Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Maharashtra ATS faces acute staff shortage

Maharashtra ATS faces acute staff shortage

Maharashtra ATS faces acute staff shortage

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 09:12 PM PST

Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad ATS is grappling with a severe manpower crunch with 283 posts of the total 732 lying vacant, two-and-a-half years after a panel set up to probe state police's response to the Mumbai attacks recommended streamlining the force

Former DMK minister Duraimurugan's houses raided in Tamil Nadu

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:47 PM PST

The residences and business premises of D Duraimurugan, former law minister in the DMK govt, were raided on Thursday on charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said.

Tailor-made windpipe could be reality in two years

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:07 PM PST

Need a tailor-made windpipe? Well, it could see the light of the day in another two years.

Footsteps of Guru Tegh Bahadur

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:44 PM PST

The ninth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was born in Amritsar on April 1, 1621.He was the youngest of five sons of Guru Hargobind Singh.

Guru Teg Bahadur was the first martyr for human rights

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:40 PM PST

Ironically, this statement became more popular in the world than its real demonstration, which preceded it a century ago in the Indian subcontinent.

Virasat-e-Khalsa: Bringing alive the gurus' inspiration

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:39 PM PST

Its history pieced together through a series of paintings, depicting the lives of the Gurus, their struggle, the heritage they left behind and the pride of their followers in the way of life laid down.

7 inmates attack fellow prisoner in Nabha jail

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:35 PM PST

Four days after arson and rioting in Kapurthala jail, seven inmates of maximum-security Nabha jail attacked a fellow prisoner, who had burnt the turban of a cop in Mohali.

Upcoming flyover threatens green belt

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:34 PM PST

It is likely that the construction of the multi-crore Court Road flyover would destroy the priceless greenbelt near Ajnala Road.This is the only greenbelt of the city and a variety of peepal trees can be found here.

Karmapa to attend global meet in Delhi

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:31 PM PST

On Wednesday, 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorjee had his public audience with his followers from across the world. A special prayer session was held by the monks of the monastery.

Five months on, disrupted rail service near Pathankot yet to be restored

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:28 PM PST

Disrupted rail service has unemployed the stall owners on the stations beyond Nagrota Suriyan towards Pathankot.

Child marriage victim in motherhood dilemma

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:27 PM PST

However, the minor girls were unable to cope with the marriage blues at such a tender age which created problems for them.

Bhiwani college closed after students clash

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:24 PM PST

A clash between two groups of students of BRCM Engineering College at Bahal village of Bhiwani district on Wednesday morning left seven of them injured, who were admitted to a local hospital.

CPM targets Trinamool Congress on price rise

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:04 PM PST

Both Houses of Parliament were disrupted on Wednesday as the CPM — which even ignored its Left Front partner CPI's reservations — sought to make a political point by forcing rival Trinamool Congress to vote on a motion on inflation.

I-T makes record Rs 70cr haul in Jharkhand raid

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 05:01 PM PST

The income tax department on Wednesday recovered Rs 70 crore from a coal businessman's house in Jharkhand's Jharia.

Govt to tighten control on precursor chemicals

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:49 PM PST

The government is considering further tightening of control over precursor chemicals to curb their rampant smuggling.

‘Kayani allowed Lakhvi to use mobile in jail’

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:47 PM PST

Pakistan army chief general Ashfaq Parvez Kayani last summer refused to rein in Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Lashkar-e-Toiba's military wing head and Mumbai attack accused.

Key nations talk of reassurances on post-2020 climate regime

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:45 PM PST

India may have won its first victory at the Durban climate talks even before the negotiations begin on November 28.

Anna Hazare is mad: Dasgupta

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:43 PM PST

Anna Hazare's prescription of public flogging of alcoholics has outraged the political class with CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta calling the Gandhian "mad".

2G scam: Kani, 5 others move Delhi HC to fast-track bail pleas

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:41 PM PST

Buoyed by the Supreme Court's order granting bail to corporate executives in the 2G case, DMK MP Kanimozhi and five others approached the Delhi High Court on Wednesday urging it to fast-track their bail pleas.

Mathai urges Pak to come out of shadow of terrorism

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:40 PM PST

Mathai said nuclear weapons were an integral part of India's national security and would remain so pending global elimination of nuclear weapons.

Pamphlets in Tamil to be distributed in Kudankulam to allay n-plant fears

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:38 PM PST

The Centre is looking at new ways to douse the ongoing protest at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu against setting up of two nuclear power plants.

Jairam Ramesh seeks CAG’s help to plug job scheme loopholes

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:37 PM PST

Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has written to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai seeking focused attention to the government's Rs 40,000-crore expenditure on MGNREGS.

15kg of RDX seized in 8 months

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:33 PM PST

Government on Wednesday said that the security agencies had recovered 15kg of RDX from various parts of the country, and the possibility of its use by terrorists could not be ruled out.

Sukh Ram moves Delhi HC against conviction, five-year jail term

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:31 PM PST

Former telecom minister Sukh Ram on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and sentencing by a trial court for taking Rs 3 lakh as bribe to award a lucrative contract to a telecom firm in 1996.

IFFI dates may change to suit Goa

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:30 PM PST

Faced with black flags and banners from Goa's residents, I&B minister Ambika Soni on Wednesday announced that the schedule of the iconic International Film Festival of India (IFFI) may change to accommodate local sentiments.
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