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Latest Headlines A 19-month-old child is shot and killed when as many as three gunmen open fire on a crowd at a picnic in Pittsburgh's East Hills ...
Toddler killed in picnic shooting

Pittsburgh police said the women and baby were at a picnic in the 2300 block of East Hills Drive when as many as three gunmen opened fire at 7:32 p.m. Police said they do not believe the victims were the intended ...
Sixers Awarded 11th-overall Pick in 2013 Draft

NEW YORK - Only once in the history of the NBA Draft Lottery has a team with odds outside the top-10 been awarded the first-overall pick - the Orlando Magic jumped from 11th to first in 1993. 20 years later, the 11th-seeded Sixers looked to replicate that unlikely ...
Anti-bullying program held for Upper Darby students

Times Staff / ERIC HARTLINEUpper Darby Police Sargaent James Reif talks to 5th grade students from different Catholic schools about anti-bullying outside of Archbishop Prendergast High ...
Primary 2013 Upper Darby School Board race is set up for November election

An estimated $4 million will be shaved off the 2012-2013 Upper Darby School District budget if school directors approve a proposal to cut staff and elementary and middle school classes in the areas of art, music, physical education and library. JULIA WILKINSON/Times Staff UPPER DARBY - Republican and Democratic voters sorted out their candidates and elected the endorsed candidates who ...

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Based on one of only two novels written by Flannery OConnor in her short lifetime, John Hustons Wise Blood is a baffling tragicomedy of contradictions, which on the surface is precisely what OConnor wanted the story to be. Unfortunately, the translation from page to screen mutes much ... ...

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Primary 2013 Vann sweeps Democratic GOP primaries for judge

jkopp@delcotimes.com @DT_JohnKopp Magisterial District Judge Dawn Vann earned the nomination of both parties Tuesday, winning both the Republican and the Democratic primaries for District 32-1-21.Vann, who cross-filed, beat Marilyn N. Lee in the Democratic primary, according to the county’s unofficial vote tally. Vann had received 337 votes to Lee’s 211 at the Daily Times’ ...
Primary 2013 Endorsed Media Dems stave off challengers

By SUSAN L. SERBINTimes Correspondent The outcome of a unique council primary race in the borough may not have settled very much. With results from only one precinct available at press time, the Media First team had enough votes to be on the Republican ballot in November through write-ins. The Media Democrats, candidates endorsed by the established party, will have representation in November, ...
Primary 2013 Endorsed Republican candidates victorious in Ridley Park

By Barbara OrmsbyTimes Correspondent RIDLEY PARK - Endorsed Republican candidates for the nomination for four seats on borough council were victorious in Tuesday’s primary over three independent candidates.Winning the nomination were incumbents Robert Berger and Samantha Snow, and Daniel Knowles and Michele Endriss Dalessio.Berger is 49 and will run for a second full term on council in ...
Primary 2013 Darby council president takes Dem nomination in 2nd Ward

By LAURA WISELEYTimes Correspondent DARBY BOROUGH - Current Darby Borough Council President Janice Davis has won the Democratic nomination for the borough’s 2nd Ward seat.With 11 out of 12 precincts reporting at press time, Davis had defeated resident Howard Stockley, collecting 95 votes to his 35.Davis has served as council president since 2004 and has been active in Darby politics for ...
Primary 2013 Incumbent to seek fourth term in Edgmont

By Susan L. SerbinTimes Correspondent EDGMONT - Incumbent Ron Gravina will be on the ballot in November for his fourth six-year term as township supervisor. Gravina won over his Republican rival, Kathleen Duffy.Gravina is the Facility/Project Manager of the Main Line Health System at Riddle Hospital. He has a professional background as a developer, residential builder and commercial ...

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Pallam Raju to visit USA for dialogue on higher education

Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister M.M. Pallam Raju would be on a five-day visit to Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston beginning on May 13 for dialogue on higher education.

"This a continuation of India-US higher education dialogue which was initiated in 2009 after the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to the US during the same year, " Pallam Raju told the media here today.

This visit is the follow up of the Obama-Singh initiative taken on higher education. The focus of the visit would be on strengthening and enhancing higher education initiatives- 8 projects have been identified under this initiative. Strategic dialogue on higher education would take place. The visit will also cover school education and skill development sector.

Pallam Raju also discussed 'Connect to India' programme where US students will be coming and joining higher research institutes in India. The visit will also focus on exchange of faculty and development of faculty.

The Government has also initiated a scheme through University Grants Commission (UGC) to sponsor Indian researchers at the Post-Doctoral level and the first batch of 126 Indian scholars is ready to go to the US Institutions for post-doctoral research. ...