Saturday, January 22, 2011

Techie in jail for killing wife, uncle moves HC for custody of their kids

Techie in jail for killing wife, uncle moves HC for custody of their kids

Techie in jail for killing wife, uncle moves HC for custody of their kids

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 07:52 PM PST

A single-bench of Uttarakhand high court on Friday evening admitted a petition against a court order that refused to grant custody of Anupam Gulati's two four-year-old children to their maternal uncle S K Pradhan.

Cipriano assault witness offered Rs 50L for silence

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 05:56 PM PST

Businessman Kenneth Silveira told a press conference that since January 10, a male caller has been calling him from landline number (0832) 3268775 and threatening him not to speak out on what he saw at police station.

Governor's order lists 15 cases against CM

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 05:23 PM PST

The governor's order granting sanction for Yeddyurappa's prosecution has cited 15 cases and said his family has got a pecuniary benefit of Rs 189.71 crore.

CM gets guv's order copy after 14 hrs

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:56 PM PST

High drama prevailed near Raj Bhavan early Saturday, where an eight-member ministerial team, led by law minister S Suresh Kumar, walked the 1km stretch from Yeddyurappa's house at Race Course Road to Raj Bhavan.

Drilling vessel sinks off Gujarat, sailor drowns

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:23 PM PST

A sailor drowned and six others went missing after a vessel, hired by Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, capsized in the Gulf of Khambhat on Saturday morning.

70% can't afford sanitary napkins, reveals study

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:17 PM PST

Inadequate menstrual protection makes adolescent girls (age group 12-18 years) miss 5 days of school in a month (50 days a year). Around 23% of these girls actually drop out of school after they started menstruating.

Mirchpur killing: Jats cut off Jind

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST

Jats have been demanding fresh inquiry by a SIT into Mirchpur violence, shifting trial of the case back to Haryana from Delhi and transfer of 98 accused back to Haryana jail.

PM: Don't use R-Day for divisive agendas

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 03:56 PM PST

Manmohan Singh said the Republic Day was a solemn occasion that joins all Indians in a shared celebration of nationhood. This was not the time to "score political points, embarrass state and local administrations.

Two 95-yr-olds, 16 others get life for murder committed 21 yrs ago

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 03:42 PM PST

The fast-track court VI of additional district judge Vinod Kumar Sinha directed the jail authorities to keep the two aged convicts under the care of jail doctors. The killings took place 21 years ago.

AI flight takes off without luggage

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 03:39 PM PST

There was fiery arguments between passengers and AI's ground staff at Patna airport. Tempers cooled after AI officials jotted down names and addresses of passengers whose luggage were missing.

'If oppn has to stall House over JPC, they should join Maoists'

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 03:35 PM PST

Calling JPC demand "illogical" Pranab Mukherjee said: "The Joint Parliamentary Committee has no power to punish. The winter session is lost and if they have no faith in parliamentary democracy they should join the Maoists."

Rajasthan ATS gets Aseemanand's custody

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 03:27 PM PST

The Rajasthan ATS on Saturday formally arrested Swami Aseemanand after a local court in Ajmer handed him over to the agency till February 5. The ATS produced him twice before the court in five hours.

105 yrs later, loco engine steams off

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 03:18 PM PST

Four oil-fired steam locos, costing about Rs 40 crore, are being manufactured at the Golden Rock railway workshop in Tiruchi for the NMR section. The Unesco has called it a World Heritage Railway system. The second loco will roll out in June.

Kiran Reddy dares Jagan to topple Andhra govt

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 03:06 PM PST

"I am not at anybody's mercy," the CM said after meeting Sonia Gandhi. Reddy's new aggression in dealing with Jagan seemed to have emanated from the backing of the top Congress leadership.

Mines ministry cracks whip on pre-2003 leaseholders

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 03:00 PM PST

Companies holding mining leases for less than 10 hectares have to give a report within one year of the notification. For mining leases for areas more than that, the reports have to be given in a phased manner, with the periods ranging from one year to five years from the notification.

Scientists believe Congo virus not imported

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 02:57 PM PST

The virus causing the deadly Crimea Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) has been found "in high quantities" from ticks collected from parts of Ahmedabad. Ticks infected don't die of it unlike humans but actually facilitate their transmission.

JPC rethink for smooth budget?

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 02:23 PM PST

Sources in the party said that concern for the budget session was the main reason for revisiting the issue, but stressed that the rethink should not necessarily lead to a change of stance.

MHA babu charged for leaking secrets

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 02:15 PM PST

The chargesheet, running into 2,343 pages, was filed in the court of Special Judge Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal. It seeks prosecution of IAS officer and co-accused Vineet Kumar, CMD of Kolkata-based Temptation Food Pvt Ltd.

Sonia-led NAC to push govt on food net

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 02:05 PM PST

The PMO has taken a cautious line on the extent of food security cover. It has told the NAC that keeping food subsidies low was its priority and that the number of beneficiaries and the type of entitlements provided would have to dovetailed to a larger agenda of fiscal prudence.

Mamata meets Sonia to talk polls, prices

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 01:57 PM PST

Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee said it was a "courtesy call" on the Congress chief, but it is believed that the two leaders discussed the Bengal poll scenario as Mamata invited her to the state.

Court summons CAG as witness in 2G scam trial

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 01:45 PM PST

The CAG will be asked about its report that said 2G mobile spectrum was sold cheap in 2008 to ineligible firms, resulting in presumptive losses adding up to Rs 1.76 lakh crore.

'Yeddyurappa's deals cost state Rs 465cr'

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 01:13 PM PST

Yeddyurappa's alleged illegal acts and favouritism has caused the state exchequer a loss of Rs 465.32 crore, governor H R Bhardwaj said in his Janary 21 order while granting sanction to prosecute the CM.

To save BSY, BJP to move court against governor

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:55 PM PST

BJP hopes moving the high court will enmesh the governor's order in legal proceedings and give the embattled chief minister a breather.

Plot at work to deny bail to Binayak: Mother

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 11:16 AM PST

I fear my son will not be granted bail by the Chhattisgarh High Court on January 24 as some powerful people are a hatching conspiracy to influence the judiciary, 84-year-old ailing Anashua Sen said here.

EU observers want to watch Binayak's trial

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:54 AM PST

The MEA has forwarded to the Chhatisgarh government a request from an eight-member European Union delegation keen to watch the proceedings in the HC in Bilaspur on Jan 24.
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