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Everest hero finds incredible religious treasure trove in Nepal
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Everest hero finds incredible religious treasure trove in Nepal. By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS. Saturday, February 26, 2011. KATHMANDU - In 2004, two years after he climbed Mt Everest for the seventh time, American mountaineering legend Peter Athans took part in a charitable cataract operation project in northern Nepal that changed the lives of nearly 300 beneficiaries. In 2008, the government of Nepal and the Department of Archaeology signed an agreement with Sky Door Foundation, an NGO started in Nepal by A...
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One killed, four injured in Kashmir
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One killed, four injured in Kashmir. Monday, February 28, 2011. SRINAGAR - Separatist guerrillas shot dead a contractor in north Kashmir’s Kreeri town while a powerful hand grenade blast wounded four people, including two policemen, in summer capital Srinagar Monday. A senior police officer told IANS that guerrillas hurled a powerful hand grenade in front of the fire services headquarters in the uptown Batmallo locality here Monday evening which exploded on the road. Rebel bomber held in Meghalaya. Six M...
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Rebel bomber held in Meghalaya
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Rebel bomber held in Meghalaya. Sunday, February 27, 2011. SHILLONG - A top rebel of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) involved in several bombings was arrested Sunday along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, an official said. 8220;(Self-styled) Sergeant Major Anjima Boro was arrested this (Sunday) morning after he sneaked into the country from Bangladesh through Baldova village in West Garo Hills district,” Border Security Force (BSF) spokesman Ravi Gandhi told IANS. AIZAWL/AGARTAL...
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Iraq’s largest oil refinery shut down after attack
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Iraq’s largest oil refinery shut down after attack. Saturday, February 26, 2011. BAGHDAD - Gunmen Saturday stormed into Iraq’s largest oil refinery in Salahudin province and killed two workers before carrying out bomb attacks at the facility, police said. 8220;Unidentified gunmen stormed the oil refinery and shot dead an engineer and a guard before planting bombs at several units in the refinery which they blew up causing a huge fire,” a police official told Xinhua requesting anonymity.
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India second largest source of foreign students in New Zealand
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India second largest source of foreign students in New Zealand. By Amandeep Kaur, IANS. Saturday, February 26, 2011. WELLINGTON - India has emerged as the second largest source country after China for international students in New Zealand during 2010-11, according to official figures. While student visa applications from traditional markets like China, South Korea, South Africa, Taiwan and Britain have declined in the past years, Indian students continue flocking to New Zealand for higher education.
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Jamia’s minority status won’t make it a madrassa: Vice chancellor (Interview)
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Jamia’s minority status won’t make it a madrassa: Vice chancellor (Interview). By Madhulika Sonkar, IANS. Friday, February 25, 2011. NEW DELHI - Minority status for Jamia Millia Islamia will not change the secular nature of the 90-year-old university, says Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung. The university board is in the process of studying the judgment by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) that granted it “minority institution” status. 8220;Jamia students should not be worri...
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Pakistani court adjourns hearing of Mumbai terror-attack case
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Pakistani court adjourns hearing of Mumbai terror-attack case. Saturday, February 26, 2011. ISLAMABAD - A special anti-terrorism trial court in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi city Saturday adjourned the hearing of the 26/11 Mumbai terror-attack case till March 5. 8220;These were sent to the Indian authorities but they have not received these as yet,” he informed. “As per the Pakistani law, both accused need to be declared proclaimed offenders before conviction can take place,” he stated. Earlier Friday, the FIA h...
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Six Maoists killed in Bihar gunfight, one nabbed
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Six Maoists killed in Bihar gunfight, one nabbed. Saturday, February 26, 2011. PATNA - At least six Maoists were killed in a gunfight with police in a forested area of Bihar Saturday, police said. A guerrilla was arrested and arms and ammunition recovered from the site. The incident took place at Majhadih, a forested area in Banka district, about 150 km from here. Iraq's largest oil refinery shut down after attack. Roadside bomb kills nine in Afghanistan. Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat. NEW DEL...
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4,000 Kerala schools to get high-speed net
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4,000 Kerala schools to get high-speed net. Saturday, February 26, 2011. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - At least 4,000 Kerala schools will get access to high-speed broadband internet connectivity, thanks to a deal between the state government and the state-run BSNL. IT@School Project of the Kerala government will also provide high-speed VPN (Virtual Private Network) over broadband internet connectivity to 300 education department offices in the state. 8220;A 100 Mbps leased lined connection supported by a MLPS (Mu...
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Class 12, 10 board exams begin Tuesday
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Class 12, 10 board exams begin Tuesday. Monday, February 28, 2011. NEW DELHI - Over 769,929 students are set to appear in the Class 12 exam of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which start Tuesday, a board official said. The Class 10 Board exams would also begin the same day. Over 1,061,566 students will appear in Class 10 exams, almost 15 percent higher than last year, the official said Monday. India raises education, health spending (Second Lead). IIT-Kharagpur welcomes budgetary grant.