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Video: Small plane makes emergency landing on federal highway in Florida, USA
World | Aug 24, 2019, 08:06 AM ISTAuthorities say three people aboard the plane escaped without injuries when it landed on the Federal Highway, in Hobe Sound, Florida.
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Video captures plane landing on busy Washington road
World | Aug 02, 2019, 09:10 PM ISTThe Washington State Patrol says the single-prop KR2 aircraft landed at about 8:15 a.m. Thursday on State Route 7 in Parkland.
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Suspected meteorite chunk lands in Bihar's Madhubani district
Jul 24, 2019, 02:58 PM ISTA celestial object, weighing more than 10 kg and having magnetic properties, landed in a village of this north Bihar district a couple of days ago, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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Over 56,000 acres of land in Jammu and Kashmir with defence departments, wings, organizations: Government
India | Jul 17, 2019, 06:09 PM ISTOver 56,000 acres of land in Jammu and Kashmir is with different defence departments, wings and organisations, and the total rent paid for it to land owners or the state government in the last three years is more than Rs 134 crore, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Naxals kill man on suspicion of giving land for police camp
India | Jun 11, 2019, 12:49 PM ISTNaxals shot dead a man in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on suspicion that he gave his land to police for setting up their camp, an official said on Tuesday.
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Global Warming destabilising Alpine Tibetan grasslands
World | May 10, 2017, 06:26 PM ISTA team of researchers from the US and China has warned about the disturbance being caused to the alpine grasslands in the Tibetan Plateau due to global warming, which threatens the ability of farmers and herders needed to maintain their animals, that
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Allahabad HC allows acquisition of land belonging to religious body for ‘public purposes’
India | Dec 24, 2016, 08:25 PM ISTIn a significant development, the Allahabad High Court today ruled that a land in custody of a religious body can be acquired for a “public purpose” as it asked the Church of North India Association
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Haryana to Give Land to Saina Nehwal for Badminton Academy
Other Sports | Dec 11, 2016, 11:19 PM ISTAce women badminton player Saina Nehwal will be provided land by the Haryana government to set up a badminton academy in the state. The land to the international star will be provided by the Haryana
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Scientists discover oldest evidence of life on land, dates back 3.2 billion years
World | Nov 09, 2016, 07:03 PM ISTA recent study by scientists in Germany have found the oldest evidence of life on land suggesting that life took birth on land as early as 3.2 billion years ago. The research led by Sami
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Bengaluru: State govt approves land to set up Asia's first Science gallery
India | Sep 09, 2016, 01:15 PM ISTThe state cabinet on Thursday decided to sanction land on Hebbel road here for establishing a science gallery. In 2014, the Science Gallery International (SGI), Dublin, a non-profit organisation, had signed a Memorandum of
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Chinese scientists develop new method to convert deserts into fertile land
World | Sep 06, 2016, 01:39 PM ISTIn a move that they hope will help fight desertification, Chinese scientists have claimed to have developed a new technique that has enabled them to convert sand into fertile soil. Researchers at Chongqing Jiaotong University
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Indo-Bangla Land Boundary agreement: None from Indian enclaves want to stay in Bangladesh
India | Jul 23, 2015, 06:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: None of the 14,215 people who live in the 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in India, want to stay in Bangladesh.On the contrary, 979 people, mostly Hindus, out of the 37,369 people living in the
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High Court stays order to make public information on land purchase by Priyanka
National | Jul 07, 2015, 10:10 PM ISTShimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court today stayed an order of the State Information Commission that detailed information about the land purchased by Priyanka Vadra, daughter of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, at Chharabra near Shimla
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Mufti releases 10 cr for widening of Pantha Chowk-Zewan road
India | Mar 17, 2015, 05:33 PM ISTJammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today released Rs 10 crore as compensation for acquisition of 13 kanals of land and widening of the stretch from Pantha Chowk to Zewan Junction in
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Dozens still trapped on Greek ferry as 49 reach land
World | Dec 29, 2014, 03:04 PM ISTBari,Italy: Exhausted and cold but safe, a group of 49 people arrived at the Italian port of Bari Monday after they were rescued from a Greek ferry that caught fire in the Adriatic Sea. Some
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Defence Ministry controls 17.57 lakh acres of land: Government
National | Nov 28, 2014, 04:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Defence Ministry has under its control about 17.57 lakh acres of land, on which there are about 46,299 unauthorised constructions.All defence land records are maintained by the Defence Estates Department under the
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Shiv Sena objects to allotment of land to Pawar-led institute
India | Jul 18, 2014, 11:14 AM ISTMumbai: The Shiv Sena today objected to Maharashtra Cabinet's recent decision to give 36 hectares of land in Pune district to Sharad Pawar-led Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) for sugarcane research on a 30-year lease at
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Saradha Scam: ED Enearths 'Benami' Land, Liquor Bar
India | Apr 21, 2014, 11:41 PM ISTKolkata: In fresh revelations in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed that 'benami' land and a liquor bar, worth over Rs 60 crore, at prime locations of Kolkata
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CBI probe sought into Vadra's land deal
Apr 19, 2014, 09:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a CBI probe into licences granted to several real estate developers, including the one with which Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert
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Lodha buys Clariant Chem land in Thane for Rs 1,154 cr
Apr 15, 2014, 07:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Clariant Chemicals (India) today announced the sale of 87 acres near Mumbai to realty firm Lodha Developers for Rs 1,154 crore.In a filing to the BSE, Clariant Chemicals said: “the company has entered