific methods of nurturing orange trees. Consequently, the quality and quantity from each tree has been encouraging with farmers being able to get around 800 to 1000 oranges from a single tree. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1353
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Mumbais Chor bazaar is antique shoppers paradise
1:47 Mumbai, Jan 6 (ANI): ‘Chor Bazar’ which literally translates to ‘Thieves market’ in India’s western financial capital Mumbai is a perfect destination for antique hunters. ‘Chor Bazaar’, with a history of nearly 150 years, the market market offers a shopping extravaganza. From upmarket boutiques to charmingly odd local markets selling wooden articles, leatherwear, carpets, handicraft items, textiles and accessories, ‘Chor Bazaar’ has it all. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1674
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HALLA BOL is a big-budget venture
1:29 New Delhi, Jan 6 (ANI): Fans of the winning Ajay Devgan-Rajkumar Santoshi combo are counting the days left for the release of their next venture, HALLA BOL, which is just a week away. In fact, contrary to the popular perception, HALLA BOL is a lavishly mounted project and has a budget of 25-crores. Halla Bol, which means attack, apart from starring Balan and Devgan in pivotal roles, also features 11 Bollywood biggies in guest appearances. Added: 15850 days ago Views: 1269
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