Saturday, September 29, 2012

Anna gives up fasts, but to continue fight for causes

Anna gives up fasts, but to continue fight for causes

Anna gives up fasts, but to continue fight for causes

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 06:35 PM PDT

Anna Hazare has said that he will not resort to fasting any more to press for his demands, and will fight for his causes through agitations.

Anguished voices: Exiled Tibetans express pain through poems

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:51 PM PDT

Amid scores of people, including Tibetans and foreigners, five Tibetan poets read their own writings and works of famous poets to raise their voice against the Chinese government.

High court asks Centre to get Pakistan court documents on 'freedom fighter' claim

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:46 PM PDT

The Centre will use the diplomatic channels to get documents from a Pakistan court which will unravel the mystery behind the murder of a British lady in 1943.

Another patient tests positive for swine flu in Punjab

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:45 PM PDT

With one more patient testing positive for swine flu on Saturday, the total number of cases this year in Punjab has reached 10.

NGO wants photos of martyrs of Operation Bluestar at memorial

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:42 PM PDT

Madhya Pradesh-based NGO, has asked Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to immediately stop construction of memorial in memory of "Khalistani elements".

Indian doctor to set up first opiod substitution therapy center in Pakistan

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:40 PM PDT

An India doctors is all set to leave for Pakistan to establish its first ever opiod substitution therapy (OST) center for the treatment of injecting drug users due to which the number of HIV positive cases are on rise in Pakistan.

Rights body writes to US for scrapping extradition treaty

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:37 PM PDT

Sikhs for Justice letter to Clinton says that being a signatory to the UN Convention Against Torture, United States is bound by the Article 3 of the convention to "not extradite any person to a country where torture is practiced".

Parkash Singh Badal's US case: Govt cornered over spending public money

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:34 PM PDT

A three-member team headed by advocate general Ashok Aggarwal had visited the US in the last week of August to hunt for law firms which could defend Badal.

Rising crime fuelling insecurity among women: Haryana CPM

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:32 PM PDT

Haryana CPM has expressed serious concern over the spurt in crime, alleging that the deteriorating law and order has instilled a sense of insecurity, especially among women.

Himachal Pradesh assembly elections: BJP releases first list of 25 candidates

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:22 PM PDT

Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 45 candidates on Friday night, retaining names of majority of ministers and MLAs for the upcoming assembly elections.

Panel to seek action in Jind rape case

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:05 PM PDT

The National Commission for Women (NCW) set up its own committee on Saturday to seek action taken report from Haryana police within seven days.

UPA goes from gloom to glee after Supreme Court’s 2G order

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:37 PM PDT

Seldom has in the history of judiciary a single case like the 2G scam has been the cause for such despair and delight for the ruling party in the Supreme Court.

With eye on early Lok Sabha elections, BJP shedding saffron image?

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:23 PM PDT

The three-day session of BJP's national executive saw both party president Nitin Gadkari and veteran leader LK Advani condemning the anti-Islam film.

Married to inconvenience, Karnataka cops fume

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:10 PM PDT

Marriages are apparently made in heaven. Policemen are furious they've been dragged into marking verifications. They're miffed at a home department order listing verification of antecedents of brides/ bridegrooms as a police service.

Govt push for investigative wing in police

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:01 PM PDT

The splitting of police functions into maintaining law & order and crime investigation is considered to be crucial for the administration of justice.

Govt mulls extending visa-on-arrival facility

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:50 PM PDT

Government is examining extension of the popular visa-on-arrival facility to nationals from countries like Thailand and Malaysia.

Gulzar to get Indira Gandhi award for national integration

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:24 PM PDT

Renowned lyricist, poet and author Gulzar has been nominated for the 27th Indira Gandhi award for National Integration.

Justice Altamas Kabir takes oath as 39th CJI

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 02:52 PM PDT

Justice Altamas Kabir took oath on Saturday as the 39th Chief Justice of India signaling a change of guard that many expect to lower the barriers that hindered interaction among higher judiciary.

Delhi, Dhaka agree to step up border fencing

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 02:42 PM PDT

The border forces of Bangladesh and India on Saturday completed their five-day meet on border issues, with the former making a commitment to expedite fencing by resolving disputes around the zero line.

Coalgate: BJP asks CVC to probe delay in seizure of bank guarantees

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 02:35 PM PDT

BJP MP Hansraj Ahir has written to CVC Pradeep Kumar asking for an inquiry into why guidelines were not enforced and action not taken against defaulters.

CBI files chargesheet in Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter case

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 02:28 PM PDT

Former minister Amit Shah has freedom in Gujarat - at least till October 10 - even as the CBI on Saturday filed a chargesheet in the Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter case with the special CBI court at the Mirzapur court campus.

No storage space for bumper stock in country's food bowl

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 02:04 PM PDT

The storage houses and govt godowns in Punjab and Haryana are packed with previous year's produce, leaving no space to stock fresh produce in the two states.

Despite break-up, Mamata gets Rs 3,500 crore central aid

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:49 PM PDT

The Union rural development ministry has cleared Rs 3,576 crore for rural roads in West Bengal under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna on September 27.

Supreme Court order leads to RTI logjam across states

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT

The court's order to appoint a judicial member and an expert to hear RTI-related cases has crippled functioning of 25% of the country's 28 information commissions.

Cauvery Crisis: JD(S) MP says they are ready to resign

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:15 AM PDT

The JD(S) MP from Mandya Chaluvaraya Swamy on Saturday said his party MLAs and MPs are ready to tender resignation and asked the Congress to join them so that a strong message is sent out to the Centre.
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