Friday, April 22, 2011

Eviction notices to religious bodies

Eviction notices to religious bodies

Eviction notices to religious bodies

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:53 PM PDT

Local devout as well as managements of temples here are up in arms against the district administration for having served eviction notices to eight temples believed to be of ancient origin.

Negligence claims life of mother and newborn

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:52 PM PDT

In a shocking incident, negligence by doctors on duty resulted into delivery of stillborn baby and death of woman at primary health centre at Shahbad on Friday afternoon.

Lahaul gets to see vegetables, fruits after five months

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:51 PM PDT

After having gone through the most extreme and adverse weather conditions, Friday was the happiest day for thousands of residents of Lahaul Valley of Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal when they had a glimpse of vegetables and fruits after five months.

After Miss Tibet, Mr Tibet contest on freedom issue

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:50 PM PDT

After the failed uprising when Tibetans were forced to flee from their homeland and live in exile, young Tibetans since then have adopted many innovative methods to draw the attention of international community.

Irregularities in import of planting material in Himachal Pradesh: CAG

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:48 PM PDT

Failure of the horticulture department to timely import planting material, including apple, cherry and peach plants not only resulted in a loss of Rs 16.74 lakh but also led to locking up of Rs 2.79 crore in bank accounts for more than two years, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out.

Want damages from polluters? Be ready to pay 1% as court fee

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:24 PM PDT

If you are seeking compensation or damages from an industry for polluting, be ready to pay up too. The environment ministry has now made it mandatory for the victims to shell out 1% of the amount they are claiming as compensation as 'fee' to the newly set up National Green Tribunal.

Railways to probe Goel incident, may speak to BJP leader

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:21 PM PDT

Chief public relations officer of the north-western railway Lalit Bohara told TOI on Friday, "We have constituted a committee for a detailed probe.

Cong pressurising Centre to defer SGPC polls: SAD

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:14 PM PDT

SAD alleged on Friday that "Punjab Congress was putting pressure on Congress-led UPA government to defer the SGPC polls".

'Ineffective' Punjab Lokpal wants Karnataka model

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:08 PM PDT

Punjab's Lokpal, who finds his hands tied in taking action against the top brass, wants amendments in the state Act, at least to bring it in tune with the one in Karnataka.

Krishna, Prachanda in diplomatic duel

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:00 PM PDT

Nepal's Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal's (Prachanda's) meeting with Foreign Minister S M Krishna in Kathmandu on Friday turned into a diplomatic duel.

Water samples of Ferozepur schools fail test

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:54 PM PDT

The laboratory analysis of water samples drawn from different schools, both government as well as private falling under Ferozepur district recently, indicated that water being consumed by thousands of students was not fit for consumption.

BJP chief supports son of Cong leader accused in rape case

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:52 PM PDT

Crisis brings even old time foes together. In an interesting development, state BJP president Ashwani Sharma came out in open support of son of a Congress leader booked in a rape case in Pathankot recently.

Hotelier murder: Four accused surrender

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:38 PM PDT

Four people accused of murdering a hotelier's son on Wednesday night, including SAD MLA Sarabjit Makkar's councillor nephew Ram Simran Singh Makkar, surrendered in a court on Friday.

Tihar new hangout for tainted babus, businessmen

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:31 PM PDT

The men behind two of the biggest multi-crore scandals of the country, the 2G and the CWG scam, have found comfort in each other's company in Tihar jail, where all of them are presently lodged.

'Dhoni more influential than Obama'

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:01 PM PDT

Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni, who inspired the country to its first ODI World Cup title in 28 years, has been ranked above US President Barack Obama and global soccer icon Lionel Messi in Time magazine.

IIT faculty getting younger by the year

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:33 PM PDT

The age gap between a faculty member and a student is closing. Recruitment records from IIT-Kanpur show that between 1990 and 2010, the average age of freshly recruited teachers fell from the mid-50s to early 30s.

After DGCA rap, airlines rework Mumbai arrival schedule

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

As many as 45 flights across all airlines have reworked their schedules to adjust their departure from the city of origin to the allotted arrival slots in Mumbai.

AP govt has no records of Sathya Sai Trust

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:59 PM PDT

The Trust was registered with the endowment assistant commissioner at Anantapur on September 2, 1972. But, the state does not even have a copy of the trust deed

Please don't go, people appeal to Lokayukta Hegde

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:58 PM PDT

To all those who had gathered outside his residence in Sadashivanagar, an upmarket area, Justice Hegde said he would take a decision on Saturday after reaching New Delhi.

At Puttaparthi, faith overcomes grim reality

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:55 PM PDT

"He is god. He will overcome this phase and start giving darshans. That's my belief, you may not believe this but I do," says trust secretary K Chakravarthi

Maya to Hazare: How can you forget an SC member?

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:53 PM PDT

UP chief minister Mayawati on Friday attacked the social activist and Congress-led UPA government for not including any scheduled caste member in joint committee for drafting Jan Lokpal Bill.

Tiger attacks three women near Corbett

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:51 PM PDT

A tiger mauled and wounded two women and a 10-year-old girl on Friday near a primary school in Nainital's Ramnagar forest division. The spot is close to the buffer zone of the Corbett Tiger Reserve.

At DB Realty, fathers rise as sons go to jail

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:49 PM PDT

A day after its managing director Vinod Goenka was arrested in the 2G spectrum scam case on Wednesday, the controversial Mumbai-based real estate company D B Realty inducted his father, K M Goenka, as non-executive director

Trust wavers on taking final call on Sai Baba

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:43 PM PDT

Police reinforcement was rushed in and giant LCD screens put up at vantage points in Puttaparthi, Kothacheruvu and nearby villages. helipads are being constructed at feverish pace at a private airport.

Jaitapur activists defy police warning, to hold rally

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:42 PM PDT

In spite of prohibitory orders and police warning to stop the Tarapur-Jaitapur protest yatra, anti-nuclear power plant activists have decided to assemble at Tarapur and continue their march.
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