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Gokulam down Oil India FC
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Gokulam down Oil India FC

NAGAON, Oct 18 - Gokulam Kerala FC today grabbed points by defeating Oil India FC, Duliajan 2-0 in the first quarterfinal league match of the ongoing Independence Day Cup Football Tournament here at the Nurul Amin Stadium.For Gokulam�s victory, the first goal was netted by Zola in the 22nd minute...
Junior boxers notch up 21 medals at Asian Championships
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Junior boxers notch up 21 medals at Asian Championships

NEW DELHI, Oct 18: Indian boxers packed quite a heavy punch at the Asian Junior Championships, clinching a bumper tally of 21 medals, including six gold and nine silver, to end with the best medal haul among 26 competing countries in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.The Indian men�s squad fetched two...
Want to bat big like India: du Plessis on eve of 3rd Test
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Want to bat big like India: du Plessis on eve of 3rd Test

RANCHI, Oct 18: South African captain Faf du Plessis has urged his embattled batsmen to take a leaf out of India�s book and �bat big� like the hosts in order to salvage pride in the third and final Test.The final match of the series, which is already in India�s pocket following two convincing wins,...
Not a dead rubber: India to go for the kill in Ranchi
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Not a dead rubber: India to go for the kill in Ranchi

RANCHI, Oct 18: It would have been a dead rubber but with valuable World Test Championship points on offer, India would be eyeing victory while South Africa would be desperate for some consolation in a wretched tour when the third and final Test starts here on Saturday.There are 40 points on offer...
Will tell BFI to make best choice: Rijiju on Zareen�s demand
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Will tell BFI to make best choice: Rijiju on Zareen�s demand

NEW DELHI, Oct 18: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday steered clear of the controversy triggered by boxer Nikhat Zareen�s demand for a trial bout against the celebrated MC Mary Kom, saying he �should not� get involved beyond advising the federation to make the best choice.Zareen had written a...
Women offering prayers before a tulsi plant on the occasion of Kati Bihu, in Guwahati on Friday. � AT Photo
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Women offering prayers before a tulsi plant on the occasion of Kati Bihu, in...

Truck owners, drivers block Mizoram highway
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Truck owners, drivers block Mizoram highway

AIZAWL, Oct 18 - Associations of truck owners and drivers on Thursday launched an indefinite blockade of the NH-306, considered the lifeline of Mizoram, in protest against its alleged bad condition that has led to a number of accidents.The NH-306, which was NH-54 earlier, starts from Kawnpui in...
Sikkim party asks BJP to clear stand on seat reservation issue
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Sikkim party asks BJP to clear stand on seat reservation issue

GANGTOK, Oct 18 - Sikkim Republican Party president KB Rai has demanded that the BJP should make its stand clear on the issue of reservation of Assembly seats for Limboo, Tamang and Nepali communities before the State bypolls. He asked the BJP�s State chief, DB Chauhan, to immediately clarify the...
Documentary film fest ends
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Documentary film fest ends

AIZAWL, Oct 18 - The three-day Mizoram International Documentary Film Festival, which was held at the auditorium of the State Information and Public Relations Department here, concluded this afternoon. The festival � the first of its kind in the State � was a joint initiative of the Film Division,...
50 Manipur cops fall ill after eating soybeans
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50 Manipur cops fall ill after eating soybeans

IMPHAL, Oct 18 - At least 50 policemen undergoing training at the Manipur Police Training College (MPTC), Pangei, in Imphal East district have fallen ill after consuming fermented soybeans, a senior police officer said today.The trainees of the Manipur Police and the Manipur Rifles had bought the...
Explosives recovered from bus in Meghalaya
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Explosives recovered from bus in Meghalaya

SHILLONG, Oct 18 - A cache of explosives has been recovered from a bus in East Jaintia Hills district and two persons have been arrested in this connection, a senior police officer said.Forty-five packets of gelatin sticks weighing 112.5 kg, 5,900 detonators packed in boxes and 133 metres of...
NGT panel asks Meghalaya to submit coal transport policy
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NGT panel asks Meghalaya to submit coal transport policy

SHILLONG, Oct 18 - A three-member committee of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today asked the Meghalaya Government to submit a draft policy by the end of this month for transportation of 32 lakh metric tonnes of extracted coal lying at various depots in the State.The panel, which was set up to...
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