Afraid of kidnappers, parents escort wards to schools in BiharSeptember 17th, 2009 PATNA - Frightened parents escorted their wards to schools following kidnapping of a student in Patna. Unidentified persons kidnapped Shresht Sanjay, a standard one student at Christ church school in Kankarbagh area at gunpoint on Monday.
Nordstrom refinances, secures new $650 million credit facilityAugust 14th, 2009 Nordstrom refinances credit facilitySEATTLE — Nordstrom Inc. on Friday said that it has secured a new three-year $650 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility to replace a prior facility of the same size that was scheduled to mature in 2010.
Karnataka to get four passport facilitation centresJune 11th, 2009 BANGALORE - The external affairs ministry has decided to set up four passport facilitation centres in Karnataka to help people apply for and secure passports with ease, the state government said Thursday. "The ministry has decided to locate two facilitation centres in Bangalore and one each at Hubli in central Karnataka and Mangalore in coastal Karnataka.
Parents of Indians students in Australia seek protection for their wardsMay 31st, 2009 LUDHIANA - Families in Ludhiana, whose wards are studying in Australia, have expressed anguish over the recent attacks on Indian students pursuing higher studies Down Under. Suresh Saluja and Rama Saluja, whose son is studying in Australia, demanded safety measures for young Indian scholars.
Security beefed up ahead of vote counting dayMay 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI/CHENNAI - The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements ahead of vote counting day on Saturday. Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla said 1,080 counting centres have been set up throughout the country.
Poll officials all set for counting in Chandigarh, PunjabMay 15th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the union territory of Chandigarh and neighbouring Punjab to ensure the smooth conduct of counting process Saturday, poll officials said Friday. 'We have completed all the arrangements for the counting of votes of 13 Parliament constituencies of Punjab.
Three-tier security on counting day in DelhiMay 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A three-tier security system and nearly 2,000 police personnel will be in place in the national capital to avoid any untoward incident on counting day May 16, election officials said Thursday. 'There will be a three-tier cordoning system in place in all the counting centres on May 16.
'Delhi's drains can't cope with monsoon'May 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Councillors of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Monday criticized the condition of drains in the capital saying that they were likely to overflow during the monsoon, despite claims by the MCD commissioner that 95 percent desilting had already been carried out. At the MCD's standing committee meeting, councillors of both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress party criticized MCD Commissioner K.S.
Gujarat Police forms 86 quick response teams for polling dayApril 25th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Gujarat Police has formed 86 Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to be deployed as a security measure at various polling centres across the state on election day April 30, a senior official said Saturday. The QRTs have been formed to act immediately in case of any untoward incident on the polling day in the state, Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) S.S.
Tense students head to test centres as board exams beginMarch 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Anxious students made their way to exam centres across the city, doing last minute revision, while parents gave timely tips outside as the Class 10 and 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams began Monday. 'I am really tense before the examination despite the fact that I have studied really well.
Media award for young woman journalistFebruary 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Alifiya Khan, 24, has won the third Anupama Jayaraman Memorial journalism award for exposing loopholes in the country's healthcare system with a series of investigative articles. The award consists of a citation and a cash award of Rs.15,000.
Government to set up 100,000 common service centresFebruary 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government will set up 100,000 common service centres (CSC) across the country by March 2010, Communications and IT Minister A. Raja said here Tuesday.
38 people die in Philippine evacuation centresFebruary 15th, 2009 TALAYAN - At least 38 homeless people, including ten children, have died due to health problems in various evacuation centres, witnesses said Monday. The deaths took place at the evacuation centres amid the ongoing fighting between government troops and rebels in the southern Philippines.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation starts e-transaction centresFebruary 2nd, 2009 KOLKATA - The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), for the first time, started computerised citizen service centres, where people will be able to make municipal transactions without queuing up at the KMC headquarters, a top official said Tuesday. The two centres, named 'e-Kolkata Citizen Service Centre', were inaugurated Tuesday at Kasba and Kankurgachi areas in southern and northeastern parts of the city respectively.
Hyderabad police is now an SMS awayJanuary 5th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Caught in a life threatening situation, facing terror, affected by or witness to a crime or stranded in a traffic jam in Hyderabad? Simply send an SMS to the police and help will reach you shortly. The city police has launched the new facility, which helps citizens to quickly access the police in case of any emergency.
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