2008 August

Four die after gas leak in Orissa steel plant

Bhubaneswar, Sep 1 (IANS) At least four people died and two developed illness after inhaling a poisonous gas allegedly leaked in a steel plant in Orissa’s Sambalpur district Sunday evening, police said.

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‘Moscow not isolated, can bring own sanctions into play’

Moscow, Aug 31 (DPA) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has threatened to hit back if the European Union (EU) imposes sanctions against his country over Georgia, Interfax news agency reported Sunday.

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US missile strike kills six in Pakistan

Islamabad, Aug 31 (DPA) At least six people were killed and eight injured Sunday when a US missile hit a house in Pakistan’s tribal region along the Afghan border, officials said.

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Two Haryana, Rajasthan policemen arrested for drugs racket

Chandigarh, Aug 31 (IANS) A police official from Haryana and another from Rajasthan were arrested in Mohali town of Punjab Sunday for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking racket, the police said.

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IIM, IIT jointly launch new post-graduate programme

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Calcutta launched a one-year residential post-graduate programme for executives in ‘visionary leadership in manufacturing’ in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur and IIT-Madras Sunday here.

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Ashlee Simpson denies crying over her baby weight

New York, Aug 31 (IANS) American pop singer Ashlee Simpson has hit out at reports that she is desperate to lose her baby weight, insisting her main concern is the health of her child.

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No end in sight for Singur stalemate (Roundup)

Singur/Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The protests in Singur crippling work at auto major Tata Motors’ Nano plant continued Sunday, as agitation leader Mamata Banerjee turned down an appeal from West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi for a mediator to resolve the stalemate.

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Ramadan to begin in Kerala Monday

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 31 (IANS) Muslim clerics Sunday declared that the Islamic holy month of fasting, Ramadan, would begin from Monday in Kerala.

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Advani satisfied over agreement over Amarnath row

New Delhi, Aug 31(IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday said he was satisfied over the agreement reached between Hindu agitators and the Jammu and Kashmir government over the bitter Amarnath land row.

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Slum children participate in Rajiv Gandhi marathon

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Over 15,000 school children from the slum areas of Delhi participated in the Rajiv Gandhi marathon here Sunday.

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