Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Cold wave hits Himachal

Cold wave hits Himachal

Cold wave hits Himachal

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:09 PM PST

Western disturbance, extending from Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir, bringing with it rain and snowfall in the last 24 hours, has extended cold wave in the region.

3 tourists held with 4.5 kg charas

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PST

The Kullu police have arrested three tourists near Manikaran for allegedly carrying charas on Wednesday.

Ice lingam worshipped

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:05 PM PST

Thousands of villagers of upper Manali, including tourists, bathed the ice lingam at Anjani Mahadev Temple near Solang Valley and performed special Shivratri pooja while it snowed heavily.

Ghota distributed in Kullu temples

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PST

Notoriously known for its high-quality charas, the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh celebrated Shivratri distributing ghota, a concoction made with charas/bhang, almonds, fruits and milk, among the devotees as prasad in all the temples.

Traditional fervour in villages

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:01 PM PST

A heavily overcast sky and intermittent showers with icy winds greeted the queen of hills and upper areas of Shimla on the occasion of Shivratri.

Tagore train chugs into Amritsar silently

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:59 PM PST

The literary and poetic circle of Amritsar are disappointed with the railway ministry for not informing them of the train showcasing various aspects of India's greatest icon --Rabindranath Tagore, his life and teachings.

'Language no bar, give information'

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:57 PM PST

Two months after the state transport department denied information sought under the RTI Act to a person under the pretext that the application was written in English, not in Punjabi - the state's official language, information commission, Punjab, directed transport department to give the information to applicant by March 22, the next date of hearing, failing which the commission will impose penalty on the transport department.

Lt Gov’s son warns of hunger strike

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:55 PM PST

Puducherry's Lt Governor Dr Iqbal Singh's son and Congress leader, Abhay Singh, has threatened to go on a hunger strike against the move of the state government and municipal corporation to dispose-off the 71 kanal 13 marla land of MC in Model Town by transferring it to Punjab municipal Infrastructure development company.

Change in land policy to be taken up

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:52 PM PST

A new transport policy with a provision of outsourcing of services, like challaning of overloaded vehicles and unauthorized taxis, and amendment in land acquisition policy by making farmers stake-holders are some of the important legislations that will be taken up during the budget session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha, beginning Friday afternoon.

Patiala sex racket: Police slammed for inaction

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:51 PM PST

Six days after the registration of a FIR against a dismissed DSP and his family for operating a sex racket, the failure of Pasiana police in achieving any further breakthrough has brought the investigation under scanner.

'Raise Budget allocation for health'

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PST

Doctors Federation of India (Docsfed) has demanded that since the health care delivery system is the responsibility of Union as well as the state governments, budgetary allocation for the sector should be raised to at least Rs 1.7 lakh crore , which is around 2% of the GDP.

Cong, SAD, Manpreet vying for Bhagat Singh's legacy

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:47 PM PST

Shaheed Bhagat Singh was always a national hero but politicians in Punjab are rediscovering the power of patriotism associated with his name like never before.

Farmers to gherao ministers’ houses

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:41 PM PST

A conglomerate of 17 different farmers' organizations will stage a protest in front of the houses of all the cabinet ministers of the state today against the government's inability to address the problems faced by them and for not accepting their demands.

Civil hospital has no doctor for newborns

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:40 PM PST

The Sick Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) are reeling under acute shortage of medical professionals.

Kids not in pink of health

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:38 PM PST

Students of junior classes of Yamunagar district are not quite healthy.

Bhadana acting HPSC chief

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:36 PM PST

Haryana governor has appointed Manbir Singh Bhadana, a member of the Haryana Public Service Commission as the acting chairman of the commission. Advocate by profession, Bhadana is also the president of Chandigarh Gujjar Sabha.

Anti-N plant stir enters 200th day

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:34 PM PST

The dharna and protest by the Gorakhpur village against the proposed nuclear power plant on Wednesday entered the 200th day.

Fed up panchayats, slap Rs 1,100 fine on road Romeos

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:30 PM PST

Rural youths in Haryana have a typical habit of roaming the streets or sitting idle in groups at public places like bus stops in villages and passing comments on passersby, especially women.

SDO caught taking Rs 20,000

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:28 PM PST

A special team constituted by Inspector General, Rohtak Police Range, V Kamaraja caught Harichander Sikka, sub divisional officer of Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from Deepak Jain, a resident of Hisar in lieu of increasing load for his factory.

SGPC begins akhand path

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:26 PM PST

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Wednesday started performing akhand path here in the memory of 32 Sikhs, who were killed on November 2, 1984, at Hondh Chillar village in the Rewari district of Haryana.

Dal Khalsa to ask UN officials to investigate

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:25 PM PST

The Sikh radical organization, Dal Khalsa, has decided to approach the New Delhi-based UN officials to urge them to send their team to Hondh Chillar village in Rewari district of Haryana for investigating the massacre of 32 innocent Sikhs on November 2, 1984.

Jhinda skirts Hondh Chillar issue

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:22 PM PST

The issue that has not only rocked Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, but has even been the main reason of debate and discussion for various Sikh bodies across the state - massacre of Sikhs in Hondh Chillar - seems to stand nowhere in the priority list of Jhinda group that is fighting for the control of gurdwaras in the state.

German teenagers slip into Indian ways

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:18 PM PST

For the two German teenagers, Glen Pilger and Franzisk Koch, there is an element of excitement in everything they do and everywhere they go.

New facilities for devp of dairies in border areas

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:16 PM PST

New facilities had been provided for development of dairies on a largescale in the border areas of Punjab, stated, minister for animal husbandry and dairy development, Gulzar Singh Ranike, on Wednesday, while inaugurating a seminar on "'Contribution of dairy in the agro economy of the state."

Libya: Speedier evacuation urged

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:13 PM PST

Families of those stranded in Libya have alleged that while governments of other countries have already evacuated all or most of their citizens from Libya, the Government of India was being very slow in evacuating the people even when thousands of Indians were stranded in far-off Libya.
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