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Bhopal

Type: City

Name: Bhopal

Country: India

Latitude: 23.24

Longitude: 77.400002

population: 1,600,080

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2326 articles

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 2 Documents

Dow Chemical Company

Protest Is Coming to the London Olympics

To be in London, two months before the 2012 Summer Olympics, is to feel a bit like a fish in an aquarium, with people constantly poking at the glass. Cameras adorn nearly every street corner and police vehicles are more prevalent than double-decker buses. ... [ Published May 21 2012 by The Nation ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, International Olympic Committee, London, Dow Chemical Company, protest

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

DLF Indian Premier League

No IPL matches in Madhya Pradesh, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Bhopal: Terming the as "shameful", Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister on Sunday, said that his government would not allow IPL matches in the state."IPL khel ke nam par kalank aur bahut sharmnak hai samaj mein (IPL is a stigma and very shameful in the name ... [ Published May 20 2012 by NDTV ]

Entities: DLF Indian Premier League, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Bhopal, Sachin Tendulkar

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 1 Documents

5 die in road mishap ...

Five members of a family were today killed when their motorcycle collided with a trailer head-on at Budhni in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district, police said. The family members, including a man, his wife and three children, were en route from Bhopal to ... [ Published May 20 2012 by NetIndia123.com ]

Entities: Bhopal, Police

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 1 Documents

23 teams to participate in Sub Jr girls hockey championship

MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal, wife of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, will formally inaugurate the Championship tomorrow. The teams from Bhopal, Bundelkhand, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, J&K, Kerala, Karnataka, Mumbai, ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Central Chronicle ]

Entities: Chandigarh, Sukhbir Singh Badal, Charitable Trust

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Club house, swimming pool razed

BHOPAL: The anti-encroachment squad of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday demolished a club house and a swimming pool in Vishnu Hi-tech city on Hoshangabad road.The building permission department of the BMC permitted the builders to construct ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Times of India ]

Entities: Bhopal

First Reported May 13 2012 - Updated May 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Anti-Dow Chemical wrap unveiled at Stratford’s Olympic Stadium

Campaigners opposed to an Olympic Stadium sponsorship deal kept up the pressure on Games organisers by unveiling a wrap of their own.Dow Chemical, which will pay for the official wrap surrounding the Stratford venue, has been accused of neglecting survivors ... [ Published May 13 2012 by London 24 ]

Entities: Bhopal, Chemical, Dow Chemical Company, International Olympic Committee, Indra Sinha

First Reported May 12 2012 - Updated May 13 2012 - 2 Documents

World Health Organization

2 passports seized from Mittal’s house

Bhopal: During the raid conducted by the Lokayukta police at the Madhya Pradesh Health Director A N Mittal's residence on Thursday here, they have recovered two passports in his name.There are two passports in the name of A N Mittal. While one is a UN ... [ Published May 13 2012 by Daily Bhaskar ]

Entities: World Health Organization, Police, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh, India)

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 2 Documents

Boycott 2012 London Olympics, Left tells govt

NEW DELHI: Members of the Left parties in Rajya Sabha on Thursday demanded that India should not participate in London Olympics Games as the International Olympic Committee has rejected the calls to drop Dow Chemical as sponsor of Games.Raising the issue ... [ Published May 11 2012 by Times of India ]

Entities: Prasanta Chatterjee, Dow Chemical Company, London Olympics 2012, Boycott

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 2 Documents

Andrew Wasley: Olympics Sponsorship: Coca Cola Faces Questions Over Links to Controversial Orange Harvest

Some of the sponsorship choices for the London 2012 Olympics have proved controversial in recent weeks, with Dow Chemicals, BP and Rio Tinto , amongst others, coming under sustained fire from environmental and human rights campaigners. Activists say the ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Huffington Post UK ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, Harvest, Italy, Rosarno (Italy)

First Reported May 06 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Weather changes drastically in State

Staff Reporter | BhopalHits: 14After a gap of one day, once again it rained for around 30 minutes in the State capital. For the last two days the weather has changed drastically but the changes are not going to persist.Many parts of the State have received ... [ Published May 06 2012 by New Delhi Pioneer ]

Entities: Bhopal, Jabalpur, Indore

First Reported May 06 2012 - Updated May 06 2012 - 1 Documents

MP Police sports competition

Bhopal, May 6 (UNI) The Madhya Pradesh Police's five-day 51st state-level annual sports competition commences tomorrow at the Lal Parade Ground here.Nearly 800 police personnel of six zones are expected to take part in the tournament. These include Eastern ... [ Published May 06 2012 by United News of India ]

Entities: Bhopal, Gwalior, Police

First Reported Apr 28 2012 - Updated Apr 28 2012 - 2 Documents

Bhopal gas victim calls for Indian boycott of the London Games

A victim of the Bhopal gas tragedy who lost his parents and several other members of his family in one of the world's worst industrial disasters has called for India to boycott the London Olympics to protest Dow Chemical's sponsorship of the Games.Sanjay ... [ Published Apr 28 2012 by The Hindu ]

Entities: Boycott, Bhopal, Sanjay Verma, London Olympics 2012, Dow Chemical Company

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...Chouhan also labelled the tournament a 'shameful' event in the society in the name of sports. Chouhan told reporters: "In the name of sports IPL is a disgrace. It is a shameful event in the society." He said Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar should not participate in the event...

