http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Fri, 18 May 2012 06:58:56 GMT Fri, 18 May 2012 06:58:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/SRK_banned_from_Wankhede_stadium_for_5_years_128267 Mumbai: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was banned from the Wankhede Staidum for five years, Mumbai Cricket Association President Vilasrao Deshmukh announced Friday. The development comes two days after the co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders alleg... Fri, 18 May 2012 06:58:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/New_quakeproof_Raj_Bhavan_for_Tripura_old_one_to_be_Tagore_museum_128013 Agartala: The Tripura government Tuesday said it was building a new quake-resistant Raj Bhavan and converting the present building into a museum and research centre on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, who had composed several works during ... Tue, 08 May 2012 12:08:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Hollande_vows_to_bring_change_127992 Paris: French president-elect Francois Hollande said Sunday night he felt proud for bringing hope to France and that change will start from now.In an address to his supporters after the presidential election, Hollande said his first mission u... Mon, 07 May 2012 05:43:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Bangladesh_India_to_start_work_on_Feni_bridge_127972 Agartala: India and Bangladesh will start work next week to build a bridge over river Feni in Tripura for access to Bangladesh's Chittagong sea port to ferry goods and heavy machinery for northeast India, a minister said here Saturday."Engi... Sat, 05 May 2012 10:54:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Scientists_uncover_dark_side_of_betacarotene_127914 Washington: Consuming excessive amounts of beta-carotene, an antioxidant that imparts colour to carrots, sweet potatoes and certain greens, could be hazardous for health, says a study.Scientists at Ohio State University have found that certain ... Thu, 03 May 2012 06:14:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Indias_forex_reserves_rise_by_146_billion_127822 Mumbai: India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $1.46 billion to $294.60 billion for the week ended April 20, official data showed. Forex reserves had risen by $213.8 million to $293.14 billion in the previous week.Foreign currency a... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:41:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Involve_developing_countries_in_MDG_Speaker_tells_UN_chief_127813 New Delhi: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon who is on an India trip Friday met Meira Kumar during which the Lok Sabha speaker asked him to involve developing countries in the consultation process with regard to the millennium develo... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:28:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Tripura_trooper_guns_down_five_of_family_127812 Agartala: A Tripura State Rifles (TSR) trooper Friday gunned down five of his family members, including his wife and two other women, following a family dispute, police said."TSR rifleman Bijoy Reang, 25, suddenly entered his in-laws hou... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:27:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Shuttler_Kashyap_qualifies_for_London_Olympics_127810 New Delhi: India's Parupalli Kashyap Friday qualified for the London Olympics with third-seeded Chinese Chen Jin pulling out of the quarterfinal match, citing a wrist injury, in India Open Super Series badminton.The unexpected walkover helped W... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:24:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Fake_barriers_bureaucracy_posing_hurdles_in_IndoBangla_ties_127806 Agartala: Man-made obstacles and bureaucratic hassles are major hurdles in fostering relations between India and Bangladesh leading to distrust, underdevelopment and non-execution of a range of bilateral issues, international experts said here ... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:43:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Murdoch_admits_coverup_at_News_of_the_World_127753 London: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has admitted that "a clever lawyer" at the now-defunct News of the World was involved in a "cover-up" over the phone hacking scandal, the Telegraph reported Thursday.  The daily said ... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:45:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Tripura_to_launch_disaster_management_project_in_schools_127565 Agartala: Tripura will launch a disaster management programme in its schools to enhance the state's preparedness in an event of a natural calamity striking it, an official said here Monday."The government has launched an ambitious School ... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:49:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Ammonia_leak_Disaster_averted_in_Agartala_127479 Agartala: A prompt response from fire service personnel averted a major disaster here after they successfully contained an Ammonia gas leak from a local cold storage, officials said here Thursday.The gas leak started abruptly Wednesday night and... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:40:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Aadhaar_to_pilot_financial_banking_services_in_50_districts_127444 Agartala: Aadhaar cards, the unique, 12-digit identification numbers given to residents of India, will soon be pressed into financial and banking services, to begin with in 50 districts, a top official said here Wednesday.The Unique Identificat... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:39:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Home_prices_down_in_China_127441 Beijing: New home prices in most Chinese cities have declined in March, the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Wednesday.In March, 46 of the statistical pool of 70 major cities saw a drop in new home prices from February, whi... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:33:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Assam_cop_is_longest_barefoot_runner_in_world_127376 Guwahati: A 22-year-old Assam Police constable was Tuesday officially entered in the Guinness World Records as the longest barefoot runner, having run 156.2 km in 24 hours.Abhijit Baruah, who hails from Jorhat in Upper Assam, created the feat... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:32:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Courtney_Love_apologises_to_daughter_127291 London: Singer Courtney Love has apologised to daughter Frances Bean Cobain after she angered her by claiming that Kurt Cobain's former bandmate Dave Grohl hit Bean."Bean, sorry I believed the gossip. Mommy loves you," she tweeted Satur... