Tuesday, November 27, 2012

India ranks 78th in guaranteeing access to civil justice

India ranks 78th in guaranteeing access to civil justice

India ranks 78th in guaranteeing access to civil justice

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:12 PM PST

India ranks 78th among 97 countries in guaranteeing access to all civil justice, a latest report released on Wednesday said, while its neighbouring country Sri Lanka leads the South Asian nations in most dimensions of the rule of law.

Mamata to decide on voting over FDI

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:03 PM PST

With the Congress likely to garner a majority in Parliament over the FDI issue, the Trinamool Congress is yet to carve out its strategy in Parliament, in case Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar allows the debate under rule 184.

IIT-Kanpur flushes rail bio-toilet plan

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:25 PM PST

Scientists of IIT-Kanpur have thrown the kitchen sink at a high-tech solution to a messy problem: How to keep the world's largest railway network clean and prevent corrosion of lines when train toilets unload waste directly on the tracks.

CMs to discuss Cauvery row this week

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:22 PM PST

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will meet her Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar in Bangalore on Thursday to thrash out a solution to the vexatious Cauvery row. TN officials said the CM is likely to make a forceful plea to Karnataka for release of water to save lakhs of hectares of long-term samba crop.

Reliance Power gets green nod for 3rd Sasan coal block

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:17 PM PST

Reliance Power has received Stage 1 forest clearance for Chhatrasal coal bock, the third mine allotted for captive use of the 4,000-mw Sasan ultra-mega power project being set up by the company in Madhya Pradesh.

Railways’ institute to impart accounting training

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:16 PM PST

Railways is going to set up its own training institute for imparting training and improving finance and accounting skills among its officials.

Records back 'foreign hand’ behind Tamil Nadu NGOs

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:11 PM PST

After asserting that anti-Kudankulam nuclear protests were being fuelled by the 'foreign hand' and putting several NGOs under scanner, the government released a data in Parliament that shows Tamil Nadu NGOs have received the maximum number of foreign contributions in the past three years.

Bangladeshis top infiltration threat

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:10 PM PST

In the past three years, India has seen maximum infiltration from Bangladesh compared to any other country.

Coalgate scam: CBI likely to quiz Bagrodia, Cong MP Darda

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PST

The CBI is likely to question former minister Santosh Bagrodia and Congress MP Vijay Darda soon in connection with alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks.

CBI seeks MHA sanction to file Official Secrets Act chargesheet against Abhishek Verma

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PST

The CBI has sought the home ministry's sanction to file a charge sheet against arms-dealer Abhishek Verma in the official secrets case relating to confidential defence ministry documents provided by his estranged associate C Edmond Allen.

Will prune security further to VIPS: Sukhbir Badal

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:48 PM PST

Caught in a controversy over Punjab's free of cost security to the slain liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep, Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday said that his government will further prune the security cover provided to VIPs.

4 women held for minor's marriage

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:46 PM PST

Mansa police arrested four women for convincing a woman to marry off her 14-year-old daughter to a 17-year-old.The women had got Rs 30,000 from the boy's family this.

Names in media interviews land Khemka in contempt loop

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:44 PM PST

Mentioning the name of a high court judge in media interviews, following his "abrupt" transfer from the department of land consolidation, has landed senior Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka in a contempt trouble.

Religious music therapy to treat drug addicts

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:43 PM PST

The Rajindra hospital authorities have decided to give preference to music over boring lectures while treating addicts at its yet-to-be-opened drug de-addiction centre.

Atray posting: Khemka meets chief secretary

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PST

Khemka had written to Hooda, saying Atray had worked for two private firms related to IT sector from 2008 to October 2010 and "now it cannot be assumed that he will be fair while dealing with his 'ex-masters' in his present job".

Double murder: Khap panchayat to meet today

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:41 PM PST

The Pawar khap panchayat has deferred its crucial meeting for a day in Bond Kalan village of Bhiwani district regarding their demand to arrest the most wanted criminal, Kulveer Singh, who has been absconding for 13 days after committing double murder in the village.

Murder in GJU: Girls stage protest, demand security

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:37 PM PST

A day after a student was hacked to death in full public view on the campus of Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, girls staged a protest demanding security on the campus.

Nagar kirtan carried out peacefully in Sirsa

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:33 PM PST

The local administration heaved a sigh of relief on Tuesday as the nagar kirtan procession was taken out peacefully in the town.

Stay on suspension of Congress workers

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:28 PM PST

After Virbhadra Singh suspended former minister Singhi Ram and two dozen others from the party for allegedly carrying out anti-party activities during the recently-concluded assembly polls, the rival faction has managed to stay the suspension.

More Tibetan kids reach India in winters

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:27 PM PST

Winter season witnesses arrival of more orphan kids from Tibet, as compared to other seasons.

HP snow drives animals to lower zones

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:25 PM PST

Snowfall and extreme cold conditions on high hills of Himachal is forcing leopards, bears and other animals to descend lower to the inhabited areas in search of food, which could trigger man-animal conflict.

Ponty Chadha murder case: Namdhari gave forged details to get passport

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:20 PM PST

Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, sacked chief of Uttarakhand minorities commission who allegedly fired at Ponty Chadha's brother, got his passport by furnishing fake details.

Bengal, Centre not on same page on Ansari

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:14 PM PST

Incidentally, the Centre is not too enthused by Bengal's response as it does not specify the timeframe by which the amendment would be moved.

Unwell Niira Radia may not appear in court

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:09 PM PST

Former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, a prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum allocation scam who was supposed to appear before the court on December 5, may not be able to come as she has undergone a surgery.

Gadkari on suicide path: Ram Jethmalani

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:05 PM PST

At a time when as the main opposition BJP should have been busy putting the government on the mat, suspended Rajya Sabha MP Ram Jethmalani mounted a fresh attack on party chief Nitin Gadkari and leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley.
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