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UP Accounts For Over 80% Of Illegal Arrests In India
NEW DELHI (TIP): Uttar Pradesh’s high-handedness is not just reflected in the arbitrary transfer of officers such as Durga Sakthi Nagpal and slapping of bogus cases against dissenters (as in the case of Dalit scholar […]
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President Pranab Mukherjee Addresses The Nation
In his address to the nation on the eve of 67th Independence Day, President Pranab Mukherjee expressed serious concern over the way Parliament and legislatures function and said corruption has become a major challenge. Noting […]
Europe
Anup Jalota Performs For Uttarakhand
EDISON, NJ (TIP): Ghazal singer Anup Jalota recently performed at Edison Hotel in Edison, NJ to help raise funds for the benefit of the victims of Uttarakhand Floods. An amount of $7,500 was raised during […]
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Erosion Of Public Faith
“It is a sad commentary on politicians”. The nation’s problem is how to reignite the spirit of confidence and idealism. Alas, no political party, even in the states, comes up to that standard. Whether the […]
India
Rescue operation over in Badrinath
Dehradun (TIP): The mammoth multi-agency rescue operations to evacuate all stranded pilgrims and tourists in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand concluded on July 3 with a group of 155 persons being evacuated from Badrinath. In all, around […]
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Rescue operation over in Badrinath
Dehradun (TIP): The mammoth multi-agency rescue operations to evacuate all stranded pilgrims and tourists in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand concluded on July 3 with a group of 155 persons being evacuated from Badrinath. In all, around […]
India
Rs 195 Crore Package To Rebuild Char Dham Circuit
Dehradun (TIP): A Rs195 crore package was announced by the government on June 28 for reconstruction of the ‘Char Dham’ pilgrimage circuit, which was badly affected by the Uttarakhand rain disaster. Tourism minister K. Chiranjeevi […]
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In Devastated Uttarakhand, Claims Of Rape And Robberyj
DEHRADUN (TIP): The police are in denial mode, but locals said rape, loot and killing of Uttarakhand disaster victims at Kedar Valley did happen. Victims too claimed to have been at the mercy of criminals […]
Incredible India
Rebuilding Lives Of Survivors The Biggest Challenge
JOSHIMATH (TIP): As the helicopter weaves through the mountains along the Alaknanda valley to this roadhead to Badrinath, what you see can shake the stoutest heart. Village after village lies in ruins. Broken roads, damaged […]
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Indian American Appeals For Help To Uttarakhand
JERSEY CITY, NJ (TIP): A local businessman and community leader Atma Singh who is also the President of Indian Congress Party, USA, has appealed to Indian American organizations and individuals to generously donate for relief […]
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Uttarakhand Floods: Rescue Op In Last Leg; 2000 Still Stuck
DEHRADUN (TIP): Rescue operations in Uttarakhand have reached final stages and the government hopes to complete all evacuations by June 30. But the challenge remains. There are still 2000 people who are stranded in the […]
India
Uttarakhand: Netas, Babus Try To Get Kin Rescued First
NEW DELHI: Apart from bad weather and difficult terrain, rescue teams in Uttarakhand are also troubled by calls from influential people to rescue their kin first. Sources in the agencies engaged in rescue work said […]
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Thousands Feared Dead In Rain-Ravaged Uttarakhand
NEW DELHI (TIP): Nature’s fury continued unabated amid fears of the death toll rising rainravaged Uttarakhand as many pilgrims staying in 90 rest houses may have been washed away in flash flood even as rescue […]
Europe
Trinamool In Chit Fund Muddle Over Saradha Links
KOLKATA (TIP): The chit-fund mess threatens to blow up in the face of Trinamool Congress even as it battles public outrage over the murder of a police officer in Garden Reach and the vandalism of […]
Business & Economics
Coca-Cola to set up Rs 600 crore plant near Dehradun
DEHRADUN (TIP): Uttarakhand government on Wednesday oversaw the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding between State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Ltd (SIDCUL) and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCBPL). The MOU was […]
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President Pranab Mukherjee May Turn Down 5 More Mercy Pleas
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union homeministry is learnt to have recommendedrejection of mercy petitions in five morecases as it seeks to speedily dispose of allthe cases of death row convicts pendingwith it.Seeking to have a […]
India
No one wants power plants, but everyone wants bijli: SC
NEW DELHI (TIP): Seeking to draw the line on litigation against power projects, the Supreme Court expressed unhappiness over resulting delays and cost escalations while dismissing a plea challenging a hydroelectric project on the Alaknanda […]
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India
Don’t expect Modi to be BJP’s next PM candidate: Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar
It is a fantastic achievement that he has won the third election in a row with an increased majority and higher vote share. Does this mean that he is the next prime ministerial candidate? I […]
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Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral Passes Away at 92
Govt declares 7-day national mourning | Prez, PM, top leaders express grief NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, who headed a Congress-supported coalition government in 1997-98, died at a hospital in Gurgaon […]
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Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral passes away at 92
Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral passes away at 92 Govt declares 7-day national mourning Prez, PM, top leaders express grief NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, who headed a Congress-supported […]