Sunday, July 3, 2011

Punjab-Haryana rift forces shelving of 'tame Ghaggar' plan

Punjab-Haryana rift forces shelving of 'tame Ghaggar' plan

Punjab-Haryana rift forces shelving of 'tame Ghaggar' plan

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Differences between the two states have led to loss of an opportunity to avail grant of Rs 1,100 crore which the central government offered to tame Ghaggar's flood fury during monsoon to recharge plunging ground water levels in the three states.

PSA to promote literature for kids

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:39 PM PDT

With an aim to revive children's literature in Punjabi language, Punjabi Sahit Academy organized a one-day workshop on the topic at Punjabi Bhawan on Sunday.

AAI, state trade barbs over navigation aid

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:38 PM PDT

At a time, when passengers at the Sahnewal airport are flying at perils of their own life, the state authorities and the Airports Authority of India are trading barbs over the delay in installation of a navigational aid DVOR.

Bathinda villages show they can reverse ugly trend

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:37 PM PDT

A decade after Bathinda earned ignominy for its skewed sex ratio and high number of 'sex selective abortions', four villages in the district have made an attempt to reverse the situation, tremendously improving the child sex ratio.

Girl child is welcome here

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:36 PM PDT

This predominantly Dalit village, where around half of the earning hands are daily-wagers, girl children are welcomed with open arms.

Panchayat’s strategy works wonders

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Bhai Ki Pishor, a small nondescript village in Lehragaga area of Sangrur district, has improved its child sex ratio in recent years.

Keeping a close tab on pregnancy held the key

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Six years ago, IAS officer Krishan Kumar laid down a model to improve the dwindling child sex ratio in Nawashahr. After initial hurdles, his efforts bore fruits. The 2011 census told an exceptional success story. Nawashahr recorded an improved child sex ratio of 879 against 809 registered in 2001 census.

Drunk man allows friend to abuse wife

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:31 PM PDT

A woman with a hearing and speech impairment had a harrowing time when her alcoholic husband allegedly let his friend abuse her at Bhatia Colony here on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.

Miscreants attack Sunam hospital staff

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:30 PM PDT

More than two dozen persons entered the Sunam hospital and started pelting stones on Sunday afternoon, following which the Sunam SMO and other paramedical staff saved themselves by bolting themselves in a hospital room.

Australia starts punitive immigration measures

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:29 PM PDT

After thousands of aspirants managed Australian immigration by making false claims through fake certifications, the department of immigration and citizenship of Australia has now introduced a new 'fraud public interest criterion' under which applicants making bogus claims can face a three-year ban.

Jats ready to oppose anti-Khap bill

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:28 PM PDT

While the officials and subordinates of various ministries would be finalizing the contents of proposed bill on Khap Panchayat expected to be tabled during monsoon session of parliament, the Khap leaders have now started working on the strategies to oppose the same by staging agitations at New Delhi.

Chandpura rivulet divides Haryana, Punjab villages

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:27 PM PDT

Come monsoon and safety of strategically located Chandpura rivulet becomes a bone of contention between residents of certain villages of Punjab and Haryana.

Speaker Kahlon talks politics

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:25 PM PDT

Though a speaker - of parliament or state assemblies - is considered to be apolitical and there are strong conventions about it in the country, Punjab assembly speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon apparently violated this unwritten code of conduct while addressing a public function at village Bhagowal Khurd of district Gurdaspur where he delivered a highly political speech.

'We waste lot of time criticizing others'

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:24 PM PDT

Can somebody always remain calm or in a meditative state even when solving maths questions, cooking, sleeping and doing daily chores?

108 healthcare facilities in Punjab raided

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:22 PM PDT

Blood soaked bandages, infected needles and syringes were part of the potentially hazardous bio-medical waste found dumped in the open along with municipal waste in surprise raids on hospitals, both government and private, across Punjab, on Sunday.

Four booked for forcing girl into prostitution

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:21 PM PDT

The district police on Sunday booked two couples for allegedly forcing a girl into prostitution. The development followed during the raid conducted by police, while unearthing a flesh trade racket flourishing from the residential colony here.

NRI takes up cudgels against addiction

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Gurminder Singh Thind, who has been making all out efforts to turn his nondescript Bishangarh village into a model one, has now set up a social group against drug addiction.

Car looted from village headman

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:15 PM PDT

Four masked men sped away after looting a car at pistol point from the sarpanch of Babain from near Manebar village of the district during the wee hours of Sunday.

Cop, friends beat up bus driver

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:13 PM PDT

Upset over not being provided seats, a policeman and his friends, who are believed to be his colleagues, allegedly beat up the driver and conductor here on Sunday evening.

Poor roads give sleepless nights to Lahaul farmers

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 03:12 PM PDT

The road link to Lahaul-Spiti has been restored after around six months but still the troubles of people in the tribal areas are far from over.

Civil society may come after you in future, Farooq warns non-UPA parties

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 01:51 PM PDT

Union minister for new and renewable energy Farooq Abdullah tried to stoke the unease among certain sections of the political class over the ambitious agenda of civil society, warning that non-UPA players will not remain unscathed by the heat generated by the activists.

Yoga can tackle mental disorders

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 01:42 PM PDT

Yoga is no longer a traditional fitness workout. The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (Nimhans) not only has a 45-minute yoga package to treat psychiatric disorders like depression and schizophrenia, but has started comparing its curative effects with general medicine.

Poll loss: Alagiri slams cadres

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 01:30 PM PDT

After lying low for more than a month since DMK suffered the election debacle, elder son of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, M K Alagiri broke his silence.

Yatris stuck in Jammu, complain of poor arrangements

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Thousands of Amarnath pilgrims stuck at the base camps of Jammu are upset over the lack of lodging facilities at the state Yatri Bhawan and are complaining about unhygienic conditions at temporary sheds. The uncertainty over their yatra plan is also proving a costly affair.

Man prints Rs 8.91 lakh fake notes to clear debts, arrested

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 01:14 PM PDT

A section officer of Rajasthan assembly allegedly printed counterfeit currency notes worth Rs 8.91 lakh to clear his debts. The man whom the section officer owed money informed the police after he noticed that all the serial numbers in the notes were the same.
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