Seizures in 4 days of model code: Over Rs 4 crore cash, 4 trucks of liquor, 6 sacks of poppy husk

Seizures in 4 days of model code: Over Rs 4 crore cash, 4 trucks of liquor, 6 sacks of poppy husk
Notice to SAD nominee in Faridkot over poll code violation
'India no more enemy country for people of Pakistan'
Voter slips, party vehicles, offices, pamphlets to have NCB phone numbers
In 2007 polls illegal distribution of liquor was successfully checked in Nawanshahr
CM's political adviser resigns, but media adviser stays on
Voters spared another Kurukshetra in Gidderbaha
Kidney racket: Role of 2 Mohali hospitals under lens
HP sees increase in cases of men registering complaints of harassment against their spouses
HC strikes down provisional admissions to higher courses
Assault on scribe: Police, health departments fail to act against guilty doc
Rohtak NGO feeds Anna's supporters in Mumbai
Haryana finds nobody responsible for Rathore's promotions
Joint sitting of Parliament in the works?
Rival firm hits back with defamation suit
Chidambaram's client accuses VLS Finance of 'torture'
Not our job to fulfil Rahul's dream: BJP
Trinamool keeps govt on tenterhooks
Congress has destroyed nation, says a bitter Anna Hazare
Left, Right and allies all set to take on govt in RS
CBI focus shifts to Congress MLA in Bhanwari case
Nigamanand not killed, CBI closes case
Railways puts bullet train project on fast track
Delhi-Mumbai corridor to get $4.5bn from Japan
DGCA notice to Air India for shielding expat pilot

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:44 PM PST

The apprehensions of chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi that money, liquor and drugs may be used to sway the electorate in Punjab are not completely unfounded.

Notice to SAD nominee in Faridkot over poll code violation

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:43 PM PST

The Shiromani Akali Dal candidate from Faridkot constituency has been issued a show cause notice for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.

'India no more enemy country for people of Pakistan'

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:42 PM PST

The peaceniks were of the opinion that efforts made to reduce differences at common man's level to forge cordial ties have helped change the mindset of people in both the countries.

Voter slips, party vehicles, offices, pamphlets to have NCB phone numbers

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:41 PM PST

"The purpose is to reach out to each household against the menace of drugs during elections in Punjab.

In 2007 polls illegal distribution of liquor was successfully checked in Nawanshahr

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:40 PM PST

The chief election commissioner has expressed serious concern about use of liquor and drugs in assembly elections of Punjab.

CM's political adviser resigns, but media adviser stays on

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:39 PM PST

The election code of conduct, which came into effect on December 24, has put a question mark on the posts of advisers to chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Voters spared another Kurukshetra in Gidderbaha

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:38 PM PST

The second list of SAD contestants in the forthcoming Vidhan Sabha polls, released on Tuesday, also threw up surprises with Balwant Singh Ramoowalia's candidature being announced by SAD from Mohali.

Kidney racket: Role of 2 Mohali hospitals under lens

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:37 PM PST

Misleading information by kingpin of the kidney transplant scam, with roots in Mohali and Chandigarh, unearthed by Lucknow police recently, has led UP police to scrutinize the role of two hospitals in Mohali.

HP sees increase in cases of men registering complaints of harassment against their spouses

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:36 PM PST

Reflecting the changing dynamics of society in Himachal, there has been an increase in number of men coming forward to register complaints against their spouses in cases of harassment, violence and abuse.

HC strikes down provisional admissions to higher courses

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:35 PM PST

With a counsel pointing out that students who fail to pass in one subject and are this placed in the compartment category would lose one year, the judges observed, "It is not a question of a candidate losing one year.

Assault on scribe: Police, health departments fail to act against guilty doc

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:35 PM PST

Even four days after the incident, the health authorities are yet to issue any show cause notice over the Saturday night incident.

Rohtak NGO feeds Anna's supporters in Mumbai

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:33 PM PST

Continuing its significant contribution in Anna Hazare's campaign for Lokpal bill, Rohtak-based NGO Jan Sewa Sanshtan has taken it services, of providing food to people coming out in support of the crusader, to Mumbai.

Haryana finds nobody responsible for Rathore's promotions

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:32 PM PST

On September 3, 1990, DGP Singh had recommended that a case be got registered under appropriate sections of the IPC on the basis of Ruchika's statement.

Joint sitting of Parliament in the works?

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:05 PM PST

The government is learnt to be exploring an option of convening a joint sitting of Parliament if the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011 fails to sail through the Rajya Sabha where it will be taken up for consideration and passing on the last day of the extended winter session on Thursday.

Rival firm hits back with defamation suit

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:57 PM PST

Involved in a legal battle with hotelier S P Gupta, VLS Finance Ltd has decided to file criminal defamation proceedings against him for misleading propaganda in cases in which even the Supreme Court has rejected quashing his pleas.

Chidambaram's client accuses VLS Finance of 'torture'

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:55 PM PST

Sunair Hotels Limited, caught in a controversy over reports blaming the Union home ministry for its alleged efforts to withdraw the Delhi Police FIRs against the company's chairman-cum-managing director S P Gupta, has said that the firm has been the victim of "torture and blackmail" by another company, VLS Finance Limited.

Not our job to fulfil Rahul's dream: BJP

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:47 PM PST

Flushed with success in blocking the ruling party's proposal to give constitutional status to Lokpal, BJP on Wednesday hit out at Congress president Sonia Gandhi saying that it was not the opposition party's job to fulfil her son Rahul Gandhi's dream.

Trinamool keeps govt on tenterhooks

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:45 PM PST

Sitting in Parliament's Central Hall, a clutch of Trinamool Congress MPs were busy taking stock of assurances offered by Congress that the Lokpal Bill's Lokayukta setup is not binding on the states.

Congress has destroyed nation, says a bitter Anna Hazare

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:36 PM PST

Virtually singling out the Congress for passing of a "weak" Lokpal Bill, and refusing to hold other parties responsible, social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday said, "Congress has destroyed the nation."

Left, Right and allies all set to take on govt in RS

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:34 PM PST

BJP set its sights on confronting the government over the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011in the Rajya Sabha by looking to join forces with Left and regional parties and declining the ruling coalition's overtures seeking support for the anti-corruption law.

CBI focus shifts to Congress MLA in Bhanwari case

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:29 PM PST

The focus of CBI's investigation into the Bhanwari Devi case has now shifted to the involvement of Malkhan Singh, Congress MLA from Luni in Jodhpur district.

Nigamanand not killed, CBI closes case

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:28 PM PST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has ruled out any criminal conspiracy in the death of Swami Nigamanand (36) during his hunger strike in Haridwar against illegal mining in the Ganga riverbed.

Railways puts bullet train project on fast track

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:23 PM PST

Railways' ambitious project of running bullet trains in six select corridors has been fast tracked as the state-run transporter is ready with the Cabinet note for setting up of a high speed rail authority.