Friday, August 26, 2011

'Amendment to remove technical bottlenecks'

'Amendment to remove technical bottlenecks'

'Amendment to remove technical bottlenecks'

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 06:00 PM PDT

To avoid a major controversy on a bill to allow holding of unlimited land for non-farm purposes, Haryana government sent forth on Friday its best speaker and parliamentary affairs minister Randeep Singh Surjewala to explain its position.

Congress walkout over changing land ceiling laws

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:59 PM PDT

It was a climb down for the government on Friday as not only a law enacted less than a year ago was repealed but a bill moved on Thursday to exempt some categories from land ceiling limits was referred to a select committee by the treasury benches.

Cong MLAs slam Brar for statement on Mansa agitation

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:58 PM PDT

Days before the Congress plan to start agitation against land acquisition in Gobindpura village of Mansa district, a controversy has erupted over certain remarks made by party MLA from Kotkapura, Ripjit Brar.

HP road accidents claim 3,479 lives in 3 yrs

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:55 PM PDT

Drunken driving, human errors, bad roads, weather conditions and mechanical failures were cited as reasons for 3,479 deaths in road accidents during the past three years in Himachal Pradesh.

Cancel, relocate or enhance compensation: Khangura to Poena power

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:52 PM PDT

Congress MLA Jassi Khangura has written a letter to MD, Poena power development project, Rajiv Rattan, pointing out that the company was acquiring land in Mansa despite the fact that "none of the substantive regulatory clearances required have yet been obtained".

High court notice to Punjab over recruitments

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Adding to the list of government recruitments under scanner, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday issued notices to the state of Punjab, its principal secretary of department of public relations and nine selected candidates in a case related to appointments of information and public relations officers (IPROs) .

Lack of sunshine troubles Kullu stockmen

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:49 PM PDT

Chopping, drying and storing of grass has become a tough task for farmers due to absence of sunlight in Kullu.

Panthic Morcha demands suspension of SGPC elections

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and leaders of Panthic Morcha (PM) have demanded suspension of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbadhak Committee (SGPC) elections in five constituencies in Majha from where their candidates had withdrawn nomination papers in favour of Shiromani Akali Dal (B) candidates.

Court summons SAD secy in party constitution case

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:45 PM PDT

A Hoshiarpur court has summoned Shiromani Akali Dal secretary Daljit Singh Cheema to produce the party constitutions - one submitted to the Gurdwara Election Commission and other to Election Commission of India - before it on October 28.

3 students fall ill after taking iron pills in Amritsar

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Three students of government middle school, Kotli Naseer Khan, were taken ill after consuming iron pills given to them during mid-day meal on Friday.

Commercial buildings: Use natural resources to reduce energy need, say experts

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:39 PM PDT

Speaking at an international conference on `Rapid advances in sustainable architecture,` Lillian Tay said she had noticed that several big projects coming up in Punjab had not been designed to make them sustainable.

Mamata Banerjee nod for talks with Naxals

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:18 PM PDT

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has kept her faith in the peace process with Maoists despite the recent killing of a Trinamool Congress member that led her to speak out against the rebels for the first time since taking oath and triggered fears that the fledgling talks would collapse.

Jain monk on a 'fast' track

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:06 PM PDT

The light is slowly dimming and Parasmuni, a Jain monk's hair is being deftly plucked in the temple's balcony. A ticker next to him is stuck at a random number: 2,360.

Fly to Dubai, Bangkok for Rs 10,000

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:04 PM PDT

The low-cost revolution that drastically brought down airfares on the domestic sector a few years ago is now set to play out on routes to west Asia and south-east Asia. Leading the pack are IndiGo and Spice Jet.

Rajiv Gandhi assassins to be hanged on Sept 9

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:51 PM PDT

Three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who were sentenced to death will be hanged at the Vellore central prison on September 9.

Govt likely to ease stand on Anna Hazare

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:45 PM PDT

Congress and BJP are likely to clash again on the Anna group's demand that there be a resolution binding Parliament to support their stand on the three contentious issues.

'Mass movements flout rules of the game, statute'

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:41 PM PDT

Senior UPA leaders have often termed the ongoing Anna fast against corruption as "unconstitutional," an act that undermines parliamentary democracy.

TN Seshan roots for Rahul-like Lokpal

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:33 PM PDT

Barely hours after Rahul Gandhi pitched for Lokpal to be a constitutional body like the election commission, the man credited with reinventing the EC, TN Seshan, said he too had prepared a draft for an autonomous anti-graft body.

Lokpal debate: What's the difference between rule 193 & 184?

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:15 PM PDT

Congress was a short-duration discussion under rule 193, while BJP wants it under rule 184. What are these parliamentary rules, and what's the difference? Broadly speaking, rule 184 allows voting while rule 193 doesn't.

Lokpal debate: All eyes on Parliament today

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:12 PM PDT

Members of Parliament - who have been at the receiving end of protests outside their homes -- will be under the eagle eye of Anna Hazare and his team on Saturday.

Ahead of crucial Lokpal meet, govt keeps cards close to chest

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:48 PM PDT

Despite having announced that a discussion on the Lokpal will take place, the government was strangely coy about its plans on Friday morning.

Priyanka's presence in House sign of Sonia's recovery

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:42 PM PDT

Minutes before Rahul Gandhi started his Lokpal speech during zero hour in Lok Sabha, heads turned to the visitors' gallery as Priyanka Gandhi quietly walked in and took a seat.

SC frowns at personal accusations against FM in PIL on SEBI

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:40 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Friday disapproved former IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal (retd) S Krishnaswamy, making a personal attack on finance minister Pranab Mukherjee.

RS seal on amendment to human organs bill

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Parliament on Friday passed an amendment Bill, widening options for human organ transplants and making mandatory for medical staff to request relatives of brain dead patients for organ donation.

Aruna Roy led-NCPRI backs Team Anna's three demands

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:33 PM PDT

NCPRI said that these demands - a citizens' charter, lokayukatas in states and inclusion of the entire bureaucracy -- should be built through a "most practical, appropriate and focused architecture".
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