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:58:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/45000_youth_in_northeast_to_get_IT_training_127168 New Delhi: Benefiting around 45,000 students in the northeastern region, the cabinet Thursday approved a Rs.388.68 crore project to train the youth in the areas of information, electronics and communication technologies (IECT).The project will ... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:21:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Tsunami_less_likely_says_expert_127095 London: The nature of the massive earthquake that struck off Indonesia Wednesday makes it "less likely to produce a destructive tsunami", an expert said.Bruce Presgrave of the US Geological Survey (USGS) told the BBC that the nature of... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:11:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/From_London_to_Sirdargarh_a_Guyanese_Indians_journey_127070 New Delhi: Just about a hundred years after her father left India for Guyana, Enid Whitehouse made an emotional journey to a small village in Rajasthan's Ganganagar district to learn more about her father's life.A London-based lawyer, Enid had ... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:29:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Bieber_pays_tribute_to_Michael_Jackson_127069 Los Angeles: Singer Justin Bieber paid a tribute to his idol Michael Jackson by aping the late pop iconic's signature pose for his upcoming music video "Boyfriend".In the video, the teen pop star is seen standing under moonlight, cr... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:21:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Bribery_allegation_absolutely_false_says_Tejinder_Singh_127018 New Delhi: Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh Tuesday Tuesday told a Delhi court, hearing his defamation case against army chief Gen. V.K. Singh, that the allegation that he had offered a bribe to Vectra, the company which makes the Tatra vehicles us... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:43:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Materialistic_people_ridden_with_anxiety_127004 Washington: People who place high value on wealth and status are more depressed and anxious and less sociable than others, says a new study."We found that irrespective of personality, in situations that activate a consumer mindset, peop... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:38:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Nucleararmed_Iran_unacceptable_Pentagon_126877 Washington: Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, the US Department of Defense has said."Our assessment of the programme remains the same... We are very concerned about where they might be headed. An Iran with a nuclear weapon... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:32:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/China_publishes_names_of_six_terrorists_126872 Beijing: The Chinese police have published a list of six terrorists and decided to freeze their funds and assets in the first move of its kind since an anti-terror law legally defining terrorists was adopted last year.The six were all core memb... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:27:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Court_refuses_relief_to_Uttar_Pradesh_scam_accused_126804 New Delhi: A CBI special court here has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a private firm owner who fears being arrested for his suspected involvement in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam in Uttar Pradesh.Central Bureau of Inves... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:55:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/TV_host_killed_in_Iraq_bombing_126777 Baghdad: A television presenter working for a channel in Iraq was killed when a sticky bomb attached to his car blew up, Xinhua reported.Kamiran Salahudin, presenter for Salahudin Channel, was killed when the bomb detonated late Monday while he... Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:56:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Incumbent_SGPC_president_to_run_affairs_of_body_126618 New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday directed that Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar would run the affairs of the Sikh religious body along with other officer bearers.Modifying its order of Feb 17, 201... Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:56:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/New_drug_slows_oesteoarthritis_progression_126347 London: A drug that is prescribed for those with osteoporosis, a brittle-bone disease, has shown promise in slowing down the progression of osteoarthritis, the gradual wearing away of cartilage and bone, a study has revealed.The new findings... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:02:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Indonesian_cops_criticised_for_killing_terrorists_126157 Jakarta: An Indonesian anti-terror unit criticised for killing five suspected terrorists says its officers were forced to take them down after they resisted arrest.The incident took place in Bali Sunday, police said."During the raids, the s... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:54:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Workers_turn_violent_at_Gurgaon_export_unit_126124 Gurgaon: Workers of an export company, Orient Craft, Monday turned violent, pelting stones at the company premises while shouting slogans against the management and accusing a contractor of assaulting them, police said.The workers damaged prope... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:10:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Mumbai_film_industry_most_hardworking_Sharat_Saxena_126111 New Delhi: Well-known character actor Sharat Saxena, last seen in "Bodyguard" as Salman Khan's boss, says the Hindi film industry is the most hardwroking in a risky business."Mumbai film industry is the most hardworking industry. ... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:52:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Indian_economy_recovering_time_for_hard_decisions_Mukherjee__125960 New Delhi: With an assurance that there were clear signs of an economic recovery in India, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday started presenting what was his seventh federal budget, with a promise to cut subsidies, push investment and rec... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:25:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/_13_killed_in_Afghan_roadside_bombing_125907 Kabul: Four women and nine children - members of the same family - were killed Thursday in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, police said.  