Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Girl commits suicide in UP, lover ends life in Punjab

Girl commits suicide in UP, lover ends life in Punjab

Girl commits suicide in UP, lover ends life in Punjab

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:21 PM PDT

A 23-year-old student of BTech in a private university committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his friend's house in Phagwara.

Mystery fever scare rises in Ludhiana

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:18 PM PDT

There's a mystery fever that has gripped the city of Ludhiana and with even doctors failing to pinpoint the cause or type of the illness, residents have begun panicking.

Recovery agents pose as warrant officers to recover dues

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:16 PM PDT

Some recovery agents hired by financial institutions and telecom companies are making threatening calls to their clients to 'recover dues', while claiming to be warrant officers from Delhi High Court and Tees Hazari Court.

UN accepts suggestions by Harshinder Kaur for curbing foeticide

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:10 PM PDT

United Nations Humans Rights council has accepted measures suggested by of Dr Harshinder Kaur on curbing foeticide at international level.

Police set up helpline for girls to tackle eve-teasing

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:07 PM PDT

To minimize eve-teasing, Ambala police have asked girls studying in schools and colleges to approach the women's wing of police directly by dialing a phone number.

Godman kills woman for gold jewellery

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:05 PM PDT

Visiting a godman to seek peace following strained relations with her husband cost a woman her life. The woman -- mother of two — was killed by the godman and buried in the courtyard of his rented home in Dhuri.

No one to hear them out, cooks hang memo from tree

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:02 PM PDT

The members of Punjab democratic mid-day meal cook front on Tuesday hung their memorandum of demands on a peepal tree at the protest site, after no one from the state government came to give them a hearing.

Kochi I-T unit told to probe charges against ex-CJ's kin

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:22 PM PDT

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has asked Income Tax officials in Kochi to probe allegations of disproportionate assets against former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan's relatives.

6% of Kerala population suffers from mental illness: CAG report

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:22 PM PDT

A performance audit by the CAG has concluded that Kerala, where 5.86% of the population suffers from mental illness, compared with the national average of 2%, is precariously perched in the mental health care sector.

Battle scarred DMK set to rejig party

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:19 PM PDT

DMK is considering dismantling the district committees and replacing them by parliamentary and assembly constituency committees.

PM remote-controlled on Lokpal, says Anna

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:13 PM PDT

Anna Hazare on Tuesday said PM Manmohan Singh has kept mum on the issue of including the PM in the Lokpal ambit because "there is a remote control on him".

Staff watches porn, Haryana roadways asked to pay Rs 62k bill

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:03 PM PDT

A probe report has indicted Haryana Roadways employees for downloading and watching porn movies, leading to a bill of Rs 62,000 for internet usage for two months in their Sirsa office.

Housing costs spiral on labour crunch

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:55 PM PDT

It was supposed to be the answer to acute poverty and rural unemployment but the government's ambitious National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) seems to have muddied the waters for the real estate industry.

Flyer gets Rs 2.5L from airline for callous treatment

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:55 PM PDT

An illiterate Indian flyer was awarded a compensation of Rs 2.5 lakh last week by a consumer forum after it ruled that he was treated callously by a foreign airline.

Farm wages shoot up 43%

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:33 PM PDT

If there is one sector that has been hit hard by rising wages it's agriculture. Latest government data shows that farm wages have shot up by up to 43% in states such as Orissa, although the average increase is lower.

Omar Abdullah refuses creation of new district

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:30 PM PDT

Rather than making a false promise, Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah on Tuesday preferred to leave the venue of a public gathering where he was expected to make a commitment for carving out Beerwah district from Budgam.

India's non-proliferation record is impeccable: Rao

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:52 PM PDT

Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Nirupama Rao said India had in place strict and effective controls over the export of sensitive items in line with "best international standards".

Joshi keeps PAC report alive with SP and BSP help

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT

There will no closure on the controversial PAC report on the 2G scam with panel chair M M Joshi, aided by BSP and SP rejoining Opposition ranks, thwarting a bid by Congress members to dump the report indicting the govt for failing to prevent the scam.

India readies anti-piracy law with more teeth

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:22 PM PDT

The govt is now ready with a draft anti-piracy law, which seeks to fuse provisions in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) with the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to effectively prosecute sea brigands with stiff sentences.

LPG price to dip by Rs 15 as Jaya cuts VAT

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:19 PM PDT

Bringing cheer to housewives and small eateries, chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday ordered cancellation of 4% value added tax (VAT) on cooking gas cylinders, effectively bringing down the price of an LPG refill cylinder by Rs 14.73. An official release quoted the chief minister as saying that the decision would be enforced from July 1.

India to buy torpedoes from US for maritime patrol aircraft

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:13 PM PDT

India is going to buy lightweight torpedoes from US to arm the dozen P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft it's acquiring from Boeing for $3.1 billion to plug existing surveillance gaps in the Indian Ocean.

Lokpal meet minutes show govt shifting stand

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Law minister Veerappa Moily is not the only member of the Lokpal drafting panel who had different views inside the meeting and outside it.

Maya urges PM to roll back price hike

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:06 PM PDT

While ruling out any relaxation in VAT on diesel, kerosene and LPG cylinders in UP (as done by many other states), chief minister Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the Centre for the recent price hike of these petroleum products and urged prime minister Manmohan Singh to roll back the hike in order to give relief to people.

Tripartite talks on Gorkhaland issue likely next week

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:06 PM PDT

The Centre is likely to call a tripartite meeting with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) and West Bengal government to sort out differences on the proposed pact for creating a Gorkhaland Autonomous Authority.

Team Anna steps up outreach to parties

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:02 PM PDT

Team Anna has taken the task of meeting political leaders on the issue of Lokpal bill on a war footing.
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