Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Gujarat govt offers free opium to addicts

Gujarat govt offers free opium to addicts

Gujarat govt offers free opium to addicts

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:39 PM PST

Ironical as it may sound, 600 drug addicts in Surat will be offered supplements of cocaine and heroin free by the state government on Thursday.

Security boost for major airports, sensitive places

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:18 PM PST

Government has enhanced the security of country's major airports — Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad — by sanctioning more than 250 additional CISF personnel for these facilities. Additional deployment has been approved for other sensitive locations considering the existing security scenario.

Annual cancer screening must for women after 40

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:17 PM PST

Women, even if they don't have family history of breast cancer, should undergo cancer screening or a mammography every year after reaching the age of 40.

Playing violent videogames can affect functioning of brain

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:12 PM PST

The finding is crucial for India, where the gaming market that is estimated to be about Rs 900 crore is likely to grow by 53% to Rs 2,125 crore.

Mercy pleas of 20 death row convicts still under consideration

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:11 PM PST

Government on Wednesday said that mercy petitions of 20 death row convicts, including the Parliament House attack convict Afzal Guru, were under various stages of consideration and that the Constitution did not specify any time limit within which a decision should be taken.

Govt rejects railways’ Rs 2,101cr loan plea

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:09 PM PST

At a time when the government is willing to pump thousands of crores for the revival of national carrier Air India, the finance ministry has rejected railways' plea for a temporary loan of Rs 2,101 crore to fund its development works.

Miffed Paswan skips House panel meet on Lokpal

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:08 PM PST

LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan did not take part in the parliamentary panel deliberations on Lokpal saying that the draft legislation was being finalized without assuring reservation to backward classes, minorities and women in the anti-graft body.

Oz proposes new pact with China on the mind

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST

Australia has given the thumbs up to a proposal for a trilateral security dialogue with India and US that could add to China's worries about encirclement.

NCW slams Operation Majnu

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:06 PM PST

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has slammed `Operation Majnu'—a Ghaziabad Police drive—where young couples were targeted at parks and malls and publicly humiliated.

Centre extends olive branch to Maoists, N-E rebels

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:05 PM PST

Six days after elimination of dreaded Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji by security forces in a gun battle in West Bengal, the Centre on Wednesday offered talks with Maoists and north-east insurgents with a condition that they should abjure violence.

I-T officers’ protest may stall search and survey operations

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:03 PM PST

Income Tax search and survey operations may come to a halt with the staff and promotee officers across the country launching an agitation protesting against non-filling of posts of assistant commissioners.

Women with coronary plaque at greater cardiovascular risk than men

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:02 PM PST

Women, with extensive coronary artery plaque, are at a greater risk than men for heart attack or other major cardiac event.

Army in the market for new assault rifles

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:00 PM PST

The ball has been set rolling for the acquisition of advanced 5.56mm assault rifles in huge numbers to replace the existing indigenous 5.56mm INSAS (Indian small arms system) rifles, which has suffered from glitches since its induction in 1997-1998.

Cellphone signal reaches beyond Rohtang Pass

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:59 PM PST

This winter is going to be different for the residents of Tindi panchayat in Lahaul-Spiti and Namgya, Khab and Tashigang in Kinnaur as, even during heavy snowfall, they can remain in touch with outer world as finally they too were provided with cellular service on Tuesday.

BSF increases vigil on border after Nato strikes in Pak

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:58 PM PST

The BSF has increased vigil on border with Pakistan following Nato attacks in Pakistan.

HIV positive rate declines as voluntary screenings rise in Himachal

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:57 PM PST

With increase in the number of people coming forward for voluntary screening for HIV in the hill state, there has been a significant decline in the rate of HIV positive cases from 3.7% in 2008 to 0.9%.

Skiing courses in Manali from Jan 11

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:56 PM PST

A dip in temperature at Manali has cheered ski lovers across the country, many of whom are enthusiastic to learn the game of skiing. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (ABVIMAS) has announced skiing courses in many categories, which would kick off from January 11. With minimum temperature at 2 degrees celsius, private ski operators are expecting fine snowfall in Decem

Accused of ragging, four NIFT students suspended

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:55 PM PST

Four students of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) at Chheb in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh have been suspended for a year after they were found guilty of ragging 20 students of first year course two months back.

In love with student, teacher lands in jail in Himachal

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:53 PM PST

In a repeat of Patna's Prof Love Guru aka Batuknath minus the Julie angle, an over 50-year-old vice-principal of a government school in Mandi district landed in police custody after he expressed his feelings of love to a girl student of plus two in a letter.

SIC appointments: Amendment in HC orders sought

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:51 PM PST

Seeking amendments in the high court orders through which the HC had restrained the Punjab government from appointing a truck union leader and a journalist as state information commissioners (SIC), the state government has now sought amendments of the orders on the ground that the HC orders were "beyond jurisdiction".

Punjab fails to treat 60% of sewage

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:50 PM PST

Punjab has been disposing of 60% of its 1,250 million litre daily (MLD) effluents without treating for lack of sewerage treatment plants, which is agitating environmentally conscious rural and urban voters ahead of assembly elections due in February.

Collective impact of power projects ignored in Himachal

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:49 PM PST

The state may pride itself over its hydropower generation potential, but the environmental cost that it has to bear for such projects is something not many have looked at

Youth held for sarpanch’s murder in Haryana

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:48 PM PST

The police have cracked the case of the Naya Baans sarpanch murder case with the arrest of a youth of the village on Wednesday.

Haryanvis shine at NDA passing out parade

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:47 PM PST

Proving their mettle, two National Defence Academy cadets from Haryana, who hail from rural areas, bagged silver and bronze medals at the passing out parade at Khadakwasla near Pune.

Bypolls see high turnout in Haryana

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:44 PM PST

Over 3.14 lakh electors voted for the bypolls at Ratia and Adampur assembly constituencies on Wednesday. The turnouts were high with 82% voting in Ratia and 75.79% in Adampur.
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