Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Mudslinging clouds martyrs' legacy

Mudslinging clouds martyrs' legacy

Mudslinging clouds martyrs' legacy

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:29 PM PDT

After paying customary tributes to the martyrs, most of the leaders resorted to opposition bashing for the rest of their speeches.

Govt looks on as alcoholism hurts livers in Punjab

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:26 PM PDT

Though Punjab government is filling its coffers by increasing the number of liquor vends in the state, no money is finding its way to curing the cases of alcohol-related liver damage, which is quite common in the state.

Jilted lover kills girl in Sirsa

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:24 PM PDT

A jilted lover allegedly murdered a 24-year-old girl, a student of polytechnic in Sirsa.

Dialogue between Jats, govt resumes

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:22 PM PDT

The dialogue between Jat leaders leading the stir for reservation for central governments services and the government resumed in a bid to end the impasse on the issue in Haryana.

'Muslims in Pakistan in no better condition than Hindus'

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:19 PM PDT

While talking to TOI Dr Haresh Kumar, member national assembly, Pakistan said that, "We discourage Hindus and Sikhs of Pakistan to migrate to India but a few of them have their own personal reasons and concerns."

Changing climate makes water demand rise in Himachal Pradesh

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:18 PM PDT

Himachal Pradesh has seen an increase of demand by over 3.93 crore litres of water per day from its drinking water supplies in the 39 irrigation and public health (IPH) divisions in the state from January 1 to December 31 last year.

Jagan Mohan Reddy wins 3 Andhra council seats, shocks Congress

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:10 PM PDT

Congress discard and late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's son Jagan Mohan Reddy gave a rude shock to the ruling Congress and the opposition TDP by winning three of the five legislative council seats in the local bodies segment on Wednesday.

Common syllabus for maths, science soon

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:08 PM PDT

From the 2011-2012 academic session, senior secondary students across 19 boards, including the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), will have core syllabuses for science and mathematics.

In a first, HRD to launch survey on state of higher education

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Faced with inadequate information on the subject, the HRD ministry will, for the first time in more than 60 years, launch a massive survey on the state of higher education in the country.

Tough child abuse bill tabled in Rajya Sabha

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:02 PM PDT

India will soon have a comprehensive law to deal with sexual offences against children. It will provide for stringent punishment of up to 10 years' jail term, which may even be extended to life imprisonment if warranted.

Ann Hazare invited for talks on Lokpal Bill

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:56 PM PDT

Social activist Anna Hazare, spearheading India Against Corruption campaign, has been invited by a sub-group of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Lokpal Bill for discussions on March 28.

UP school dormitory turns jail for students

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:54 PM PDT

A boarding school in UP's Bijnor district allegedly confined over a dozen students to the school dormitory for over a fortnight for failing to submit two months' fee.

Chidambaram, Jaitley trade barbs in Rajya Sabha

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:53 PM PDT

Rajya Sabha resembled a courtroom on Wednesday with lawyer-politicians P Chidambaram and Arun Jaitley taking suave but ruthless swipes at one another.

BJP, Left have double standards: Congress

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:50 PM PDT

Congress on Wednesday sought to retrieve some political space by taking on the BJP and the Left alike for their "double standards" on the fallout of the WikiLeaks disclosures about alleged bribery to win the 2008 trust vote in Parliament.

It is PM's habit to blame others: BJP

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:45 PM PDT

BJP leader Sushma Swaraj made a spirited attack on the government on the WikiLeaks issue, charging PM Manmohan Singh for abdicating responsibility as leader of the government in the July 2008 cash-for-votes scam.

Bhopal gas tragedy: Court OKs CBI plea to extradite Anderson

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:44 PM PDT

The CBI's lack of preparation while seeking a Letter of Request for the extradition of Union Carbide Corporation's ex-chairman Warren M Anderson came in for sharp criticism by a trial court.

India summons Italian envoy over turban row

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:34 PM PDT

Italy came under fire both inside Parliament and out as India lodged a protest against Milan airport security asking the Sikh coach of golfer Jeev Milkha Singh to remove his turban.

Srikrishna panel was anti-Telangana: HC judge

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:29 PM PDT

The Justice Srikrishna Committee looking into the demand for Telangana was meant to be impartial. Instead, it ended up being more partisan than a Congress party's internal report.

In Dantewada, collector & SP not on same page

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:26 PM PDT

A day after the media reported alleged arson and assault by special police officers in three villages of Dantewada, the two officers who represent the government in the district spoke in divergent voices.

Jat stir: HC pulls up railways for inaction

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:24 PM PDT

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday pulled up the railway authorities for not reacting in time to the Jat agitation that has crippled the rail traffic.

Jat protest: Rail blockade takes toll on power supply

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Rail blockade by Jat agitators has hit coal supplies to Haryana power plants and may take a toll on electricity supply to the Capital from generation stations of state-run NTPC if the agitation prolongs.

70% TB patients in India are under 50

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:19 PM PDT

Around 40% of India's population is infected with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. The majority however are dormant TB carriers.

Probe into fake pilot licences reaches Manila

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:16 PM PDT

The scare created by fake pilots among flyers has forced the government to crack the whip on substandard pilots who could endanger air safety.

Smokeless tobacco in food category?

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Can smokeless and chewing tobacco, India's major public health problem, be called food items and then be tested and asked to reveal contents? That's what the Union health ministry now wants to find out.

I-T raids on homes of Telugu stars

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Income tax officials from Vizag came calling on Tollywood on Wednesday and raided various premises of Telugu stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ravi Teja and Anushka.
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