Saturday, November 26, 2011

Free mobiles, bicycles for retaining Bihar migrant labourers

Free mobiles, bicycles for retaining Bihar migrant labourers


Free mobiles, bicycles for retaining Bihar migrant labourers

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 07:29 PM PST

Facing acute labour shortage mainly due to less influx of migrant labourers, particularly from Bihar, employers are doling out freebies like mobile phones and bicycles to lure workers.


51% FDI in multi-brand retail will be disastrous: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 02:57 PM PST

Taking strong exception to the UPA government's decision of allowing 51% FDI in multi-brand retail sector, the BJP has decided to raise the issue in the winter session of parliament.


'51% FDI in multi-brand retail will be disastrous'

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 02:57 PM PST

Taking strong exception to the UPA government's decision of allowing 51% FDI in multi-brand retail sector, the BJP has decided to raise the issue in the winter session of parliament.


Cheer pheasants flourishing in Bandli sanctuary

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:20 PM PST

Spread over 32 square km, Bandli sanctuary is home to several pheasants and animals.The "call count method" was used to count the number of cheer pheasants who generally crows in the morning to mark their presence.


Haryana CM remark on project irks farmers

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:19 PM PST

With chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announcing that the Industrial Model Township (IMT) project in Ambala has not been scrapped, farmers from the six villages that were to be affected by the project have been left fuming.

CM remark on project irks farmers

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:19 PM PST

With chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announcing that the Industrial Model Township (IMT) project in Ambala has not been scrapped, farmers from the six villages that were to be affected by the project have been left fuming.


Judge raps police for using Urdu in court

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:18 PM PST

Rapping police for using Urdu words in court proceedings, additional sessions judge M M Dhonchak directed superintendent of police, Bhiwani to ensure that this practice was stopped forthwith.


10 -year-RI for murder attempt

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:17 PM PST

Additional session judge Neelam Shangla also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on Prem Kumar.tnnThe convict had visited the house of one Lachham Ram on March 22, 2008, where latter's brother Bhalle Ram was also sitting.


LPG black marketing gang busted

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:16 PM PST

Officers of crime investigation agency claimed on Saturday that they recovered 675 cylinders meant for the black market.


Slapping of Sharad Pawar finds echo at HJC-BJP's rally

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:15 PM PST

The slapping of agriculture minister Sharad Pawar by a Sikh youth dominated the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC)- BJP election rally in the run-up to the byelection to Ratia and Adampur constituencies, here on Saturday.

Slapping of Sharad finds echo at HJC-BJP's rally

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:15 PM PST

The slapping of agriculture minister Sharad Pawar by a Sikh youth dominated the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC)- BJP election rally in the run-up to the byelection to Ratia and Adampur constituencies, here on Saturday.


Roadway tickets scam unearthed in Bhiwani

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:14 PM PST

A joint team of police forces from Haryana and Delhi have recovered counterfeit Haryana Roadways tickets worth lakhs from different places.


MLA files criminal complaint against Sukhbir, Bibi Jagir

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:12 PM PST

The court of JMIC Kiran Bala recorded Khaira's statement along with three witnesses and now his case would be considered on January 9, 2012.


Amarinder promises to continue with atta-dal scheme 'when Cong comes to power'

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:11 PM PST

Earlier, People's Party of Punjab (PPP) president Manpreet Badal had also given a similar assurance on the scheme.


Chawla wants all stones she laid, removed

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:10 PM PST

Centre's scheme for providing ambulances was initiated during Chawla's tenure as health minister, but it was implemented a few days after she was re-designated.


Dense fog at border triggers increased patrolling

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:09 PM PST

Border Security Force (BSF) has intensified patrolling along the 553km international border with Pakistan in Punjab due to prevailing foggy conditions.


DTOs monitor leaders on 'crowd performance'

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:08 PM PST

Sources revealed that district transport officials, especially the officers' gunmen, were deployed at toll plazas to check all Anandpur Sahib-bound bus.


Girl elopes, family kills self for honour

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:17 PM PST

Parents of a 20-year-old girl committed suicide along with their son at Sikri in Karnal after she eloped days before her wedding on Friday night.


Spurned lover stabs girl before public in Bengal

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:13 PM PST

A spurned lover repeatedly stabbed a girl at Kankinara, North 24-Parganas, in full public view when she resisted his advances on Saturday.


Two more BJP states mull Lokpal akin to Anna version

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:11 PM PST

After Uttarakhand, two BJP-led states, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh, are closely examining the Jan Lokpal bill. Both states have a Lokayukta in place, but have shown interest in amending the existing legislation to bring it closer to the bill drafted by Team Anna.


Hand out stringent punishment to 26/11 perpetrators: Sufi body

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:10 PM PST

The All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB), a leading body of Sunni Sufi Muslims, demanded stringent punishment for the 26/11 accused at a conference in Bareilly on Saturday.


Soon, tax sop for filmmakers shooting in India

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:07 PM PST

Film shooting could be a major growth for the tourism industry in India, union tourism minister Subodh Kant Sahay said Saturday, promising a tax reimbursement structure soon to attract more filmmakers to the country.


Marketing push can help raise Indian films’ bar: Soni

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:05 PM PST

As the 42nd edition of the International Film Festival of India started amid much fanfare and flashbulbs this week, I&B minister Ambika Soni struck a sober note.


Pak troops fire at Indian posts in J&K

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:01 PM PST

Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and fired on three Indian Forward Posts along the LoC in J&K's Poonch district, an Army official said on Saturday.

Pak troops fire at Indian posts in J&K

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:01 PM PST

Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and fired on three Indian Forward Posts along the LoC in J&K's Poonch district, an Army official said on Saturday.


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