Thursday, June 30, 2011

Bad weather suspends Amarnath pilgrimage

Bad weather suspends Amarnath pilgrimage

Bad weather suspends Amarnath pilgrimage

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:45 PM PDT

The annual Amarnath pilgrimage was Friday suspended because of bad weather along both the routes to the cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.

Farmers march against land acquisition

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:34 PM PDT

To protest against land acquisition on cheaper rates, farmers staged a procession march from Agroha to Hisar covering a distance of 22kms on vehicles including tractors on Thursday.

Beant Singh's daughter faces 'embarrassment'

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:32 PM PDT

Late chief minister Beant Singh's daughter Gurkanwal Kaur faced embarrassment during PPCC president Amarinder Singh's meeting with party workers of Jalandhar cantt constituency.

Amarinder Singh releases list of 51 achievements, asks Sukhbir if he has any

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:29 PM PDT

Amarinder was responding to SAD president Sukhbir Badal's attempt to downplay the previous Congress government's tenure, by challenging Amarinder to list "even five achievements" of Congress government.

4 smugglers held with Pak heroin

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:27 PM PDT

Police have arrested four alleged smugglers, including a couple Gulam Ali and Shakeela Begum, with a packet of contraband, suspected to be heroin, bearing Pakistan's stamp, here on Thursday.

Breach in canal ruins crops over 200 acres

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:26 PM PDT

A 30-foot breach in Dadupur Nalvi canal, near Bhukhari village, left 200 acres of agriculture land inundated on Thursday. The administration finally managed to plug the breach after 5 hours.

With monsoons, it's 'wartime' again along Ravi river

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:24 PM PDT

As in previous years, with the arrival of monsoons, the Ravi river has again become a battlefield for Indian and Pakistani engineers.

Police on lookout for former minister's brother

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:19 PM PDT

Following quashing of bail applications by HP High Court in a matter related to a forged court judgment to obtain benefits, police on Wednesday arrested an accused lawyer and were on the lookout for his accomplice.

Haryana IFS booked for 'implicating' Union leader

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:17 PM PDT

The Haryana police has lodged an FIR against a senior IFS officer V K Jhajharia for "implicating" a worker Union leader in Hisar in a false case.

Olympic medalist Vijender booked over emblem row

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Printing the national emblem on the invitation card of his marriage reception has put Indian boxing star and Olympic medalist Vijender Singh in a tight spot. The police have registered a case against the boxer.

Introducing iDiva: It's five magazines in one

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:51 PM PDT

Here's introducing iDiva: Five Magazines in One that packs in the best of five of India's top women's magazines in a single new weekly.

Introducing iDiva: It's five magazines in one

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:51 PM PDT

Here's introducing iDiva: Five Magazines in One that packs in the best of five of India's top women's magazines in a single new weekly.

Cannot just forget 1984 riots, says Amarinder

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:36 PM PDT

Chidambaram's advice to Sikhs that they should "forgive and forget" the 1984 massacre and "move on" has been brushed aside by none other than his party colleague and former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh.

UP CMO death: Letter surfaces showing Sachan feared for his life

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:36 PM PDT

A letter purportedly written by deputy CMO Dr Y S Sachan from custody to his senior gives enough indication that he was apprehensive of being eliminated.

Times Impact: IIT-Delhi 'self-enrichment' programme open to all

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:34 PM PDT

The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi has opened its doors wider: all students wanting to take up the week-long self-enrichment programme can do so now. It was earlier meant only for SC/ST candidates.

ED attaches Hasan's, Tapuriah's property

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:32 PM PDT

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday attached properties of alleged money launderer Hasan Ali Khan and his aide Kashinath Tapuriah.

After 9 years, PSLV to launch communication satellite

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:30 PM PDT

The 4-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will launch a 1,410kg communication satellite, GSat-12, on July 15, after nine years.

DMs, top cops of 19 UP districts shifted

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:28 PM PDT

In a major administrative reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday transferred district magistrates and police chiefs of 19 districts, including Gautam Budh Nagar DM Deepak Agarwal, who has been kept waiting.

All above 30 yrs to be tested for diabetes: Health minister

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:23 PM PDT

One person dies due to diabetes every 10 seconds in India and two new persons get the disease in the same time, Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Thursday.

Tendulkar, Dhoni to 'fly' in Sukhois soon

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 02:18 PM PDT

Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni may have scaled myriad heights during their cricketing careers but this will be a different "high" altogether. And, that too at supersonic speeds.

Hundreds of PG students in private medical colleges may lose seats

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Hundreds of students in PG courses in private medical colleges face the danger of losing their seats as the MCI told SC it would dismiss students admitted in violation of the 50% management quota.

'US committed to NSG waiver to India'

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:45 PM PDT

Outgoing US ambassador to India Timothy Roemer reiterated that the US remains committed to the 2008 NSG waiver to India for carrying out nuclear commerce.

Didi behind Vinay Mittal's appointment as new rail board chief?

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:42 PM PDT

Vinay Mittal has been named as the new chairman of railway board (CRB). The appointment of Mittal, who was serving as general manager of south eastern railways (SER), came as surprise to many in the Rail Bhawan.

Why two Lokpal drafts, asks Nitish

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:38 PM PDT

"Let the government tell us what its views are. Why two drafts are being sent to states for views. First, the government should make its stand clear. Then only we can comment on it," Nitish Kumar said.

NDA meet on July 2, to take call on Lokpal

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:33 PM PDT

The NDA will meet on July 2 to take a decision on whether it should attend the all-party meeting called by the government on Sunday over the Lokpal Bill.
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