Sunday, February 6, 2011

Maoist blow up railway tracks in Jharkhand during shutdown

Maoist blow up railway tracks in Jharkhand during shutdown

Maoist blow up railway tracks in Jharkhand during shutdown

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 08:33 PM PST

Maoists on Monday blew up railway tracks at two different places in Jharkhand as they began a day-long strike in three states to protest price rise and corruption.

Cancer concern brings Dutch to Punjab villages

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:55 PM PST

Concerned by the excessive use of pesticides and chemicals, leading to growing cancer incidence in toxic Punjab, a Dutch citizen is out to promote organic farming.

Sufi poet bridges cross-border divide

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:51 PM PST

Over 300 years ago, when Bulleh Shah said, "Neither Hindu nor Muslim, sacrificing pride, let us sit together. Neither Sunni nor Shia, let us walk the road of peace.

Omar Abdullah slams Army for youth's death

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:43 PM PST

In the aftermath of the killing of an innocent youth in north Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday pulled up the Army for violating the Standard operating Procedure which led to his death.

Under UAPA, being member of banned outfit punishable

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:37 PM PST

Police hound the innocent in disturbed areas suspecting them to be members of outfits banned under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Continuing violation of citizens' right to life appears to have exasperated the Supreme Court, which recently ruled that a person cannot be treated as a criminal for being a mere member of a banned organisation.

Indian-origin MP faces racial attack in UK

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:33 PM PST

Priti Patel, an Indian-origin Conservative MP in the UK has been racially attacked by a convicted killer who is leading a campaign to give prisoners the right to vote.

Average woman's share of Budget Rs 1,200 per year

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:30 PM PST

They account for half the country's population but end up getting a paltry share in the Union Budget. Platitudes aside, the government has been unable to initiate and sustain women-friendly schemes.

Authors get bold as gay literature picks up in India

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST

With more authors choosing homosexual themes for their work, a same-sex story no longer remains taboo for Indian writers. Earlier, novels on same-sex relationships were rare in Indian writing in English.

Foreign drug units face quality checks

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:25 PM PST

Chinese and Italian drug manufacturing units, from where drugs are imported into India in bulk, are now under the scanner.

'Cancer shot may combat genital warts'

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:16 PM PST

A vaccine that was known to protect women against cervical cancer has now been found to be highly effective in combating genital warts in men, caused by the same human papilloma virus.

Govt can't provide food to all: CJI

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:15 PM PST

Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia on Sunday said the government can't be expected to provide food, education and healthcare to all but advocated relief to the deprived sections.

Chinese sim cards recovered from Dorje's monastery

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:13 PM PST

Police investigators looking into the recovery of unaccounted money from Tibetan spiritual leader Ugyen Thinley Dorje's monastery near Dharamsala have recovered Chinese sim cards from the shrine.

Service details of public servant not confidential: CIC

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:12 PM PST

The Central Information Commission has said service details of a public servant are not confidential and can be provided to a RTI applicant.

Killer tusker triggers lockdown at IIT-Kharagpur

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:45 PM PST

One of the two tuskers that have terrorized Kharagpur for the last two days entered IIT-Kharagpur on Sunday, triggering panic and a lockdown that the elite institute has never seen in its history.

Judiciary shouldn't undermine executive: PM

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:41 PM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called upon the judiciary not to exercise its power of judicial review to undermine the legitimate role assigned to other branches of the government.

Packers and movers must be registered

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:40 PM PST

From next month, it will be almost impossible for fly-by-night packers & movers and goods transport agents to operate.

Chiranjeevi may campaign in YSR bastion

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:37 PM PST

Telugu star Chiranjeevi's 19 legislators are expected to provide a buffer to Congress in Karnataka against defections. The safety net for the state government is only part of a multi-pronged AICC strategy.

Huge spike in illegal Indian traffic to US via Mexico

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:08 PM PST

More than 1,600 Indians have been caught since the influx began in early 2010, while an undetermined number, perhaps thousands, are believed to have slipped through undetected, according to US border authorities.

Another tiger found dead in Corbett Park

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:01 PM PST

A 10-year-old tiger's carcass was recovered from a forested area near Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar on Saturday evening.

Vilasrao's cabinet post a shameless act: SC judge

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 01:59 PM PST

SC Justice A K Ganguly has expressed dismay that the Centre allowed Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to continue "in full glory" despite being slammed by the apex court two months ago for abusing his power as Maharashtra CM to shield a money lender's family squeezing debt ridden farmers of Vidarbha dry.

'Why is Vilasrao Deshmukh still a minister?'

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 01:59 PM PST

SC Justice A K Ganguly has expressed dismay that the Centre allowed Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to continue "in full glory" despite being slammed by the apex court two months ago for abusing his power as Maharashtra CM to shield a money lender's family squeezing debt ridden farmers of Vidarbha dry.

In N-E, Maken plans to counter terrorism with development

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 01:55 PM PST

Youth affairs and sports minister Ajay Maken hopes development will counter terrorism and insurgency in the country's troubled zones of northeast, tribal areas and Jammu and Kashmir.

More black money info, with a rider

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 01:52 PM PST

Germany and Switzerland have promised full support to India in unearthing black money stashed in their countries, but asked that their secrecy clause – barring Indian government from making the names public – be strictly adhered to.

BSY declares assets; cash reserves up by Rs 25L since 2008

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 01:42 PM PST

B S Yeddyurappa under attack from opposition parties for alleged land scams, has declared that he did not buy land in Bangalore after he became the chief minister in 2008. He declared his assets on Sunday.

28 Somali pirates held after hot chase off Lakshadweep

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 01:18 PM PST

Drama revisited the high seas over the weekend as the Indian Navy and Coast Guard captured 28 more pirates after firing and a chase 100 nautical miles off Kavaratti in Lakshadweep. Defence personnel are likely to reach Mumbai with the pirates by Tuesday noon.
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