Thursday, August 2, 2012

Four dead after entering septic tank to rescue child

Four dead after entering septic tank to rescue child

Four dead after entering septic tank to rescue child

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 08:50 PM PDT

A father-son duo was among four persons who suffocated to death after the child entered a septic tank to take out a hundred-rupee note that had fallen into the pit, police said.

Farmers want service road before opening of Yamuna Expressway

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 08:38 PM PDT

Farmers residing on both sides of Yamuna Expressway on Thursday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav demanding that the Yamuna Expressway should not be opened till their service road p...

Power station vandalised, electrical equipment stolen

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 08:28 PM PDT

Over twenty armed men broke into a newly constructed power station in Pura village in Muzaffarnagar and decamped with expensive electrical equipment, police said on Thursday.

Heritage rejuvenation plan for Amritsar

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 08:26 PM PDT

The Punjab government on Thursday approved a heritage rejuvenation plan for the city to make it a favourite tourist destination of South-East Asia.

Karnataka to only recruit teachers with adequate qualifications

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:14 AM PDT

The Karnataka government on Thursday informed the state assembly that it has decided to recruit only those who are graduates and also hold a Bachelor of Education degree to teach students from sixth s...

Jism 2 posters taken off in Mumbai: Is Bollywood an easy target for politicians?

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 09:49 AM PDT

The film industry in Mumbai continues to be a target of politicians. Just days after a group of MNS workers vandalised a film set in suburban Borivali, Pooja Bhatt's Jism 2 has invited the wrath of NC...

Pune blasts: Forensic examination reveals ammonium nitrate used as explosive

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 09:27 AM PDT

The explosive material used by terrorists to trigger coordinated serial bomb blasts in Pune was ammonium nitrate, according to a preliminary forensic examination.

Tamil scholars oppose proposal to introduce English-medium instruction

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:45 AM PDT

A body of Tamil scholars on Thursday opposed a proposal to introduce English as the medium of instruction in state government-run schools, insisting that it should continue with Tamil.

Kerala wants curbs on coconut oil export lifted

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:59 AM PDT

The Kerala government has asked the Centre to lift curbs on export of coconut oil and increase the support price of copra to Rs 5,800 from the present Rs 5,100 per quintal, a senior official said on T...

Railways start probe into Tamil Nadu Express fire

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:47 AM PDT

The railways on Thursday began a probe into Monday's fire aboard Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Express that killed 28 passengers in Andhra Pradesh.

Pune blasts - Watches used to trigger bombs: 10 big developments

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:34 AM PDT

Investigators and intelligence officials are trying to identify who was responsible for a series of blasts in Pune on Wednesday night, in which one person was injured. Sources say that emerging eviden...

Centre seeks revised drought report from Karnataka

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:16 AM PDT

The central government on Thursday asked the Karnataka government to submit a revised report on the severe drought situation across the state and the funds it requires from the central government to t...

Two persons killed after rival groups exchange fire

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 02:53 AM PDT

Two persons, including a woman, were killed in exchange of fire between two rival groups at Dhanaur village of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district today, police said.

Special Secunderabad-Jaipur train via Nagpur

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 02:33 AM PDT

The Central Railway will run a special train between Secunderabad and Jaipur via Nagpur to clear the extra rush of passengers this week, an official press release said.

Delhi Metro sets record with nearly 22 lakh ridership

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 01:03 AM PDT

Setting yet another record in ridership, Delhi Metro carried nearly 22 lakh people on a single day on Wednesday. This figure is much higher than its projected ridership of 20 lakh. As many as 21.95 la...

'Raksha bandhan' celebrated with fervour in Delhi

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 11:50 PM PDT

Celebrating and reaffirming the sibling bond where sisters tie a decorated thread or Rakhi on their brothers' wrist, Raksha Bandhan was celebrated on Thursday with much fervour and colour in the capit...

Pune blasts: Injured man not a suspect, say police

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:23 PM PDT

Dayanand Patil, a local Pune tailor, is the only person injured in the Pune blasts last evening; he was questioned there and Home Secretary RK Singh said was being looked at as a suspect as he had bee...

High-profile sex racket busted; two small-time TV actresses held

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:18 PM PDT

Officials of the Social Security Cell on Tuesday night busted a high-profile sex racket and arrested a couple and two small-time TV actresses who chose to be a part of the flesh trade to earn an extra...

Pune blasts: Team Anna activists asked to move

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:52 PM PDT

In Pune, supporters of activist Anna Hazare have been asked to cancel their protest. Their demonstration was being held near the Balgandharva theatre, one of the places where four bombs exploded last ...

Pune blasts probe: CCTVs let investigators down

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:50 PM PDT

Strategically installed CCTVs near the blast sites on Junglee Maharaj Road in Pune are not in working condition. These could have provided vital clues to who planted the four bombs within a one kilome...

Woman suffers burns, three-year-old son charred to death

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 08:46 PM PDT

A woman suffered serious burns and her three-year-old son was charred to death after she allegedly set herself ablaze near Namakkal, police said yesterday.
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