Friday, May 27, 2011

Unusually high water level in Bhakra dam raises concern

Unusually high water level in Bhakra dam raises concern

Unusually high water level in Bhakra dam raises concern

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

For the first time in many years, Bhakra dam is witnessing an unusual rise in its water level which scientists say is another sign of global warming.

Flesh trade gang busted, minor rescued in Haryana

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:57 PM PDT

District police on Friday claimed to have unearthed a three member gang allegedly involved in forcing girls into flesh trade by luring them into providing employment at various cities across the state.

Pharma unit found making spurious medicines

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:50 PM PDT

The state drug control department in Haryana on Friday unearthed a racket involving manufacturing of spurious medicines of a Goa-based pharma unit from the premises of Jorker Pharmaceutical Ltd in HSIIDC complex at Rai in Sonipat.

Salman, Kareena in Patiala to shoot 'Bodyguard'

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:46 PM PDT

Two hours to cover a distance of five meters. This may sound strange but it happened here in Patiala when actor Salman Khan's duplicate took more than two hours to cover just this distance here in his car during a film shoot.

Pak refuses visas to Sikh devotees

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:44 PM PDT

Pakistan government has rejected visa applications of all the 340 Sikh devotees, who were aspiring to observe the martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev at Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore.

I'm no longer proud of 26/11, says Headley

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:24 PM PDT

David Coleman Headley has told a Chicago court he is no longer proud of the 26/11 carnage he laid the groundwork for.

Day 22: Former Haryana MLA finally surrenders

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:20 PM PDT

A former Haryana MLA, accused of murder and evading arrest for the past 22 days, finally surrendered before the police in Rohtak on Friday. For more than three weeks, the villagers managed to stave off cops from entering Mokhra.

Chhattisgarh babu stashes Rs 253cr, runs steel mill

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:14 PM PDT

The I-T department has submitted a report to the Chhattisgarh government detailing the seizure of Rs 253 crore from a top bureaucrat.

Endosulfan licence of HIL revoked

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:13 PM PDT

The UDF government in Kerala on Friday ordered cancellation of the licence given to Ernakulam-based Hindustan Insecticides Ltd (HIL) for manufacturing the banned pesticide endosulfan.

Centre plans ban on capitation fee

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:11 PM PDT

The Centre has announced bringing in a comprehensive legislation banning schools and intermediate colleges from collecting capitation fee, publishing false or misleading advertisements and accepting admission fee without receipt.

'Time to revise limit on duty-free personal stuff'

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:09 PM PDT

The upper limit on what one can carry or bring back from abroad has often landed flyers in the customs net.

Watching pornography no offence

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Consumption of pornography is no offence. All that the law forbids is its publication or transmission.

GRP initiates action against cops for bullying IIT boy

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:04 PM PDT

The GRP on Friday initiated action against two of its men after they were prima facie found guilty of bullying, harassing and extorting money from a 20-year-old IIT-Bombay student at Dadar station.

Mamata visits shake Bengal out of stupor

Posted: 27 May 2011 02:57 PM PDT

Mamata Banerjee has been playing the surprise card to shake the state machinery out its 34-year stupor. The fear of an unscheduled chief ministerial visit has forced lazy babus to dust up and look sharper.

Lonely Kalmadi wants OC mates in his Tihar cell

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Suresh Kalmadi has asked for former CWG OC colleagues and fellow inmates, Lalit Bhanot and V K Verma, to join him in his Tihar jail cell.

Govt asks Indians to leave Yemen

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:37 PM PDT

The government on Friday advised all Indian nationals living in the country to exit through whatever commercial means available. They were also asked not to venture out except "under absolutely unavoidable circumstances".

New guidelines to resettle tribals near tiger parks

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Scarred by the controversy over the environment ministry's attempt to brazenly relocate tribals from wildlife sanctuaries and parks, Jairam Ramesh has now proposed guidelines to resettle people specifically from tiger reserves.

Headley says Rana knew of 26/11 plot for six months

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Tahawwar Rana, the 26/11 accused whose trial is underway in Chicago, claimed that he was tricked into supporting terrorism by his childhood friend David Coleman Headley, who is the main witness in Rana's trial.

Can't take away right to recall, SC tells Punjab

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:29 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Friday disapproved a Punjab law abolishing the elected panchayat members' right to remove the sarpanch through a no-confidence motion and advised ruling parties to respect popular sentiment.

Rise of Muslim outfits in UP may queer Congress, SP's pitch

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:12 PM PDT

With Uttar Pradesh elections barely a year away, speculation is rife about how the polarization of Muslim votes would impact outfits like Peace Party and Jamiat Islami Hind's (JIH) Welfare Party.

Tapuriah sings on Hasan Ali's political links

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Kolkata-based businessman Kashinath Tapuriah, associate and co-accused in the multi-crore money laundering case, has in a series of statements made to ED named several politicians Hasan Ali was close to.

'ISI used Pak Navy to train 26/11 men'

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:06 PM PDT

Headley's testimony about ISI's involvement in 26/11 during Tahawwur Rana's trial in Chicago has further authenticated some of India's worst fears about the involvement of Pakistan's state agencies in exporting terror to India.

Chicago trial puts focus on shadowy S Wing of ISI

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:03 PM PDT

The secretive S Wing of ISI is under fresh scrutiny in the wake of Osama bin Laden's killing and the ongoing trial of Tahawwur Rana in Chicago where David Headley has narrated in detail ISI's role in the Mumbai attacks.

Germany asks Pak to come clean on support to Osama

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Ahead of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to India, Germany on Friday asked Pakistan's ISI and army to come clean over the issue of support network for Osama bin Laden who was recently killed by the US in Abbottabad.

Supply of 'heavy' arms to Pak put on hold, France tells India

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:55 PM PDT

France also made it clear that Pakistan needs to explain the questions which have arisen from Osama bin Laden's killing in the garrison town of Abbottabad.
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