SGPC poll nominees cold to jathedar's baptism appeal

SGPC poll nominees cold to jathedar's baptism appeal
Punjab to get more distilleries
5 killed in cracker factory explosion
Farm bodies demand land reclamation
Panthak Morcha candidate booked for molestation
Lt Navdeep Singh cremated with full honours
Amarinder rejects CWC report on Hansi-Butana toe wall
Honour killing suspected behind youth's murder
BJP for giving teeth to Himachal Lokayukta
Mumbai gang pumping fake money into HP: Police
Himachal fruit growers give Delhi, other markets a miss
JP's fight handed over Anna a tool to be effective now
Strike to hit bus service in Himachal today
All six Scorpene subs will be delivered from 2015 to 2018, says Mazagon Dock chief
Gen Y rocks to Anna Hazare's beat
Indian initiative on Syria might run into trouble
Push to open 42 anti-smoking centres in 21 states
Sex workers rehabilitated as cops
Justice Sen to defend himself in Lok Sabha
Biriyani ingredient, an anti-dote to liver cancer?
Even 45-yr-olds now getting cataract
IIT-Kharagpur grad receives degree in Gandhi cap
CVC moots Rs 10L bond to deter babus from joining pvt firms
26 Jagan MLAs quit in arm-twisting bid
Anti-graft protests reach lawmakers' doorsteps

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:27 PM PDT

Candidates for the SGPC elections have not shown much enthusiasm in getting their family members baptized before August 25, despite the directions of jathedar of Akal Takht, Sikh`s supreme temporal seat.

Punjab to get more distilleries

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:26 PM PDT

With Punjab expecting a 30 per cent increase in revenue from excise duty on liquor, 19 letters of intent have been issued by the excise department for setting up of new distilleries across the state.

5 killed in cracker factory explosion

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:15 PM PDT

At least five persons were killed and over 15 sustained serious injuries as a major explosion rocked one of the cracker making factories in Mughal Majra village near Kunjpura, here on Monday evening.

Farm bodies demand land reclamation

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:14 PM PDT

Concerned over the state government starting land acquisition at village Gobindpura without the consent of landowners, hundreds of activists belonging to 17 farm organizations started an indefinite dharna outside the office of the Mansa deputy commissioner on Monday afternoon, demanding reclaiming of land.

Panthak Morcha candidate booked for molestation

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:13 PM PDT

A Panthak Morcha candidate from Sanaur contesting SGPC elections has been booked for allegedly attempting to molest a girl on Sunday evening.

Lt Navdeep Singh cremated with full honours

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:11 PM PDT

The mortal remains of Lieutenant Navdeep Singh, who laid down his life fighting terrorists during an anti-infiltration operation along LOC in Gurez Sector of north Kashmir on Saturday, was cremated at the Batala Road cremation grounds on Monday, with full state and army honours.

Amarinder rejects CWC report on Hansi-Butana toe wall

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:10 PM PDT

In a step aimed at stealing a march over the ruling alliance, which is contesting the case in the apex court over Hansi-Butala canal, Punjab Congress chief, Capt Amarinder Singh, on Monday rejected the preliminary report of the CWC, submitted to the SC.

Honour killing suspected behind youth's murder

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:09 PM PDT

In a suspected case of honour killing, a 20-year-old youth was found murdered in Raor village, near Ashok Nagar area of the city, on Monday morning. The victim had been missing from home since Saturday.

BJP for giving teeth to Himachal Lokayukta

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:08 PM PDT

Supporting the Anna Hazare campaign for a stronger Lokpal Bill, the BJP said that the party would ask the state government for making the lokayukta more stringent to combat corruption.

Mumbai gang pumping fake money into HP: Police

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:58 PM PDT

With the arrest of a 60-year-old woman with counterfeited currency amounting to Rs 60,000 on Saturday, the Kangra police are looking out for a gang circulating fake notes in the state.

Himachal fruit growers give Delhi, other markets a miss

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:55 PM PDT

Asia's largest fruit and vegetable market, Azadpur in Delhi, of late, has reportedly been left longing for Kullu apples, with most growers preferring to sell their fruits in local markets for better prices.

JP's fight handed over Anna a tool to be effective now

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:53 PM PDT

An undercover city resident broke the news of kidney failure of Jayaprakash Narayan in PGI here through a secret message, much to the annoyance of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the Emergency in mid-1975.

Strike to hit bus service in Himachal today

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:44 PM PDT

Bus service are likely to be hit in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday as Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation staff on contract, including drivers and conductors, have declared to go on a day`s strike in press for their demands.

All six Scorpene subs will be delivered from 2015 to 2018, says Mazagon Dock chief

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:28 PM PDT

Exactly four years from now, close to two decades after India inducted its last modern submarine, the Navy will finally get its first Scorpene `killer' submarine in August 2015.

Gen Y rocks to Anna Hazare's beat

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:54 PM PDT

TOI sought the views of a cross-section of youngsters on the Jan Lokpal Bill and the agitation led by Anna Hazare. Barring one, all of them said the Jan Lokpal Bill was the need of the hour.

Indian initiative on Syria might run into trouble

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:24 PM PDT

The imminent fall of the Gaddafi regime in Libya is a warning to Syria's Bashar al-Assad, who is next in line for international intervention.

Push to open 42 anti-smoking centres in 21 states

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:22 PM PDT

The Union health ministry has put in place 19 tobacco cessation centres. Similar centres are expected to come up in 42 district hospitals in 21 states.

Sex workers rehabilitated as cops

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:20 PM PDT

One of the incredible stories to emerge from the Supreme Court's national initiative to rehabilitate sex workers is the transformation of two sex workers into police constables.

Justice Sen to defend himself in Lok Sabha

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:18 PM PDT

With the motion for removal of a judge going to both the Houses for the first time in Parliament's history, Justice Soumitra Sen will get a second opportunity to defend himself, this time in the Lok Sabha.

Biriyani ingredient, an anti-dote to liver cancer?

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Saffron, the spice that gives the sumptuous biriyani its beautiful colour, has shown promise in preventing liver cancer — the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer mortality in the world.

Even 45-yr-olds now getting cataract

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Doctors report that cataract — clouding of the eye's natural lens and the main cause of blindness in the world — earlier affected those above 60 years. Increasingly, it is being seen among those in their mid-40s.

IIT-Kharagpur grad receives degree in Gandhi cap

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:05 PM PDT

The Anna agitation found echoes in the IIT convocation hall on Monday as one graduate received his degree in a Gandhi cap and his batchmate stayed away from the ceremony in protest.

CVC moots Rs 10L bond to deter babus from joining pvt firms

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:04 PM PDT

One of the worrying trends of recent times is of senior officials, from government and public sector units, favouring private firms and on retirement joining them.