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  • over 1 000 ias officers fail to file property returns

    Over 1,000 IAS officers fail to file property returns

    March 10, 2013 23:06 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 10 : Over 1,000 IAS officers have failed to submit their immovable property returns to the government within the stipulated time frame this year.Of the total of 1,057 officers who did not

  • india s top 5 roads for a nice long drive experience

    India's top 5 roads for a nice long drive experience

    October 09, 2014 11:15 IST

    New Delhi: India is a land of vast landscapes and there are roads which are relatively traffic free and pass through some of the scenic and spectacular areas.Driving through the pristine hills, dense forests, cloud

  • ajmer dargah priests refused donation from pakistan pm

    Ajmer dargah priests refused donation from Pakistan PM

    March 10, 2013 20:25 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 10 : Priests at the dargah of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti refused a donation from Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf when he visited the 800-year-old Sufi shrine in Ajmer.“The prime minister wanted

  • two devotees die in mishap during mahashivratri at up temple

    Two devotees die in mishap during Mahashivratri at UP temple

    March 10, 2013 13:24 IST

    Barabanki, UP, March 10: Two persons were killed when a barricade suddenly gave away and fell on them during the early morning 'jalabhishek' (pouring of water and milk on Shiva lingam) at the Lodheshwar Mahadev

  • lakhs take holy dip on mahashivratri 2 die in stampede at

    Lakhs take holy dip on Mahashivratri, 2 die in stampede at UP temple

    March 10, 2013 12:24 IST

    New Delhi, March 10: Lakhs of devotees turned up to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mahashivratri in Varanasi, Haridwar, Ujjain, Allahabad and other major cities. Ganga Aarti was performed at the Sangam

  • delhi among top 5 indian hotspots for illegal tiger trade

    Delhi among top 5 Indian hotspots for illegal tiger trade

    March 10, 2013 11:51 IST

    New Delhi, March 10: Delhi, Sunderbans and the Western Ghats are among the hotspots of illegal trade of tigers, their parts and products, says a new global report.The joint report by the global wildlife trade

  • vizag chopper crash two bodies recovered

    Vizag chopper crash: two bodies recovered

    March 10, 2013 9:45 IST

    Visakhapatnam, March 10: Almost four days after a Naval helicopter, with four crew members on board, crashed into the sea off Vizag coast in Andhra Pradesh, the rescue teams on Saturday retrieved bodies of a

  • jat activists start dharna for 27 pc reservation

    Jat activists start dharna for 27 pc reservation

    March 10, 2013 7:26 IST

    Mathura (UP), Mar 10: Indefinite dharna by Jat activists, who are demanding 27 per cent reservation for their community in government jobs under OBC category, yesterday started here amid tight security.The protesters, under the banner

  • vijender and i consumed small quantities of heroin ram singh

    Vijender and I consumed small quantities of heroin: Ram Singh

    March 09, 2013 23:46 IST

    Chandigarh, Mar 9: Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh's friend and sparring partner Ram Singh claimed that the duo “consumed small quantities of drug” on a few occasions, which was given to them by NRI Anup

  • hundreds of chicken culled after bird flu outbreak in bihar

    Hundreds of chicken culled after bird flu outbreak in Bihar

    March 09, 2013 23:30 IST

    Patna, Mar 9: Hundreds of chicken were culled and large quantity of eggs destroyed in Bihar's Purnea district following an outbreak of avian flu, officials said Saturday.Purnea district magistrate Manish Verma said the administration had

  • i didn t invite saeed to join protest says yasin malik on

    I didn't invite Saeed to join protest, says Yasin Malik on his return to Delhi

    March 09, 2013 23:25 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 9: JKLF leader Yasin Malik, who is under attack for meeting terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba(LeT) chief Hafeez Saeed in Pakistan, returned to India today amid protests by Shiv Sena activists at the airport

  • bihar tripura kerala nagaland odisha get new governors

    Bihar, Tripura, Kerala, Nagaland, Odisha get new governors

    March 09, 2013 22:58 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 9: Former CBI Director Ashwani Kumar and Congress veteran S C Jamir were today appointed as Governors of Nagaland and Odisha respectively.Kumar, who was the Director of the agency from August 2008

  • know why mahashivratri is celebrated

    Know why Mahashivratri is celebrated

    February 27, 2014 6:32 IST

    New Delhi: Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri.  Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.

  • vaishno devi one of the holiest hindu shrines in india

    Vaishno Devi, one of the holiest Hindu shrines in India

    March 14, 2013 6:44 IST

    New Delhi: The world famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine is one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to Shakti, located in the Trikuta  hills  near Jammu in the state of  Jammu and Kashmir.  In Hinduism,

  • rs 5 coin to commemorate 150th anniversary of malaviya

    Rs 5 coin to commemorate 150th anniversary of Malaviya

    March 09, 2013 17:11 IST

    Mumbai, Mar 9: The Reserve Bank today said it will soon start circulating coins to commemorate the 150th anniversary of freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malaviya.The coins of Rs 5 denomination have been minted by the

  • haq s widow turns down osd s job wants only dysp s post

    Haq's widow turns down OSD's job, wants only DySP's post

    March 09, 2013 16:58 IST

    Deoria, Mar 9:  The widow of slain police officer Zia-Ul-Haq has refused to accept the job offered by the Uttar Pradesh government saying that she would not accept anything other than a DySP's post.Parveen Azad

  • protests in rajasthan as pak pm visits ajmer

    Protests in Rajasthan as Pak PM visits Ajmer

    March 09, 2013 16:52 IST

    Jaipur, Mar 9: A group of protestors waived black flags and shouted slogans as External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid hosted a lunch for Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at Hotel Rambagh Palace here Saturday.Ashraf

  • somalian pirates release 28 indian sailors

    Somalian pirates release 28 Indian sailors

    March 09, 2013 16:31 IST

    Chennai, Mar 9:  A year after their abduction by Somalian pirates, 28 Indian sailors on board two ships have been released and will sail for home, bringing huge relief to their families.Shipping Minister G K

  • delhi man lost son to cancer due to cellphone towers

    Delhi man lost son to cancer due to cellphone towers radiation, goes to high court

    March 09, 2013 16:22 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 9: Shrinivasan Sharma, a 76-year-old resident of Pitampura, northwest Delhi, has filed a writ petition before the Delhi High court for removal of three cellphone towers from his locality, saying that high

  • ins viraat to leave for mumbai

    INS Viraat to leave for Mumbai

    March 09, 2013 16:09 IST

    Kochi, Mar 9:  India's second aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, drydocked at Cochin Shipyard Ltd for extensive maintenance work and re-fit, is expected to leave for Mumbai by this month end and hopes to join the

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