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Rubber transforms life of poor tribals in Tripura

October 28, 2012 at 2:31 PM

Bishramganj (Tripura), Oct 28 (IANS) Thirteen years ago, Bipin Chandra Debbarma was a poor nomad. Today, the septugenarian tribal lives in a concrete house, drives a car and has all the household gadgets available in the market.

Wide swath of Brazil hit by blackout

October 27, 2012 at 1:43 PM

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 27 (IANS/EFE) Electric equipment that caught fire between two substations caused a blackout in nine states of northeastern Brazil as well as in the capital city of Brasilia and numerous municipalities of two northern states, officials said Friday.

Manmohan Singh's helicopter returns mid-way from Kokrajhar

July 28, 2012 at 12:50 PM

Guwahati, July 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's visit to the violence-hit Assam's Kokrajhar District was cut short on Saturday after his helicopter developed a technical snag and could not land there.

Manmohan Singh arrives in violence-hit Assam to review situation(Update: Manmohan)

July 28, 2012 at 11:46 AM

Guwahati, July 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday arrived in violence-hit Assam to take stock of the situation.

Tripura farmers released by banned outfit

May 30, 2012 at 3:43 PM

Agartala, May 30 (IANS) A crackdown by Bangladesh security forces has forced a separatist outfit to release three farmers kidnapped 23 days ago from Tripura and taken across the border, police said here Wednesday.

Home Ministry claims to have solved almost all major terrorist incident cases

February 16, 2012 at 7:38 PM

New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): In response to a statement made by the spokesperson of a political party that no case of terror has been solved by the investigating agencies in the last eight years, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued a statement here on Thursday, which said that all almost all major terrorist incident cases have been solved.

Forces of globalization have created interlinked, interdependent world: Patil

January 25, 2012 at 9:46 PM

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Asserting that we are today living in a world that is complex and challenging, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday said the forces of globalization have created an interlinked and interdependent world.

Kainchi Dham authority remembers its association with Steve Jobs

October 7, 2011 at 11:39 AM

Kainchi Dham (Uttarakhand), Oct 7 (ANI): Vinod Joshi, manager of Kainchi Dham, a prominent Hindu temple in Uttarakhand, has paid homage to Apple's co-founder, Steve Jobs, who passed away following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Walkathon organised in Bangalore to spread importance of physiotherapy

September 11, 2011 at 2:03 PM

Bangalore. Sep 11 (ANI): A walkathon was organised here on Sunday to spread awareness about the importance of physiotherapy.

Beggars, sex workers and eunuchs get place in Census 2011 as other category

February 6, 2011 at 2:13 PM

Agartala, Feb 6 (ANI): In the ongoing first phase of census count in Agartala, beggars, sex workers and eunuchs have got a place in the Indian Census 2011 as the other category.

China's Guangzhou city ready to host Asian Games, as Delhi struggles with CWG 2010

July 27, 2010 at 6:38 PM

New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): Even as New Delhi continues to wrestle with meeting construction and city upkeep deadlines for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) to be held in October, the Chinese city of Guangzhou has announced it is ready to host the16th Asian Games.

Family hoping for release of kidnapped Manipur sericulture official

June 4, 2010 at 7:34 PM

Imphal, June 4 (ANI): Dispairing family members of an abducted official of Manipur's Department of Sericulture, continue to hope for his safe return home.

Chidambaram describes budget as "a very balanced effort"

February 26, 2010 at 4:06 PM

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday described the annual Budget 2010-2011 as "a very balanced effort" marked by a mature assessment of the state of the economy.

Army officers Mohit Sharma, Sreeram Kumar get Ashok Chakra

August 14, 2009 at 4:18 PM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): Major Mohit Sharma and Major D. Sreeram Kumar have been awarded with the country's highest peace time gallantry award Ashok Chakra.

Joint patrolling of India-Bangladesh border resumed

March 29, 2009 at 1:51 PM

Agartala, March 29 (IANS) Indian and Bangladeshi frontiers guards have resumed joint patrolling along the border after a brief suspension of the combined vigil following a mutiny by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers in Dhaka last month, officials said here Sunday.

Trinamool wins Nandigram; Congress, Left win one seat each

January 9, 2009 at 7:09 PM

Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Friday snatched from West Bengal's ruling Left Front the troubled Nandigram constituency, which had witnessed violent protests against a proposed industrial project.