Second phase polling underway in Assam

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• Second phase polling underway in Assam
• Tainted officer is new chief conservator of Gurgaon
• Embarrassed, SP says he'll suspend ASI, head constable
• Water share denied, say Cong MPs
• Activists demand more powers for Lokayukta
• Tension over mosque in Ambala village ends
• Badal: No Lokpal Bill can end corruption
• Consulates ticked off for delaying visas of NRIs
• PSEB engineers oppose jobs on contract
• BSF jawan held for helping smugglers
• 'Patient', sister beaten up at Amritsar hospital
• 'Orientation course vital for students going to Oz'
• They tread on, despite govt apathy
• Illiterate children tread on, despite govt apathy
• When fathers drown kids' life
• Binayak Sen could've been let off with just a fine
• Fake pilot scam: Staff crunch hits DGCA crackdown
• Veerappa Moily tight-lipped on Lokpal Bill deadline
• 4.8 lakh aspirants for 10,000 IIT seats
• Jamiat calls all-party meet on cleric killing
• Rahul is an Amul baby: Achuthanandan
• Jalandhar family comes to claim parcel body
• Fear in the air: Flying on a wing and a prayer
• Anna, teach us not to pay bribe
• Pokhriyal sure of BJP win in next assembly poll

Second phase polling underway in Assam Posted: 10 Apr 2011 09:10 PM PDT Polling for the second and final phase of elections in 64 of the 126 assembly seats in Assam began Monday at 7 am.

Tainted officer is new chief conservator of Gurgaon Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:29 PM PDT MM Joshi, who was earlier on deputation as director general of Ayush (Ayurveda Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) in the state, was called back for the cadre posting and was appointed as CCF on March 15.

Embarrassed, SP says he'll suspend ASI, head constable Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:16 PM PDT SP Shashank Anand on Saturday evening had a tough time dealing with the kin of Kishori Lal, who was stabbed to death by a resident of Mandaur village, where he had gone to meet his sister on Friday morning.

Water share denied, say Cong MPs Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:15 PM PDT Raising the issue of perennial problem of water scarcity in south Haryana, two Congress MPs alleged that their region was being denied due share of canal water.

Activists demand more powers for Lokayukta Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:14 PM PDT Close on the heels of Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption, demand for a strict Lokpal Bill in Haryana is gaining momentum.

Tension over mosque in Ambala village ends Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:12 PM PDT With the two warring factions from Kalati village arriving at a compromise on Sunday afternoon to settle the dispute related to construction of a mosque in the village, district administration as well as police officials heaved a sigh of relief.

Badal: No Lokpal Bill can end corruption Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:10 PM PDT Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal said on Sunday, ''No matter how many anti-corruption bills are formed in the country, this menace will not cease to exist."

Consulates ticked off for delaying visas of NRIs Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT The Union minister of external affairs India has ticked off Indian consulates in US for delaying issuance of visas to NRIs who have clean track record.

PSEB engineers oppose jobs on contract Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:06 PM PDT PSEB Engineers' association have strongly criticised and decided to oppose the move of the state power companies and state government to recruit fresh assistant engineers on contract basis for 3 years instead of making recruitment on regular basis.

BSF jawan held for helping smugglers Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has arrested a BSF constable Gurcharan Singh posted at Daoke for allegedly facilitating the smuggling of 75 kg of heroin into the Indian territory from the India-Pak border in Punjab.

'Patient', sister beaten up at Amritsar hospital Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT Kamala, 37 and Pushpa, 31, both sisters from Mumbai, were reportedly thrashed on Saturday by relatives of patients of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital's orthopedic ward, where Pushpa has been undergoing treatment for diabetes for the past six months.

'Orientation course vital for students going to Oz' Posted: 10 Apr 2011 04:58 PM PDT India's new consul general in Australia, Dr Subhakanta Behera, has stressed on the importance of an orientation course for Indian students aspiring to undertake education in Australia to prevent a culture shock.

They tread on, despite govt apathy Posted: 10 Apr 2011 04:57 PM PDT Too little, too late. That perhaps sums up Punjab government's support and assistance for the scores of silent sufferers, who have become victims of domestic strife on account of excessive drinking.

Illiterate children tread on, despite govt apathy Posted: 10 Apr 2011 04:57 PM PDT Too little, too late. That perhaps sums up Punjab government's support and assistance for the scores of silent sufferers, who have become victims of domestic strife on account of excessive drinking.

When fathers drown kids' life Posted: 10 Apr 2011 04:35 PM PDT As the school bell goes off at the end of the day, 11-year-old Nikku does not rush home like his classmates. Instead, he slowly drags himself down the stairs, his bag slung on shoulders, and reluctantly lets himself out of the crumbling school building.

Binayak Sen could've been let off with just a fine Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:39 PM PDT The sedition provision, under which civil liberties activist Binayak Sen is serving a life sentence, is so arbitrary that he could well have been let off for the very same offence with just a fine.

Fake pilot scam: Staff crunch hits DGCA crackdown Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:36 PM PDT As aviation secretary Nasim Zaidi and DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan crack the whip on the fake pilot scam and flying schools, they are getting handicapped by the fact that there are very few people left for these jobs.

Veerappa Moily tight-lipped on Lokpal Bill deadline Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:33 PM PDT Union law minister M Veerappa Moily on Sunday sought the support of chief ministers for constituting the joint committee for drafting the Lokpal Bill.

4.8 lakh aspirants for 10,000 IIT seats Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:21 PM PDT Nearly 4.85 lakh engineering aspirants appeared for the IIT-Joint Entrance Examination 2011 held across 131 cities on Sunday, while 37,411 candidates had registered for it in Delhi.

Jamiat calls all-party meet on cleric killing Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:20 PM PDT The Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith has called for an all-party meeting on Wednesday to discuss the assassination of its head, Maulvi Showkat Shah, two days earlier.

Rahul is an Amul baby: Achuthanandan Posted: 10 Apr 2011 02:54 PM PDT Hitting back at AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi for commenting on his advancing age, Kerala CM VS Achuthanandan on Sunday called the Gandhi scion "Amul baby".

Jalandhar family comes to claim parcel body Posted: 10 Apr 2011 02:12 PM PDT A Jalandhar family has approached the Delhi police saying the girl whose body was sent in a parcel to Ajmer, could be their daughter.

Fear in the air: Flying on a wing and a prayer Posted: 10 Apr 2011 01:46 PM PDT An unprecedented trust deficit looms large in Indian skies with the sudden spate of fake pilots, both commanders and co-pilots, being detected.

Anna, teach us not to pay bribe Posted: 10 Apr 2011 01:40 PM PDT Anna Hazare won. The Jan Lokpal Bill was the rallying point against corruption. Support flooded in as the bill gave vent to years of frustration pent up in people from all sections of society.

Pokhriyal sure of BJP win in next assembly poll Posted: 10 Apr 2011 01:35 PM PDT Uttarakhand CM Ramesh Pokhriyal, faced with constant trouble from senior party leaders, has convinced the top BJP brass against a change in leadership in the state before it goes for assembly polls next year, party sources said.

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