Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Bengal, Kerala shut down again

Bengal, Kerala shut down again

Bengal, Kerala shut down again

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:42 PM PDT

The strike by eight central trade unions against price rise, alleged violation of labour laws and disinvestment affected public sector units and airlines across the country with West Bengal and Kerala being its epicentres.

Stir cuts air link to Kolkata, 174 flights cancelled

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:39 PM PDT

The general strike against price rise called by eight central trade unions led by Intuc, left Kolkata and the Northeast virtually cut off from the air map of the country on Tuesday.

'Kolkata's IT hub loses Rs 26cr due to bandh'

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:37 PM PDT

Rs 26 crore. That's the amount that Sector V, the state's IT hub, stands to lose every time a bandh takes place.

Kolkata bandh: Business as usual in minority areas

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:36 PM PDT

For Ramzan, shops and commercial establishments in the minority areas were spared the bandh onslaught.

Did Thomas try to stop spectrum scam investigation?

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:34 PM PDT

Less than a month before he became CVC, P J Thomas had, in his earlier avatar as telecom secretary, signed a note seeking law ministry's opinion on whether CAG can audit 2G spectrum scam.

Move to cut graft immunity for babus

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Unveiling a blueprint to combat corruption, the Central Vigilance Commission has prepared a draft National Anti-Corruption Strategy which seeks to reduce some of the immunity which public servants enjoy.

Ranthambore's tiger grapples with old age

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:27 PM PDT

A young calf tied to a tree just outside the Lakarda outpost may look strangely out of place at Ranthambore National Park. However, conservation has its strange stories in the wild.

50,000cr deal for 6 subs: Govt invites bids from firms

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:22 PM PDT

The ball has formally been set rolling for what will be India's biggest-ever defence project till now: the acquisition of six new-generation stealth submarines, with land-attack capabilities, for over Rs 50,000 crore.

Politics alone can bridge rural-urban divide, says Rahul

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:19 PM PDT

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday made a strong pitch for youth joining politics, saying the political system was the "single biggest determinant" of everyone's future.

CBSE offers aptitude test after class X boards

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:18 PM PDT

In addition to holding an external board examination for students wanting to transfer to another board, a pre-university or a vocational course, the CBSE will also administer an aptitude test for the interested.

Soon, 'family room' for Punjab jailbirds

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:16 PM PDT

Prisoners in overcrowded Punjab jails have a new hope: the state government is planning one-room dwelling units inside jails to allow inmates to live with their family members for a limited period.

Communal clash near Bangla border, Army deployed

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:14 PM PDT

The Army had to be called out to quell violent clashes over a disputed structure at Deganga in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas on Monday night.

Raise a tribal regiment in Army: Ministry

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:10 PM PDT

The Union tribal affairs ministry has asked the government to raise a 'tribal regiment' in the Army and step up recruitment of tribal youth on priority in central paramilitary forces to choke the supply of recruits for Maoists.

Special tribunal retains ban on SIMI

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:08 PM PDT

A threatening email addressed to TOI by terror outfit Indian Mujahideen in 2008 forms a key part of evidence that recently convinced the special tribunal on Students Islamic Movement of India to retain the ban.

BJP MP kin held for Jethava murder

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:05 PM PDT

The crime branch on Tuesday arrested Pratap Singh Solanki, the nephew of BJP MP Dinu Solanki, as the main conspirator in the murder of RTI and environment activist Amit Jethava.
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