Sunday, December 30, 2012

Bengal to observe social security fortnight from tomorrow

Bengal to observe social security fortnight from tomorrow

Bengal to observe social security fortnight from tomorrow

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:32 PM PST

Social security fortnight will popularise various social security schemes for the unorganised sector initiated by the West Bengal government.

Castrate all rapists, says Zubin Mehta

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:44 PM PST

World famous composer of Indian origin, Zubin Mehta, called for castration of all accused in the Delhi gang rape case and others found committing the rape in India.

UN chief expresses deep sorrow over Nirbhaya’s death

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:06 PM PST

In an indication of the international impact of the Delhi gang-rape and the subsequent protests the United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon joined political leaders to express "deep sorrow'' at the death of the 23-year-old student.

CPM panel to expel 3 V S Achuthanandan aides

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 04:01 PM PST

In a major blow to opposition leader V S Achuthanandan, the CPM state committee on Sunday decided to expel three of his close aides from the primary membership of the party.

5 atheletes suspended for lewd remarks

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 03:55 PM PST

The state sports department has suspended five junior players, including a national medallist of the equestrian academy, for allegedly making indecent remarks on some female players.

Two minors raped in UP in last 2 days

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 03:42 PM PST

Two days after the Delhi gang-rape victim breathed her last, crime against women continued unabated in Uttar Pradesh.

Grateful for support: Nirbhaya’s kin

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 03:34 PM PST

As the pall bearers carried Nirbhaya's body to the cremation grounds in Delhi on Sunday morning, her family members in her village finally had time for themselves.

Kerala cops blacklist pro-Palestine activist

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 03:26 PM PST

Kerala Police have decided to blacklist Free Gaza Movement co-founder and globally-known advocate of the Palestinian cause Paul Larudee, who was taken into custody from Tirur in Malappuram district on Saturday night, for violating visa norms in India.

Government must ensure healthcare, rehab and justice for each rape victim

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 03:19 PM PST

Before dying in a Singapore hospital, Delhi's 23-year-old rape victim stirred a billion people with her tragic story. A billion, who had always taken it lying down, told the elected representatives, bureaucrats and police, that their level of tolerance has been breached and a period of accountability has just dawned on India.

RTI activist who took on cops injected with poison, condition critical

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 03:01 PM PST

A right to information activist working on police excesses was attacked and injected with poison by three assailants here on Sunday.

Delhi gang rape victim's answers to police could be a crucial dying declaration

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:30 PM PST

Experts say the evidence left behind by Nirbhaya appears to be the most crucial in the form of dying declaration in the case to nail the accused.

GMR fallout? Visa now must for Maldivian medical tourists

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:24 PM PST

India has tightened visas for Maldives in what is being seen as retaliation for the GMR fiasco in that country. New Delhi has restricted their visa-free travel only to tourism.

Study shatters myth about Western nations as safe haven for healthcare

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:18 PM PST

The researchers estimate that 4,044 surgical blunders occur in the United States each year. This could come as a serious warning for the age-old Indian obsession with flying to the West for better healthcare.

Eight Indians trapped in Iranian ship off Sri Lanka

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:14 PM PST

The Indian crew members, who are understood to have been trapped inside the ship MV Amina for the past two weeks in international waters close to Sri Lanka, include Vizagite Nalla Anand, who is the third engineer on the ship.

Eight Indians trapped in Iranian ship off Lanka

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:14 PM PST

The Indian crew members, who are understood to have been trapped inside the ship MV Amina for the past two weeks in international waters close to Sri Lanka, include Vizagite Nalla Anand, who is the third engineer on the ship.

Jats demand inclusion in OBC at Centre level

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:05 PM PST

Taking the reins of the quota stir from the khap panchayats, All India Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) has demanded inclusion of jats in the other backward class (OBC) at the Centre.

Lookout notice issued against Himachal Pradesh Congress MLA

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:03 PM PST

Himachal Pradesh police has issued a lookout notice against newly-elected Congress MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary wanted in the murder of a dalit girl and on the run for over a month.

Give women environment to live in dignity, says youth brigade

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:02 PM PST

Thousands of angry residents protested against the rapist killers of Nirbhaya on a chilly Sunday in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, demanding stricter laws for curbing crime against women.

Five elephants crushed under speeding train in Odisha

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:59 PM PST

A herd of five elephants and a foetus were mowed down after being hit by a speeding train near Subalaya in Ganjam district, about 50 km from Berhampur, on Saturday night.

Tourists boom brings back smiles on hoteliers in Manali

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:50 PM PST

Quenching the thirst of tourism industry of Manali, which had been plagued by slowdown, large number of tourists have belatedly thronged here for New Year celebration and the town has been jammed with the crowd of visitors from all over the country.

Nirbhaya’s plight now part of gurdwara discourses

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:48 PM PST

Nirbhaya has been mentioned in 'Ek Onkar' — the sacred mool mantra of the Sikhs. And her trauma and the subsequent public outrage is also becoming part of religious discourses delivered daily at gurdwaras at many places in Punjab and Delhi.

The year social media came of age in India

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:35 PM PST

Sambhavi, 19, was at Jantar Mantar on Dec 25 protesting against Nirbhaya's brutal rape when Police swooped down, rounded her up along with others and took them to Parliament Street police station. Sambhavi fired tweet after tweet even as she was bundled into a van.

The year social media came of age in India, e-change in govt-people equation

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:35 PM PST

Sambhavi, 19, was at Jantar Mantar on Dec 25 protesting against Nirbhaya's brutal rape when Police swooped down, rounded her up along with others and took them to Parliament Street police station. Sambhavi fired tweet after tweet even as she was bundled into a van.

Minors could face death penalty if law amended

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:19 PM PST

If the government does carry out amendments to enhance the punishment for minors guilty of heinous crimes, juveniles could even face death penalty.

Congress moots chemical castration for rapists

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:33 PM PST

Country is likely to have a tougher anti-rape law by mid-February. Govt is considering bringing an ordinance, ahead of the budget session, to amend anti-rape law.
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