Friday, February 11, 2011

K-TV denies 2G link, says its accounts are clean

K-TV denies 2G link, says its accounts are clean

K-TV denies 2G link, says its accounts are clean

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:45 PM PST

Kalaignar TV, owned by DMK chief M Karunanidhi's family members,has clarified its accounts are clean and that it has not received any kickback.

HP to set up 'janata mandis'

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:44 PM PST

To bring down the effect of the spiralling prices on the common man by bringing about a direct interaction between buyers and sellers, particularly of farm produce, Himachal Pradesh is going to set up janata mandis in all districts.

Future of 317 students hangs in balance

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:40 PM PST

Future of 317 students from various parts of the state, including Kangra, hangs in balance due to grading system introduced by the Central Board of School Education (CBSE).

Jhalwari remembers its kabaddi player

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:37 PM PST

Residents of a small hamlet of Jhalwari, about 12 kms from Rohru in Shimla district were on a low as they get ready to receive the body of 22-year-old Manisha who was gunned down by a drunk CRPF jawan, drunk at the Patna Stadium where she was practising on Wednesday.

Currency haul: IT dept checks tax returns

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:35 PM PST

In the case regarding seizure of foreign currency from the Gyuto monastery, Sidhbari, recently, the income tax department began investigating returns of the monastery even as three summoned persons did not turn up for interrogation.

Avalanches pose threat in Himachal

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:30 PM PST

With rise in mercury in snowbound Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, avalanches and glaciers are posing threat to people living in the landlocked valley.

'Bhindranwale started thinking he is the 11th Guru'

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:27 PM PST

Nearly 25 years after the death of Sirdar Kapur Singh, who was projected as mascot of Sikh homeland, his son, Inderjit Singh, has lashed out at Bhindranwale.

Don't mention caste in census, SGPC asks Sikhs

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:25 PM PST

President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Avtar Singh Makkar has appealed to Sikhs not to mention their caste during the ongoing nationwide census.

Rs 50,000cr package sought to revive Punjab economy

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:24 PM PST

Economists of the region have issued an appeal to the Union government for providing a compensatory special investment package of Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 10,000 crore per annum) for rejuvenating Punjab economy in the next five years.

Another medico arrested for doctoring MLR

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:22 PM PST

Police on Friday arrested one more medico for alleged involvement in the preparation of a doctored medico legal report (MLR) to implicate innocents in criminal cases to settle scores by vested interests.

Custodial rape case: Setback for Ambala police

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:19 PM PST

A judgment that may spell fresh trouble for the tainted cops of Ambala, an additional district and sessions court on Thursday acquitted all the five men from Rajasthan who were arrested by Ambala police for allegedly planning to commit a robbery last September.

CIA to probe forgery charges against inmate

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:17 PM PST

Investigation into charges relating to forgery of signatures of a judge and court stamp to gain access to radio in barracks by a hardcore criminal languishing in Ambala high security jail has finally been handed over to Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) wing of Ambala police.

Jalandhar trader looted of 1.5kg gold

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:16 PM PST

About 1.5 kg gold and 10 kg silver jewellery was looted at gunpoint from a prominent jeweller in Appra village, near Phillaur on Friday morning. Their total worth of the loot is estimated to be around Rs 30 lakh.

CBSE accreditation system for schools soon: Chairman

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:14 PM PST

Central Board of School Education would soon come up with an accreditation system under which institutions would be marked against a seven-point scale.

230 kg charas worth Rs 25L seized, 4 held

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:12 PM PST

The district police on Friday arrested four persons and seized 230 kg charas from them. The jeep in which they were travelling was also impounded.

Panchayats seek relief for cattle loss

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:09 PM PST

Compensation for a cattle head killed by wild beasts is emerging as a tool to conserve leopards, being killed to save cattle, in Kandi belt of Punjab, having a thick forest cover.

AG should recuse from case: Swamy

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:57 PM PST

Former Union minister Subramanian Swamy has said that the government should not field attorney general G E Vahanvati in the 2G spectrum case because of his alleged links with sacked telecom minister A Raja.

DB Realty boss tells CBI he knows Raja aide Batcha

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:53 PM PST

Balwa mentioned in his letter that he met Batcha at the environment ministry in 2006 when Raja was handling the portfolio. Raja's wife Parmeshwari was a director in Batcha's company, Green House Promoters.

CBI arrests Kalmadi aide in Pune

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:48 PM PST

Moving in on sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested his close aide of 15 years, Shekhar Mukund Deorukhkar, from Pune.

Pawar denies links with Balwa

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:44 PM PST

Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Friday denied he was in any way linked to Shahid Usman Balwa, the young billionaire arrested by the CBI for his allegedly illegal investments connected to the 2G spectrum scam finding its way into the DMK familyheld Kalaignar TV.

AI Express COO axed, top heads at AI may roll

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:24 PM PST

The airline on Friday terminated the services of AI Express' controversial chief operating officer (COO) Pawan Arora "with immediate effect", almost three months after the airline board had decided to sack Arora.

Why wasn't Reliance Info's licence scrapped: SC

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:22 PM PST

Supreme Court on Friday said the government should have cancelled Reliance Infocomm's licence for its failure to notice that the authorization to tap Amar Singh's phones was forged.

PC remarks put focus on rising ferment

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:51 PM PST

Home minister P Chidambaram's remarks on ethical deficit in governance serve to highlight a growing unease in government and Congress about the opposition gaining an advantage in the battle over corruption cases

There is governance and ethical deficit, admits Chidambaram

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:47 PM PST

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the home minister said, "I think we should take serious note of concerns expressed by captains of industry and business. There is indeed a governance deficit in some areas and perhaps there is also an ethical deficit."

Thomas opposed Devas deal as telecom secy

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:45 PM PST

Central vigilance commissioner P J Thomas, during his stint as telecom secretary, had raised a series of objections to the Antrix-Devas Multimedia deal, documents accessed by TOI show.
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