Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Sangma to float party, Congress worried

Sangma to float party, Congress worried

Sangma to float party, Congress worried

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:21 PM PDT

The ruling Congress in Meghalaya on Wednesday said that P A Sangma's decision to float a national party, exclusively for tribal communities could affect the state.

Govt wary of taking unpopular decisions ahead of monsoon session

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:13 PM PDT

Wary of taking unpopular decisions ahead of Parliament's monsoon session, the government is unlikely to hike fuel prices and is reworking its FDI in retail proposal before making a fresh attempt to run it past allies and the Opposition.

All-women CBEC team hoping to make difference in indirect tax collections

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:11 PM PDT

For the first time, the Central Board of Excise and Customs is set to be an all-women Board with Praveen Mahajan taking over as the acting chairperson on Wednesday, and would soon be assisted by six other members, all women.

Power crisis hits Bihar again

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:11 PM PDT

Power supply was restored in major parts of Bihar on Wednesday morning after the Tuesday's massive blackout in 21 states and Union territories.

Maharashtra rings alarm over uncontrolled sale of 'addictive’ cough syrups

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:10 PM PDT

Maharashtra has sounded alarm over uncontrolled sale of cough syrups, saying they were being misused to cater to young drug addicts.

Now, blood test can detect bacteria/virus causing septicemia in seven hours

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:09 PM PDT

Now, a blood test can detect the exact bacteria or virus that has caused septicemia — the most common life threatening blood infection — in a patient.

Chidambaram holds farewell meeting with home ministry officals

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:07 PM PDT

Chidambaram on Wednesday held a 'farewell' meeting with officers of the home ministry at North Block where he is learnt to have said that he wished he could have completed his tenure as a home minister.

Leptospirosis cases on the rise in south Gujarat, 47 affected

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:50 PM PDT

Two more persons were admitted to hospital in Vyara on Wednesday with symptoms of leptospirosis, taking the total number of those affected with the deadly disease to 47.

Power woes continue in Assam

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:40 PM PDT

"Normally, we need to procure or buy power from our sources a day ahead to ensure normal power supply on any given day.But due to the power grid failure on Tuesday, we could not bid for power.

Many join BJP in Manipur

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:37 PM PDT

Despite its poor performance in the last two assembly polls, the state unit BJP has now become a powerful political force as hordes of heavyweights of different hues are joining the saffron party.

Naga student body asks Nagaland govt to help Assam deal with ethnic riots

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:30 PM PDT

The NSF also expressed solidarity with all the affected people and appealed to both the fighting groups to stop further violence and resolve their issues amicably.

Ex-BLT chief accuses Muslim group leaders of violence

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:28 PM PDT

Giving details about the identity of UMNA chairman, Mushahary said: "Ramjan Ali is an alias used by Ratul Ali of Magurmari village under Fakiragram police station.

Flood situation improves in Lakhimpur, Sivasagar as Brahmaputra recedes

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:25 PM PDT

The flood situation in Lakhimpur and Sivasagar district showed some signs of improvement on Wednesday with the water level of the tributaries of the Brahmaputra receding since Tuesday night.

'Non-tribal' banks 'choke' loans for residents in Meghalaya

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:23 PM PDT

Banks are reluctant to give loans to tribals in Meghalaya as they, along with temples, mosques, churches, associations, firms, co-operatives and financial institutions, are deemed as "non-tribals" according to the provisions of Meghalaya Land Transfer Act, 1971.

Tripura Congress slams Left Front on TET recruitment issue

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:21 PM PDT

Condemning Left Front's slur on Congress on the TET recruitment issue, leader of the opposition, Ratan Lal Nath, accused CPI-M of reducing employment opportunities despite getting budgetary allocation from the Centre.

Guidelines to make Tripura Police people-friendly issued

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:20 PM PDT

Tripura police has issued a 10-point guideline for police stations to make the force citizen friendly as directed by the Police Accountability Commission (PAC) constituted under the Tripura Police Act 2007.

Arunachal media attack cases heard

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:19 PM PDT

The judicial first class magistrate (JFM) court of Talo Potom has actively started pursuing some cases of attacks on mediapersons.

Manipur minister seeks funds

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:18 PM PDT

Meanwhile, Thoubal district was among six districts, which received the 5{+t}{+h} JRD Tata Memorial Award in New Delhi on Tuesday for outstanding performance in improving the health of their people.

Assam sahitya sabha names nominees for senior posts

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:14 PM PDT

The Assam Sahitya Sabha has named nominees for the posts of president, vice-president and general secretary for the year 2013-2015.

NHRC wants report on Bodoland violence

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:13 PM PDT

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued a notice asking for a detailed report on the recent riots in and around Kokrajhar district to the chief secretary of the state government.

Assam Congress rallies behind Tarun Gogoi

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:12 PM PDT

At a time when the government is grappling with post-violence situation in Bodoland, the state Congress said the party was behind the chief minister in this hour of crisis.

Alert in Assam's Sonitpur district

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:11 PM PDT

An alert has been sounded in Sonitpur district following the recent violence in BTAD and Dhubri districts and strict monitoring is on to keep a tab on rumour-mongers in the district.

Tarun Gogoi wants riot-hit to return home by Aug 15

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:09 PM PDT

Gogoi said here, "The situation is fast improving and the refugees have started returning home.We want all the people to go back home and the relief camps vacated by August 15.".

Probe ordered into sexual abuse of Karnal shelter home inmates

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 02:38 PM PDT

The three sisters, all minors, along with their two brothers, were left at Karnal's Apna Ghar by their father, Anirudh Pathak, a poor labourer from Bihar, who works in a flour mill.

Punjab to cut expenditure by 10% this fiscal

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 02:37 PM PDT

The Punjab government on Wednesday told all the departments to take steps to curtail government expenditure by 10% for the financial year 2012-13.
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