The incident took place around 12.15 p.m. when a bomb planted by the road struck a car in Siyachoi... Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:49:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Mizo_party_chief_praises_Tripuras_success_stories_125906 Agartala: Mizo National Front (MNF) president and former chief minister Zoramthanga Thursday said the Congress government in Mizoram has "totally failed to serve the people" and praised the Left-ruled Tripura's success stories. &nbsp... Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:49:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Trivedi_would_have_consulted_PM_for_sure_Sharad_125896 New Delhi: Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav Thursday said Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi could not have presented his maiden budget without consulting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.  "Dinesh Trivedi could not have presented rai... Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:05:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Bahuguna_sworn_in_asUttarakhand_chief_minister_125780 Dehradun: Vijay Bahuguna was Tuesday sworn in as chief minister of Uttarakhand at an event clouded by strong dissent from a section of Congress workers owing allegiance to party leader Harish Rawat.He was the administered oath of office at a ... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:15:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Jats_finally_call_off_agitation_remove_blockade_125748 Hisar (Haryana),) The 23-day old agitation by Jat community in Haryana seeking quota in government jobs was finally called off Monday. The Jat leadership has set Sep 13 as deadline for the Haryana government to implement the quota.The agitators ... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:48:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/_Bangladesh_against_fencing_at_border_zeroline_Sarkar_125487 Agartala: Bangladesh has rejected India’s proposal to erect border fencing at the zero line along the border, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told the state assembly Monday.  “Erection of border fencing at the zero line, i... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:11:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/_Court_frames_charges_against_Jaya_Jaitley_in_defence_deal_125484 New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday framed charges against former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley and two others for graft in a purported defence deal.  Special CBI judge Kawal Jeet Arora framed charges against Jaitley, her former party c... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:08:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/_Kenyas_key_midfielder_out_of_Africa_Nations_Cup_qualifier_125249 Nairobi: Kenyan midfielder Macdonald Mariga, who plays for Italian club Parma, has withdrawn from the national team's match against Togo in the 2013 Africa Nations Cup qualifier match here Wednesday over non-payment of dues.  The player f... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:50:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Strike_cripples_life_in_Tripura_125184 Agartala: A nationwide strike called by 11 major trade unions to protest increasing prices, privatisation and other issues Tuesday crippled life in Left-ruled Tripura."The strike was total and successful with all levels of workers and gener... Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:19:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/_Organic_fertilisers_cut_input_costs_raise_crops_life_125030 Kolkata: A senior professor at IIT Kharagpur says the use of organic fertilisers not only can reduce the production cost of the farmers but also increase the longevity of crops.  “Organic fertilisers are much better than chemical fe... Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:38:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Sensex_edges_lower_for_the_second_day_in_choppy_trade__124958 Mumbai: A benchmark index for Indian markets Thursday closed 88 points lower amid choppy trade that saw the index fluctuating wildly. Realty, metals, auto and capital goods stocks were the biggest losers.This was the second straight weak closin... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:16:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Delhi_celebrates_Maha_Shivaratri_with_offerings_fasts_and_prayers_124833 New Delhi: For Shiva devotees across the capital, Monday started early. With a ritual bathing of Shivalingams and prayers, the devotees geared up for the festival of Maha Shivaratri. Unmarried women fasted on the occasion and prayed to Lord Shiv... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:27:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Chidambaram_asks_refugees_in_Tripura_to_return_to_Mizoram_124801 Agartala: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said the central and Mizoram governments would make efforts for the return of 37,000 Mizoram tribal refugees from six north Tripura camps, where they have been living for 15 years."I tol... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:59:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Chidambaram_asks_Mizo_refugees_in_Tripura_to_return_home_124789 Agartala: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday urged the nearly 37,000 tribal refugees from Mizoram, sheltered in six north Tripura camps for the past 15 years, to return to their homes in the neighbouring state.  “You have t... Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:39:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/_Manipur_Tripura_militants_caught_124742 Agartala: A militant of the outlawed People's Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur has been arrested here while  a rebel from Tripura has been caught in Bangladesh, police said Friday.  Acting on a tip-off, Tripura Police nabbed PLA fina... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:00:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Agartala/Dont_close_riots_case_probe_against_Tytler_court_told__124714 New Delhi: The widow of a 1984 anti-Sikh riots victim has moved a Delhi court against a magistrate's order rejecting her plea to not close a probe against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a communal violence case.The magistrate earlier reje... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:22:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/Use_space_technology_for_food_security_Former_ISRO_chief_124611 Agartala: India must embark on a "new evergreen revolution" with the extensive use of appropriate bio- and space technology inputs to ensure food security for all and enable the country to compete successfully in a globalised economy, say... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:50:35 GMT