Madhya Pradesh CM against IPL in state [India Blooms - May 20 2012]

Bhopal: Terming the as "shameful", Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister on Sunday, said that his government would not allow IPL matches in the state. "IPL khel ke nam par kalank aur bahut sharmnak hai samaj mein (IPL is a stigma and very shameful in the name of sports in the society)" Chouhan told reporters here...

No IPL matches in Madhya Pradesh, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan [NDTV - May 20 2012]

"They violated the building permission norms by constructing a swimming pool on the ground floor and a club house on the first and the second floor" Sanjay Tiwari, sub-engineer, building permission, said

Club house, swimming pool razed [Times of India - May 18 2012]

"It's a slight oxymoron, the idea of the Olympic Games being sustainable" said John Sauven, the executive director of the UK branch of environmental organisation Greenpeace

Olympics to be ‘bigger, more beautiful, cleaner’ [IOL - May 17 2012]

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IPL swipe at Shivraj [ Published May 22 2012 by Calcutta Telegraph ]
‘Forget IPL, think about BPL’ [ Published May 22 2012 by Daily Bhaskar ]
Protest Is Coming to the London Olympics [ Published May 21 2012 by The Nation ]
In London, Protest is Coming to the Olympics [ Published May 21 2012 by The Nation ]
Madhya Pradesh CM against IPL in state [ Published May 20 2012 by India Blooms ]
No IPL matches in Madhya Pradesh, says Shivraj ... [ Published May 20 2012 by NDTV ]
5 die in road mishap ... [ Published May 20 2012 by NetIndia123.com ]
Godrej Appliances launches Largest consumer Ini... [ Published May 20 2012 by Central Chronicle ]
23 teams to participate in Sub Jr girls hockey ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Central Chronicle ]
Club house, swimming pool razed [ Published May 18 2012 by Times of India ]
Olympics to be ‘bigger, more beautiful, cleaner’ [ Published May 17 2012 by IOL ]
Olympics to be ‘bigger, more beautiful... [ Published May 17 2012 by IOL ]
van be gold for sponsors [ Published May 17 2012 by The Australian ]
'Coca-Cola will be among the winners at the Lon... [ Published May 17 2012 by The Australian ]
London Olympics the greenest, maybe [ Published May 15 2012 by News24.com ]
Will London be the Greenest Olympic Games Ever? [ Published May 15 2012 by Triple Pundit ]
â€˜NBA rally against Maheshwar project was a fl... [ Published May 15 2012 by zeenews.com ]
UN chief suffers fracture playing soccer [ Published May 15 2012 by Indo-Asian News Service ]
NBA activists take out rally in Mandleshwar [ Published May 14 2012 by Daily Bhaskar ]
Anti-Dow Chemical wrap unveiled at Stratford’s ... [ Published May 13 2012 by London 24 ]
2 passports seized from Mittal’s house [ Published May 13 2012 by Daily Bhaskar ]
MP: 2 passports of health director recovered [ Published May 12 2012 by zeenews.com ]
How Bury Triumphed In English Football's Worst ... [ Published May 11 2012 by When Saturday Comes ]
Boycott 2012 London Olympics, Left tells govt [ Published May 11 2012 by Times of India ]
Andrew Wasley: Olympics Sponsorship: Coca Cola ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Huffington Post UK ]
Should Coca Cola be allowed to sponsor the Lond... [ Published May 10 2012 by The Ecologist ]
India should not participate in London Olympics... [ Published May 10 2012 by Hindustan Times ]
Madhya Pradesh's jumbo problem: Transporting tu... [ Published May 10 2012 by Times of India ]
Medal-winning State archers feted [ Published May 09 2012 by Assam Tribune ]

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Athletes call for Dow Chemical ban [ Published Mar 08 2012 by SBS Blogs ] An online campaign with its own website and Facebook page has called on athletes to protest at Dow Chemical’s inclusion as an Olympic sponsor. The campaign has already drawn the support of over 25 current and former Olympic athletes . The IOC ...
School sports legacy increasingly at risk as Ol... [ Published Feb 08 2012 by Sport: Sportblog \| guardian.co.uk ] Lord Coe vowed the London Olympics would connect young people with the inspirational power of the Games, but there are now real fears this goal will not be realised Around two and a half months before the cream of the world's athletes parade around ...
London must accept legacy remains a matter of l... [ Published Dec 05 2011 by Sport: Sportblog \| guardian.co.uk ] Dow Chemical's sponsorship of the 2012 stadium's 'wrap' gives the Olympic movement a chance to make a real difference to those still affected by the disaster in India The "wrap", as the shroud for the 2012 Olympic stadium is known, was supposed to ...