Thursday, August 26, 2010

Key suspect in Janeshwari sabotage killed in encounter

Key suspect in Janeshwari sabotage killed in encounter

Key suspect in Janeshwari sabotage killed in encounter

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 07:43 PM PDT

Pro-Maoist leader Umakanta Mahato was killed in an encounter with joint security forces in Jhargram area of West Bengal's West Midnapore district early on Friday, a top police official said.

HC suspends five judges caught copying during LLM exam

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:55 PM PDT

Five judges belonging to the state subordinate judiciary were suspended by the Andhra Pradesh HC on Wednesday for allegedly copying while writing their LLM exams at the Arts College of Kakatiya University in Warangal.

Local leader, a Red suspect, takes the dais at Rahul rally

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:53 PM PDT

The Dongria Kondh leader addressing the same tribal rally as the Congress general secretary on Thursday led to many an arched eyebrow because the police claims Sikoka is a suspected Maoist.

Colonel's tenure cut for molesting officer

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:44 PM PDT

A military court at Udhampur on Thursday reduced six years of service of a colonel who molested a woman officer during their posting in J&K, in 2008.

Geelani's Eid austerity drive

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:45 PM PDT

on the 78th day of protest on Thursday, Syed Ali Shah Geelani issued a few dos and don'ts for the people looking forward to celebrate the festival of Shab-e-Qadar and Eid-ul-Fitr.

Omar Abdullah sacks minister

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:40 PM PDT

J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Thursday sacked roads and buildings minister and Congress leader Ghulam Mohammad Saroori after it was found that he had hired an impersonator to write medical entrance exams for his daughter.

Farmers to be displaced, future hangs in balance

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:42 PM PDT

It is easy to miss the vast expanse of green that appears after the Panvel bypass on the way to Goa. Despite a board, few realise that this is the proposed site for Mumbai's second airport.

Blessed by Mother, every day is a boon for Monica

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:35 PM PDT

Monica Besra, the 40-something mother of five, says she was cured of an abdominal tumour by Mother Teresa on September 5, 1998 — the first anniversary of the Blessed nun's death.

Flying blind: 18 radar failures in just 2 months

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:36 PM PDT

In just two months — July and August 2010 — there have been 18 instances of radar failures at six airports including the busiest ones like Delhi and Mumbai, aviation minister Praful Patel said.

Now, a film to pep up Telangana movement

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:34 PM PDT

A film to fan the embers of the Telangana movement is scheduled to be released in December.

Rahul Gandhi backs Jairam's 'no' to Vedanta

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:05 PM PDT

Two days after Jairam Ramesh withdrew environmental clearance to bauxite mining and the alumina refinery project in Orissa, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday flew to the Niyamgiri Hills to claim his share of the victory against Vedanta.

CBI now tells SC it'll charge Mayawati for illegal wealth

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 04:09 PM PDT

UP CM Mayawati's tryst with the CBI took a new turn on Thursday, with the premier investigative agency asserting it has "unimpeachable" evidence of her having amassed assets disproportionate to her known sources of income.

China denies visa to top general in J&K

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:36 PM PDT

India has called off defence exchanges with China after Beijing's refusal to host northern area commander Lt Gen B S Jaswal on the ground that he controlled the "disputed area" of J&K.

NGO wants Narendra Modi to file affidavit before Nanavati panel

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:41 AM PDT

Citizens for Justice and Peace today submitted before the Nanavati Commission that Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and 14 others should file affidavits before the panel explaining their roles during the 2002 riots.

Lok Sabha introduces bill to protect whistleblowers

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:31 PM PDT

A landmark legislation to protect whistleblowers and mete out severe punishment to those who reveal their identity or try to victimise them was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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