Thursday, June 23, 2011

Finally, Andhra govt to rein in Sai Trust

Finally, Andhra govt to rein in Sai Trust

Finally, Andhra govt to rein in Sai Trust

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:05 PM PDT

The Andhra government has decided to withdraw some of the 16 concessions that the Sai trust has been accorded to carry out its various philanthropic, educational and charitable activities.

Dhumal for extending ICT scheme to middle schools

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:52 PM PDT

Chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has asked the human resource development (HRD) ministry for extending the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) @School scheme to middle schools.

Another embezzlement case surfaces at Mansa DTO, Rs 6 cr found pending as vehicle tax

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:48 PM PDT

All is apparently not well at the district transport office of Mansa. After a former DTO was arrested in May 2010 on charges of embezzling public money, a special internal audit done at the instance of finance department has now detected vehicle tax of over Rs 6 crore pending against 57 transporters.

Erratic power supply adds to farmers' woes

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:44 PM PDT

As if the shortage of labour was not enough, the erratic power supply has multiplied problems of thousands of farmers of Nabha sub-division of this district.

HPTDC starts luxury bus service to Rohtang

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:41 PM PDT

In view of traffic congestion and the large number of tourists travelling to Rohtang, the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corp Ltd has decided to start two luxury buses on the 52 km-long Manali-Rohtang highway from Friday.

SGPC signs MoU with NZ institute

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:39 PM PDT

To help state students in securing direct admission, the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak committee has signed a memorandum of understanding with Wiakato Institute of Technology , in Hamilton city, New Zealand.

German MP of Indian origin takes up Bhullar's cause

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:37 PM PDT

A German member of parliament of Indian origin Sebastian Edathy has raised the issue of pending execution of the 1993 Delhi bomb blast kingpin Devinderpal Singh Bhullar with his government and the European Union.

Badal meets PM, urge for clemency to Bhullar

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:36 PM PDT

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and urged him to grant clemency to Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar by converting his death sentence into life imprisonment.

One dead, another injured in elopement-related fight

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:27 PM PDT

In another alleged case of elopement by a married woman with an unmarried boy and the ensuing fight, between family members of the woman and friends of the boy, has led to a murder in Bhucho Mandi town of Bathinda.

Killing of 15-yr-old: Karnal police suspect 'honour killing'

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:22 PM PDT

The sordid saga of 'killings for honour' is taking further toll in Haryana. Police are suspecting that family members of a 15-year-old girl killed her nearly 10 days after cops handed her over to her family in Gagsina village of Karnal district after her elopement with a boy.

9 shopkeepers booked in Ambala

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:20 PM PDT

The district police carried out sting operation to identify the shopkeepers who sell mobile SIM cards without collecting Identity proof from the customers.

All for a lokpal with teeth

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:30 PM PDT

Far from proving to be anti-democratic or counterproductive, Anna Hazare's Jantar Mantar fast has forced the government to get serious about the anti-corruption law that has been pending for the last 45 years.

10-month ordeal ends for Suez crew

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:26 PM PDT

Six Indian sailors, who were among the 22-member crew of MV Suez held captive by Somali pirates for nearly 10 months, reached Karachi on Thursday and are expected to return home on Friday.

Pak scientist in Ajmer jail likely to be freed

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Hope of early release from prison soared for Pakistani virologist Khaleel Chishty, in jail on a murder rap, after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote to home minister P Chidambaram to oversee the case.

Undertrail shot outside Bhopal courtroom

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:08 PM PDT

An undertrial in a robbery case was shot dead on Thursday just outside the courtroom where he was to be produced. The assailant, who claimed his wife had been raped by the undertrial, was arrested.

Cong attacks UP govt over death of medical officer

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:02 PM PDT

Congress sharpened it attack on the Mayawati government over death of a top medical officer in Lucknow jail under mysterious circumstances, suspecting he might have been murdered.

CWC to deliberate on Lokpal, other urgent issues

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Congress's top heads will meet on Friday to discuss the Lokpal bill and other urgent issues which have landed the ruling brass in a soup.

Largest highway project up for grabs

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:57 PM PDT

Eleven players are in the fray to construct India's largest-ever highway project. The 555-km Ahemdabad-Udaipur-Kishangarh stretch is expected to cost nearly Rs 5,400 crore.

Govt's Lokpal draft targets NGOs, leaves out govt officials, says activists

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:54 PM PDT

The government appears to have targeted non-government organizations and even district level campaigns and movements rather than government employees in its version of the Lokpal bill.

Obama's 2014 deadline gives room to India to continue Afghan assistance

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:52 PM PDT

The 2014 deadline gives India sufficient leeway to continue its nation-building assistance in Afghanistan without fear of a Pakistan-backed return of the Taliban.

Three Chhattisgarh coal blocks can be opened: Ramesh

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:48 PM PDT

The first signs of Jairam Ramesh easing his stand on the `go no-go' policy came on Thursday when he cleared three coal block projects in the dense forests of Hasdeo-Arand region of Chhattisgarh.

For court infrastructure, Centre increases its share by Rs 2,000 cr

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:45 PM PDT

Girding up to clear 2.3 crore pending cases, the Centre on Thursday agreed to increase its contribution by Rs 2,000 crore in the next five years to provide trial courts with adequate infrastructure.

Cong firefights after Digvijay stirs bugging debate

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:41 PM PDT

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh's stand that the issue of whether the finance minister's office was bugged should be probed sent the party into a tizzy, frustrating its effort to cap the controversy.

Soon, 5 years in jail for bugging

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:33 PM PDT

The government will soon place in Parliament a Right to Privacy Bill, which intends to deal a body blow to the illegal business of snooping on citizens using sophisticated devices by individuals and detective firms.

Soon, 5 years in jail for bugging, illegal phone tapping

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:33 PM PDT

The government will soon place in Parliament a Right to Privacy Bill, which intends to deal a body blow to the illegal business of snooping on citizens using sophisticated devices by individuals and detective firms.
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