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Wednesday, December 14

Maharashtra Assembly adjourned after uproarious scenes
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 06:22 PM IST
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was adjourned thrice today, as Opposition and Treasury bench members raised slogans over an allegation that a Pune Congress leader had committed suicide after failing to secure favours from NCP leaders.
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V. Sankaran promoted and posted as JD News AIR
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 06:20 PM IST
V Sankaran, Information Officer, Press Information Bureau, Chennai, today assumed charge as Joint Director, News, All India Radio, Chennai, on promotion.
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Labour Minister hints at review of EPF rate, to meet PM
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 06:10 PM IST
Under attack from Left parties for slashing the EPF rate by one per cent for the current fiscal, Labour Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, today promised to do everything possible for "best returns" .
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Factory Furnace II: 2 killed, close call for 100 kids
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 05:56 PM IST
MORE than 100 schoolchildren had a miraculous escape following an explosion and fire at a spray painting unit that functions from the same building as the school in South Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar village.
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Govt constitutes committee on spectrum release
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 05:10 PM IST
The Government has constituted a committee comprising officials from the defence ministry and the telecom department for examining various aspects relating to release of spectrum by defence services.
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Woman dug out alive 63 days after quake
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 03:27 PM IST
A woman was brought to a charity field hospital in a precarious condition here on Monday after she was rescued from the rubble in Occupied Kashmir on Sunday, 63 days after the devastating earthquake.
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Cadence unveils radio frequency design kit
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 03:12 PM IST
The wireless IC consumption worldwide stands at $43.8 billion in 2005. It is all set to rise with gadgets such as MP3 players and digicams going wireless.
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Hizb leader among six terrorists killed in J&K
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 02:26 PM IST
A top commander of the frontline separatist group Hizbul Mujahideen was among six terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday after a nightlong gunbattle with security forces.
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Moderate quake shakes Delhi, Uttaranchal
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 02:23 PM IST
A moderate intensity earthquake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, shook the national capital and Uttaranchal on Wednesday, Met Department said.
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NICE allowed to sell, alienate BMIC lands
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:34 AM IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) Limited to sell, alienate or mortgage the lands in its possession to raise funds for executing the Rs. 2,250-crore Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project.
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Breach in Gundur lake bund, Chengalpattu town inundated
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:30 AM IST
The breach of a bund in the Gundur lake resulted in flooding of Chengalpattu town and disruption of traffic on Old Grand Southern Trunk Road for more than eight hours on Tuesday.
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HC notice to Home Ministry on prosecution of CRPF Commandant
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:17 AM IST
The Delhi High Court issued notice to the Union Home Ministry and Director General of CRPF on a petition filed by an Assistant Commandant of the force seeking sanction to prosecute two senior CRPF officers.
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Centre releases funds for 150 tourism projects
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:13 AM IST
The government on Tuesday said it has sanctioned Rs 276.31 crores for tourism projects in states. "Of the sanctioned amount, Rs 209.96 crores has been released," Tourism Minister Renuka Chowdhury, said in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
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Shrine of Sufi saint to be repaired in J&K
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:11 AM IST
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has instructed the executing agencies to take up initial repair of shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Bulbul Shah, in downtown city.
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Private colleges’ quota bill runs into BJP’s minority wall
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:03 AM IST
Breaking the political consensus on the Constitution amendment bill to provide reservations for SC/ST and OBCs in unaided private educational institutions, the BJP today declared that it would not support the bill .
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BSF posts on Indo-Bangla border likely to be doubled
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:01 AM IST
In what could be read as New Delhi’s growing sense of unease with Dhaka, India has decided to more than double the number of border outposts along the Indo-Bangladesh border and place sensors along .
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Immigrants bear brunt of Delhi's winter
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:56 AM IST
As the capital faces its coldest winter in the last five years, the people who are most affected by the harsh weather are thousands of immigrants who arrive here in search of work.
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Stamp paper scam: CBI files chargesheet
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:47 AM IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed the chargesheet in the fake stamp paper scam in Tamil Nadu.The chargesheet contains the names of 11 accused including Abdul Karim .
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MiG-21 crashes in Assam, pilot safe
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:44 AM IST
A MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Assam's Tezpur airbase, with pilot Squadron Leader S Bansal ejecting safely. The aircraft developed some trouble soon after taking off from the airbase .
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A peacenik inspired by India
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:29 AM IST
He is the unlikeliest saviour the United Nations can expect. And yet, Ted Turner, the legendary founder of CNN, Cartoon Network and even World Championship Wrestling, is giving a billion dollars of his own money to various UN agencies through his United Nations Foundation.
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They died so we could come out alive
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:24 AM IST
It's the day the country's leaders gather to thank a handful of men and women who foiled what could have been the one of history's most dramatic moments of terror.
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SC refuses to stop Ulhasnagar demolitions
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:19 AM IST
The Supreme Court has declined to entertain petitions seeking a stay on the demolition of unauthorised constructions at Ulhasnagar. The petitioners had approached the apex court against the Bombay High Court judgement.
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East Asia Summit to focus on China's role
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:16 AM IST
Representatives of 16 nations are gathering in Kuala Lumpur for the inaugural session of the East Asia Summit. The ASEAN Plus Three (including the 10 ASEAN members, China, Japan and South Korea), Australia, New Zealand, and India are participating in the meet.
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15 succumb to cold wave in UP
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:14 AM IST
Parts of north India are in the grip of a severe cold wave with the state of Uttar Pradesh being the worst hit.The bitter cold has claimed 15 lives in the state with the mercury dipping six degrees below normal in Sultanpur and Agra.
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