- Three killed in Punjab factory blast
Nangal (Punjab): Two engineers and a labourer were killed and one seriously injured in a furnace blast in state-run National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) factory in this Punjab town, police said.
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- NTPC plans 1,000 MW thermal power plant in Gujarat
Gandhinagar: The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) will set up a 1,000 MW coal-based thermal power station at Khambat in Gujarat's Anand district at a cost of Rs.5,000 crore.
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- Man arrested, charged with assaulting woman
New Delhi: A man was today charged with house-break and assault on a 55-year-old woman inside her south Delhi home, police said.
The man, identified as Harish, was a vagabond and was ....
- Golden Chariot luxury train arrives in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: In a boost to the tourism sector in Kerala, the Karnataka-based Golden Chariot, one of India's luxury trains, pulled into the railway station here today.
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- BJP legislator among 14 acquitted in Kandhamal riot case
Bhubaneswar: A fast track court in Orissa's Kandhamal district today acquitted 14 people, including a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator, in a Kandhamal riot case, an official said.
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- Minor maid burnt and beaten for eating dog's food
Kailashahar (Tripura): A 12-year-old maid was allegedly hit again and again with a hot iron rod by a hotel owner's family for eating salty tidbits meant for their pet dog, in a horrifying i....
- West Bengal received Rs.7,000 crore investment in 2009
Kolkata: West Bengal received Rs.7,000 crore of investment in 2009, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said here today.
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- I am a PR chief minister, says Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi: Into her third consecutive term, Sheila Dikshit still considers herself a "PR (public relations) chief minister" having no control over police, civic agencies and land author....
- Buddhadeb favours consensus on land acquisition policy
Kolkata: Calling for a consensus among the government, corporate houses and locals to sort out the issue of acquiring fertile land for industries, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddahdeb Bhattacha....
- West Bengal to hike women's quota in civic agencies
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said the women's quota in the elected seats of panchayat and municipal committees will be raised to 50 percent.
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- Five Uttar Pradesh cops suspended for custodial death
Lucknow: Five policemen have been suspended and booked in connection with the custodial death of a village head in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said today.
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- Maoists kidnap five officials in Jharkhand, release all
Ranchi: Maoist rebels abducted five government officials, including an additional judicial magistrate, at gun point from Latehar district in Jharkhand today noon. The rebels, however, released ....
- Couple pushed out of train, husband dies, wife injured
Patna: A man died and his wife was critically injured after they were pushed out of a moving train by a Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) in Bihar's Kaimur district today.
Police said t....
- Delhiites to queue up outside toilets to spread sanitation message
New Delhi: Realising that simply talking about an issue is of little help, an NGO here has gathered the support of scores of people in resettlement colonies to stand in queues in front of publi....
- Jammu group to agitate for a separate assembly
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) today said it will agitate for a separate assembly for the Jammu region as the present composition of the assembly does not allow the is....
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