Monday, December 5, 2011

5% engineering seats for the poor from next year

5% engineering seats for the poor from next year

5% engineering seats for the poor from next year

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:32 AM PST

Students belonging to economically weaker and lower middle class sections will get to study in top engineering colleges from academic year 2012-13, with the AICTE mandating the implementation of the flagship Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme.

7 Ayyappa devotees from Andhra Pradesh killed in mishap

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:25 AM PST

Seven Sabarimala pilgrims were killed and 15 injured when the van in which they were travelling collided with a bus near here on Monday. The van from Andhra Pradesh was carrying nine Ayyappa devotees on their way to the Sabarimala hill shrine in Kerala when the mishap occurred at 1.40 AM, Salem Collector Magarabhusan and Superintendent of Police P R Muthuswamy said.

Bhyrappa returns cash prize to government

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:12 AM PST

Eminent novelist Dr S L Bhyrappa on Sunday returned the cash prize of Rs 5 lakh presented to him by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda at a felicitation ceremony organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture, so that the amount could be utilised for providing education to children.

Kerala Bamboo Fest from December 8

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:09 AM PST

Aimed at providing a common platform for the artisans and craftsmen in the Bamboo industry, the Kerala Bamboo Fest 2011 will be held at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium from December 8.

Reddy loyalists skip assembly

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:06 AM PST

Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is in for difficult days with mining magnates, the Reddy brothers and their loyalists keeping it on tenterhooks about their plans.

Thamaraikannan named new DIG of Intelligence

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:55 AM PST

In a sudden move, the Tamil Nadu government today named Thamaraikannan, presently the Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) of Greater Chennai City Police, as the new Deputy Inspector General of Police of Intelligence.

Mullaperiyar: Clashes at Kerala-TN border post

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:53 AM PST

Kerala Police Monday night issued orders banning any gathering of more than five people for three days in and around the border checkpost near here as protestors from Tamil Nadu and Kerala clashed over the Mullaperiyar Dam - a contentious issue between the two neighbouring states.

Woman doctor kills herself over failed affair

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:15 AM PST

A 26-year-old woman doctor jumped in front of a train here Monday over a failed relationship, police said. Ankita Shukla, posted at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) in Shahdara, Delhi, lived in Karol Bagh area of the capital.

16-year-old girl gang-raped allegedly by neighbours in Meerut

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:15 AM PST

A shocking case has come to light in Meerut where a teenager was allegedly gang-raped by three youths.

Indian Mujahideen wanted to blow up Dagdusheth temple

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:14 AM PST

The Indian Mujahideen (IM) had planned to blow up the famous Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai temple in Pune on the day of the German Bakery blast. The planter of the bomb had to drop the plan at the last moment because of an alert flower vendor on the temple premises.

Collector of currency notes in Limca Records

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:29 AM PST

For Hariprasad Aswa his long-cherished dream of earning nationwide recognition has finally come true. The collector of currency notes of various denominations with the same serial number and also same serial number railway platform tickets is acknowledged as a record holder in his category by the Limca Book of Records.

Debate on no-trust motion begins in Andhra Pradesh assembly

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:25 AM PST

Debate on a no-confidence motion against the government in Andhra Pradesh began Monday morning in the assembly but the numbers favoured the ruling Congress. On the last day of the five-day winter session, the house took up the debate on the no-confidence motion moved by main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

Much-awaited Banashankari Traffic and Transit Management Centre inaugurated

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:16 AM PST

The much-delayed Traffic and Transit Management Centre (TTMC) at Banashankari was inaugurated on Sunday by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and Governor H R Bhardwaj. Built at a cost of Rs 33.10 crore, this TTMC has become the tenth in the city.

Major development projects in Sabarimala

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:07 AM PST

Two major Sabarimala infrastructure development projects, the two-storeyed Valiyanadapandal and the prasadam manufacturing-cum distribution complex at Sannidhanam, will be implemented immediately after the ongoing Mandalam-Makaravilakku season.

Cotton production goes down by 80% in Guntur

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:55 AM PST

With southwest monsoon playing truant and hourlong frequent power cuts, the cotton farmers in the district have incurred heavy loses.

Raghuveera ridicules Naidu, TDP hits back

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:45 AM PST

Revenue minister N Raghuveera Reddy's comments on Opposition leader Chandrababu Naidu during the course of the debate on drought generated immense heat in the Assembly Sunday with TDP members taking serious exception to them.

In Kochi, wave of protests over Mullaperiyar dam

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:29 AM PST

The ripples of the Mullaperiyar dam issue gained momentum in Kochi, as various political and non-political organisations came out in open protest demanding immediate solution to the problem.

Meet the Duchess club of Chennai

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:25 AM PST

They danced with tribal women at Burma, got drunk on sake in Japan, went on animal-back rides at various other countries and are planning to go off to the Himalayas soon for a spa vacation. They are neither a group of professional backpackers nor are they travel writers. They are a group of housewives and working women, aged 35 years and above, all members of the Duchess Club. (Yes, it is now slightly amusing to imagine their sake experience!)

Is the city ready for the Film Festival?

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:09 AM PST

With the curtains set to go up on the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) within four days, the condition of the roads leading to major theatres is enough to put the city to shame.

Pazhavanthangal dumpyard to be moved?

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:57 AM PST

The shifting of the dumpyard in Bhaktavatchalam Nagar at Pazhavanthangal belonging to the St Thomas Mount-Pallavaram Cantonment Board may well be on the cards.

Alagiri men walk free using legal loopholes

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:49 AM PST

A wake-up call given by the Madras High Court (HC) in a judgment delivered nearly 10 years ago, which went unheeded in the lower echelons of bureaucracy and police, has helped Union Minister M K Alagiri's associates escape from detention under the Goondas Act.

Woman gang-raped by men who fought with her spouse

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 05:19 AM PST

Two persons, one of them a robber, gang-raped a 40-year-old woman after having an argument with her husband the previous day. The incident has been reported from Adarsh Nagar area of north-west Delhi.

Why Bangalore cops cancelled permission for SlutWalk

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 05:17 AM PST

A large group of Bangaloreans intending to voice their opinion against sexual abuse and eventual victim blaming decided to take to the streets yesterday. However, following strong opposition from some organisations, the city police revoked the permission and that too, merely hours before the event.

Escape to Nature from the Big City

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:45 AM PST

The tiny hamlet of Maneguda near Vikarabad in Andhra Pradesh manages to attract droves of tourists wishing to go off the beaten track. It's home to Deccan Trails, a unique hill top leisure-pleasure-cum-education destination in close proximity to Hyderabad that offers camping and outdoor activities. Spread over 35 acres of untouched land, a boulevard of trees welcome guests to the campsite that flourishes with flora and fauna. Fifty km from the Andhra Pradesh Police Academy, it's a perfect getaway for those looking to be with nature and rough it out in the open.

Cops suspended for trying to extort money from bar girl

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:45 AM PST

In another instance of protectors-turn-predators, two constables from Kanakia police station in Mira Road were suspended on Sunday after trying to extort money from a 27-year-old bargirl. Unfortunately for them, they engaged in the activity in the jurisdiction of another police station, an official from which knew the girl well, and the constables, identified as Dandekar and Rathod, had to pay for the alleged mischief in the form of suspension.
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