merinews on 20 February,2013
February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days remaining until the end of the year (315 in leap years).read more
Two teenage Tibetans die of self-immolation protest
Two Tibetan youths have died after a self-immolation protest in Kyangtsa Township in Dzoege (Ch: Zoige/Ru'ergai) county in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. According to reliable information received by TCHRD, Rinchen, 17, and Sonam Dhargye, 18, set their bodies on fire to protest against Chinese government repression at around 9.30 pm (local time) yesterday in Kyangtsa Township. It is not known at the moment what slogans they shouted. Both died at the protest site and their bodies have been taken to their homes.more
Corruption, favouritism rule education department in J&K - part 3
Moving ahead with our efforts to bring out the truth about so-called policies of education department regarding the attachments, deployments and transfers of its employees, especially ReT and RRTs, we are continuously exposing the department where blue eyed ReT/RRTs are appointed at one place and before or after regularization are attached, deployed or transferred to other zones, districts and even divisions.more
Bandh loss figure may now touch Rs. 26,000 crore: Assocham
With the nationwide strike turning violent in some parts of the country and resulting in a sense of insecurity among the industry and the workforce, the industry body Assocham has expressed fears that the loss to the GDP would be more than its initial estimates of Rs. 20,000 crore rupees as almost 50 per cent of the economic activity has been hampered by the strike. more
Should government hand over Afzal Guru's body to his family?
The hanging of Afzal Guru on February 9 in haste and secrecy has raised serious questions on moral, legal and political system of India. It has led to a heated debate in the country with people on one hand celebrating the hanging feeling it was a fitting reply to terrorism, and on the other hand people maintain that justice has been denied to Guru.more
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Ready to sweep floor on Sonia Gandhi's command: Charandas MahantSource: Zeenews.com
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Cheaper roaming charges: Customers may get to pay 30% less for it from July 1Source: Economics Times
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Muslims help Pandits to perform puja in KashmirSource: DNA
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CBI to quiz Intelligence Bureau officer in Ishrat Jahan case todaySource: India Today
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Government allows gold exports from SEZs after value additionSource: Economics Times
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Rupee weakens, not far from record low ahead of FedSource: Reuters
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Heavy rains wreak havoc in north India, Uttarakhand worst hit; flood warning in UP, DelhiSource: Hindustan Times
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Modi likely to meet Advani, Rajnath today; may visit Ayodhya soonSource: Hindustan Times
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