Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Globe-trotter Punjabi film wins honour

Globe-trotter Punjabi film wins honour

Globe-trotter Punjabi film wins honour

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:55 PM PDT

The movie, Anhey ghore da daan (Alms of the blind horse), has bagged the special jury award and the $50,000 black pearl trophy at the 5thAbu Dhabi film festival last week.

Drunk driving, human error behind most HP road accidents

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:53 PM PDT

Himachal Pradesh witnesses around 4,000 road accidents every year that kill over 1,000 and leaves 6,000 injured.

Outside interference in exams: No centres in 7 districts

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:50 PM PDT

The Haryana Education Board has decided not to set up HTET exam centers in seven districts including Rohtak, the home town of Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

Security guard hurt in clash during pre-Diwali party scuffle

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:45 PM PDT

A clash between two youth groups occurred in a club during the pre-Diwali party being organized on Monday night.

Power crisis deepens in Haryana as 2nd Yamunanagar thermal unit trips

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:43 PM PDT

As of Tuesday, the state was facing a shortage of around 250 lakh units with total power availability at an all time low of around 870 lakh units.

Hisar girl student goes missing from Navodaya school

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:42 PM PDT

Holding the school staff responsible for the incident, panchayat members asked , when not even a single girl can go outside without permission from the hostel, then how can she she was allowed to go out of her school.

Undertrial escapes from police custody

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Three guards of judicial custody cell were suspended on Tuesday after an undertrial escaped in Sirsa.

Minimum support price on food items up, may fan inflation

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:30 PM PDT

The government on Tuesday announced an increase of up to 39% in the support price for farm goods in what is being billed as a Diwali gift for farmers.

Cabinet OKs new wages for scribes

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:42 PM PDT

The Union Cabinet approved the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Board providing for an increase in the salaries and allowances of journalists and non-journalists.

CBI probe demanded against Omar Abdullah

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:39 PM PDT

Syed Yousuf had died in mysterious circumstances after the CM handed him over to police before summoning him to his residence to sort out corruption charges against him on September 29.

Green nod for Lavasa on cards

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:35 PM PDT

The Bombay high court making it clear that it would grant no further extension to the Ministry of Environment and forests (MoEF) for passing the final order on Lavasa.

120-year-old from Assam ties knot with 60-year-old

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:32 PM PDT

He wanted to marry a second time after his wife died about six years back. He did so at the grand old age of 120 years.

Sushma visits BJP trio in Tihar jail

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:27 PM PDT

Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday visited Tihar to meet Sudheendra Kulkarni, Mahavir Bhagora and Faggan Singh Kulaste, currently under judicial custody in the cash-for-vote case.

Ministers rack up 3.67cr fuel bills

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:23 PM PDT

Merely 31 of the 84 ministries provided information on their 59 official cars that have racked up a bill of Rs 3.67 crore.

Govt, Ulfa begin talks on demands

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:20 PM PDT

Both the sides will work towards a 'status report' on more than 50 missing Ulfa leaders and cadre during the Operation All Clear in 2003.

Four militant attacks in Kashmir in a day, NC blames Army

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 02:21 PM PDT

Militants on Tuesday launched four attacks on security forces across Kashmir Valley, setting off an unusual war of words between the ruling National Conference and the Army.

Cabinet okays increase in India’s quota in IMF

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 02:14 PM PDT

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the increase in India's quota in the IMF making India the eighth largest quota holding country at the institution.

Cabinet okays increase in India’s quota in IMF

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 02:14 PM PDT

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the increase in India's quota in the IMF making India the eighth largest quota holding country at the institution.

No trace of MiG-29 wreckage, pilot

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 02:09 PM PDT

A search operation is in progress for the MiG-29 that crashed in the mountainous Lahaul Spiti area of Himachal Pradesh over a week ago.

UPA readies food security draft in line with Congress priorities

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 02:03 PM PDT

The first draft, which was put up for public consultation including inputs from state governments, is being revised to reflect the political priorities of the Congress.

UPA readies food security draft in line with Cong priorities

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 02:03 PM PDT

The UPA is pressing ahead with the National Food Security Bill for the Cabinet despite agriculture minister Sharad Pawar's public criticism of UPA's flagship programme.

Cable digitization gets presidential assent

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Television viewing is likely to see a sea change in the next six months with the digitization of cable services.

Cable digitization gets presidential assent

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Television viewing is likely to see a sea change in the next six months with the digitization of cable services.

India objects to language used in US travel advisory

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai said India has told the US that the language used in the advisory was "disproportionate".

Cong, RLD close to deal, Ajit Singh may get Cabinet berth

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Congress is close to signing a seat-sharing deal with Ajit Singh, raising the possibility of his entry into the Union Cabinet next month.
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