Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Top officials of DGCA face axe for job scam

Top officials of DGCA face axe for job scam

Top officials of DGCA face axe for job scam

Posted: 01 May 2012 05:52 PM PDT

Aviation minister Ajit Singh has cracked the whip on senior DGCA officials who got their children employed in airlines without taking prior clearance from government.

News broadcasters protest Trai's carriage fee proposal

Posted: 01 May 2012 05:45 PM PDT

The News Broadcasters Association has expressed "shock and dismay" at the Trai's recommendation for a mandatory "carriage fee", the money that broadcasters have to pay cable companies for them to carry their channel.

Centre opposes order to restore pension of disgraced ex-Haryana DGP SPS Rathore

Posted: 01 May 2012 05:33 PM PDT

Union home ministry seems to be in no mood to allow pension restoration of disgraced former Haryana DGP, S P S Rathore.

TTE arrested for suspected role in French national’s assault

Posted: 01 May 2012 05:18 PM PDT

The government railway police (GRP) on Tuesday arrested a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) for his suspected role in an assault on a French national on board Amritsar-bound Sachkhand Express near Karnal two days earlier.

They’re making a cheat out of me: Yeddyurappa

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:55 PM PDT

The tension between chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda and his predecessor B S Yeddyurappa was palpable at the Basavashri awards ceremony on Tuesday.

BJP stands by comment of Sushma Swaraj

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:39 PM PDT

BJP on Tuesday confirmed that Sushma Swaraj's remarks on presidential poll reflected the party line and also clarified that it was not the NDA view.

BJP seeks PM’s assurance on defence preparedness

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:36 PM PDT

Opposition BJP on Tuesday demanded an assurance from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the country's defence preparedness.

House panel wants cooling-off period for Army officers raised to five years

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:34 PM PDT

A parliamentary panel has proposed the government should impose a five-year ban on superannuating senior officers joining the private sector.

Soldiers yet to get bulletproof vests, ballistic helmets

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:25 PM PDT

Soldiers currently are saddled with heavy, ineffective jackets and helmets, which greatly restrict their mobility during counter-insurgency and other operations.

Disclose reports on Kudankulam plant safety: CIC

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:19 PM PDT

Reports relating to safety, site evaluation and environmental impact assessment of the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant should be made public, the Central Information Commission has said.

Congress mouthpiece backs Indo-Pak talks

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:57 PM PDT

In a brief editorial, Congress mouthpiece Sandesh says, "Dialogue has no parallel in resolving disputes and improvement of bilateral relationship. We can never close our doors to dialogue if we want to maintain peace in the region."

Sibal softens, may end stand-off with Nitish over central varsity site

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:54 PM PDT

The stalemate between human resource development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on site of the proposed central university in Bihar could be heading towards a resolution.

Fishermen's killing: Aid to victims wasn’t blood money, Italy tells SC

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:51 PM PDT

The Italian government on Tuesday clarified to the Supreme Court that the compensation paid to the families of killed fishermen was not blood money.

PM to take stock of food storage facility today

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:47 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to discuss the foodgrain storage and crop situation with food minister K V Thomas and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday amid news of a bumper harvest this year and overflowing granaries.

Now, traffic police can detect fake documents in minutes

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:43 PM PDT

NIC has developed a mechanism, where official mobile numbers of cops registered with them can be used to get updated information about documents from across the country in minutes by sending an SMS.

SC reserves verdict on Mayawati’s plea to quash DA case

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:42 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on former UP chief minister and BSP supremo Mayawati's four-year-old petition seeking quashing of the CBI's disproportionate assets case against her.

Red-faced Cong distances itself from Rahul aide’s media bill

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:39 PM PDT

An embarrassed Congress distanced itself from a controversial private member's bill moved by Rahul Gandhi aide Meenakshi Natarajan that seeks to impose severe restrictions on media after it came under heavy fire for its draconian provisions.

Centre to fund 20 more districts to fight Maoist violence

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:37 PM PDT

Another 20 Naxal-affected districts will get additional central fund from the home ministry under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme that aims to build police capacity to fight Maoists.

Revised trade treaty may make Nepal a hub of duty evasion

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:34 PM PDT

The revised Indo-Nepal Treaty on Trade signed in 2009 is threatening to make Nepal the next big duty evasion hub on par with Dubai and Singapore.

Govt’s bid to widen tax base comes unstuck

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:26 PM PDT

The government's efforts to widen the tax base are not paying off. New tax payers added over the past three years show a decline.

India accepts Afghan offer to use Wagah border for trade

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:16 PM PDT

Afghanistan and Pakistan have a trade and transit agreement, but it does not cover India.

Court allows Jaya Jaitly to visit Singapore

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:01 PM PDT

Special CBI judge Kanwaljeet Arora allowed Jaitly's plea to visit Singapore from May 30 to June 8 to attend a panel discussion.

Online visa application facility extended to 8 more cities abroad

Posted: 01 May 2012 02:53 PM PDT

India has extended integrated online visa application system, which offers secure and hassle-free travel documents to foreigners, to eight more overseas destinations.

Army men to face court martial or trial in Pathribal, Doom Dooma fake encounters

Posted: 01 May 2012 02:51 PM PDT

Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Army to decide within eight weeks the mode of trial — court martial or judicial trial — for officers and soldiers named by the CBI in its chargesheet in two separate incidents of fake encounters.

Bihar spends most on pension among all states

Posted: 01 May 2012 02:46 PM PDT

Bihar seems to be becoming a pensioners' paradise with the state spending the highest amount on account of pension among all states, 48% of its revenue earnings.
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