Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Delayed reports halts probe into bitumen scam

Delayed reports halts probe into bitumen scam

Delayed reports halts probe into bitumen scam

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:59 PM PDT

With the police waiting for the test reports of the bitumen samples collected from the premises of five units that had been raided by Karnal and Panipat police recently, the investigations in the case have slowed down.

Licence of 6 drunk drivers cancelled

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:52 PM PDT

In a first initiative of its kind in the district, the licensing authority here has cancelled driving licences of six such persons who were found guilty of drunk driving since August 1.

Save peacock project fails again

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:50 PM PDT

As Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam`s (DHBVN) experiment of insulating live wires and electric poles holding high tension wires failed, resulting in short circuit, peacocks continue to be on the receiving end in Jhajjar, Rewari and Bhiwani districts of the state.

58-year-old murdered by alcoholic son

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:48 PM PDT

Upset over being asked to turn off the television, an alcoholic son allegedly battered his father to death at Dhani Garan area of the city on the night intervening Tuesday and Wednesday.

INLD lambasts Congress over land transfer issue

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:47 PM PDT

The secretary-general of Indian national lok dal (INLD) and Dabwali MLA Ajay Singh Chautala on Tuesday lambasted the Congress leaders, as well as the Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda while apprehending registration of another criminal case against his family at their behest.

Each Himachal citizen now carries Rs 3.7 crore debt

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:45 PM PDT

The debt burden of each of Himachal Pradesh's 6,856,509 people has increased to a staggering Rs 3.70 crore over the past three and a half years.

Shimla fails to execute any JNNRUM project

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:44 PM PDT

Mission city Shimla has failed to execute any Jawharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) project despite some having been approved about four and a half years ago.

Eid celebrated with fervour in Malerkotla

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Residents of Malerkotla, the only place in Punjab having a considerable Muslim population, saw people celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, observed after the completion of the holy month of Ramzan, with much gaiety and fervour.

Why only a Jat Sikh can become Punjab CM, questions ousted Cong leader

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:37 PM PDT

Ousted Congress leader Kamal Sachdeva, who was expelled from the party for talking on communal lines, has now gone a step further stating that why only a Jat Sikh should become the Punjab chief minister and why not leaders from other communities?

'SAD is pressurizing me to withdraw nomination'

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:35 PM PDT

Two cases registered within a week against candidates of Panthic Morcha, contesting SGPC polls, are raising a storm in political circles here, with opposition candidates questioning "free and fair" conduct of polls.

SGPC polls: Turncoats in SAD trying their luck against each other

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:34 PM PDT

After playing a game of musical chairs of sorts, the turncoats are poised for a keenly contested electoral battle in this politically active Barnala district for the coming SGPC elections.

Bathinda residents want thermal plant closed

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:32 PM PDT

Close on the heels of the reports of radioactive thorium and uranium in fly ash matter found at the thermal plant site in Maharashtra, Bathinda residents have intensified their demand for shutting down of Bathinda thermal plant.

Seizure problem: Military tribunal orders disability pension for soldier

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:30 PM PDT

In an order, which would have positive implications on armed forces personnel, the military tribunal has held that seizure can be attributable or aggravated due to military service and a soldier having sign of the problem after joining military service is entitled for disability pension.

Health ministry for long-term study on mobile phones

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT

PGI`s last year's study on the effect of mobile phone on ears has been recently considered by the Union health ministry, which will soon recommend extensive work on the effects of exposure of radiations from mobiles.

Sikh marriage act: Akal Takht, DSGMC meetings to decide next move

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:22 PM PDT

Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh has convened a meeting of five Sikh high priests on September 8 to discuss the issue of separate Sikh marriage act following the Union government`s decision to drop the proposal.

HC turns down Agnivesh plea to quash FIR against him

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:15 PM PDT

The Punjab and Haryana high court has turned down a plea of social activist Swami Agnivesh seeking to quash an FIR filed against him for allegedly hurting sentiments of Hindus.

No deal on GST, state FMs head to study European model

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:38 PM PDT

It's going to be a tough September for finance departments across the country with finance ministers from around 20 states - despite all of them not agreeing with the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) rollout - going to Europe to study the indirect tax regime.

Only 2.77% Indians pay income tax

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:34 PM PDT

"The number of effective tax payers as on March 31, 2011 was 3,35,79,831 (33.57 million," minister of state for finance S S Palanimanickam said in a reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Teens rape 14-year-old, set her on fire in Nashik

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Police on Wednesday arrested three minors on charges of raping a 14-year-old girl at her residence before setting her ablaze on Tuesday. The girl suffered 97% burns, the police said.

HC asks Army to consider recalling major

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:29 PM PDT

The Delhi high court has asked the Indian Army to consider restoring the job of a former major acquitted by a J&K court of the offence of murdering his wife.

Another DMK strongman held for land grab

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:20 PM PDT

Continuing its drive against land grabbers, the police under CM Jayalalithaa's dispensation arrested another DMK bigwig, former higher education minister K Ponmudi, amidst high drama.

Movers and packers, transport agents defy registration deadline

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:18 PM PDT

The defiance has put a brake on the Centre's plans to bring accountability, transparency and liability of these transporters towards their customers.

1st India-China strategic economic talks

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:09 PM PDT

Taking a leaf out of the US-China relationship, India and China are preparing to launch their first strategic economic dialogue in end-September.

Manish Tewari opts out of Lokpal panel

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:04 PM PDT

Congress MP Manish Tiwari opted out of the parliamentary 31-member panel to look into the Lokpal bill ahead of its reconstitution, saying he did not want to cast any shadow on the deliberations on the anti-graft ombudsman.

House panel gives austerity tips to railways

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:03 PM PDT

A Parliamentary panel has directed railways to observe greater fiscal discipline by focusing on reducing working expenses and escalating project costs.
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