Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Army school sex scandal: Has justice been denied?

Army school sex scandal: Has justice been denied?

Army school sex scandal: Has justice been denied?

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST

Despite a police charge-sheet against the Principal of Jaipur's Army Public School in a sexual harassment case, no action has been taken in the matter.

Punjab government gives away land at low prices; industrialists allege foul play

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 02:35 AM PST

The Akali Dal-BJP government in Punjab, which propagates greater accountability of politicians, has some explaining about allotment of industrial plots in the state. Some industrialists have alleged foul play in allotment of over 70 industrial plots worth hundreds of crores through an off-the-shelf scheme of the government. The plots, as alleged by the industrialists, have been given away at unusually low prices in a non-transparent manner.

Bank official arrested for siphoning off Rs 1.33 crore

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 01:45 AM PST

A top official of a multinational bank, his father and one more person were arrested for allegedly siphoning off Rs 1.33 crore of depositors' money.

Woman force-fed crushed glass

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:48 PM PST

In a shocking incident in Kanpur, a woman was force-fed crushed pieces of glass by her husband due to her inability to produce a child. The woman, Kareena, was first beaten up by her husband Neeraj and then forced to swallow the crushed pieces of glass.

Farmer commits suicide after alleged bribe does not deliver bank loan

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:00 PM PST

A farmer who was promised a 50-crore loan by bank managers has committed suicide right outside the bank. In his suicide note, Vinod Kumar Yadav, said two senior bank officials took a three crore bribe from him, but then did not deliver the loan they had promised.

Father hangs four children and himself; one daughter survives

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:37 AM PST

A businessman in Pune strapped four of his children to the ceiling fan in their home before hanging himself. Three children died. The eldest, nine-year-old Dhanashri, managed to free herself. She phoned her relatives, who rushed over to help her.

Chandigarh safest city in India, Vadodara second: Survey

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:30 AM PST

Vadodara has emerged as the second safest city in the country after Chandigarh and first in Gujarat in an online survey of 37 cities conducted by a global market research firm.

Security beefed up at Sabarimala

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:06 AM PST

Security was tightened at Sannidhanam and Pampa on Monday as part of the precautionary measures to prevent any untoward incident on the Babri Masjid anniversary day on Tuesday.

Cigarettes to be stubbed out in Kannada films

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:59 AM PST

The Regional Censor Board has decided to implement norms of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the use of cigarettes in films. Speaking to media persons here on Monday, K Nagaraja, Regional Officer of Central Board of Film Certification, Bangalore, said the rules will be implemented from November 14.

Marayoor sandal oil to be marketed from today

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:28 AM PST

Sandal oil from Kerala's own famed forests would hit the market as 'Marayoor, pure and natural', from Tuesday. The exclusive fragrance of Kerala, processed in the state-owned sandalwood factory at Marayoor, would be coming in three different quantities and it is priced from Rs 1,500 for 5 g to Rs 7,500 for 25 g. Ten grams of sandal oil would cost Rs 3,000.

Bellary poll verdict: Is Sriramulu clean now?

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:27 AM PST

Should the verdict delivered by voters of the Bellary Rural (ST) Assembly Constituency be construed as rejection of the Lokayukta report on illegal mining over which B Sriramulu had resigned from the seat? This was the topic of debate around Vidhana Soudha.

Kerala top cop speaks to his Tamil Nadu counterpart

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:18 AM PST

DGP Jacob Punnoose on Monday said that the Tamil Nadu DGP had promised to ensure the safety of Malayalees in Tamil Nadu. Punnoose spoke to his Tamil Nadu counterpart over phone after Malayalees were attacked in Tamil Nadu over the Mullaperiyar issue. Stringent action was being taken to prevent more untoward incidents.

My government is farmer-friendly: Kiran Kumar Reddy

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:13 AM PST

"Ours is a farmer-friendly government and nobody can dispute it," asserted chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy while defending his government in the state Assembly on the noconfidence motion moved by the Opposition parties over farmers' issues.

Bangalore international airport aims to extend terminal area

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 07:08 AM PST

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) had announced plans for a Rs 1000 crore expansion to Terminal 1 last year and Director of Operations Hari Marar on Monday assured that work on the expansion was going as per schedule."We will be ready by the first quarter of 2013, the expansion i s on track," he said.

Mullaperiyar dam: Talks with Tamil Nadu on Dec 15 or 16, says Chandy

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:53 AM PST

Talks with Tamil Nadu on the Mullaperiyar dam issue will be held either on December 15 or December 16, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said after a special Cabinet meeting Monday night.

BJP turns to grass-roots unit for boost

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:51 AM PST

After losing the bypoll and having freed itself from the clutches of the Reddy clan, the BJP now plans to strengthen the organisation from the grassroots level in Bellary.

UDF in a fix on Kerala Congress(M) stand on dam issue

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:36 AM PST

The belligerent stance adopted by the Kerala Congress(M) on the Mullaperiyar issue by moving on its own track and the conservative approach of the Congress even when demanding construction of a new dam as a final solution to the issue, is creating problems within the UDF.

Boy chokes on banana in school, dies

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:29 AM PST

An LKG student at Vel's Vidyashram in Pallavaram died after a banana, which he consumed during snack time at school, choked his throat, on Monday. While police said that the fruit choked the boy's throat, his relatives alleged negligence by school authorities.

Mullaperiyar dam row: Tamil Nadu wants Central forces

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:21 AM PST

The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court seeking deployment of Central forces at the Mullaiperiyar dam, citing incidents of vandalism by certain political parties in Kerala at the dam site as reported in newspapers.

Soon, Bangalore can check its power consumption online

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:48 AM PST

While the much-hyped Rs 100-crore smart grid pilot project is yet to take off in the city, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) is now planning to introduce smart meters that will give consumers the option to monitor and control their power consumption online.

Andhra govt survives no-confidence vote; 16 Congress MLAs face disqualification

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:37 AM PST

The Andhra Pradesh government has comfortably defeated a no-confidence motion against it, which was moved by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu over the issue of farmer suicides in the state.

It is time for Chiranjeevi to keep his promise

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:17 AM PST

After holding a meeting with his MLAs at his residence this evening, Chiranjeevi said he was keeping his promise that whenever the Congress government faced a threat, he was there to save it. "I am doing it now because the time has come," he said.

We were thrown out of Congress: YSR's widow

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:06 AM PST

Late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's widow Vijayamma on Monday accused the Congress party of throwing her and her son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy out of the party following the death of her husband.
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