Thursday, March 29, 2012

I sent complaint to PM, not to Gen V K Singh: MP

I sent complaint to PM, not to Gen V K Singh: MP

I sent complaint to PM, not to Gen V K Singh: MP

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:51 PM PDT

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that the Union government must take action as per the law of the land.

General V K Singh fires another letter salvo

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:44 PM PDT

The CBI will seek the defence ministry's nod to probe Lt-Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, who is alleged to have been involved in corruption as the head of the Special Frontier Force (SFF), officials said on Thursday.

'Must focus on quality, not only quantity, of trade'

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:38 PM PDT

South African trade minister Rob Davies is optimistic about the future of BRICS, but says that apart from focusing on increasing trade volumes it is also important to look at the quality of trade.

Urban Indians shun doctors, risk death from cancer

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT

Doctors say that while Urban Indians have willingly adopted a western diet, they haven't picked up healthy western attitude of detecting and treating cancer early.

Stay on Rajoana's hanging: People living near Patiala jail heave a sigh of relief

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:13 PM PDT

Not only the Punjab government but people of the area living near the Patiala Central Jail have heaved a sigh of relief following the stay on Balwant Singh Rajoana's hanging.

Manekshaw birth anniversary in Ooty will bring Antony, army chief together

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:11 PM PDT

The two men will attend the 98th birth anniversary celebration of modern India's renowned soldier, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, at the Parsee Zoroastrian Cemetery in Ooty, on April 3.

Objection to 'gentleman' Hawara but 'Bhai' Rajoana is okay

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:10 PM PDT

A controversy was created in 2005 when the then chief minister Amarinder Singh referred to Jagtar Singh Hawara, the alleged mastermind of Beant Singh assassination case, as a 'gentleman' in a cursory remark.

A virtual Diwali in Rajoana's village

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:08 PM PDT

Balwant Singh Rajoana is a hero and a crusader for justice in his native village. The non-descript, sleepy hamlet of Rajoana, 30 km from Ludhiana, came to life on Wednesday evening when it became known that his hanging had been stayed.

Stay makes Rajoana neither unhappy, nor sad

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:07 PM PDT

''I have dedicated my life to the Panth and have no regrets. So the stay doesn't make any difference to me,'' said Rajoana in his letter released on Thursday by his foster sister Kamaldeep Kaur.

Community service punishment for juvenile convicts

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:04 PM PDT

Awarding punishment of performing community service to minor offenders, the Jind juvenile justice board has ordered four minors who were convicted in a murder case to serve water in the government schools in the district.

Youth killed by girl's kin in Ferozepur district

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:02 PM PDT

Family members of a scheduled caste girl allegedly killed her husband, whom she had married in a court against her parents' wishes, after they reportedly spotted them together at the house of girl, on Wednesday night at Peer Ke village in Ferozepur district.

Three smugglers shot dead at Indo-Pak border

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:59 PM PDT

BSF personnel gunned down three cross-border smugglers, including two Pakistanis, and recovered 10 kilogram heroin valued at around Rs 50 crore from near the Indo-Pak International Border on the intervening night of March 28 and 29.

Court asks home department to take action against 3 cops in Haryana

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:57 PM PDT

A local court has directed the state home department to take action against three cops, including an SHO, who implicated a family on the charges of keeping charas in their house in Bhiwani.

Himachal: Opposition legislators blame police inaction

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:54 PM PDT

Cops were under fire from opposition legislators who raised the issue of police inaction and patronizing mafia while taking part in discussion on the cut motion on police and associated organizations brought by them.

Pak former minister seeks commutation of death sentences to Sarabjit, Kirpal Singh

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:52 PM PDT

Pakistan's former federal minister for human rights Ansar Burney has written to Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari for commutation of death sentences of Sarabjit Singh and Kirpal Singh into life imprisonment.

59% jump in per capita consumption of liquor in Punjab

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:51 PM PDT

The per capita consumption of liquor in Punjab increased by 59.2% from 2.5 proof liters (PL) to 4.09 proof liters in just six years between 2005 to 2011.

Himachal Pradesh gives more teeth to Lokayukta

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:49 PM PDT

Himachal Pradesh has finally prepared the draft of Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2012, that gives more teeth to the Lokayukta as now it will have two more members besides an independent investigating agency.

Rajoana had protested killings during 1991 polls

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:46 PM PDT

Balwant Singh Rajoana was against several acts of militant organizations, including killing of over two dozen candidates in the 1991 assembly elections, this comes out from letters written by him.

Central Empowered Committee suggests probe into BSY kickbacks

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:45 PM PDT

The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Thursday recommended that allegations of kickbacks levelled against him must be investigated. It hasn't recommended the nature of the inquiry.

Central Empowered Committee suggests probe into BSY kickbacks

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:45 PM PDT

The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Thursday recommended that allegations of kickbacks levelled against him must be investigated. It hasn't recommended the nature of the inquiry.

Embarrassed Delhi cops to seek review of Kobad case

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:33 PM PDT

A trial court on Wednesday discharged the CPI (Maoist) ex-politburo member and the police prize catch Ghandy on charges under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for want of proper sanction from authorities.

Fear of China scuttles move for BRICS bank

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:13 PM PDT

India, Russia, Brazil and South Africa seemed to fear the clout that China would enjoy if the proposal to set up a bank and move to a single currency went through.

Uttarakhand CM wins trust vote

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 03:37 PM PDT

The Congress government in Uttarakhand won the trust vote in the assembly on Thursday amid bedlam and opposition BJP's boycott of the House.

Maoist who Reds wanted to be freed acquitted

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 03:34 PM PDT

Alleged Maoist sympathizer Gananatha Patra, whose release is demanded by the kidnappers of an Italian national, was on Thursday acquitted by a fast-track court in a case involving abduction of 11 people in Koraput district in 2009.

Nanavati-Mehta Commission gets 18th extension

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 03:31 PM PDT

The state government has extended the term of the Nanavati-Mehta Commission probing the post-Godhra riots case till December 31, sources said. This is the 18th extension in 10 years.
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