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Monday, December 19

World Bank Team Holds Meeting with Nitish
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 06:25 PM IST
A World Bank team led by its India director Michael Carter visited Patna on Sunday where he held meeting with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other senior state officials to discuss possibilities of making investment in various developmental projects in Bihar.
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More rains forecast for Tamil Nadu
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 06:19 PM IST
A deep depression formed over the Bay of Bengal was likely to cross the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh coast on Monday night, the weather office in Chennai said.The forecast warned of heavy rains in the next couple of days even as authorities took precautionary measures.
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Scuffle between Raj, Uddhav supporters at Goregaon
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 06:09 PM IST
A scuffle broke out on Monday between supporters of Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray and his dissident cousin Raj, who quit the party, at Goregaon in suburban Mumbai.
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INSAT-4A to be launched on Dec 22
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 06:03 PM IST
Preparations are in the final stages for the launch of INSAT-4A, India's heaviest satellite, from Kourou, French Guyana, on December 22. The 3,080 kg INSAT-4A, the first satellite to be launched in the INSAT-4 .
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Proof of Rajan extortion found on laptop
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 05:35 PM IST
Chhota Rajan’s elder brother Prakash Nikhalje has been booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act in the extortion racket operated along with Rajan’s wife Sujata.
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TCS ties up with Novo Nordisk
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 04:09 PM IST
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) has announced a strategic engagement with Novo Nordisk, a leading player in the field of diabetic care, for the Implementation of an off-shore clinical operations service.
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India lose to Pakistan 3-4, lose place in Champions Trophy
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 04:02 PM IST
India failed to keep their place in the elite Champions trophy hockey after squandering a brilliant start against arch-rival Pakistan to lose 4-3 in the play off match to decide the fifth and sixth positions.
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Day 2: Sri Lanka lose 1 wicket
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 04:00 PM IST
Sri Lanka have lost opener Upal Tharanga as they reply to India's first innings score of 398 on Day 2 of the third Test in Ahmedabad.Irfan Pathan got the breakthrough in the third over of the innings, as Tharanga (2) was caught behind by MS Dhoni.
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Lok Sabha mourns loss of lives in Chennai stampede
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 03:54 PM IST
The Lok Sabha today condoled the death of 42 people in a stampede outside a school in Chennai yesterday. The tragedy took place in the early hours when over 4,000 people had gathered outside the school in MGR .
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Delhi residents protest demolitions
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 03:49 PM IST
Police lathicharged angry residents as they resisted the demolition of illegal constructions at Patel Nagar in west Delhi.The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also demolished illegal constructions in Lajpat Nagar.
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Punjab to have law university
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 01:25 PM IST
The country's eighth law university will be set up in Punjab, possibly in the vicinity of Chandigarh. It will be the first such university in the North .Having received the go-ahead from the Union Government.
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42 die in Chennai stampede
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 01:19 PM IST
In a tragic accident, 42 persons, including 23 women, were killed and 37 injured in a stampede this morning. People had come to collect flood relief coupons at a corporation school in the southern part of the state capital.
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Energy sector reforms a mixed bag: CII
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 01:16 PM IST
Though the country has made progress in telecom, information technology, knowledge and business process outsourcing sector, India Inc feels that the country is lagging behind on the energy front.
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Sensex touches new peak of 9,341 during early trading
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 01:11 PM IST
The Sensex on Monday rose smartly and touched a new historic peak of 9,340.63 points at the opening session on the Bombay Stock Exchange on increased buying by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs).
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Vijaypat Singhania sworn in as Mumbai Sherrif
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 01:07 PM IST
Vijaypat Singhania, Chairman Emeritus, Raymond, has been sworn in as the Sheriff of Mumbai.Singhania, who was in the headlines recently for creating a world record with his flight in a hot air balloon, was sworn in by Maharashtra Governor SM Krishna.
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Final preparations underway for the launch of INSAT-4A
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 12:59 PM IST
Preparations for the launch of Indian telecommunications satellite, INSAT-4A, on Thursday has entered the final phase in the European spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.The heaviest satellite ever built by India.
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D-gang continues to use cell phones in jail
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 12:53 PM IST
The D-Company seems to have come by some luck, while Chhota Rajan’s gang has all the bad luck. First Rajan’s wife, Sujata Nikhalje was arrested last week and then D K Rao was rearrested in Arthur Road Jail on Thursday for running a crime syndicate from jail.
