Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Upper caste youth attack dalit in Haryana

Upper caste youth attack dalit in Haryana

Upper caste youth attack dalit in Haryana

Posted: 29 May 2012 04:13 PM PDT

A group of upper caste youth allegedly urinated on the face of a dalit vendor after beating him at Mokhra village in Haryana's Rohtak district on Monday night.

Punjab: Tribunal to probe land grabs by VIPs in Union Territory periphery

Posted: 29 May 2012 04:10 PM PDT

The illegal possession of land by top politicians, bureaucrats and police officers of Punjab in the periphery of Chandigarh will now be investigated by a tribunal.

Army chief seeks villagers' support for road to his house

Posted: 29 May 2012 04:09 PM PDT

Army chief V K Singh is engaged in negotiations with villagers to clear the way for the approach road to his house to be constructed in Tapovan village.

Acid attack: 4, including mother and two sons, arrested

Posted: 29 May 2012 04:08 PM PDT

Even as Ram Niwas, estranged cousin of Ritu Saini, the acid attack victim volleyball player, continued to be on the run, police on Tuesday arrested four more persons, including a woman in this connection.

Despite ban, 'chingu' selling like hot cake in Manali

Posted: 29 May 2012 04:06 PM PDT

Chingu, an item of suspense for customers and part of strategy to earn cash for Kashmiri shopkeepers, is robbing thousands of innocent people for whom it is a souvenir from Manali.

Ex-servicemen to guard Bhagat Phool Singh Women's University

Posted: 29 May 2012 04:05 PM PDT

The campus of Bhagat Phool Singh (BPS) Women's University has virtually been made fortress, with police and retired armymen taking charge of the security of students, after the incident of gang rape of a first year student of law, about ten days ago.

Stay order on land bought by Subhash Ghai in Haryana

Posted: 29 May 2012 04:02 PM PDT

Bollywood producer-director Subhash Ghai suffered another setback on Tuesday when the Punjab and Haryana high court stayed the execution of a sale deed of land purchased by his Mukta Arts in Badhsa village of Jhajjar district in Haryana.

Bhagana dalits reject khap offer, ask collector to hold fresh talks

Posted: 29 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Efforts to solve the ongoing tussle between dalit families and upper caste villagers made by Sarva Jatiya khap apparently failed on Tuesday as Bhagana villagers have refused to attend the joint meeting to be held on Wednesday.

Ludhiana man's Manali holiday turns fatal

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:59 PM PDT

A 35-year-old man belonging to Dashmesh Nagar, who was on a holiday to Rohtang Pass along with his cousins, was killed when he slipped into a gorge.

CPM for a third alternative in Himachal Pradesh

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:57 PM PDT

"We are open to forming of a third alternative to BJP and Congress, but we also know our limitation that we cannot do so on our own," said Rakesh Singha, state secretary of CPM.

Case against new mayor, deputy mayor in Shimla

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:56 PM PDT

A case has been registered against the CPM leaders and workers after they entered Mall Road from CTO in the shape of a rally in which slogans were also being raised.

Punjab pulls out 2,000 cops from escort duty

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:55 PM PDT

The Punjab government has reviewed threat perception to people enjoying security cover in the state and has withdrawn over 2,000 police personnel, who were found doing duties in excess of requirements.

Panel to probe 'non-action' by cops against NRI husband

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:53 PM PDT

The Punjab state commission for NRIs has ordered the Amritsar's police commissioner to probe allegations of "non-action" against cops in a complaint filed against an NRI in dowry harassment case.

Punjab vigilance bureau sends report on raids in hospitals to chief secretary

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:51 PM PDT

The raids were conducted at civil hospitals in Derabassi, Bassi Pathana, Samana, Sangrur, Mansa, Abohar and Kartarpur in late night hours of May 20.

Punjab: Farmers may face paddy power pangs

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:50 PM PDT

Farmers across the state may face power pangs in the forthcoming paddy season as 135 power sub-stations are already overloaded. The paddy season will start from June 10.

Vienna murder aftermath: HC asks govt to set up compensation commission in a week

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:48 PM PDT

Directions were passed by a division bench comprising acting Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice Alok Singh while hearing a PIL filed on the issue.

Duper 'NRI' bride strips 5 of crores

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:43 PM PDT

A 30-year-old woman from Tarn Taran, who pretended to be an NRI looking for a handsome Punjabi groom, duped five men into marriage and stripped them of their money with the promise of making their Canada dreams come true.

Antony opposes petrol price hike

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:04 PM PDT

Defence minister A K Antony on Tuesday said he was opposed to fuel price hike. Stopping just short of saying that the government should have continued to decide on oil pricing, Antony blamed oil companies for misusing deregulation rights given to them.

Now, Enforcement Directorate moves in to attach Jaganmohan Reddy's assets

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:02 PM PDT

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has drawn up a list of assets of Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy worth more than Rs 8 crore and is looking at more, based on the findings of the CBI investigation.

Decks cleared for Khoda to be 1st J&K CVC

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:02 PM PDT

The J&K high court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition against Khoda for his alleged role in a fake encounter case in Bhaderwah in Doda, clearing the way for him to become the state's first CVC.

Samajwadi Party in a spot after ATS arrests 2 Kashmiris

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:00 PM PDT

The alleged illegal detention of two Kashmiri men in their 20s by the UP Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) since May 24 may prove to be a major embarrassment for the Samajwadi Party government.

Paternity suit: Police, doctors collect ND Tiwari's blood samples

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:57 PM PDT

Veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari's blood samples were collected by a team of six doctors amid tight security on Tuesday following the Supreme Court order to establish the veracity of paternity suit filed by Rohit Shekhar who claims to be his biological son.

Govt aims to build 13km national highway per day

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:54 PM PDT

The highways ministry now aims to award 9,000 km of national highways (NH) during this financial year. It has also set a target of constructing at least 12-13 km a day.

MP mining mafia kills cop in Rajasthan

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:51 PM PDT

Within three months of mowing down IPS officer Narendra Kumar, the mining mafia of Madhya Pradesh's Morena killed another policeman on Tuesday, this time in Rajasthan.

Sarabjit sends fresh mercy plea to Zardari

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:49 PM PDT

Sarabjit Singh, Indian on death row in Pakistan, submitted a fresh clemency appeal to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.
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