Friday, November 26, 2010

Cops to be rewarded for 'saving' Mirwaiz

Cops to be rewarded for 'saving' Mirwaiz

Cops to be rewarded for 'saving' Mirwaiz

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 02:38 PM PST

The Chandigarh police, under attack for failing to protect moderate Kashmiri separatist leaders Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Bilal Lone against the wrath of Hindu protesters on Thursday, have decided to reward cops who managed to bring order.

Pilots who faked flying hrs now operating commercial flights?

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:20 PM PST

At least five of 14 "under-trained" pilots from the Rajasthan Aviation School may be flying hundreds of passengers on commercial airlines, police said on Friday.

New Ambani home opens doors, and how

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:11 PM PST

Mukesh and Nita Ambani played hosts to an interesting mix of people at their lavish housewarming party on November 25, in order to pre-empt an anticipated paparazzi attack on Altamount Road on November 28, where Antilia is located. |

Regulators, I-T too probing cash for loans

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:06 PM PST

The kickbacks-for-loan racket involving senior bankers and LIC executives has led to a multi-agency probe with regulatory and investigative agencies and the tax department entering the scene.

Green show-cause notice to Lavasa

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PST

The Rs 2,153-crore Lavasa hill city project has been served a show-cause notice by the Union environment ministry asking why the illegal structures on the 25,000 acre complex in Pune district should not be demolished for violation of the Environment Protection Act.

Didi's dos & don'ts for jumbo corridors

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:42 AM PST

Two months after the grisly death of seven pachyderms on the tracks near Binnaguri and with frequent accidents involving the national heritage animal, Mamata Banerjee has imposed a maximum train speed of 50 kmph across certain stretches in north Bengal forests.

Soul Kitchen enlivens film festival in Goa

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:41 AM PST

At a time when the international film festival was dying for want of good international cinema, film maker Fatih Akin breathed fresh life into IFFI with his presence and his new film, Soul Kitchen, which was screened under the aegis of NFDC's Film Bazaar section.

Enter Bollywood’s new age nurse

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:38 AM PST

She's the epicentre of a quadriplegic's world. Dressed in sober Victorian skirts, lacy tops, hair rolled up in a bun, Sofia d'Souza nurses her patient. She also smokes, wears dark lipstick. Indeed, Hindi films haven't ever seen a nurse like Sofia as played by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Guzaarish.

Football hooliganism leaves 5 hurt in Kolkata

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:36 AM PST

Hooliganism at Salt Lake stadium during the IFA League clash between arch rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal left at least five spectators injured on Friday.

Plan panel proposes land sop for SCs

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:35 AM PST

In a bid to bring back its lost constituency, the Centre is mulling over a scheme to finance state governments to buy private land to distribute among landless Scheduled Castes.

Get English proficiency or lose your job, pilots told

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:33 AM PST

A civil aviation regulation on English proficiency has left pilots a worried lot. Issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), it makes it mandatory for them to reach Level 4 English proficiency by March 5, 2011, or else lose their licenses.

He survived the attack, not the pain

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:26 AM PST

Chand Pasha, a waiter at Leopold Cafe, survived the hail of bullets on the night of November 26, 2008, when two terrorists opened fire on the unsuspecting diners.

Mumbai civic body sleeps on statue for braveheart cop

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:24 AM PST

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had passed a notice of motion in 2009 to erect a statue of Tukaram Ombale, a braveheart policeman who died fighting during the 26/11 terror attack. But on Friday, corporators were shocked to learn that it had not been erected as the records had been misplaced.

Frame rules for pension release: HC

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:23 AM PST

Expressing concern over the "callous disregard" of authorities in releasing the pension to defence personnel and their dependents, the Delhi High Court on Friday asked the centre to frame guideline for timely release of money.

‘Bulletproof’ boats fail the bullet test

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:22 AM PST

A sudden decision to test 29 high-tech 'bullet-proof' speedboats, which were ordered by Maharashtra government post-26/11, revealed that they were not bullet-proof after all.
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