Saturday, September 1, 2012

Border rows: Indo-Pak fishermen lose Rs 234 crore

Border rows: Indo-Pak fishermen lose Rs 234 crore

Border rows: Indo-Pak fishermen lose Rs 234 crore

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 05:27 PM PDT

There is a creek in the watery borders between Sindh and Gujarat in the Rann of Kutch - of that we are sure.

I’m helpless about netas’ junket: Karnataka CM

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:19 PM PDT

Chief minister Jagadish Shettar said he was terribly upset with the 14-member team of legislators , which has gone on a foreign junket to Argentina and other south American countries .

Sangma's exit could lead to NCP's de-recognition as national party

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:07 PM PDT

The exit of former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma from the Nationalist Congress Party could put it at the risk of de-recognition as a national party, although only after the next parliamentary election.

Monitoring institute could be in dock for raising caste bias in Mid-Day Meal scheme

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:05 PM PDT

Pointing out caste discrimination in Mid-Day Meal scheme could land a monitoring institution in trouble.

Gen Liang's visit hopes to rekindle India, China defence ties

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:03 PM PDT

This is the highest-level Chinese defence visit to India in the last eight years, even though the 71-year-old Gen Liang is likely to step aside in the planned leadership transition in the Communist Party of China slated for October-November.

Extern Raj Thackeray from country: JD(U)

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:59 PM PDT

While the JD(U) has planned to stage a dharna at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and burn Raj's effigy on Sunday, BJP's chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Constitution permits any Indian to settle anywhere in the country.

Duronto's name changed with two new halts

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Duronto Express, the dream train running between Amritsar and Chandigarh is going to get a new name "Superfast Intercity Express" from September 11 and will also get two new halts in Ludhiana and Jalandhar.

4 kg gold biscuits, 1 kg opium, Rs 20 lakh in cash recovered in Punjab

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:59 PM PDT

The Bathinda police on Saturday raided the house of a relative of a suspended executive engineer of Bathinda development Authority and recovered four kg of gold biscuits, one kg opium and Rs 20 lakh cash.

Dalit tops SC merit list, but Punjab govt denies him job

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:58 PM PDT

A dalit from Patiala district of Punjab is fighting for a government job despite his topping the SC category merit list 11 years ago.

Badal's attorneys seek dismissal of complaint against him in Wisconsin court

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:57 PM PDT

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal's attorneys have filed a motion in Wisconsin district court, US, seeking dismissal of a complaint filed against him.

Illegal sand mining thrives in Satluj riverbed, sand dunes

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:56 PM PDT

Despite a ban on removing sand from riverbeds and small sand dunes, illegal mining of sand on the banks of Satluj in Ferozepur district and small sand dunes falling under Fazilka district has been going on a large scale.

Copters' collision: Victim cremated in Yamunanagar

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:54 PM PDT

A pall of gloom descended on Sattari village of Yamunanagar as the body of light gunner Ram Kumar Rana was cremated with full honours in the village's cremation ground on Saturday afternoon.

Pak Hindu Council to move UN against forced conversion of girls' religion

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:53 PM PDT

The council had also demanded from government for adequate security measures to safeguard the property and lives of Hindus and an early action for redressal of the problems faced by

Copter crash victim cremated with full honours

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:52 PM PDT

Residents of Jandpur village, 10 kms from Palampur, gathered at the home of wing commander Ashish Sharma on Saturday morning, who had died in the midair crash at Jamnagar in Gujarat on Thursday, to pay last respects to son of the soil.

Unwed mother gets 3-year jail term for abandoning newborn girl

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:50 PM PDT

The district and sessions court of Ambala has sentenced an unwed mother to three years' imprisonment after she was held guilty of abandoning her newborn baby girl, who had died during treatment.

Shivali suicide: Govt Railway Police still considers it an accident

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:49 PM PDT

GRP officials hold that they can proceed further only if the family of the deceased comes forward with a complaint against somebody or they get a direction from IG (zonal) Gurpreet Deo, who is conducting an inquiry.

'Police, media staged expose threats to couples'

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:42 PM PDT

TOI had an exclusive peek into the drafts of the Jalandhar police investigation, headed by a senior IPS officer and IG (Zonal) Gurpreet Deo - who was instructed by Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Badal to probe the incident.

Sikh entrepreneur to launch 'Be Proud' movement to fight hate

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:41 PM PDT

The recent shooting of Sikhs at the gurdwara in Wisconsin has prompted a US-based internet entrepreneur of Indian origin to launch an online campaign aimed at ending hate crimes.

Sonia goes abroad for medical check-up

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:24 PM PDT

Congress will be without its chief troubleshooter for a week as party president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday went abroad for a routine medical check-up a year after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed ailment.

Govt will not delay Kasab's hanging: MoS

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:21 PM PDT

The Centre will not delay execution of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab's death sentence, said Union minister of state for home Bhanwar Jitendra Singh on Saturday.

PM Manmohan Singh took NAM centre stage

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:10 PM PDT

PM Manmohan Singh wasn't planning to be the star performer at the NAM summit. He was to speak on 21st century developmental issues in late afternoon on August 30.

PM took NAM centre stage

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:10 PM PDT

PM Manmohan Singh wasn't planning to be the star performer at the NAM summit. He was to speak on 21st century developmental issues in late afternoon on August 30.

JSW Ispat merges with JSW Steel

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:07 PM PDT

Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel on Saturday announced the merger of JSW Ispat (formerly Ispat Industries) with itself, making the combined entity the second largest Indian steel company with a capacity of 14.3 million tonne per annum.

One-year extension for CRPF chief?

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:03 PM PDT

The home ministry proposes to extend the tenure of CRPF director-general K Vijay Kumar by a year. It's an unprecedented move as no IPS officer heading a central police organization in the recent past has got an extension, and has come as a surprise to many.

Browne is new chairman of chiefs of staff

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:02 PM PDT

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne, who has become the senior most among the three Service chiefs after Admiral Nirmal Verma retired on Friday, has taken over as the new chairman of the chiefs of staff committee
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