Saturday, July 23, 2011

Tighter financial norms for investors in broadcast sector in offing

Tighter financial norms for investors in broadcast sector in offing


Tighter financial norms for investors in broadcast sector in offing

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 04:28 PM PDT

The government plans to tighten financial norms for investors in the broadcast sector to prevent its overcrowding and avoid premature closure of businesses.


Yaswant Sinha to head BJP policy group

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 04:27 PM PDT

Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha will be the convener of a policy formulation group set up by BJP president Nitin Gadkari and will comprise 21 senior functionaries, indicating the party's preparedness to increase the responsibilities the Jharkhand leader is handling.


India, Pak looking to ease LoC trade, travel barriers

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 03:42 PM PDT

These confidence-building measures are likely to be announced after the meeting of the foreign ministers, Krishna and his new, Pakistani counterpart, Rabbani Khar, on July 27.


BJP sees US hand in nod to multi-brand retail

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 03:41 PM PDT

Main opposition BJP on Saturday said it would oppose the government move to allow FDI in retail sector as it would affect small traders and alluded to the UPA government succumbing to the US pressure in changing the policy.


Congress wants Apartment Act repealed

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 03:05 PM PDT

Demanding the repeal of Apartment Act, opposition Congress has held that amendments/dilutions carried out in it as well as HP Land Reforms and Tenancy Act, 1972 had practically defeated the purposes for which the legislations were made.


HP witnessing a surge in cancer cases

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 03:03 PM PDT

Himachal Pradesh is witnessing a surge in number of lung and cervix cancer cases. Around 95% of lung cancers and 70% of head and neck cancers in males can directly be attributed to smoking which is a principal risk factor for the ailment.


Corporation status for Phagwara opposed

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal may have announced formation of three new municipal corporations – Pathankot, Moga and Phagwara – and meant it as a developmental step for these cities.


Heavy rain, fog disrupts life in Palampur

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Palampur valley experienced heavy rain and fog on Saturday which left life out of gear.


Bhutanese vehicles seized from monastery

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:55 PM PDT

Three old vehicles of Bhutan were impounded by police from a Tibetan monastery, situated in Bhattu village of Baijnath near Palampur. The vehicles were found without valid documents like registration certificate (RC), permit or insurance.


Villages flooded in Yamunanagar

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:54 PM PDT

Som Nadi, a seasonal rivulet that was in spate on Sunday due to the heavy downpour uphill, resulted in three villages getting flooded, with water rising as high as five to six feet forcing hundreds of families to run for cover.


Without officers, Mansa admn suffers

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:51 PM PDT

Severe shortage of Punjab Civil Service officers may be affecting administrative work in the state, but the manpower crunch in this regard is almost overbearing in the district.


Man injured in firing incident

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:49 PM PDT

A 45-year old man sustained bullet injuries as firing by car-borne men on two youths missed the target outside the bus stand here on Saturday afternoon.


Rape victim sets herself afire in Fatehgarh

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:48 PM PDT

A married woman, who was allegedly raped by two persons on June 21, set herself afire at her in-laws' house, police said on Saturday.


Shopkeeper, school principal booked

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:46 PM PDT

Embezzlement of foodgrains meant for mid-day meals to be provided to students of government schools has come to light with Longowal police registering a case against a school principal, a school watchman and a shopkeeper.


100 gastro cases in Kapurthala

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Around 100 persons were taken ill as gastro-enteritis gripped Kesri Bagh locality here due to supply of contaminated water through municipal supply system on Saturday.


Hepatitis C menace in border village

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:42 PM PDT

Silent killer Hepatitis C has spread its tentacles in the border village of Marhi Megha after more than four confirmed cases of Hepatitis C reported within a short span of time.


State uses ‘power’ to acquire land

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:41 PM PDT

Even as neighbouring Haryana is treading cautiously on the land acquisition front, Punjab government on Saturday went ahead in forcefully possessing land for setting up a power plant despite strong opposition by landowning farmers of Mansa.


Congmen rush to take credit for Dubai youths

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:40 PM PDT

Politicking has begun on the sensitive issue of release of 17 Indian youths saved from gallows in Dubai.


BJP demands impartial probe into cash-for-vote scam

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Opposition BJP on Saturday said the cash-for-vote scam is being finally investigated after three years due to the Supreme Court's intervention, and demanded an impartial probe into it. The party also warned the government against acting as the "murderer, munsif and witness" in the case.


Rs1.25cr relief for accident victim in coma

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Setting a record of sorts, a Motor Accident Claim Tribunal has awarded a compensation of Rs 1.25 crore to a man living in "persistent vegetative state" after a crippling road accident four years ago.


Rs1.25cr relief for accident victim in coma

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Setting a record of sorts, a Motor Accident Claim Tribunal has awarded a compensation of Rs 1.25 crore to a man living in "persistent vegetative state" after a crippling road accident four years ago.


Ghulam Nabi Fai wooed dissenting voices on Kashmir

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:28 PM PDT

Pakistan's front man Ghulam Nabi Fai, recently arrested in the US for using illegal funds to lobby Islamabad's case on Kashmir according to ISI's directives, kept a sharp eye out for activists, whose vitriolic anti-Indian views suited Pakistan.


Vastanvi's fate as Deoband chief to be decided today

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:26 PM PDT

As Shura discusses his fate over two days - the meeting started on Saturday morning - Darul Uloom vice-chancellor Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi could find friends turning into foes and vice-versa. A political rivalry from Assam could also come into play.


Can resign for sake of DMK’s future: Karuna

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT

Upset with the blatant attempts of younger son M K Stalin's supporters to bring up the succession issue, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Saturday said he was willing to resign from his post "for the sake of the party's future".


I-T: Mammootty's, Mohanlal's docus show tax evasion

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:22 PM PDT

I-T officials on Saturday said they have received definite indication of income suppression by Malayalam actors Mohanlal and Mammootty during the day-long raids on the actors' residences, offices, business establishments and properties.


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