Thursday, October 6, 2011

HPMC to set up more stores, grading centres at cost of Rs25cr

HPMC to set up more stores, grading centres at cost of Rs25cr

HPMC to set up more stores, grading centres at cost of Rs25cr

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:58 PM PDT

Apple growers in Himachal Pradesh face many problems like poor condition of roads, shortage of labour, fleecing markets, lack of air-conditioned storage facilities, etc.

Former ‘RAW employee’ awaits pensionary benefits

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:57 PM PDT

Gopal Dass, who was released after 25 years of incarceration in Pakistan, has accused the authorities of making him run from pillar to post for getting his dues and pensionary benefits as a "former RAW employee."

Historic Kullu Dussehra begins

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:54 PM PDT

ith the burning of effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnad, the Dussehra festivities across the country have concluded on Vijay Dashmi, but a week-long historic Kullu Dussehra kicked off with the rolling out of the chariot of Raghunath (Rama) to Dhalpur Maidan on Thursday.

Brutal murder in Jagadhari

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:53 PM PDT

In a shocking incident, a youth was found brutally murdered at a railway quarter at the Jagadhari railway workshop on Wednesday night.

Hisar witnesses political colours of Dussehra

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:52 PM PDT

The Vijaya Dashami here saw political colours, as supporters of Anna Hazare and members of India Against Corruption, Congress workers and INLD activists reached the venue of Ravana Dahan at old college ground to spread their respective messages.

Officials violating rules, INLD tells CEC

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:50 PM PDT

The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) has alleged that the ruling Congress is misusing the public relations department to support its candidate in Hisar bypoll.

Robbers loot NRI after tying him up

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:49 PM PDT

An NRI was looted in Boparai Kalan village near Nakodar. According to police officials, robbers raided NRI Jagdish Singh's house in the village around midnight on Wednesday.

My Bollywood entry was easy because of father: Aarya Babbar

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:47 PM PDT

Aarya Babbar, son of veteran actor Raj Babbar, says his entry into Bollywood was easy, thanks to his father.

Audit detects payment scam of Rs6.25 crore in local bodies

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:44 PM PDT

The local bodies in Punjab, in dire straits due to lack of funds, have been found guilty by local audit department of making excess and irregular payments worth Rs 6.25 crore even as lakhs were found embezzled by the staff in connivance with contractors.

BSF seizes heroin worth Rs135cr

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:41 PM PDT

BSF officials said their personnel also had an encounter with Pakistan-based smugglers, who managed to flee into the Pakistani territory.

Eyeing an Afghanistan exit, US military resets strategy

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:43 PM PDT

The American military reinvented itself to fight shadowy insurgencies during the decade of war that began with an assault on the Taliban in Afghanistan. That was 10 years ago tomorrow.

Madras HC raps bank on education loan

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Education loan includes full hostel fee and banks cannot question its quantum unless they suspect its authenticity, the Madras high court has ruled.

Nawab’s legacy: A trail of property disputes

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi has left behind a trail of property litigation. A Bhopal court decree had finalized a formula to settle the claims eight years back, but it could not be implemented. Also, an old litigation on the actual 'Nawab of Bhopal' is pending before the Madhya Pradesh high court.

Nobel laureate has an India connection

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT

Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday, came to Bhopal immediately after the gas tragedy to express solidarity with the victims, noted Malayalam poet K Satchidanandan told TOI here.

50 cities to get mobile kit to trace radiation

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Fifty cities across the country will soon have Mobile Radiation Detection Systems as part of the preparedness to handle radiological emergencies like the one that hit the Mayapuri area in the Capital where one person died last year.

Eye on RLD, Cong defers UP poll list

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Congress left out western UP from its second list of assembly candidates amid hopes of a tie-up with Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal.

IAF’s defence network set for Dec boost

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:53 PM PDT

IAF is now also moving the case for government approval for the next five IACCS nodes, which will be even bigger and complex to cover the rest of the country and island territories, say officials.

India, Pak to give multiple-entry visas to traders

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:52 PM PDT

India and Pakistan have agreed to solve visa problems faced by businessmen of both countries by issuing multiple-entry visas valid for a year, Pakistani commerce minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim said on Thursday.

PM nod for Ambedkar memorial upgrade

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:51 PM PDT

With the Uttar Pradesh election fast approaching, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved an upgrade of the B R Ambedkar Memorial here and supported a proposal for a monument devoted to the memory of the famous Dalit leader.

India, Bangladesh unite at Durga immersion

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:49 PM PDT

Immersion of Durga idols in Ichhamati river in North 24-Parganas district this evening united India and Bangladesh as thousands of people from the two countries lined up on both sides of the border-river to witness the magnificent ritual.

Rajasthan cops fail to send killer driver for alcohol test

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:48 PM PDT

The Rajasthan police did not refer bus driver Raju Sharma, who mowed down seven people and injured 10 at Karauli, for medical examination to check if he was drunk while driving.

Despite protests, Rs500, Rs1000 notes to stay

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:47 PM PDT

The government has decided not to discontinue circulation of higher denomination notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 despite demands from civil society groups that big currency notes were breeding black money in the economy and were the primary causes of inflation.

Mumbai opera house on world monuments watch list

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT

The Royal Opera House in Mumbai has been selected for inclusion on the 2012 World Monuments Watch. On Wednesday, the non-profit World Monuments Fund (WMF) officially announced a list of 67 at-risk sites in 41 countries and territories at a press conference in New York City.

Maharashtra govt to drop minor cases to cut backlog

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:43 PM PDT

The state government might toss out certain six-year-old unsolved cases involving minor cognizable offences to reduce high pendency of cases in various courts, and ensure faster delivery of justice.

Draft telecom policy mulls free roaming

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:41 PM PDT

The government is mulling over allowing nation-wide free roaming, frame exit policy for operators to surrender licence and set up a Telecom Finance Corporation to facilitate investment in the sector.
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