Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Rs 36 lakh of fee for judges to fix case, HC told

Rs 36 lakh of fee for judges to fix case, HC told

Rs 36 lakh of fee for judges to fix case, HC told

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:06 PM PDT

A litigant at the Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday alleged that his counsel had charged Rs 38 lakh from him, out of which Rs 36 lakh was to be paid to the judges for settling a case in his favour.

Gang-raped minor from Hisar commits suicide

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:05 PM PDT

A 17-year-old gang-rape victim committed suicide on Tuesday, allegedly after she was pressurized for withdrawing the police case by the accused.

'Encounter not fake, it cut shot my son's career in Army'

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:03 PM PDT

The father of a dead Army officer has refuted allegations of fake encounter leveled against Lt Gen Bikram Singh, who will take over the Army chief's baton from Gen V K Singh on Friday.

Haryana officer fights for 9 years for Rs 30 increment

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:02 PM PDT

A Bhiwani court has ordered departmental action against government officials responsible for not allowing an increment of Rs 30 to a deputy excise and taxation commissioner.

Primary students found conducting survey in Kurukshetra, probe on

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:59 PM PDT

A week after students of senior secondary classes were found conducting surveys under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), students of primary classes have been found carrying out the job of their teachers.

Power cuts hit Yamunanagar, Ambala industries

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:57 PM PDT

Courtesy, the unscheduled and unannounced cuts in addition to the regular ones, more than 5,000 medium and small scale industries are forced to bear the brunt of production loss.

College lecturer held for harassing girl student of Karnal college

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:56 PM PDT

The district police on Wednesday evening arrested an economics department lecturer of the Karnal government college on charges of harassing, misbehaving and threatening a final year girl student of the college.

Declared murdered 3 years ago, girl found living with husband

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:54 PM PDT

Four persons, facing charges of abducting and murdering a girl of their native Knupura village of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh, are set to walk free as they have discovered that the girl for whose murder they had been accused three years back, was very much alive.

Bhagana dalits' dharna enters 10th day

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:52 PM PDT

Dalit families from Bhagana village on Wednesday decided to intensify their stir as elected members of village panchayat failed to turn up for the meeting convened at the mini secretariat in Hisar.

Donate liberally, get a govt school named after your dear ones

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:51 PM PDT

Facing a financial crunch and with empty coffers staring them in the face, the Punjab government on Wednesday allowed naming of government educational institutions after your dear ones, provided you have the money to upgrade the institution's infrastructure.

Ban on mining: Brick kiln owners warn of price hike

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:49 PM PDT

Making your dream house in Punjab is going to be a little more painful than it already is.

Control over Army tribunal: HC notice to ministry of defence

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:48 PM PDT

Notices were issued by a division bench, headed by Acting Chief Justice M M Kumar, after hearing a petition filed by president of AFT bar association Major Navdeep Singh.

Deadlock over International Roerich Memorial Trust curator continues

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:44 PM PDT

The deadlock over the issue of replacing Russian curator from International Roerich Memorial Trust (IRMT), Naggar in Kullu district is continuing though the Russian embassy has agreed to remove Dr Alena Adamkova as curator, but has suggested another Russian as replacement.

Petrol price hike: Bandh may hit normal life today

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:06 PM PDT

The BJP and CPM will come together in a nationwide protest against hike in petrol prices today. Markets may remain shut and autos and taxis might go off the roads.

Italian marines get bail after Rs 1 crore surety

Posted: 30 May 2012 03:44 PM PDT

The Kerala high court on Wednesday directed that the two Italian navy guards, accused of shooting dead two fishermen off the Kerala coast from aboard the ship Enrica Lexie on February 15 after mistaking them for pirates, be granted bail.

Omar Abdullah holds cabinet meet near LoC

Posted: 30 May 2012 03:34 PM PDT

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday held a special cabinet meeting at Tangdhar, a remote village about 130 km from Srinagar near the Line of Control, for the first time.

Striking Air India pilots can't train on Boeing 777: HC

Posted: 30 May 2012 03:33 PM PDT

The Delhi high court on Wednesday said that Air India pilots had no right to get training on advanced Boeing 777 aircraft till they called off their strike.

Railways depriving loco drivers of sleep

Posted: 30 May 2012 03:24 PM PDT

The next time you board a train, spare a thought for its driver. He could well be doing duty for the past 15 nights.

Naveen Patnaik safe as CM, BJD chief, says 'rebel' Pyari

Posted: 30 May 2012 03:22 PM PDT

Pyarimohan Mohapatra, the so-called architect of "revolt" against Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, on Wednesday climbed several pegs down, saying, "Naveen Patnaik is safe as CM and BJD president."

Air India crew stranded in Tokyo after snag

Posted: 30 May 2012 03:20 PM PDT

The crew of erstwhile Indian Airlines may be flying back-to-back these days, but 12 of them recently had a forced holiday in Tokyo at the cost of the bankrupt Maharaja.

Diversion of land from tiger, elephant reserves will continue to need clearance from top panel

Posted: 30 May 2012 02:41 PM PDT

The environment and forests ministry on Tuesday decided to correct the internal guidelines on wildlife clearances for using forest patches in tiger and elephant reserves which will have to be approved by the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL).

'Call rates will eventually rise by 4-5 paise'

Posted: 30 May 2012 02:38 PM PDT

Newly-appointed Trai chairperson Rahul Khullar and his predecessor J S Sarma agreed that there might be an initial 30-40 paise a minute spike in call rates if reserve price for 2G spectrum is hiked steeply, but argued this will even out to a 4-5 paise raise over a period of time.

Call rates will eventually rise by only 4-5 paise: Khullar, Sarma tell JPC

Posted: 30 May 2012 02:38 PM PDT

Newly-appointed Trai chairperson Rahul Khullar and his predecessor J S Sarma agreed that there might be an initial 30-40 paise a minute spike in call rates if reserve price for 2G spectrum is hiked steeply, but argued this will even out to a 4-5 paise raise over a period of time.

Coal blocks were not seen as source of revenue: Govt

Posted: 30 May 2012 02:37 PM PDT

Defending itself against charges leveled by Team Anna, the government said that although allocation of coal blocks through competitive bidding was mooted in 2004, legislative delays and high cost of imports led the Centre to continue allocation of captive blocks.

Coal blocks were not seen as sources of revenue maximization: Govt

Posted: 30 May 2012 02:37 PM PDT

Defending itself against charges leveled by Team Anna, the government said that although allocation of coal blocks through competitive bidding was mooted in 2004, legislative delays and high cost of imports led the Centre to continue allocation of captive blocks.
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