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Monday, October 24

NCC girl cadets learn disaster management
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 06:08 PM IST
After the 8 October quake, disaster management is the latest buzzword. The National Cadet Corps (NCC) has now got on the bandwagon and has introduced a 12-month course for girl cadets on how to cope with natural calamities.
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Gawli gangster is running for life
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 06:02 PM IST
One of the top aides of underworld don-turned-politician Arun Gawli is now having a tough time trying to wriggle out of the Daddy’s noose. Raja Jadhav, who had reportedly bumped off more than 12 people on his mentor’s orders, says his former boss is making life too difficult for him.
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Arrest warrant issued against JN Yadav
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 05:41 PM IST
Non-bailable arrest warrants were issued against Union Minister of State for Water Resources Jaiprakash Narain Yadav and four others, including a police officer, on Monday. They have been charged for allegedly causing the "illegal escape" of his brother and RJD candidate Vijay Prakash.
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Floods hit Orissa, 4 lakh affected
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 05:34 PM IST
Floods in northern Orissa have affected 4.5 lakh people of Balasore district and claimed one live so far, official sources said. Jalaka, a rivulet, had broken banks and inundated several areas, cutting off road links, especially after waters from the Sunai dam were released.
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Revenue officer among three booked in J-K
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 05:29 PM IST
An Assistant Commissioner was among three revenue officers booked by vigilance authorities on charges of financial irregularities in the distribution of compensation to people during 'Operation Sarpvinash' in the hill Kaka area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
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India on way to being visa friendly country
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 05:21 PM IST
"Balle, Balle!" shouted the young Sikh on hearing his name in the British high commission's visa section in New Delhi. Breaking into a 'bhangra', he dashed to get his passport stamped with the entry visa to Britain.
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India to treat Pakistanis at LoC relief camps
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 04:52 PM IST
India has taken a pro-active and unilateral decision to rise above the politics of relief and rehabilitation in the quake-hit region along the Line of Control, when it announced that it would open three composite relief camps to help the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
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With hope, ULFA team leaves for talk
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 04:32 PM IST
With soaring hopes of an end to 27 years of insurgency in Assam, ULFA's representative team today left for New Delhi to begin the peace process with Government of India.
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Court objects to unauthorised occupation of Govt. bungalows
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 03:42 PM IST
The Supreme Court today took exception to unauthorised occupation of Government accommodation by some politicians and by Bihar Governor Buta Singh in the capital. "Buta Singh is a Governor of Bihar. How can he be occupying a house here?" a Bench comprising Justice B N Agarwal and Justice A K Mathur observed while hearing a PIL.
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Onion prices to stabilise in 10 days: Pawar
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 12:06 PM IST
The Union Agricultural Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, today claimed that the rise in onion prices would be brought under control in next 10 days.Addressing mediapersons, here Mr Pawar said .
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Mutual fund scamster made crore
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 11:37 AM IST
Stock exchange scam, Chit fund scam, Bank loan fraud scam, Suave and savvy, Brajesh Majumdar sweet-talked his clients into handing him cheques for putting in mutual funds. Invest he did, but in his own name. And he kept the profit on the maturity of the schemes.
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Kalam for cheaper broadband connection
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 11:30 AM IST
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Sunday called for concerted research to bring down the cost of high bandwidth telecommunication and make broadband connectivity seamless so that all parts of the country could be connected more effectively.
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Migratory bird deaths to be investigated
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 11:25 AM IST
The West Bengal Animal Resources Development department is inquiring into reports of the death of some migratory birds, mainly fledglings, in the State's Kulik Bird Sanctuary in north Bengal to ascertain whether the cause of the deaths can be related to any avian disease including the dreaded bird flu.
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Five killed in wall collapse
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 11:20 AM IST
Five persons were killed and six injured when a wall of a building under construction collapsed in the suburban Andheri here on Sunday. "We have removed 11 people from the debris and five of them have died," Mumbai Chief Fire O fficer A.K. Jhandwal told reporters.
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Two militants killed, security personnel injured in Doda
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 11:15 AM IST
Two militants were killed and two security personnel injured in a gunbattle in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir today. The encounter took place during a joint search operation by army and police in Sandari area of Banihal tehsil, official sources told PTI.
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Bihar polls: Campaigning for phase-2 ends
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 11:08 AM IST
Campaigning for the second phase of elections in Bihar has ended.Sixty-nine assembly constituencies will go to polls on 26 October. It is a crucial phase for both the RJD and the NDA as everyone tries to woo the Muslim vote, which is being seen as the single most important factor in Bihar elections.
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Hunt on for Ansari, Curfew to be lifted in Mau
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 11:04 AM IST
The police have carried out raids in Lucknow and Gazipur in search of independent MLA Mukhtar Ansari.Ansari is wanted in connection with the recent riots and violence in Mau.He was seen defying curfew, travelling in a vehicle with armed men during the riots.
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Danapur-Howrah train looted, 3 injured
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 10:59 AM IST
Three passengers of Danapur-Howrah Express train were injured by armed robbers who looted cash and valuables worth over Rs 75,000 from the travelers in a sleeper coach near Mokama station on Sunday night, railway sources said.
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Special Lok Adalats held in Haryana
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 10:57 AM IST
Special Lok Adalats of matrimonial and other cases pending in courts were held at complexes of all district and sub-divisional courts in Haryana on Sunday. A spokesman of the Haryana State Legal Services Authority said on Monday that in these special Lok Adalats, 3749 cases were settled.
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Seven injured in acid attack
by
anshul
on Mon 24 Oct 2005 10:54 AM IST
Seven members of a family were injured when a man threw acid on them in a North Delhi area on Sunday night, police sources said. The attacker, who appeared to be deranged, entered the house of the victims in Arya Nagar area around 10 pm and threw acid on them. He has been arrested, sources said.
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