Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Mahesh Bhatt's 'fascist' remark irks Anna's suppporters

Mahesh Bhatt's 'fascist' remark irks Anna's suppporters

Mahesh Bhatt's 'fascist' remark irks Anna's suppporters

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:30 PM PDT

Producer director Mahesh Bhatt was one of the first victims. On Wednesday, Anna followers held a protest against Bhatt, who allegedly called Anna a 'fascist'.

Multi-layer security arrangement at Ramlila Ground

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:31 PM PDT

Amid growing security concerns, Central and Delhi Police forces have made elaborate arrangement to ensure safety of hundreds of people supporting Anna Hazare at Ramlila ground.

Karnataka cops fail to serve eight Reddy warrants

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:01 PM PDT

A chastened state government on Wednesday told the Karnataka high court that it would initiate action against cops who failed to execute court warrants or summons against former tourism minister G Janardhana Reddy in a mining case.

Govt did not say Hazare's health not our concern: Pranab

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:47 PM PDT

Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee rebutted the charges by Team Anna Hazare that he had told them the Gandhian's health was not Government's concern, saying the remarks were "distorted."

Haryana lifts ceiling on non-farm land

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:08 PM PDT

The Haryana assembly on Wednesday removed the limit on land ownership by a person or entity in case of non-agricultural land in urban and industrial zones.

Rain can’t stop anti-graft wave

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:04 PM PDT

Despite heavy rains in the area on Wednesday, the local population of Kangra town and surrounding areas, including taxi drivers, teachers, shopkeepers and students took out rallies in support of Anna Hazare.

Zail Singh’s grandson urges Cong to back Hazare

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:02 PM PDT

Kultar Singh Sandhwan, the grandson of former President of India, Giani Zail Singh on Wednesday wrote to all senior Congress leaders and its district presidents in Punjab to urge Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to not oppose the Jan Lokpal bill.

Realtors say no to corruption

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Inspired by Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement, major real estate developers of Punjab have announced not to pay bribes to government officials in future for getting their projects approved or for other related issues.

Kiran Bedi’s husband wants Gandhian to give up fast

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:59 PM PDT

Brij Bedi, social activist-cum-businessman from Amritsar and husband of former top cop Kiran Bedi, wants Anna Hazare to give up his fast now.

Shimla shuts shops in Anna support

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:58 PM PDT

The anti-corruption campaign of social activist Anna Hazare has stirred people of Shimla too. Traders in the hill town observed a one-day Shimla bandh and shops remained shut in support of Anna's crusade on Wednesday.

Gobindpura unrest raised in Parliament

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:57 PM PDT

Congress MP from Gurdaspur, Pratap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday raised the issue of Gobindpura unrest in Parliament, alleging police atrocities on farmers who were opposing land acquisition for a thermal power plant being built by a private company.

MLA violates code, uses beacon on vehicle

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:55 PM PDT

Congress MLA from Bathinda, Harminder Jassi, violated the code of conduct which is in force due to (SGPC) elections, by using a red beacon atop his vehicle, here on Wednesday.

Elect candidates with religious agenda to SGPC, says US Sikh body

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:53 PM PDT

The American Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has appealed to Sikhs voting for the SGPC elections for a written promise from candidates contesting elections that they would promote religious agenda of the community.

Supporters forced to break fast

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:51 PM PDT

A supporter of Anna Hazare's anti-graft campaign fell sick on Tuesday night and was hospitalized while two other persons, including a woman, who are on hunger strike for the past three days, refused to break their fast even as the number of Anna supporters in the holy city continued to swell with more youth joining hands with India Against Corruption movement.

Control paddy cultivation, says Board

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:49 PM PDT

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has suggested that one district each of Punjab and Haryana should cultivate crops other than paddy, due to reports of declining water table.

Rahul missing? Cops point to Amethi

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:44 PM PDT

High drama prevailed as hundreds of Anna Hazare supporters led by members of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the BJP on Wednesday reached the city police station here to lodge a 'missing person' report in connection with AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi.

Karnal blast could have been averted

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:43 PM PDT

Damage would have been much less in the blast at Kumar Fire Works, Mughal Majra village, that claimed five lives and injured 15 others if the factory owners had paid any heed to the request of the workers.

Punjab CM’s farmhouse manager gets extortion call

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:42 PM PDT

A manager employed at a farm house owned by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday alleged that he received a extortion call for Rs 5 lakh on his mobile phone from a resident of Kelniya village of the district, on Wednesday afternoon.

HC orders CBI probe into youth’s death

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:40 PM PDT

Not satisfied with investigation by state crime investigation agency, the Himachal high court handed over the case to the CBI and asked it to probe the circumstances leading to the death of youth by electrocution.

Bedlam in House over Dhumal’s remark

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:38 PM PDT

Taking offense to reported remarks made by chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, opposition Congress members protested in the Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday by shouting slogans and attempting to disrupt the day's proceedings.

Congress ends 'padyatra', promises more protests

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Having failed to disrupt the house proceedings, opposition Congress members marched out of the assembly to join the protesting party marchers (participants of Padyatra), who after having walked from Solan to Shimla in three days, assembled at nearby Chaura Maidan here for a concluding demonstration.

BJP accuses govt of bending rules to ensure land lease to Rajiv trust

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:26 PM PDT

Haryana government as well as chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was on the back foot once again as BJP, on Wednesday, accused the government of bending the rules for leasing out the panchayat land to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT) in Ullahwas village of Gurgaon.

Pak residents still approach MC for birth certificates

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Even after 64 years of partition, residents of Pakistan Punjab continue to approach Jalandhar municipal corporation office for birth certificates.

Punjab farmers first to prepare for retail chain supplies

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:20 PM PDT

A process to integrate 13 lakh Punjab farmers with quality conscious global and national retail chains was set in motion for the first time in India from Punjab with Quality Council of India beginning their training in good agriculture practices (GAP) here on Wednesday.

Need to re-examine blast samples: NIA

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:19 PM PDT

The NIA probing the Samjhauta Express blast case informed the Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday that re-examination of samples gathered after bomb blast in the train on February 18, 2007 needs to be done to find any link with the explosions that took place in Malegaon, Modasa, Hyderabad and Ajmer.
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