Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka released by Maoists: Reports

Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka released by Maoists: Reports

Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka released by Maoists: Reports

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 09:05 PM PDT

Maoists from the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee had kidnapped Hikaka from his constituency Laxmipur on March 23 while he was returning home.

PM congratulates scientists for PSLV launch

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 07:27 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hailed the successful launch of PSLV carrying Risat-1 and congratulated the scientists associated with the project.

Govt opens case it had itself closed

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:58 PM PDT

The Haryana police may have re-opened a case of abetment to suicide against whistleblower IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi, but he was given clean chit by the same department in the same case in 2010.

Polytechnic student killed by friend for Rs 500

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:56 PM PDT

Making this disclosure in Karnal on Wednesday, SHO Jaspal Singh Dhillon said that Vijay Kumar was missing since April 17 and his body had been fished out of the canal on April 23.

Police inaction: On hunger strike, 90-year-old hospitalised

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:55 PM PDT

For the past one week, Prabhu Ram, who accused the investigating officer of taking sides with former minister due to his influence and money power, was on hunger strike to press his demand for Saini's arrest.

7 killed, 15 wounded in vehicle collision

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:51 PM PDT

Seven persons including five members of a wedding cavalcade died and 15 others wounded in an accident of three vehicles on Narwana-Patiala national highway near Belarkhan village of Jind district, early on Wednesday.

Land mafia sells graveyard, officials mum

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:48 PM PDT

A piece of prime land owned by the state Wakf board, once used by the Muslim community as a graveyard, has been sold off.

Tattooed are tabooed for army recruitment rallies

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:42 PM PDT

This may dishearten young boys of the state aspiring to join Indian Army during the recruitment rallies.

Vijs owned 5 more factories without licence

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:21 PM PDT

The court has noted that in pursuance of specific allegations put up in the complaint(s), the court found sufficient ground to proceed against the accused under Rule 92 of Factories Act, 1948.

Vijs owned 5 more factories without licence

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:21 PM PDT

The court has noted that in pursuance of specific allegations put up in the complaint(s), the court found sufficient ground to proceed against the accused under Rule 92 of Factories Act, 1948.

Pakistani nationals apply for citizenship

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:20 PM PDT

Sharan Singh, who hails from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said that he wouldn't go back to Pakistan as he feared attack by Muslim fundamentalists.

Pakistani nationals apply for citizenship

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:20 PM PDT

Sharan Singh, who hails from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said that he wouldn't go back to Pakistan as he feared attack by Muslim fundamentalists.

Toll on motorists for use of highways under HC scanner

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:19 PM PDT

Acting on a PIL against charges for use of national and state highways from motorists at flat rates, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday put the Union government on notice, seeking its response on the matter.

Indian rocket successfully launches Risat-1 satellite

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:06 PM PDT

Risat-1, culmination of nearly ten years of effort by Isro, has the capability to take images of the earth during day and night as well as in cloudy conditions.

Airlines, flyers to pay more for using IGI

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:19 PM PDT

The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority has decided to raise the landing, parking and user development fees at the Delhi airport by 345% from May 15.

Panel finds chinks in Army’s armour

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:50 PM PDT

The parliamentary standing committee on defence is likely to substantially endorse Army chief General V K Singh's concern about critical shortages in Army's ammunition and border connectivity in its upcoming report on the demands for grants of the defence ministry.

HC nod for special exam to hire 1,400 IPS officers

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:46 PM PDT

Giving its nod to the home ministry's decision to conduct a "limited competitive examination" for recruiting an additional 1,400 IPS officers, the Delhi high court on Wednesday said it found nothing wrong with the move.

No takers for Congress tickets in Andhra Pradesh

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:21 PM PDT

There are no takers in the Congress for tickets for the bypolls. A day after the Election Commission announced that the bypolls for 18 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency would be held on June 12, at least eight candidates shortlisted by the PCC president Botsa Satyanarayana have backed out.

No takers for Cong tickets in Andhra

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:21 PM PDT

There are no takers in the Congress for tickets for the bypolls. A day after the Election Commission announced that the bypolls for 18 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency would be held on June 12, at least eight candidates shortlisted by the PCC president Botsa Satyanarayana have backed out.

Meghalaya CM blames niece’s suicide on racial discrimination

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:16 PM PDT

A day after an MBA student was found dead in her hostel room in Amity University's Gurgaon campus, she has been identified as Dana Sangma, niece of Meghalya chief minister Mukul Sangma. The city police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the university's administration.

Meghalaya CM blames niece’s suicide on bias

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:16 PM PDT

A day after an MBA student was found dead in her hostel room in Amity University's Gurgaon campus, she has been identified as Dana Sangma, niece of Meghalya chief minister Mukul Sangma. The city police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the university's administration.

Chief minister again asks for full capacity from Kudankulam unit

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:07 PM PDT

The letter reflects the state's urgency in the face of power shortage and AIADMK government's resolve to exert sustained pressure on the Centre in the run-up to the plant's commissioning .

Presidential poll: Pawar asks Sonia for consensus candidate

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:47 PM PDT

The Congress on Wednesday started consultations over the presidential elections, with agriculture minister and NCP boss Sharad Pawar telling Sonia Gandhi that UPA's nominee for the post should be someone around whom consensus can be crafted.

Presidential poll: Pawar asks Sonia for consensus candidate

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:47 PM PDT

The Congress on Wednesday started consultations over the presidential elections, with agriculture minister and NCP boss Sharad Pawar telling Sonia Gandhi that UPA's nominee for the post should be someone around whom consensus can be crafted.

Govt fails to meet blood bank target

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:44 PM PDT

India has faltered in its target to set up one blood bank each in 39 new districts. According to the parliamentary standing committee on health, which placed its latest report on the country's National Aids Control Organization (NACO) in the Rajya Sabha, 39 districts with no blood banks were identified in the states of Bihar, UP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka and Mizoram.
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