Big B to become Kerala's tourism ambassador
After Gujarat, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has expressed his willingness to become a brand ambassador of Kerala tourism. |
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Green Hunt: Forces employ Naxal tactics, win over locals
Operation Green Hunt, launched with bullets in Jharkhand and a healing touch in Bengal, seems to be giving desired results. Villagers in Bengal's West Midnapore and Purulia and in Ghatsila Jharkhand are coming forward with info on Maoists. |
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Delay in civic body house meetings reflects on projects
It appears the municipal corporation has failed to conduct regular house meetings meant to bridge the gap between politicians and bureaucrats as hardly six or seven meetings have been conducted in its tenure of two-and-half-years. |
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Health Bill tabled in Assam Assembly
The Assam Public Health Bill, 2010, aiming at providing free treatment to poor, was on Thursday tabled in the state Assembly. |
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Three held in abduction case
Sleuths from the Pune crime branch on Thursday claimed to have arrested three persons allegedly involved in the abduction of two placement consultants on March 4. |
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Nepali held for selling drugs in Goa
A Nepali national working as a security guard at an educational institution was arrested on Thursday for selling drugs to college students, police said. |
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Higher edu teachers call off boycott
The higher education teachers have called off the examination boycott campaign on the appeal of the higher education minister Rakeshdhar Tripathi and will participate in the examination related work. |
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Andhra museum receives two treasure troves from Khammam
The state department of archaeology on Thursday received two treasure troves from Khammam district dated back to the 16th and 17th centuries AD. |
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HC restrains Thane hotel from exhibiting matches
The Bombay high court, in an injunction, has restrained a restaurant in Thane from exhibiting and telecasting live IPL T20 matches which begin on March 12. |
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Intellectuals & civil society up in amrs over Green Hunt
People's Committee against Operation Green Hunt a newly formed group comprising intelligentsia and members of the Jharkhand civil society is up in arms over the anti-Maoist offensive that has been launched in the state. |
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Earthquake 'threat' in Orissa forces hundreds to sleep outside
Hundreds of people spent the night outside their homes in Orissa after reports of an impending earthquake spread, police said Thursday. |
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Grim summer tanning Kerala, power and water crunch in store
Though the summer season has not yet touched half-way point, Kerala has been reeling under severe heat. |
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Goa ranks low in HRD report
All is not well with government-run schools in the state. Individual assessment report cards of schools in Goa prepared by the Union human resource development ministry, based on information gathered by Goa Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, paints a sorry picture of government-run schools, especially at the elementary level. |
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MCD to identify double-pension collectors, recover amount
The MCD said it will identify the 3,300 people who have been collecting pension from both the civic agency and the Delhi government and recover the amount paid to them. |
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Narayana Murthy's wife, Sudha, to act in movie for the first time
Sudha Murthy, wife of Infosys chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy, is acting in a movie for the first time. |
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Now, 50% parking deals for women
In New Delhi, a historic proposal to give women 33% reservation is making news. Closer home, the BMC-in a landmark decision on Thursday-kept aside 50% contracts of public pay-and-parking lots for local women's self-help groups. |
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'Proposed bus stand may turn transportation hub'
The district administration is planning to convert the proposed new bus stand at Pumpwell to a `transportation hub' with the convergence of all facilities for both transport operators as well as the public. |
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Mumbai cops chart out terror rescue plan for hotels
Fearing the possibility of attacks on cafes, restaurants and hotels frequented by foreigners after the Pune blasts, police officials in the western suburbs are preparing a disaster-management plan to safely evacuate people in case of a terrorist attack. |
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City-based school to host management fest
Hubli-based Global Business School GBS will organize Galacto-10, its annual management fest, for students from across the country. |
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Cops find photos of godman's 'marriage' ceremony
Photographs of godman Sanyasi Anoop Ji alias Dr Anoop Kumar and the 25-year-old woman he allegedly abducted in mid-February in a marriage ceremony have been recovered by the Ghaziabad police. Kumar, who is already married, is on the run. |
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