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Govt set to introduce Gram Nyayalaya Bill
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 12:51 PM IST
The Gram Nyayalaya Bill, aimed at making justice more accessible to people in remote villages, will be introduced in the Budget Session of the Parliament. Law ministers from all states have met in the capital to discuss the bill, which provides for the setting up of Gram Nyayalayas across the country.
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Bihar's hero is K J Rao, not Nitish
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 12:48 PM IST
Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has tasted defeat at the hands of K J Rao, consultant to the Election Commission, not in electoral politics, but in the popularity chart. Believe it, it is an outcome of an online survey by a news portal in Patna.
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Delhi hospitals not ready for emergencies
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 12:45 PM IST
In the wake of bomb attacks in Delhi in October emergency drills were conducted at government hospitals in Delhi to assess their preparedness. Ambulances and fire engines rushed to Timarpur residential colony on Sunday afternoon after a fire call.
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Raj's men want Marathi manoos mantra
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 12:41 PM IST
Even as he announced his new party on Sunday, Raj Thackeray did not disclose what the agenda would be. “I will tour Maharashtra and listen to the people. Let me hear what they have to say, I shall then chalk out my strategy,” was his refrain.
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Two held for Hyderabad suicide bomb attack
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 12:39 PM IST
The Hyderabad police have arrested two men in connection with the suicide bombing attack on the Police Commissioner's Task Force office on October 12.
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TN braces for heavy showers, cyclone alert sounded
by
anshul
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 12:29 PM IST
Tamil Nadu is gearing up for heavy rains as the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to make landfall between Nagapattinam and Chennai.
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Jharkhand to seek special economic package
by
zaheen
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 12:19 PM IST
Jharkhand will seek a special package from the central government to develop the state's infrastructure to cope with the huge investments it has received in different areas.
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China to become India's No. 1 trade partner
by
zaheen
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 12:04 PM IST
China is all set to emerge as India’s leading trade partner in the near future, leaving its current number one partner the US much behind. Trade with China registered a hike of 521%, between 2000-2005 as against its trade with US, which increased by 63% during the same period, according to an Assocham study on Indo-China trade.
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Ministry steps in to save RIL deal with NTPC
by
zaheen
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 11:56 AM IST
The oil ministry has called a meeting on Monday to broker peace between Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries (RIL) and state-owned NTPC on the terms of supplying gas to upcoming Kawas and Gandhar power houses.
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Mumbai BPOs on high alert after B'lore rape
by
zaheen
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 11:51 AM IST
The rape and murder of a BPO employee in Bangalore has raised serious questions over the safety of women who work in night shifts. The BPOs working for the US markets generally have shifts which start late at night and end early morning.Employees of such BPOs are usually picked up or dropped back home in the cars leased by the company.
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Delhi demolition drive continues
by
zaheen
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 11:47 AM IST
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has started demolishing illegal constructions in the west Patel Nagar and Lajpat Nagar areas of the capital.Today is the third day of the corporation's biggest-ever demolition drive.
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POSCO plant to come up in three phases
by
zaheen
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 11:41 AM IST
POSCO, the world's fifth-largest steel maker, said on Sunday that its proposed 12-million-tonne integrated steel plant in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district would be constructed in three phases of four million tonnes.
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Gail lines up Rs 15000 cr projects in Orissa
by
zaheen
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 11:27 AM IST
Gail (India) Ltd has decided to set up joint venture projects worth over Rs 15,000 crore in Orissa. The projects include a coal gassification plant, pipeline project, petrochemical complex and a power plant.
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India welcomes WTO draft
by
zaheen
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 11:18 AM IST
India has welcomed the draft declaration at the World Trade Organisation meeting in Hong Kong.The deal gives rich countries an eight-year time frame to end export subsidies.
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Power Minister P M Sayeed passes away
by
zaheen
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 11:08 AM IST
Union Power Minister P M Sayeed died tonight in the South Korean capital of Seoul.Mr Sayeed had gone to Seoul for treatment of a kidney ailment, sources said.
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42 killed in Chennai rush for flood relief
by
zaheen
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 11:04 AM IST
A stampede over flood relief in rain-hit Chennai has killed at least 42 people, 23 of them women, and left another 37 injured. The incident occurred early today outside the Arignar Anna Model Higher Secondary School in Central Chennai’s K K Nagar where some 3,000 people had queued up for flood relief distribution.
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North India reels under cold wave, 38 dead
by
zaheen
on Mon 19 Dec 2005 10:59 AM IST
People in north India continue to reel under harsh winter conditions, with the weather-related toll rising to 38.
Six people, including a Thai tourist, have died in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours.
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