'Arrest a bid to target anti-Badal groups'

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• 'Arrest a bid to target anti-Badal groups'
• 41 lakh looted in Amritsar
• Honour killing: Victim's father, brother arrested
• One more held in dalit girl's gangrape case
• Terror call to police: 2 suspects identified
• Despite court fiat, HRTC cabs flout norms
• Manali hosts 'Commando' action, Hollywood style
• Cabinet approves proposal for senior citizens
• Kuwait frees 50 Indian workers who held for flouting visa norms
• Festive break till December for govt’s reform-fiscal correction
• Sharad Yadav appeals for rollback of FDI
• 22cr school children to be screened for 3 Ds in 15 states
• Defence ministry clears acquisition of full-body scanners for trucks
• Railways to standardize over-bridges
• Govt funding parties’ poll campaigns from state coffer
• Buddhist conclave to draw global delegates
• Mysore to have India’s first cycle sharing scheme
• CPM resists plan to sell food grains to bulk consumers
• UPA troubles put AIADMK in poll mode
• Take to robbery to fund terror operations, Indian Mujahideen men told
• Infra gap forced coal imports, says govt
• NDA coal block allocations now under CBI lens
• Courts can’t quash graft FIRs: SC
• Tibetans to discuss 'burning' issues today
• Seized 'seditious' literature freely available

'Arrest a bid to target anti-Badal groups' Posted: 24 Sep 2012 07:11 PM PDT Punjab Police's crackdown on SGPC member and SAD (Panch Pardhani) chief Kulbir Singh Barapind and former president of Panch Pardhani Daljit Singh Bittu has led to loud protests from human rights organizations even as the families termed it as a fallout of anti-Badal groups joining hands ahead of the gurdwara elections in Delhi.

41 lakh looted in Amritsar Posted: 24 Sep 2012 07:10 PM PDT In a broad daylight loot, three unidentified persons shot at a man who used to collect money from traders and deposit it in banks and fled with Rs 41 lakh in cash here on Monday morning. A person accompanying the victim, too, fled the scene.

Honour killing: Victim's father, brother arrested Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:56 PM PDT The district police on Monday claimed to have arrested the father and an elder brother of Komal, a 19-year-old girl who fell prey to an alleged honour killing at Laha village of Naraingarh last Wednesday.

One more held in dalit girl's gangrape case Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:55 PM PDT Following criticism from dalit organizations and villagers, Hisar police on Monday arrested one more person involved in the gangrape of a 16-year-old girl whose father committed suicide at Darba village after coming to know about the rape.

Terror call to police: 2 suspects identified Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:41 PM PDT Police have zeroed in on two persons in connection with the terror call to Delhi police on Sunday threatening to detonate bombs at several places in Delhi.

Despite court fiat, HRTC cabs flout norms Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:38 PM PDT Despite the Himachal Pradesh high court orders to the state transport department, regulating speed overloading, ticketing system and other such issues in the 23 Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) taxis that ply on restricted roads of Shimla, these vehicles continue to flout norms.

Manali hosts 'Commando' action, Hollywood style Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:28 PM PDT Adventure tourism is quite a private affair - with bravehearts testing their nerves in extreme conditions and hardly anyone there to cheer them up. However, these days, a different kind of adventure activity is drawing huge crowds in Manali.

Cabinet approves proposal for senior citizens Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:25 PM PDT To ensure the well being of senior citizens by providing them a legitimate place in society and helping them lead their lives in dignity -financially, socially and physically - the Himachal Pradesh government on Monday approved a "Policy on Elderly Persons" to facilitate people above the age of 60 years.

Kuwait frees 50 Indian workers who held for flouting visa norms Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:09 PM PDT Fifty Indian workers were released in Kuwait after they were identified by Indian officials, even as more than 1,000 Indians remain in custody after being arrested for visa violations.

