Thursday, April 26, 2012

Lokayukta supports Akhilesh on keeping chief minister out of its ambit

Lokayukta supports Akhilesh on keeping chief minister out of its ambit

Lokayukta supports Akhilesh on keeping chief minister out of its ambit

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 07:29 PM PDT

Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said Samajwadi Party has never been in favour of bringing a chief minister under the jurisdiction of the Lokayukta.

Rains dampen harvested grain, standing crop, farmers' hopes

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:55 PM PDT

Rains, accompanied by fast blowing winds in many areas of the state on Thursday, caused damage to standing wheat crop, even as panicky farmers prayed for skies to clear.

Count of Vij's units remains a mystery

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:53 PM PDT

There seems to be little coordination among different government departments to know the exact number of industrial units being run by industrialist Shital Vij and his family, even as glaring violations have come out in other units apart from the one which collapsed on the night of April 15.

After HC assurance, girl in same sex relationship gets back to work

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:50 PM PDT

Twenty-year-old Swaran Kaur, the Punjab police constable who is in a lesbian relationship with her friend Harsharan Kaur, 28, went back to work on Thursday after the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed Bathinda SSP to ensure protection to the couple from their families, who have been hounding them.

Clarify on likely action against plying of sleeper buses, HC tells transport dept

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:49 PM PDT

The matter had reached the high court through a petition filed by one Ramesh Sharma, questioning the plying of sleeper buses in Punjab when there was no provision in the Motor Vehicles Act.

Number 13 gets popular among bidders

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:47 PM PDT

The number 13 is often termed inauspicious but this means a lot to Badan Singh of Dhaipei village in Ludhiana. For his SUV, Badan bought the registration number PB 13AB 0013 for Rs 1.13 lakh at an auction held in Sangrur on Thursday.

Another case of 'land grabbing', NRI panel for probe

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:44 PM PDT

In his complaint, Surinder Singh, who used to stay in Karheri village of Patiala district, has apprehended that his father Harbhajan Singh was killed for their ancestral land.

AISSF to protest before UN secy gen for justice for 1984 riot victims

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:42 PM PDT

Ban Ki-moon is on a three-day visit to India and will attend a convocation function at the university in Delhi on Friday morning.

HC notice to Centre on unregistered agents

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:41 PM PDT

The petitioner's counsel, advocate Anil Malhotra submitted that, "Such recruiting agents are invariably unregistered and unlicensed.

HC notice to Centre on unregistered agents

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:41 PM PDT

The petitioner's counsel, advocate Anil Malhotra submitted that, "Such recruiting agents are invariably unregistered and unlicensed.

Education opportunities in UK post London Olympics feared to shrink

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:39 PM PDT

Education opportunities in UK post London Olympics are likely to be drastically reduced due to debt crisis in Europe and strict visa regimes.

Education opportunities in UK post London Olympics feared to shrink

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:39 PM PDT

Education opportunities in UK post London Olympics are likely to be drastically reduced due to debt crisis in Europe and strict visa regimes.

14 years on, Haryana's WTC dream shattered

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:26 PM PDT

With this, not only the dream of WTC has been given a final burial, even the consortium has lost over Rs 35 crore, deposited by them as licence fee.

Celebs have not always shined in Parliament

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:55 PM PDT

The bond between celebrities and Parliament has often not endured beyond the initial excitement, with records showing that famous actors, artists and sportspersons have been niggardly in contributing to the parliamentary debate.

Sachin’s RS nomination no indication of retirement

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:53 PM PDT

Cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to the Rajya Sabha comes after he completed a historic 100 international centuries in March this year. It is also seen by some cricket buffs as indicating his retirement in the foreseeable future.

Sachin’s RS nomination no indication of retirement

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:53 PM PDT

Cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to the Rajya Sabha comes after he completed a historic 100 international centuries in March this year. It is also seen by some cricket buffs as indicating his retirement in the foreseeable future.

God has a new House: Sachin agrees to enter Rajya Sabha

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:44 PM PDT

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will soon be an MP. The govt on Thursday nominated Sachin along with actor Rekha to the Rajya Sabha.

God has a new House: Sachin agrees to enter Rajya Sabha

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:44 PM PDT

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will soon be an MP. The government on Thursday nominated Sachin along with actor Rekha and spunky business leader Anu Aga to the Rajya Sabha.

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta returns as Asom Gana Parishad chief after 10-year hiatus

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:47 PM PDT

Mahanta was ousted from the post following AGP's poll debacle in 2001.He formed a new faction following his expulsion from the party in 2005, but merged it with the AGP three years later.

Arrest or kill: Govt policy on Reds

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:46 PM PDT

The Centre is pursuing an "arrest or kill" policy against Naxalites, a zero tolerance attitude towards the outlaws who have been identified as the biggest internal security threat.

Stray dogs kill 10-year-old girl in Haryana

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:36 PM PDT

A group of stray dogs mauled a 10-year-old girl to death at Bahiya in Haryana's Sirsa district on Thursday.

Mumbai airport demands 500% hike in charges

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:32 PM PDT

Mumbai airport is set to follow in Delhi's footsteps by increasing airport charges. The Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) would consider Mumbai airport's demand over the next two months to raise charges by around 500%.

Menon gets medicines, is ‘fine’

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:17 PM PDT

After an excruciating 45-hour wait, Asha Menon was told on Thursday that her husband, Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon, was safe. The message was given to her former CPI legislator Manish Kunjam who had flown in to hand over medicines for the collector to his Maoist captors.

Reds expand Chhattisgarh base

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:14 PM PDT

Maoists are fast expanding their areas of influence in south Chhattisgarh for the last one year even though statistics of the Naxal violence has declined.

EPFO interest rates to be raised to 8.6%

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:11 PM PDT

In a move expected to benefit over 5 crore people, the government on Thursday announced that the interest rate on employees' provident fund will be increased to 8.6% for the current fiscal.
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