Saturday, November 26, 2011

Mayawati to hold massive Dalit rally in Lucknow today

Mayawati to hold massive Dalit rally in Lucknow today

Mayawati to hold massive Dalit rally in Lucknow today

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 02:28 AM PST

Just a day after Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi wrapped up his five-day Jan Sampark Yatra in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mayawati will hold a massive rally of dalits in Lucknow today.

Free mobiles, bicycles for retaining Bihar migrant labourers

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 01:51 AM 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. Witnessing almost 30 per cent labour shortage, nearly 5000 small and big manufacturers of bicycles and parts in Ludhiana, popularly known as the country's "bicycle capital", are facing threat of closure, traders said.

Delhi Half Marathon: Ethiopian Lilesa wins men's event; Kenyan Kabuu tops women

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 01:05 AM PST

The seventh edition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon was flagged off today from the Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium in New Delhi. The annual event, which draws some of the biggest names in the world of long-distance running, saw over 30,000 people participating in various sub-events involving various distance-runs.

Tribal women allege rape by cops in Tamil Nadu

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 12:49 AM PST

Four tribal women have alleged that they were raped by the police in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu.

Two constables arrested after prisoners escape from their custody

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:20 PM PST

The Ghaziabad district police on Saturday arrested two constables from whose custody two prisoners escaped. "After the two criminals escaped from their custody, constables Rajendra and Shyam Singh were suspended yesterday (Friday). Today (Saturday) an FIR has been registered against them at Kavi Nagar police station. The constables have been produced before competent court, which has sent them to judicial custody," said Circle Officer (CO) II Praveen Ranjan Singh.

Delhi set for gay pride parade on Sunday

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:13 PM PST

Gay parade: A colourful pride parade and a live rock concert will ensure that it would be a rollicking Sunday for the capital's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Pedestrian stabbed for shouting at rash driver

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:12 PM PST

A 32-year-old pedestrian was stabbed by unidentified attackers in east Delhi moments after he shouted at a vehicle owner driving rashly, police said on Saturday. Moin Ahmed, a resident of Laxmi Nagar in east Delhi, was stabbed seven times around 11.45 Friday night in Ramesh Park area of Shakarpur.

17 people fall ill after chlorine gas leak

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 05:17 PM PST

At least 17 people fell ill, four of them seriously, after they got exposed to chlorine gas leaked during water purification in Niladri Vihar area on Saturday, police said.

Girl elopes before marriage, father kills self, two more serious

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 02:18 PM PST

Unable to cope with the stigma of elopement of his daughter just a week before her marriage, a man allegedly committed suicide while his wife and son were battling for their lives after the trio consumed poison.

CBI raids IAS officer's home; recovers Rs 3 crore

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:09 AM PST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case of alleged disproportionate assets worth Rs 3 crore against an IAS officer, who is posted as Director in the Ministry of Social Justice.

Security breach at Rahul Gandhi's rally

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:19 AM PST

There was a security breach at Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's rally in Padrauna in Uttar Pradesh today as Samajwadi Party (SP) activists managed to enter the security cordon just ahead of the stage where the young leader was present.
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