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Feds Woman stole $100000 from church-run credit union

A western Pennsylvania woman is due to be arraigned by a federal magistrate on charges she stole more than $100,000 from the tiny, church-affiliated credit union she used to ...
Pa. gaming board OKs charges at new resort casino at Nemacolin

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved charges that non-resort guests must pay to gamble at the soon-to-open casino at Nemacolin Woodlands ...
Jersey shore readies for 1st post-Sandy summer

"The Jersey shore is open for the summer and ready to receive our customers," Gov. Chris Christie said Monday at a ceremony reopening the newly rebuilt Lavallette boardwalk, three-quarters of which was destroyed by the storm. "This is going to be a really good ...
NE Pa. man sentenced for role in fatal crash

PITTSTON, Pa. (AP) -- A northeastern Pennsylvania man has been sentenced after authorities say he helped power-wash a vehicle his friend was driving when he was involved in a double-fatal ...
Hershey launching chocolate bar in Chinese cities

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) -- The Hershey Company says it's launching a new chocolate bar in three Chinese cities next month, followed by a wider distribution next ...

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Western Pa. bank robbed twice in week police say

MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities had at least one person in custody after a Pittsburgh-area bank was robbed at knifepoint twice in less than a ...
NW Pa. hospital expects to offer $49M in free care

ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- A northwestern Pennsylvania hospital says it expects to offer $49 million in free care by the time the 2013 fiscal year ends, which has prompted a hiring ...
Disbarred Pa. attorney charged with theft again

ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. (AP) -- A disbarred western Pennsylvania attorney already serving seven to 14 months in jail for swindling clients is now accused of spending more than $1,100 earmarked for restitution in a criminal ...
Police Charleroi liquor store crook strikes again

Richard Heinzelman walked into the Charleroi Wine and Spirits Store on Veteran's Day 2004, grabbed a bottle and used it to commit a strong-arm ...
Police Man had drugs in backpack at Triangle Tech

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Triangle Tech student found with suspected heroin in his backpack while attending classes in the Greensburg technical school, according to ...

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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. ...