Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Guilty in FOB collapse will be punished, says Delhi CS

Guilty in FOB collapse will be punished, says Delhi CS

Guilty in FOB collapse will be punished, says Delhi CS

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:22 PM PDT

A day after the contents of the Dogra Committee report on the collapse of the foot-overbridge (FOB) near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium were made public, chief secretary Rakesh Mehta came up with a ''guilty will be punished'' reply without going into the specifics even though the report has been with the government for quite a few days now.

No buyers for Games kitchen equipment

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:21 PM PDT

The decision to buy kitchen equipment for catering in the Commonwealth Games Village - instead of simply hiring it - seems to have come back to haunt the organizing committee (OC).

Witness recalls how Hindu friend was arrested for helping Sikh family

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:10 PM PDT

A witness, who lost his three brothers during 1984 anti-Sikh riots, on Wednesday told a trial court that a Hindu man was arrested by police for providing shelter to Sikhs during the carnage.

Haryana revises acquisition policy to placate farmers

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:48 PM PDT

The Haryana government announced its revised land acquisition policy on Wednesday to placate angry farmers and expedite the process.

US security may jam walkie-talkies

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:45 PM PDT

The capital will be witness to one of the biggest Indo-US security drills this Diwali. An intense security exercise involving US secret service agents, Indian intelligence agencies, NSG commandos and Delhi Police will take place in Mumbai on Thursday followed by one in Delhi on Friday ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit.

Preparations begin at Humayun's Tomb too

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:41 PM PDT

Massive preparations started at the world heritage site Humayun's Tomb on Wednesday for the visit of US President Barack Obama.

Anti-corruption helpline of CVC flooded with calls

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:39 PM PDT

An anti-corruption helpline set up by the Central Vigilance Commission ten days back is getting an overwhelming response from aggrieved callers in the national capital.

Bollywood 'terror' held in Vietnam

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:10 PM PDT

A well known extortionist, Prakash Pandey alias Bunty Pandey, was detained in Vietnam on Wednesday morning.

Decks cleared to bring Azam back into SP fold

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:07 PM PDT

Samajwadi Party on Wednesday announced cancellation of Azam Khan's expulsion, paving the way for the return of the prominent Muslim leader to the party.

Jairam to Raj CM: Shut mines near Sariska now

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:01 PM PDT

A day after Congress chief Sonia Gandhi declared environment as the main national concern, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday received yet another letter from environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh asking Gehlot to immediately close 32 operational mines within one km periphery of the core/critical tiger habitat of Sariska Tiger Reserve.

Fake letter used to set up Kharagpur institute

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:50 PM PDT

The fake institute - Institution of Electrical Engineers (India) - run by IIT-Kharagpur teachers was set up on the basis of a fake document, which was supposedly written by the private secretary of the President in 1987.

Now, retd babu in Adarsh net

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:46 PM PDT

The litany of woes facing the members of the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society and their kin appears to be growing.

Officials didn't question Adarsh proposal for yrs

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:44 PM PDT

The controversial Adarsh society proposal made the rounds of babudom in Mumbai for years, but was never red-flagged by the state's bureaucrats.

Raids reveal Mittal-linked co got huge foreign inflows

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:41 PM PDT

The investigation trail in the IREO case - one of half-a-dozen companies raided by Income Tax (I-T) authorities in connection with Commonwealth Games (CWG) contracts - has revealed a phenomenal rise in investments flowing into the firm.

Prasar Bharati CEO going after those who spoke out?

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:39 PM PDT

The Central Vigilance Commission might be keen on questioning Prasar Bharati CEO B S Lalli - in the thick of a storm over a controversial Commonwealth Games broadcast deal with UK firm SIS Live - but he is bent on interrogating officials who were spoken to by the anti-corruption watchdog.
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