Thursday, December 30, 2010

Gujjar-govt talks in limbo

Gujjar-govt talks in limbo

Gujjar-govt talks in limbo

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:42 PM PST

However, the possibility of an early settlement remained alive as the quota agitation leader K S Bainsla urged Congress leaders from the community to initiate another round of talks.

Maoists call for protest against Binayak verdict

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:40 PM PST

The CPI (Maoist) on Thursday called for weeklong protests starting January 2 against "the fascist Chhattisgarh government's court judgments" sentencing civil rights activist Binayak Sen, Maoist leader Narayana Sanyal and two others for sedition.

OC let firm sell CWG souvenirs without deal

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:39 PM PST

Willfully turning a blind eye to the functioning of private companies, the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee allowed Premium Brands Limited to set up outlets and sell CWG merchandise at all the venues without an agreement.

From the margins, dalit tycoons take centrestage

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:36 PM PST

Dalit entrepreneurs will make a historic journey to Delhi next week for a pre-budget meeting with Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

International reporting time for domestic flyers?

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:34 PM PST

With airlines flying record loads since the Christmas weekend and the rush peaking now, airlines have advised passengers to check in earlier than usual at crowded airports.

Samjhauta witness says knew of plot

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:30 PM PST

The investigation in the Samjhauta blasts case took a significant step forward on Thursday with a key prosecution witness deposing before a Panchkula court to say he knew of the conspiracy hatched in Gujarat.

NIA books 17 SIMI activists for secret meet

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:29 PM PST

The National Investigation Agency on Thursday filed a chargesheet against 17 persons — all from the banned Student Islamic Movement of India — in a Kerala court for allegedly conspiring "to advocate, incite and abet unlawful activities for secession of Kashmir from India".

Snow, rain in Himachal ruin tourists' holidays

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:27 PM PST

Snow, rain and sleet kept most tourists and residents across the state indoors as the cold wave intensified over the region with several destinations reporting moderate to heavy snowfall through the night and the day.

'Common people' with villas join Lavasa battle

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:25 PM PST

In the battle between the environment ministry and Lavasa, the purportedly 'common people' owning the villas and houses in the luxury hill station have joined the battle.

Jairam bars CRZ infra projects, Gujarat to be hit?

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:16 PM PST

No new infrastructure projects will be allowed in the high-erosion coastal zone in the country, environment minister Jairam Ramesh has said. The coastline is undergoing changes due to various anthropogenic and natural interventions, he added.

Chidambaram faxes Buddhadeb an invite

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:10 PM PST

A day after West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee slammed Union home minister P Chidambaram's assessment of the law and order situation in the state as "far from an impartial overview," the latter on Thursday invited him for a meeting here to "discuss the subject and agree upon the way forward".

Nobel laureate Venki refused to meet Modi?

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:46 PM PST

One person who was 'missing' during the two-day visit of Nobel laureate Venkatraman 'Venki' Ramakrishnan to Vadodara, the city of his alma mater, was CM Narendra Modi.

Ulfa chief gets bail, govt hopes to hold early talks

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:45 PM PST

As Assam government did not object to the ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa's bail plea as part of a move to bring the banned outfit for much-awaited peace talks, a designated court in Guwahati on Thursday granted him bail. He is likely to be released from jail on Friday.

Jagan in capital to plead farmer cause

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:43 PM PST

On the day the Srikrishna panel submitted its report on Telangana issue, Jagan Mohan Reddy stepped up pressure on Congress by dashing to the Capital and regretting that PM had not given him time to apprise him of the woes of flood-hit farmers in coastal Andhra.

Now, govt wants to rein in lawyers

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:37 PM PST

After the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill to prevent instances of indiscipline and corruption among judges in higher judiciary, law minister M Veerappa Moily has now brought about an identical legislative proposal to enforce accountability and ethics among advocates.

Krishna water bounty for Andhra Pradesh

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:30 PM PST

The Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, which was set up in 2004 — on Thursday announced its verdict for the surplus Krishna water while upholding the award given by the earlier tribunal for the mode of distribution of the 2060 thousand million cubic feet water of the river.

Didn't order firing on kar sevaks in 1992 for fear of backlash: Cong

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:25 PM PST

In what is being seen as an unusually frank admission, Congress has said the Centre did not order the firing on kar sevaks at the time of demolition of Babri mosque for fear of a "violent Hindu backlash".

Radiology MD seat costs Rs 1.5cr, yet not available for next 3 yrs

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:23 PM PST

An MD radiology seat under management and NRI quota in medical colleges costs Rs 1.25-1.5 crore. And despite this pulse-stopping figure, seats have been sold out for the next two to three years.

In coaching heartland Kota, the competition's for faculty

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:14 PM PST

Over 20 years ago, V K Bansal, an engineer who suffered from muscular dystrophy, began the first IIT-JEE coaching institution in Kota, pioneering the coaching class boom in this sleepy town in Rajasthan.

Rot deepens: Fake institute had backers among IIT-Kgp professors

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:08 PM PST

Documents show that IIT-Kharagpur's current chief vigilance officer B K Mathur was a member of the board of governors of the fake Institution of Electrical Engineers (I) in 2001.

IIT-JEE coaching pioneer to down shutters after 57 years

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:06 PM PST

Agrawal Classes, that large blue neonlit sign seen from the Dadar flyover, will turn its lights off as the coaching institute has decided to down its shutters after sharpening a million minds for 57 years.

India Inc can set up engineering, B-schools

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:00 PM PST

In a move that will help increase lakhs of seats in engineering and management streams, HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday announced a new set of norms for AICTE for setting up new institutions.

Telangana report in, lid on till Jan 6

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:36 PM PST

The Srikrishna Committee handed over its report on separate statehood for Telangana and other issues as promised on Thursday. Striking a non-committal tone, home minister P Chidambaram said "appropriate action" would be taken after consultations.

Yeddyurappa funded Gadkari's son's wedding: Congress

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:52 PM PST

Congress general secretary B K Hariprasad on Thursday alleged that Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa had provided resources for BJP chief Nitin Gadkari's son's wedding party in Nagpur.

Citi scam brings big deals under I-T scan

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:38 PM PST

Shaken by the Citibank episode in Gurgaon, the Central Board of Direct Taxes will now use a specially developed tool called Individual Transaction Statement to track large transactions of high net-worth individuals.
Posted by Harshad at 9:38 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)