TOI blows lid off Maharashtra's irrigation scam

---

• TOI blows lid off Maharashtra's irrigation scam
• BJP to chalk out anti-Congress campaign at today’s meet
• Former Congress MLA Mangat Bansal joins Shiromani Akali Dal
• Anti-Islam movie: Ahmadiyyas to hold peace conference
• Lakes freeze as temperature drops to sub-zero level in Himachal
• IOC truckers' union threatens stir over missing driver
• Driver shot at in daylight car heist
• 2 girls found dead after teacher's punishment
• UPA should have taken all stakeholders in confidence: Sukhbir
• Hisar gangrape: Rights panel slams cops, gives 7 days to nab accused
• Central agencies rule out terror angle in Isro security breach
• Isro engineer under scanner for security breach
• 21 killed, 4 lakh displaced by floods in northeast
• DMK turns down PM's offer of berths in Union Cabinet
• For Army jawans, a marathon wait for sneakers
• Drug trials to treat Progeria show encouraging results
• Lack of surveillance at entry points puts India at risk of new virus
• India accounts for just 3.5% of global research output: Study
• CBI probing whether Devendra Darda was a director of Jayaswals’ firm
• Won’t vacate existing memorials, Centre tells SC
• Order reserved in cash-for-vote scam
• Karuna turns down PM's offer of cabinet berths
• Bengal Congress looks to counter Mamata offensive
• CRPF chief readies to hang up his boots
• Govt hikes DA by 7%

TOI blows lid off Maharashtra's irrigation scam Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:41 PM PDT Ajit Pawar's resignation came in the wake of a series of exposes by TOI of scams in the Maharashtra irrigation department on his watch, and is meant to be an angry protest against CM Prithviraj Chavan.

BJP to chalk out anti-Congress campaign at today’s meet Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:23 PM PDT During the three-day deliberations, the BJP will focus on "misgovernance" by Congress-led UPA and highlight alleged scams in the recent past.

Former Congress MLA Mangat Bansal joins Shiromani Akali Dal Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:18 PM PDT In an apparent setback for the Congress, former Congress MLA Mangat Rai Bansal joined the Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday.

Anti-Islam movie: Ahmadiyyas to hold peace conference Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:13 PM PDT Ahmadiyyas have decided to hold a "peace conference" at their headquarters in Qadian in Gurdaspur district on September 30.

Lakes freeze as temperature drops to sub-zero level in Himachal Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:12 PM PDT Times news network High altitude lakes, streams and water sources in Himachal have started freezing as temperature has plunged to below zero degree celsius.

IOC truckers' union threatens stir over missing driver Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:11 PM PDT The truckers' union, attached with the LPG filling plant of Indian Oil Corporation in Gharaunda, on Tuesday threatened to stop delivery of LPG refills, while giving Hisar police a deadline of 72 hours for tracing a driver, who has gone missing since last week.

Driver shot at in daylight car heist Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:59 PM PDT In a daring robbery attempt on the busy NH 1 here in broad daylight, two armed youths snatched away a Fortuner car, after firing at the driver near Pritampura village of Sonipat district on the highway.

2 girls found dead after teacher's punishment Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:57 PM PDT Hours after their teacher allegedly punished them for mischief in the class, two girl students of class VI of Convent of Jesus and Mary at Navbahar were found dead under mysterious circumstances on Monday evening.

UPA should have taken all stakeholders in confidence: Sukhbir Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:55 PM PDT Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has said the issue of FDI in multi-brand retail products is very important as a number of stakeholders are involved.

Hisar gangrape: Rights panel slams cops, gives 7 days to nab accused Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:40 PM PDT The National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Tuesday slammed the Haryana Police for its shoddy probe into the gangrape of a dalit girl at Dabra village in Hisar district on September 9.

Central agencies rule out terror angle in Isro security breach Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:39 PM PDT Central security agencies ruled out a terror angle to the security breach at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) headquarters here when Buela M Sam (42) managed to wander around the place last week.

Isro engineer under scanner for security breach Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:16 PM PDT Police on Tuesday night zeroed in on an Isro engineer in connection with last week's security breach at the space research institution's facilities here.

21 killed, 4 lakh displaced by floods in northeast Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:13 PM PDT With five more deaths reported from Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh bordering China, the death toll in the Northeast floods rose to 21 on Tuesday.

DMK turns down PM's offer of berths in Union Cabinet Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:57 PM PDT DMK, a key member of ruling UPA, has declined Manmohan Singh's offer of two Cabinet or a few minister of state berths for the party.

For Army jawans, a marathon wait for sneakers Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:40 PM PDT While not exactly demanding Reebok, Adidas or Nike shoes, the Army had initiated a fresh case with MoD for "better quality'' PT shoes in June 2010.

Drug trials to treat Progeria show encouraging results Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:33 PM PDT Scientists have made a breakthrough in finding a drug for children with Progeria, a rare, fatal rapid-aging disease.

Lack of surveillance at entry points puts India at risk of new virus Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:30 PM PDT India faces an acute risk of importing the new respiratory virus belonging to the same family as the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

India accounts for just 3.5% of global research output: Study Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:28 PM PDT In most disciplines, India's share in global research output was actually much below this overall average count.

CBI probing whether Devendra Darda was a director of Jayaswals’ firm Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:26 PM PDT With CBI planning to register separate preliminary enquiries (PEs) into coal block allocations since 1993, the agency's probe into the case related to the Jayaswals and the Dardas is turning complicated.

Won’t vacate existing memorials, Centre tells SC Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:22 PM PDT The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it would not be legally possible to evict memorial trusts which have occupied big bungalows in the capital's posh Lutyen's zone.

Order reserved in cash-for-vote scam Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:21 PM PDT A Delhi court on Tuesday reserved its order on a plea by BJP MP and 2008 cash-for-vote scam accused Faggan Singh Kulaste for a probe to find out the "real beneficiaries" in the case even as Delhi Police said no further investigation could be ordered at his behest.

Karuna turns down PM's offer of cabinet berths Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:18 PM PDT Ahead of the Union Cabinet reshuffle, the DMK, a key member of the ruling UPA, has declined Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer of two cabinet or a few minister of state berths.

Bengal Congress looks to counter Mamata offensive Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:06 PM PDT With Mamata Banerjee declaring war on the UPA government, Congress's Bengal unit has mounted a counter-offensive in an attempt to regain lost ground in the state with whole-hearted support from the Centre.

CRPF chief readies to hang up his boots Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:04 PM PDT CRPF chief K Vijay Kumar is readying to hang up his boots on September 30 as the proposal for a one-year extension of his tenure seems to have fallen through.

Govt hikes DA by 7% Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:02 PM PDT Providing relief to households, the government has approved a 7% increase in the dearness allowance for 80 lakh central government employees and pensioners.

You are subscribed to email updates from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610