Saturday, October 1, 2011

J&K House, CM mum on soldiers' deaths

J&K House, CM mum on soldiers' deaths

J&K House, CM mum on soldiers' deaths

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:05 PM PDT

The J&K CM, usually quick on twitter, didn't have time for a 140-character homage for soldiers killed in encounter with militants.

'Space' aids pesky calls, SMSs

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Those registering for the service can either call 1909 to indicate which category of telemarketing calls they want to block (banking, realty, etc), or they have to send an SMS to the same number.

Punjab aircraft engineering college in its last lap

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 04:03 PM PDT

For the last 30 years, the Punjab Aircraft Maintenance Engineering College (PAMEC) in Patiala, that shares its premises with the famed aviation club, has enjoyed a pride of place in India.

Team Anna may campaign for 'sensible voting' during Hisar bypoll

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 04:01 PM PDT

According to information, all key members of Team Anna including Arvind Kejriwal, who belongs to Hisar, would meet in Delhi to take a decision about how to take the field in Hisar byelection to mobilize their cadre and supporters.

Kullu Dussehra to be clean and green

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:58 PM PDT

Come, see and enjoy the Dussehra, but avoid smoking and use of polythene bags. Anti-smoking and anti-polythene inspection police squads would be watching you everywhere during the festivity in Manali.

Movie shows people are same everywhere: UK filmmaker

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Leslee Udwin, a UK-based film director was the centre of attraction at the 4th Haryana International Film Festival at DAV College for Girls in Yamunanagar on Saturday.

Manali-Leh highway to be open till Nov 30

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:49 PM PDT

The Border Roads Organization (BRO) has decided to keep the strategically-important Manali-Leh highway open till November 30 this year. Earlier, the highway used to be closed officially after October 31 every year.

Burn victim breaks silence after 3 days to blame husband

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:47 PM PDT

Two days after she was admitted to Ropar civil hospital with 90% burns, a married woman, changed her statement on Friday night to allege that she was set afire by her husband.

'Stop politicking, save Bhullar's life'

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:45 PM PDT

Dal Khalsa has asked for a resolution in the assembly on October 3 seeking commutation of death penalty for jailed militant Devender Pal Singh Bhullar.

Get ready for snap polls: Advani

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:04 PM PDT

Looking to position itself as the alternative to Congress-led UPA, top BJP leaders asked the party to learn from the "mistakes of Congress" and stay united.

TOI presents the first social impact awards

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:55 PM PDT

What better day, then, than October 2 to recognize and celebrate the efforts of these unsung heroes? PM Manmohan Singh will be present to applaud — and inspire — the recipients of the first TOI Social Impact Awards.

War games on with 16 friendly forces

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:42 PM PDT

The 1.13-million force will undertake as many as 16 combat exercises with friendly forces in 2011-2012.

Dinakaran's pre-emptive resignation scuttles probe

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:39 PM PDT

Despite the heightened public concern about corruption, Justice P D Dinakaran has succeeded in his attempt to scuttle a judicial probe against him with a pre-emptive resignation.

'Prenatal chemo safe for babies'

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:34 PM PDT

A study has confirmed that chemotherapy during pregnancy does not cause developmental problems in children born later.

Boy made to clear body parts, loses mental balance

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:29 PM PDT

A 12-year-old boy, who was forced to collect scattered remains of a man run over by a train, has lost his mental balance, police said on Saturday.

Puducherry education minister used 'proxy' in exam?

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 01:51 PM PDT

Puducherry education minister P M L Kalyanasundaram, who claimed to have sat for the Class X supplementary exam, is now under a cloud.

No more public service, I'm broke: MP minister

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 01:40 PM PDT

MP panchayat and rural development minister Gopal Bhargav claimed he was bankrupt after spending all his money on people in his constituency.

No takers for course in Gandhian thoughts

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 01:40 PM PDT

After witnessing a series of marathon fasts throughout the state following Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal Bill stir, it's an irony there are no takers for a master's programme in 'Gandhian Thoughts' at Gujarat Vidyapith.

Gandhi's non-violence helped topple tyrannical regimes: Ban Ki-moon

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 01:37 PM PDT

Ban said "Gandhi ji" lived by the "conviction that only peaceful tactics could usher in a peaceful future, free from recrimination."

Now, birth certificate row plagues AMU VC

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:51 PM PDT

An RTI query by Wasim Ahmad, former MP and ex-member of the AMU court, has revealed that VC PK Abdul Azis' personal file does not have his birth certificate.

CBI botches up arms kickback case, again

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:49 PM PDT

The CBI has filed a closure report in one of the most sensational arms kickback cases about three weeks ago, saying it has failed to find proof to back its claims in the FIR filed in 2007.

CBI botches up arms kickback case, again

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:49 PM PDT

The CBI has filed a closure report in one of the most sensational arms kickback cases about three weeks ago, saying it has failed to find proof to back its claims in the FIR filed in 2007.

Three Idiots' antics bowl over Chinese youth

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Chandni Chowk to China may have the Bollywood's Sino connect in the title, but the Akshay Kumar-starrer didn't quite catch the Chinese students' imagination as Aamir Khan's Phunsukh Wangdu in Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots (San Ge Sha Gua) has.

Under Mayawati, Muslims fare worse than dalits in education

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Mayawati may have demanded reservation for the Muslims in proportion to their population, but the community has little to cheer about during her five years' rule in Uttar Pradesh.

Navy inducts fleet tanker INS Shakti

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:40 PM PDT

The tanker INS Shakti was commissioned by Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma at Visakhapatnam on Saturday, and joins the first one INS Deepak inducted earlier in the year.
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