Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Centre to launch helpline for cell tower complaints today

Centre to launch helpline for cell tower complaints today

Centre to launch helpline for cell tower complaints today

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:55 PM PDT

The department of telecommunications will launch its helpline on Thursday where callers can register grievances against mobile tower operators.

Government to review security of Bluestar veterans

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:43 PM PDT

The Centre will review security of all senior serving\retired Army personnel and police officers, who were connected to counter-terrorism operations in Punjab.

Memorial for militants divides Sikh community

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:41 PM PDT

The attack on Lt Gen (retd) KS Brar renewed the debate on Punjab government's decision to allow the construction of a memorial dedicated to militants killed during the Operation Bluestar in Amritsar's Golden Temple in 1984.

Donor kin veto alone can’t stop organ gift to unrelated patient: Bombay high court

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:37 PM PDT

The court has clarified that the law on transplantation of human organs "does not confer an overriding veto on the next of kin of the donor" when the donor and donee are not close relatives.

SC gives six months to government for toilets, water in schools

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:36 PM PDT

Six months after upholding the constitutional validity of Right to Education Act, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the state governments to ensure drinking water, separate toilets for boys and girls and teachers in every school.

Womens’ body takes Jaiswal to court

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:34 PM PDT

A complaint was filed in a Kanpur court on Wednesday against Union coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal for his alleged sexist comment on women.

Sonia sidesteps Modi’s travel expense salvo

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:24 PM PDT

Congress president Sonia Gandhi began a fiery yet careful campaign in Gujarat on Wednesday, kicking off her party's publicity blitz in Saurashtra's main city hours before the Election Commission announced the region would poll in the first phase on December 13.

Tata, Birla on Rahul’s Mission Kashmir

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:05 PM PDT

Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Kashmir on Thursday on a two-day visit bringing along a strong business delegation, including Ratan Tata and Kumar Mangalam Birla, to a state seeking more investments.

Cong has no moral right to talk about corruption: BJP

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:01 PM PDT

Reacting to Sonia Gandhi's attack on the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government, BJP hit back saying the Congress chief had no "moral right" to raise the issue of corruption as scams worth lakhs of crores of rupees had taken place under the UPA's watch.

Sonia didn’t claim medical bills: CIC

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 03:59 PM PDT

Congress president Sonia Gandhi did not seek any reimbursement of medical expenses from the government, the Central Information Commission had said in May, even as Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi claimed that Sonia spent Rs 1,880 crore on travel and medical expenses from the public exchequer.

Landless on long march, reforms panel rejig likely

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 03:47 PM PDT

The Centre is mulling a proposal to restructure the key land reforms panel chaired by the PM that has not met even once in three and half years since it was formed. The PM's busy schedule has apparently prevented the convening of panel's meeting.

WHO pans India for morphine curbs

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 03:42 PM PDT

Strong control over morphine — a highly effective painkiller that has left millions of Indians in needless pain — has left India red-faced on the global stage.

Congress MP Darda on CBI radar for Coalgate lobbying

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 03:40 PM PDT

In what could spell more trouble for Congress MP Vijay Darda, CBI sources said they had recovered documents showing that Jayaswal group company AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd got a coal block because of efforts made by Darda's Lokmat group, after which 26% free equity was given to the latter.

I don’t want to die like a rat: Israr

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 03:38 PM PDT

"I don't want to die like a mouse, but as a hero of the Indian Army," as Brigadier Israr Rahim Khan speaks, his words don't tremble but carry the firmness of a battle hardened soldier.

Government gets going only when we step in: SC

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 02:50 PM PDT

SC on Wednesday sought details of steps taken by the Centre to check prices of 348 essential drugs & said govt must consider old method of price control.

Centre mulls ways to ensure smooth flow of vital drugs

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT

Apprehensive that pharma companies may stop or reduce production of essential drugs after they come under price control, the government is mulling steps to ensure that companies maintain present levels of output of these critical drugs.

Kasab’s lawyers donate fees to 26/11 victims’ kin

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 02:23 PM PDT

Lawyers Raju Ramachandran and Gaurav Agrawal displayed "high professional ethics" by donating Rs 14.5 lakh, due to them for defending the lone surviving Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab, to families of security personnel who died in the attacks.

Tainted MPs Raja, Kani and Kalmadi back on House panels

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 02:12 PM PDT

Former Union minister A Raja, the main accused in the 2G scam, and Suresh Kalmadi, accused in the Commonwealth Games scam, have been made members of two separate parliamentary standing committees.

Russia defence minister puts off India trip

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 02:06 PM PDT

Russian defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov, who was to arrive here on Wednesday, has abruptly deferred his visit to India. The two countries were slated on Thursday to review the ongoing bilateral military-technical cooperation.

President Pranab goes plebeian

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Pranab Mukherjee is actually insisting that organizers of functions and government functionaries skip the use of honorifics like "Your Excellency" and "Hon'ble" for the President. Instead, Rashtrapati Bhawan is asking them to keep it simple: just "Shri".

13-year-old falls victim to Haryana’s 9th rape in a month

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 01:52 PM PDT

A 13-year-old girl was raped in Haryana's Rohtak district on Wednesday, the second such case reported since Tuesday and the ninth in less than a month from the state.

Not much change in 60 years, free India’s first voter says

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 01:46 PM PDT

On the day EC announced dates for polling in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, the man who cast the first vote in free India, Shyam Saran, told TOI that he now wants to become an activist and root out corruption.

No payout to victims of Salman Khan’s drunken driving in 2002

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Victims of Salman Khan's drunken driving are yet to receive compensation even 10 yrs after the incident. Khan had paid the amount within a month of tragedy.

Win in Gujarat can make Cong magnet for ‘secular’ allies

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 12:47 PM PDT

The elections on BJP turf in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh present Congress with a timely opportunity to regain lost momentum after its decimation in key states since the anti-corruption debate and inflation gripped the national discourse.

Heats begin for 2014 race as EC sets Gujarat & HP poll dates

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Announcement of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh poll dates sets the stage for face-off between Cong and BJP that will also affect 2014 LS contest.
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