Sunday, April 22, 2012

Theft cases on the rise, police apathy alleged

Theft cases on the rise, police apathy alleged

Theft cases on the rise, police apathy alleged

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:29 PM PDT

Theft cases are on the rise in Patiala and 18 cases have been reported in the last 10 days.

Former SSC director among 16 booked for SI test irregularities

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:29 PM PDT

The written exam was held in Ambala district in September, 2011 and nine candidates were selected from one room of the examination centre.

Pt Jasraj's village, district await music gurus

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:28 PM PDT

The native village as well as the home district of legendary classical singer, Pandit Jasraj, in Haryana, is facing a strange irony here.

Poor planning left 7 colleges short of assets

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:27 PM PDT

CAG report has pointed out that the state's financial rules stipulate that no money be withdrawn from the treasury unless it is required for immediate disbursement.

Scientist warn famers over inclement weather

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:26 PM PDT

Showers in McLeodganj and high peaks near here have brought the mercury down and chill for the tourists, but scientists have warned farmers to keep their milch animals and newly-born calves safe.

Rising water level in Satluj damages wheat crop in 600 acres

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:26 PM PDT

Nearly 600 acres of standing wheat crop in the district has been damaged due to sudden rise in the level of Satluj river, downstream Harike headworks.

2 more bodies pulled out, toll mounts to 23

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:24 PM PDT

Two more bodies were pulled out of the debris of the collapsed factory on Sunday.With this, the toll has risen to 23.

Punjab records first swine flu death

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:24 PM PDT

Vijay Kumar, 35, resident of Nangal -- a town located on the banks of the country's biggest dam Bhakra Nangal - died in Ludhiana on Friday evening.

Mamata's ultimatum political extortion: Bengal Congress

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 02:28 PM PDT

The Congress central leadership on Sunday tried to downplay Mamata Banerjee's 15-day ultimatum to the Centre for granting a moratorium on repayment of the debt that her government had inherited from the Left Front.

MoEF backs villagers facing eviction in TN elephant corridor

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 02:26 PM PDT

The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has sprung to the aid of villagers caught in a battle between hotel industry and wildlife groups, who are fighting for securing the Sigur elephant corridor that cradles between several wildlife sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu.

FCI warns govt of foodgrain rotting

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 02:24 PM PDT

India could see unprecedented levels of foodgrain rotting this year in government godowns unless the central government increases the amount of grains it distributes to the poor through PDS across the country, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has warned in an internal note, which was accessed by TOI.

Lt Gen Tejinder visited Army chief on Sept 22: Register

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 02:19 PM PDT

The CBI, which is probing Army chief General V K Singh's claim that he was offered a Rs 14 crore bribe by Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh, has found that the "visitor's register" of South Block has an entry showing that Lt Gen Tejinder Singh had visited the Army chief's office on September 22, 2010.

Next President should be apolitical: Pawar

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 02:14 PM PDT

NCP supremo and Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Sunday that he was in favour of a non-political person as the next president of India to replace Pratibha Patil, whose five-year term ends this July.

Ravi Rishi owns trust that runs Tatra co

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 02:09 PM PDT

Ravinder Kumar Rishi and his family members are the beneficiaries of Hemang Foundation, a trust based in the European tax haven of Liechtenstein which fully controls Tatra Sipox (UK) that supplies Tatra trucks to India.

India argues Salem case with Portugal

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 02:00 PM PDT

A high-level Indian delegation has briefed Portuguese authorities on the serious ramifications of revocation of extradition of alleged gangster Abu Salem ahead of their Constitutional Court's ruling on the issue.

'Italian military prayed for slain fishermen'

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 01:57 PM PDT

Two Sundays back, when the world celebrated Easter, a special mass was simultaneously performed in all military chapels in Italy.

Raval out, AG takes up Italian ship case in SC

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 01:51 PM PDT

The Union government on Sunday decided to field attorney general G E Vahanvati in the case relating to detention of Italian ship Enrica Lexie to douse the controversy sparked by a law officer's statement on Friday in the Supreme Court that Kerala Police had no jurisdiction over the merchant vessel.

Team Anna has turned communal: Qasmi

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 01:50 PM PDT

Team Anna member Kumar Vishwas on Sunday said one of its core committee members Maulana Shamoon Qasmi was expelled for "breach of trust".

NDA seeks to put govt on the mat

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 01:45 PM PDT

With the Budget session of Parliament set to resume on Tuesday, opposition BJP plans to take on the government over some crucial issues, including the finance bill.

Supari from New Zealand for honour killing

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 01:37 PM PDT

Just how deeply patriarchal biases are ingrained in the northern hinterland was clear when a Class XII student, Ashu Chautani, was killed on the directions of the New Zealand-based brother of the girl he was in a relationship with.

Hi-tech Navy plans to have only BTech officers

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 01:19 PM PDT

"The platforms we are inducting, with their state-of-art weapons, will require officers to have cutting-edge knowledge,'' said Navy's assistant chief of personnel.

EU seeks bigger Indian role against piracy

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Even as India presses for "clear demarcation" of piracy-infested waters as well as clarity on the issue of deploying armed guards on merchant ships, the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) wants New Delhi and other independent players to deploy more assets to fight sea pirates in the Indian Ocean.

CBI raids DGCA official for paper leak

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 01:09 PM PDT

The CBI has raided a senior official of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after an exam paper for commercial pilot's licence (CPL) was suspected to have been leaked last month.

DRDO plans to build reusable missiles

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 01:05 PM PDT

After the successful launch of Agni V Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile, India is all set to develop reusable rockets which will combine the technologies of both ballistic and cruise missiles.

Ex-militants to help plug infiltration from Nepal

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 12:59 PM PDT

The Jammu & Kashmir government will soon deploy former militants as "spotters" along the India-Nepal border to stop infiltration.
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