Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Protest over forcible acquisition of Mansa land

Protest over forcible acquisition of Mansa land

Protest over forcible acquisition of Mansa land

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:28 PM PDT

A day after police lahicharge, landowners and activists of farmer organizations held protest rally at Mansa on Wednesday opposing the forcible acquisition of their land for a proposed power plant.

Fake visa racket: Hundreds approach to reclaim passports

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:25 PM PDT

Two days after police busted a fake visa racket and seized hundreds of passports, Nawanshahr police on Wednesday set up a special counter at city police station to handle the heavy rush of people who had come looking for their documents.

New bridge on Satluj river in Ferozepur likely by November

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:24 PM PDT

Construction work on a 720-metre-long bridge over Satluj river at Gidderpindi village, which would connect Malwa, Doaba and Majha regions, is nearing completion and is expected to be opened for vehicular traffic in November this year.

Backward classes panel meets on quota issue

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:21 PM PDT

The Haryana Backward Classes Commission has asked the communities namely Jats, Jat Sikhs, Rors, Tyagi and Bishnoi or any other caste to send their requests to the commission within a month for inclusion in the list of other backward classes of the state.

Finally, Jagir Kaur also finds support for brother's release from Pak jail

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:20 PM PDT

Jagir Kaur`s pleas have finally been heard. Not by government but by the Supreme Court lawyer Arvind Sharma, who had earlier secured Indian prisoner Gopal Das`s release from Pakistan`s Kot Lakhpat jail, after serving 27 years of imprisonment.

Punjab cabinet approves 14 more family courts in the state

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:18 PM PDT

Punjab cabinet gave approval to create 14 posts of district judges, along with supporting staff, for establishment of 14 family courts in the state, completely dedicated for matrimonial and family disputes.

Fresh EC guidelines for voters

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:15 PM PDT

The Election Commission of India has issued fresh guidelines for the voters to be enrolled, who are between the age group of 18 and 21 years, making it mandatory for such voters to produce documentary proof of age at the time of enrolment as voter.

Groom's family demands Rs 1 lakh, girl opts out

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:11 PM PDT

Valor was again displayed by a girl and her family when they turned down a sudden demand of dowry made the groom's family.

Rally in Delhi on July 15 in support of Bhullar

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:10 PM PDT

To secure the release of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar and to demand his return to Germany, which has agreed to take him back, All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) and Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) have announced a "civil disobedience" movement from July 15.

AG okayed CBI exemption from RTI purview

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 06:36 PM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was exempted from the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act on the sole recommendation of attorney general Goolam Vahanvati.

Finance min asked to probe assets of former CJI

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 06:28 PM PDT

The home ministry has asked the finance ministry to conduct a probe into the assets of former Chief Justice of India, K G Balakrishnan, in what could possibly lead to action against him for allegedly possessing wealth disproportionate to his income.

Cash trail: Cops summon 2 Sai Trust members for quizzing

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 06:18 PM PDT

In an embarrassment to the powerful Sathya Sai Central Trust that manages Sai Baba's spiritual empire, the police on Wednesday called two of its high-profile members for questioning in the recent seizure of Rs 35.50 lakh.

Husband arrested for Jaipal's niece murder

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 06:16 PM PDT

Union minister S Jaipal Reddy's niece Dr Kiran Reddy was allegedly smothered to death by her inebriated husband on Friday last.

Police-protesters clash in Guwahati, 3 killed

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 06:13 PM PDT

Protesters, led by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), turned violent after police prevented them from marching towards the state secretariat. Police lobbed tear gas shells and fired to control the mob

Karunanidhi says Kanimozhi in bad shape

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 06:09 PM PDT

Back from Delhi after meeting his daughter Kanimozhi in Tihar jail, a visibly disturbed DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Wednesday said she has been jailed under "inhumane conditions'' and was in poor health.

CBI sends reminder to TRAI for assessing loss in 2G scam

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 06:07 PM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation has sent a reminder to telecom regulator TRAI asking it to assess the exact loss to the government in allocation of spectrum to private telecom companies between 2001 and 2008.

Jamiat chief takes potshots at Hazare and Co

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 06:04 PM PDT

Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani took potshots at the civil society initiative on Lokpal Bill by saying he was with any movement to rid the country of its ills provided the leader of that movement was not "diseased" himself.

Mamata puts her fiscal demands before Plan panel

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:54 PM PDT

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reiterated before the Planning Commission that she had inherited a bankrupt exchequer from the Left government.

I was surprised at nomination to plan panel group: Binayak Sen

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:53 PM PDT

Binayak Sen on Wednesday said the Planning Commission's decision to put him on the working group on health had come as a surprise even as he disregarded the Madhya Pradesh CM's boycott of the plan panel's meetings in protest against his nomination.

BJP blames rivalry between ministries for bugging in Pranab's office

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:51 PM PDT

BJP on Wednesday sharpened its attack on the alleged attempt to bug finance minister Pranab Mukherjee's office, saying the incident was a fallout of the rivalry between ministers.

Disclose phone tapping proposals sent to home ministry, CIC tells CBI

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:49 PM PDT

The Central Information Commission has asked CBI to disclose proposals sent to home ministry seeking permission for tapping telephones after severing names and designations of people mentioned in these proposals.

NAC drops Section 355 clause from communal violence bill

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:34 PM PDT

Following controversy that its communal violence bill draft was violative of the federal structure, the National Advisory Council has dropped the clause which empowered the Centre to invoke Section 355 in case of violence against minorities.

Cong fends off queries on bugging; Pranab calls it bogus

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:33 PM PDT

Congress sealed its lips as the buzz over bugging in finance minister Pranab Mukherjee's office grew louder despite his bid to put a lid on it.

200 agents for criminal investigation in I-T dept

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:28 PM PDT

Amid pressure to crack down on black money, the government is set to hire 200 special agents to probe cases taken up by the newly-set up Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) under the Income Tax department.

Public consultation on framing laws may become the norm

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:19 PM PDT

The National Advisory Council ahs approved a framework for pre-legislative consultation which if adopted by government would mean law-making will no longer be the sole preserve of parliamentarians.
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