Thursday, December 8, 2011

Kerala Assembly meets on

Kerala Assembly meets on

Kerala Assembly meets on

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 09:02 PM PST

A special one-day session of the Kerala Assembly on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue began here today, seeking to formalise the political consensus in the state on the demand for a new dam in place of the 116-year-old structure.

Srinagar-Jammu National Highway closed

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 08:46 PM PST

The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed today due to snowfall near the Jawahar Tunnel in Qazigund area.

Farmers reject land compensation

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:28 PM PST

Alleging discrimination in land compensation, Haryana farmers allege they are being offered less by the Gas Authorities of India Limited (GAIL) as compared to their peers in Uttar Pradesh.

Student jumps from bus roof to avoid checker, dies

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:27 PM PST

The juvenile act of jumping from a bus to avoid being caught travelling without ticket proved tragic in the case of Surjeet Singh, 21, who, on Thurdsay, succumbed to his injuries.

Girl, 19, refuses to marry 50-year-old, thrashed

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:25 PM PST

A 19-year-old girl has alleged that parents beat her up on Thursday when she refused to marry a 50-year-old man in Sirsa city.

5 Karnal cops suspended for illegal mining

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:23 PM PST

The district police have suspended Bayana police station in-charge Deep Chand, two constables of Indri police station and a PCR driver on an order issued by Karnal SP Rakesh Arya.

Govt sanctions legal aid to jailed Indians in Sharjah

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:22 PM PST

Government has sanctioned Rs 17 lakh to arrange legal help for 17 Indians, whose death sentence for killing a Pakistani was revoked in September by a Sharjah court but who are still languishing in a jail there.

Power project woos Lahaul residents with better facilities

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:18 PM PST

After facing strong opposition from public to set up Seli (400 MW) and Miyar (120 MW) power projects in Lahaul valley, Moser Baer Projects Pvt Ltd is wooing residents with modern facilities and better road connectivity.

Babus' thumbs down to regularizing colonies

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:58 PM PST

The recent promise of regularizing illegal colonies in Punjab by alliance of SAD-BJP might turn out to be just another "carrot on a stick" to garner votes in the forthcoming Vidhan Sabha elections.

Rural tourism scheme to be unveiled on Dec 21

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:55 PM PST

To give a boost to rural tourism, Himachal Pradesh government is going to include 103 more villages, having their own unique story and traditions under "Har Gaon Ki Kahani" scheme, in the second phase.

CM lays two foundation stones for one bridge

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:53 PM PST

The ruling SAD is trying to perfect the art of "killing two birds with one stone" to newer levels, though apparently it is turning out to be a case of "killing the same bird twice.".

Illegal mining FIR against S M Krishna, two ex-CMs

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:51 PM PST

Karnataka's Lokayukta police on Thursday filed an FIR against external affairs minister and former chief minister S M Krishna and two of his predecessors for alleged offences related to illegal mining and deforestation.

Token strike by HRTC staff over death of attack-victim

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:48 PM PST

"Suresh Singh and Sunil Deewanta (conductor) sustained grievous injuries in the incident and were referred to IGMC in Shimla.

Ambitious river cleaning project stuck for want of funds, admits Badal

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:36 PM PST

The project was launched with much fanfare at a massive rally at Bathinda and state government had spent several lakhs of rupees on advertising the project.

BJP leader among 3 arrested in job scam

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:35 PM PST

Kangra police arrested BJP leader Anita Sandal, her husband Kuldeep Sandal and brother-in-law Ranjeet Sandal, accused in Assam Rifles recruitment scam, on Wednesday.

Jethuke remembers troubled 2000, when 2farmerswere killed in police firing

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:32 PM PST

Thousands of farmers continued their rail and rasta roko agitation against the state government policies on the third consecutive day by blocking the strategic NH-1 near Beas.

Teachers' protests continue in Punjab

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:27 PM PST

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal had a stormy birthday celebration on Thursday with protests in his home ground by teachers and farmers elsewhere.

To become only legal heir, migrant kills sister-in-law

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:25 PM PST

mother-in-law, a migrant worker killed his sister-in-law. Ranjit Yadav, belonging to Bihar, has been arrested by police along with an accomplice for the killing of village Moranwali resident Rajanpreet Kaur.

Review policy to shield whistle-blowers: HC

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:24 PM PST

Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday asked the states of Punjab, Haryana and UT Chandigarh to review their whistle-blower protection policies.

Man held for fraud, wife tries suicide with 2 kids

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:22 PM PST

A woman tried to commit suicide in Rohtak after her husband was picked up by the police for interrogation in a fraud case on Wednesday night.

Teen shot dead by CRPF men

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:04 PM PST

Cobra commandos of the CRPF shot dead a 14-year-old boy mistaking him for a militant at Dolamora in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Thursday morning.

Mullaperiyar dam: Netas stoke fire as babus work for peace

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 03:58 PM PST

The bureaucracy on either side of the Mullaperiyar divide is working overtime to undo the damage being caused by politicians.

Mullaperiyar: Grapes, lives rot as dam issue boils

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 03:54 PM PST

The Mullaperiyar issue has sown the seeds of mutual distrust between people on either side of the 116-year-old dam, but nobody wants a harvest of hate.

No one to lead Christmas prayers as J&K pastor leaves Valley

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 03:51 PM PST

The All-Saints church in Srinagar will observe Christmas this year without a priest as pastor C M Khanna, who was arrested on charges of conversion and later released, has left the Valley and there has been no replacement.

Anna Hazare's Jantar Mantar dharna gets cops' nod

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 03:32 PM PST

The Delhi police has given an "in principle" go ahead to Team Anna to hold a day-long dharna at the Jantar Mantar in central Delhi on December 11.
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