Monday, June 25, 2012

Karnataka doctors join nationwide protest

Karnataka doctors join nationwide protest


Karnataka doctors join nationwide protest

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:10 PM PDT

Doctors went on a day-long strike in Karnataka on Monday as part of the nationwide protest called by the Indian Medical Association to protest certain reforms initiated by the Central Government in th...


Delhi University announces its first cut-off list; no 100 per cent cut-offs this year

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:50 PM PDT

The highly-anticipated first cut-off list of the Delhi University for admissions to various under-graduate courses is finally out. There is an increase in cut-off marks by 0.5 per cent to two per cent...


Polls to new Gorkhaland civic body on July 29

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:21 AM PDT

Elections to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), the proposed new development body in the hills of northern West Bengal, will be held on July 29, the state government announced on Monday....


Explosion in car in south Delhi

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:15 AM PDT

An explosion took place in a Hyundai Accent car in south Delhi due to overheating of the radiator, police said on Monday.


Adarsh scam: Former chief ministers depose before panel

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:10 AM PDT

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde appeared before the two-member Adarsh Inquiry Commission today. Mr Shinde is the first among the three former chief minis...


Delhi University cut-offs remain less than 100 per cent

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:08 AM PDT

A year after they sparked much hue and cry, Delhi University colleges this year spared students the horror of a 100 per cent cut off percentage, though Hindu college put a ceiling of 99.25 to its cut-...


Rats eat into corpse at Thane hospital

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:49 AM PDT

In a shocking incident, parts of a dead body kept at Thane civil hospital morgue were eaten by rats.


Aarushi case: CBI opposes Talwars' plea for original fingerprint records

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:36 AM PDT

The CBI on Monday opposed dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwars' plea for providing them the original records of the finger prints of their slain teenaged daughter Aarushi and those found on various...


Prize catch! Guwahati fishermen net cold hard cash

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:15 AM PDT

It was a better catch than the fishermen ever dreamed of. In Guwahati, a few lucky men discovered Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes floating in Chanchal Bheel, a local wetland.


Amarnath Yatra: Pilgrim dies of cardiac arrest

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:05 AM PDT

A 27-year-old Amarnath pilgrim has died of cardiac arrest at the Baltal base camp in the Ganderbal district of Kashmir valley, police said on Monday.


Mantralaya fire: Statements of 50 witnesses recorded

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:14 AM PDT

The Mumbai police, investigating last week's major fire at Mantralaya, claimed on Monday to have made substantial progress in the probe and recorded statements of 50 witnesses in this connection so fa...


IIT to help prepare Delhi's drainage master plan

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:11 AM PDT

The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi (IIT) will work with the Delhi government to prepare the Master Plan of Drainage for the capital. "We have decided to appoint the Indian Institut...


Class 12 student hangs herself in Delhi

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:28 AM PDT

A 17-year-old class 12 girl hanged herself from a ceiling fan at her house in Delhi, police said on Monday. Pragati Bharti was found hanging around 7.15 pm on Sunday by her parents in their house in n...


IGNOU opens admissions to courses on Gandhi

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:44 AM PDT

Graduate students wanting to study Mahatma Gandhi in post graduation can apply for admissions to three courses at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

Flood situation turns worse in Assam

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:18 AM PDT

Flood situation continued to deteriorate in Assam on Monday with reports coming in of more villages being inundated by surging waters of the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries in upper Assam distri...


Angry clashes in Srinagar after fire destroys ancient Sufi Shrine

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Clashes broke out between angry protesters and police in the old town of Srinagar following a blaze that gutted one of the most revered shrines in Kashmir. The fire started at the roof of the 300-y...


Data lost in Mantralaya fire can be retrieved, claims cyber expert

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:25 AM PDT

In a ray of hope for the Maharashtra secretariat where a large number of computers were damaged in a fire last week, the data from the damaged hard disks can be retrieved through Magnetic Ferrous Micr...


In Patna, police lathicharges protesting power board employees, fires in the air

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:02 AM PDT

The police in Patna had to resort to firing in the air and lathicharge to disperse the protesting employees of the power board.


50 Mumbaikars pledge to help cops shut down pubs

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:13 AM PDT

About 50 residents of the western suburbs, from between Oshiwara to Bandra, have formed a forum - Citizens for Free Mumbai - with the aim of helping cops in their crackdown on the city's nightlife, wh...


Gujarat High Court launches online bail application system for prisoners

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:06 AM PDT

In a first, the Gujarat High Court has launched an online bail application system, made available to all convicts and undertrial prisoners of Sabarmati Central jail from today.


1,000 protest against Dhoble, 'the cop with the hockey stick'

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:58 AM PDT

One thousand protesters flocked to Carter Road and staged a protest for two hours. In addition to the usual sloganeering and placards that decried the archaic laws and their arbitrary implementation (...


NDA job racket busted; Colonel among 6 held

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:48 AM PDT

Busting a major recruitment process scam in the National Defence Academy (NDA), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested six people, including a serving colonel, for taking large sums of mon...


Ambulance chops off woman's ear

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:11 AM PDT

A 42-year-old housewife's ear was lopped off when she was grazed by a speeding ambulance on Friday night. The accident took place when an ambulance driver was giving driving lessons to an Operation Th...


Tallest family from Pune hope to set world record

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:07 AM PDT

The Kulkarnis, stand out wherever they go, as they are the country's tallest family. They are now hoping to set a new world record with their combined height. Sharad Kulkarni, 52, stands at 7ft 1.5-in...


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