Sunday, February 26, 2012

UP polls: A new assertion in western UP

UP polls: A new assertion in western UP

UP polls: A new assertion in western UP

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:03 PM PST

For young Jatavs, Mayawati remains a formidable force and the harbinger of change.

I will visit and wish BSY: CM

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 03:24 PM PST

Whether he is invited or not, chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda will attend former CM B S Yeddyurappa's birthday bash on Monday.

Oops! Hoshiarpur villagers vote for wrong seat

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 02:49 PM PST

Voters of a village in Hoshiarpur, Punjab have been found to have cast their votes for the wrong constituency and candidates, in the January 30 assembly elections.

Speaker overwhelmed with the love received in Pakistan

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:57 PM PST

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar's charm offensive won her hearts during her five-day visit to Pakistan as leader of a seven-member delegation of Indian MPs. The delegation returned on Saturday suffused with the warm hospitality of the people in Pakistan. This is the first bilateral visit of a Lok Sabha Speaker to Pakistan.

Rift over Russian trustees deepens

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:54 PM PST

The dream of Nicholas Roerich and Jawaharlal Nehru to bind the world with the thread of art and culture seems to be turning sour following controversies over donations and membership of Russians in International Roerich Memorial Trust (IRMT), situated at Naggar village of Kullu.

62% farmers cannot meet educational needs: Survey

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:52 PM PST

A recent survey on government's plan to shift small and marginal farmers away from unprofitable agriculture and engage them in economically viable activities, has found the government initiatives lacking in preparing the farmers undertake the transition.

Panchayat makes teacher tender public apology

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:51 PM PST

Acting on the directions of five village panchayats, a government school teacher tendered a public apology on Sunday, for provoking class XI students to thrash a colleague.

CAG slams Haryana for not spending on workers’ welfare

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:50 PM PST

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has slammed the Haryana government for not spending money to the tune of Rs 376.98 crore on the welfare of building and other construction workers with funds remaining unutilized.

Bid foiled to usurp gurdwara in Pakistan

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:48 PM PST

An attempt to occupy an 18th century gurdwara in Pakistan's Punjab province has been foiled, a media report said on Sunday.

Jat stir: New guard at the helm

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST

The core demands in jat agitation remain the same, so do its tone and tenor. What has changed during its course is faces at the forefront.

Class-IX student killed, buried by classmates in Haryana

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:43 PM PST

A class 9 student was reportedly strangulated to death by four classmates, who later buried his body in the fields in Titoli village of the district on Tuesday. Police have detained four minor youths, all students, on Sunday.

Bhagat fans to take protest route for renaming Chowk

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:41 PM PST

Their demand for renaming the Shadman Chowk in Lahore after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh have been met with stoic silence by the provincial government so far, but that hasn't dampened the spirits of the martyr's followers in Pakistan.

‘Little Punjab’ survives on charity in UK

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:40 PM PST

Near the Heathrow airport, underneath a motorway flyover dwells 'Little Punjab', a squalid community of illegal immigrants including Indians, who came here to fulfill their dreams but were reduced to a slum-life, according to a media report.

Harassed veteran takes to Gandhigiri

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:39 PM PST

Taking cue from comedian Jaspal Bhatti in dealing with corrupt babudom, a 66-year-old ex-serviceman has sent a Rs 11,000 cheque to chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as "reward" for the officer harassing him.

Contract killers nabbed, man booked for giving supari

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:36 PM PST

A youth in his mid-20s was arrested for giving a supari to get the father of his estranged wife killed. The plot was revealed on Saturday, when police arrested two alleged contract killers.

Patiala girl joins Victoria police in Australia

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:34 PM PST

After eight months of strenous training, Roopam completed the course and graduation ceremony was held in Victorian Police Academy, Melbourne on Saturday.

Police kill 2 top LeT men in gunbattle

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:02 PM PST

The security forces on Sunday eliminated two top terrorists of Lashker-e-Taiba after a fierce gun-battle in Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir, said Inspector General of Police, Jammu, Dilbagh Singh.

Successive rape cases rattle Bengal

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:59 AM PST

Back-to-back rape allegations have rattled the administration over the past few weeks, the common thread being police apparent reluctance to bring the perpetrators to book.

Host Narendra Modi floors Pakistani scholar

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:56 AM PST

Pakistani Islamic scholar Tahir-ul-Qadri on his first visit to Gujarat thanked chief minister Narendra Modi for the security arrangements provided to him.

Row over Shah Rukh Khan house reaches SC

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:54 AM PST

The controversy over Shah Rukh Khan's palatial bungalow 'Mannat' has reached the Supreme Court with the filing of a petition alleging violations by the megastar while constructing his dream house.

Godhra changed Gujarat’s social fabric

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:50 AM PST

A decade on, 11 people have been sentenced to death for the Sabarmati Express Carnage, 15 are still absconding.

NRHM scam: UP wants CBI probe into clerk’s death

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:48 AM PST

The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the mysterious death of health department clerk Mahendra Sharma in Lakhimpur.

Mahatma Gandhi statue found in TN garbage heap

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:46 AM PST

Chinnalapatti town, which is near the famous Gandhigram University, is known for the special affection it holds for Mahatma Gandhi as most of its residents keep a framed photograph of the father of the nation in their respective homes.

Ajit Singh facing stiff challenge from BSP, SP on home turf

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:39 AM PST

It's not the same at Baraut and Baghpat. The BSP candidate is popular among all non-Jat voters including Dalits and Brahmins but the RLD here is in a tough spot also because a powerful local Jat and SP candidate, Ajay Kumar, is threatening to corner a substantial chunk of Jat votes.

UP govts cheated people for 22 years: Sonia Gandhi

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:32 AM PST

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi launched a blistering attack on non-Congress political dispensations, accusing them of looting public money meant for the poor and cheating people by making false promises for the past 22 years.
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