Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Second phase of tame Ghaggar project hangs fire

Second phase of tame Ghaggar project hangs fire

Second phase of tame Ghaggar project hangs fire

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:34 PM PST

Seven months after the seasonal rivulet Ghaggar caused devastating floods leading to losses worth more than Rs 200 crore, nothing much has been done to prevent its recurrence.

Punjab finalizes policy for protecting RTI activists

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:33 PM PST

Punjab government on Tuesday informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the state government has finalized its policy for giving protection to RTI activists and it only awaits signature of the deputy chief minister.

Sikh killings: Makkar rejects Haryana ordering probe, demands judicial inquiry

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:30 PM PST

SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar rejected Haryana government`s action of ordering an inquiry by the divisional commissioner into the reported mass killings of Sikhs in Hond Chillar village of Rewari district in 1984 which was exposed by a Sikh body a few days ago.

Killers` motive was `revenge` at Hondh Chillar, mentions FIR

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:28 PM PST

Twenty six years after the abominable massacres, claims of victims of November 1984 anti-Sikh riots that the killers had carried out their mayhem in a highly organized manner in and around Delhi, once again gains strength if the FIR registered on November 3 in Hondh-Chillar incident is any indication.

Manpreet ignores authorities, conducts yatra at Punjabi University

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:26 PM PST

Political compulsions can change anyone and Manpreet Badal seems no exception. The former Punjab finance minister, who always speaks against violation of rules, on Wednesday conducted Jago Punjab Yatra in Punjabi University of Patiala despite the authorities denying him permission to do so.

Six persons, including 4 teachers die in mishap

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:22 PM PST

Six persons including four women school teachers were killed, while seven others were seriously injured in an accident, when a maxi cab and a truck collided near Chhuchhakwas village on the Jhajjar-Dadri road of the district on Wednesday.

5-yr-old abandoned in court by parents after divorce

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:21 PM PST

From home to a split home, with a brief stopover at children`s home in between - Khushi, 5, has been through an ordeal beyond belief.

Ambala passengers have no hopes from Mamata Di

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:19 PM PST

As the final countdown for 2011-12 Railway budget begins, thousands of rail commuters here are waiting to see if it will spell any good for them.

CBI is harassing me: Army officer

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:17 PM PST

Lt Col Sarup Singh Sidhu, who is being questioned by CBI in a case related to the missing of an army contractor Darshan Lal from Ferozepur, informed that he is fully cooperating with the agency.

Favourable conditions at Harike attract more birds

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:15 PM PST

The number of migratory birds arriving at Harike Wildlife Sanctuary from various countries has not only increased this year (2009-`10) as compared to last year (2008-`09) but three new species of birds have also been spotted.

High pesticide content in seeds kills 5 peacocks

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:10 PM PST

Preliminary examination of 5 peacocks found dead in Bhiwani village suggest that the birds died due to consumption of poisonous grain.

Banga MLA, wife, mother among 4 booked for murder

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:08 PM PST

Shiromani Akali Dal MLA from Banga, Mohan Lal, who is the son of technical education minister Swarna Ram, has been booked for the murder of his cousin and former PA Jagdish Mehmi under sections 302 and 34 of the IPC. The MLA`s wife Santosh, mother Rani and his `PA` Jaswinder Singh have also been booked in the case.

Function on Guru Ravidass birth anniversary becomes rallying point for anti-Dera Ballan sections

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:06 PM PST

A state-level function to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidass, which was organized at Khuralgarh in Hoshiarpur district, became a rallying point for anti-Dera Sachkhand Ballan sections.

5 'errant' cops dismissed: Punjab tells HC

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST

The Punjab government on Wednesday informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it had dismissed two DSPs, Ravinder Kumar and Rajinder Pal Aanand, ASI Malvinder Singh and constables Manjeet Singh and Gurcharan Singh from service.

Indians in Libya holed up at home, parents appeal to government

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:01 PM PST

While Punjabis stranded in Libya desperately wait for the Indian government to evacuate them from the trouble-torn nation, their relatives and parents back home have appealed to the media to highlight the plight of their trapped children and build pressure on the government for their safe return.

Brewing trouble: Sangrur NGOs pitch for `no liquor vend` in villages

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:59 PM PST

The Punjab government might be looking at a 30 per cent jump in revenue collection by fixing a large quota for liquor in the excise policy, but certain NGOs in the region are not taking it well.

Fresh set of rules in offing for Punjab police

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:54 PM PST

The around 76-year-old Punjab Police Rules (PPR), 1934 would be changed. For the first time, Punjab police has prepared a detailed draft for a new PPR and added some new chapters in it.

Cong flays excise policy

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:53 PM PST

The Congress has criticized the SAD-BJP government`s excise policy, saying it spells bad news for a state where addiction is a big problem.

Now, a book to save railways land from encroacher

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:51 PM PST

India`s second largest owner of the land -- 4.32 lakh hectare -- Indian Railways till Tuesday had no comprehensive literature regarding complete policy of its land.

Amritsar to be first city in north India to have LPG crematoriums

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:48 PM PST

Two crematoriums in Amritsar will have LPG plants installed with the aim to save wood and make cremating bodies more economical.

Workers want implementation of labour laws

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:42 PM PST

Work in hundreds of foundry units in this industrial city came to stand still while workers` unions under the banner of the Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) went on strike and held a protest rally in before giving memorandum to the administration on Wednesday.

Stone of sewerage system laid after levelling distributory

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:38 PM PST

While the state government, especially chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and deputy chief minister have been highlighting their focus on rejuvenating the irrigation network, the foundation stone of the sewerage system in Hadiabad locality, Phagwara, was laid after levelling a dried up distributary which has not yet been declared abandoned by the irrigation department.

Workshop on photography, documentary begins

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:37 PM PST

A 15-day workshop on photography and documentary-making was inaugurated on Wednesday at Sri Krishna Museum here by GS Chani, who is an eminent documentary and film maker-cum-producer-director, who interacted with the students.

Convicts write to chief justice over corruption in jail

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:34 PM PST

Within a month of a three-member committee headed by a former high court judge submitting a report on Haryana jails, a group of convicts lodged at the high security model jail here on Wednesday alleged rampant corruption by jail officials and staffers.

Abducted collector's village is distraught yet divided

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:30 PM PST

Gandhi sits at the chowk of this village under the shadow of CPI Maoist. As you enter the village, the competing symbols are the first glimpse of the village's conflicting, confounding loyalties.
Posted by Harshad at 9:14 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)