Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Chinese firms may face security hurdle for port projects

Chinese firms may face security hurdle for port projects

Chinese firms may face security hurdle for port projects

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 06:01 PM PDT

The shipping ministry is not keen on firms from West Asia and China bidding for domestic port projects citing security concerns, a move which may affect the plans of companies such as Dubai Port Global, Hutchison and Nigpo Port Group Ltd.

Central medical research lab soon in Patiala

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:51 PM PDT

It is expected that Government Medical College of Patiala may soon house the first central medical research lab of the state.

NRIs cold to Punjab polls

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:49 PM PDT

Five months after the state government notified the amendment allowing NRIs to vote, a minuscule 35 have registered themselves as voters with the Election Commission so far.

PIL contests timing norms for liquor vends in Punjab

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Acting on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging certain provisions of the excise policy of Punjab government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the state government asking it to respond to the contentions raised in the PIL.

Pvt printing of Guru Granth Sahib birs sparks row

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:44 PM PDT

The printing of some birs of Guru Granth Sahib by an NRI and their subsequent Parkash (installation) in at least three gurdwaras, two of which are under SGPC control, has created a controversy as some mistakes have been pointed out.

Education dept team manhandled by school authorities

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:42 PM PDT

: A team of officials of the district education department, who visited a school for inspection on Tuesday following a court order, had a tough time as they were manhandled by the management.

Rains disrupt life in Chamba valley; tourism, crops hit

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:39 PM PDT

Widespread rains in Chamba district, 160 km from here, have not only affected fruit crops, but have also disappointed tourists as they remained stranded on the roads.

Armymen booked for misbehaving with DC

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:33 PM PDT

Having the cheek to defy senior administrative officers` orders about not creating nuisance in public places landed four army personnel behind bars on Sunday and were let out later, but only on submitting a personal bond after senior army officers intervened.

First spell of water discharge exposes poor construction at Hathnikund barrage

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:29 PM PDT

This may be perhaps the shortest life for any boundary wall or block, constructed by the Haryana irrigation department to check water flow into the Hathnikund barrage.

Mewat DRO in crime branch's custody

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:28 PM PDT

Accused of forcing villagers to sell of their under-acquisition agriculture land, the district revenue officer (DRO) of Mewat district finally landed behind the bars on Monday night. DRO K K Amrohi was arrested from Gurgaon.

Ostracized family of murder accused in Haryana seeks permission to die

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:20 PM PDT

"We have approached police, but to no avail as we are being punished as kin of a murder accused. As all doors are closed, we decided to write to President seeking permission to commit suicide," said head of the family.

CAG raps Haryana for blockage of funds

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:16 PM PDT

The functioning of public health engineering department has come under scanner due to alleged blockage of funds by the authorities by purchasing material without assessing the actual requirement in Haryana.

Devinder granted bail in corruption case

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:13 PM PDT

District court on Tuesday allowed bail application of Devinder Singh, alleged conduit of former chief parliamentary secretary and BJP MLA Raj Khurana, who were arrested in a corruption case involving an amount of Rs 1.5 crore.

Basketball player accuses senior of rape

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:09 PM PDT

The minor girl, a resident of Bhiwani town, had been taking coaching at Bhiwani Sports Academy. She was sexually exploited by a senior player there for about a year.

Minor girl says no to middle-aged hubby, killed

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT

A minor girl was allegedly killed by her parents after she refused to be with her middle-aged husband. The death of Mukesh Kumari , 17, also exposed an ageold barter system: her uncle wanted to marry a girl from Mukesh's in-laws' family.

SC disbands Salwa Judum, anti-Naxal ops may be hit

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:45 PM PDT

The judgment could deal a body blow to anti-Naxalite operations in six other states where the Centre has financed the recruitment of SPOs to help under-staffed constabulary deal with the Maoist challenge.

Make assets public, CBI officials told

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:39 PM PDT

The Central Information Commission has directed the CBI to make public properties of its officials posted in Delhi and Mumbai, and also their source of income for the last 10 years.

Fishermen row: Krishna to send team to Lanka

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:33 PM PDT

Hours after the Sri Lanka navy detained 14 Indian fishermen, foreign minister S M Krishna declared he would send a senior official to Sri Lanka to "resolve the issue".

Hasan case fallout: Pondy guv seeks 7 days to pack up

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:31 PM PDT

Iqbal Singh's involvement in the case is that he endorsed and forwarded Ali's application in 1997 for expeditious issue of passport when he was a Rajya Sabha member (1992-1998).

Rlys to have new e-ticket service

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:28 PM PDT

Railway passengers can now buy e-tickets from the Indian Railways's website while the passengers of Rajdhanis will have an onboard public address system announcing destination stops and their scheduled arrivals and departures

Bollywood producer guilty of wife-beating

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:23 PM PDT

A city magistrate on Tuesday held film producer Gaurang Doshi guilty of cruelty to his wife. Doshi is the producer of the 2002 hit 'Aankhe' starring Amitabh Bachchan.

Govt not committed to any timeline to clear Lokpal Bill

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Responding to Hazare's threat to launch a hunger strike from August 16 if the bill doesn't become a law by then, the home minister said it was "premature" to predict as the bill "will satisfy the vast majority of this country".

Govt altered status of Adarsh land: Mumbai collector

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:15 PM PDT

More skeletons are tumbling out of the Adarsh closet. In a month and a half, the state made changes to a government resolution (GR), deleting a line that showed the Adarsh land was "in possession of the defence department".

Dharavi in Mumbai is no longer Asia's largest slum

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:01 PM PDT

Dharavi, spread over 557 acres and housing nearly three lakh people, is no longer Asia's largest slum. Mumbai has at least four larger contenders for the dubious distinction, some of them three times the size of Dharavi.

After clearing three coal blocks, Ramesh says no to fourth in C’garh forest

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:55 PM PDT

After having cleared three coal blocks in the 'no-go' area of Hasdeo forests in Chhattisgarh, environment minister Jairam Ramesh has put down his foot against a fourth - Morga II.
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