Festive break till December for govt’s reform-fiscal correction Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:03 PM PDT Keeping festive season in mind, the government gave its reform-fiscal correction a pause, deferring the decision on scrapping subsidy on levy sugar under the Public Distribution System (PDS) quota that would have meant a steep hike in the price of the commodity to Rs 23 per kg from Rs 13.50 per kg.

Sharad Yadav appeals for rollback of FDI Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT NDA convener and JD(U) president Sharad Yadav on Monday appealed to the government to roll back FDI in multi-brand retail asking it to instead focus on increasing agricultural productivity and dispose of its natural resources at 'right prices'.

22cr school children to be screened for 3 Ds in 15 states Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:56 PM PDT In the largest ever exercise to detect the three Ds — deficiency, disease and disability — among school children, the Union health ministry will soon start a massive screening and treatment programme that will cover 22 crore children (6-18 years) in 11 lakh government-run institutions across 15 states.

Defence ministry clears acquisition of full-body scanners for trucks Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:49 PM PDT The defence ministry has given the go-ahead for the acquisition of "full-body scanners'' to check cargo in trucks at the cross-border trade routes on the Line of Control as well as in insurgency-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

Railways to standardize over-bridges Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:48 PM PDT Railways will soon standardize the design of rail over-bridges and under-bridges to reduce the time taken to approve such works for highway expansion.

Govt funding parties’ poll campaigns from state coffer Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:46 PM PDT The government may have not yet taken a decision on the state funding of elections, but it found to be funding part of expenses of political parties from the state exchequer.

Buddhist conclave to draw global delegates Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:45 PM PDT As many as 28 countries have confirmed their participation in the proposed three-day International Buddhist Conclave (IBC) which will begin in the city from September 28. Around 350 delegates from 30 countries and 16 states of India will participate in the conclave being organised by governments of state and centre.

Mysore to have India’s first cycle sharing scheme Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:44 PM PDT Mysore will be the first Indian city where people can get bicycles to cover short distances for free. The city, which has been selected for the Public Cycle Sharing Scheme, will get around 5,000 cycles so that people have more access to this mode of transport. The move aims to promote non-motorized transport in the city.

CPM resists plan to sell food grains to bulk consumers Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:42 PM PDT Opposing government's decision to sell 10 million tonnes of surplus food stock to bulk consumers like flour millers and biscuit manufacturers through auction, the CPM on Monday demanded immediate reversal and said the stock should have gone to those in hunger.

UPA troubles put AIADMK in poll mode Posted: 24 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT A month before the exit of the Trinamool Congress, Jayalalithaa had directed her cabinet colleagues to meet party cadres and prepare for possible mid-term elections.

Take to robbery to fund terror operations, Indian Mujahideen men told Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:59 PM PDT Indian Mujahideen members had been instructed to take to crimes like dacoity and snatching to fund their terror activities in India without depending on hawala money.

Infra gap forced coal imports, says govt Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:51 PM PDT Coal shortages grew particularly acute under UPA-II resulting in an increasing gap between growth in coal-based thermal power generation and production of the mineral in the last three years.

NDA coal block allocations now under CBI lens Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:47 PM PDT The CBI has decided to expand its probe into Coalgate scam bringing under its scanner all coal block allocations made since 1993, including the six-year NDA rule, after a reference in this regard was received from the CVC.

Courts can’t quash graft FIRs: SC Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:46 PM PDT In a landmark judgment on Monday, the Supreme Court put corruption on par with heinous offences as it ruled that FIRs registered under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act cannot be quashed by high courts even if the victim and offender reach a settlement and the accused will have to face trial after completion of investigation.

Tibetans to discuss 'burning' issues today Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:42 PM PDT Deeply concerned over the growing self-immolations in Lhasa and other parts of Tibet, the Tibetan leadership at Dharamshala has called a four-day "special general meeting of Tibetans" to discuss the issue.

Seized 'seditious' literature freely available Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:41 PM PDT Most of the books and magazines seized from house of SGPC member Kulbir Singh Barapind and bracketed as seditious are freely available in the market.

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