Monday, December 5, 2011

Without roadroller, BSM party gets just 354 votes

Without roadroller, BSM party gets just 354 votes


Without roadroller, BSM party gets just 354 votes

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:54 PM PST

This time, the party had fielded Pala Ram Kalyan for the Adampur bypoll.


Ratia win gives Congress absolute majority in House

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:53 PM PST

The byelections of Ratia and Adampur threw up a do-or-die situation for Hooda..


Sarfi Devi faints after defeat

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:52 PM PST

While Congress camp celebrated the victory of party candidate Jarnail Singh, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate Sarfi Devi fainted for few moments as the election officer announced the results.


Despite Adampur win, BJP-HJC have little to cheer about

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:48 PM PST

Despite winning one of the two assembly byelections, the BJP-HJC alliance has not much to cheer about the results which were declared on Sunday.


Mullaperiyar: Centre calls dam meet as panel mulls spot visit

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:46 PM PST

Stepping in to ease the strains between the two states, the Centre invited senior officials from Tamil Nadu and Kerala for discussions on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue.


In Punjab, 5 lakh more families to get free electricity

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:43 PM PST

In a populist move, the Punjab government has decided to extend the benefit of 100 units per month of free electricity to 15 lakh families, instead of the present 10 lakh families.


SC decision on BBMB to hurt Punjab's power sector

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:40 PM PST

Authorities at PSPCL are struggling to find ways to meet losses they would suffer due to Supreme Court ordered increase of power share for Himachal Pardesh from Bhakra Beas Management Board.


Sikh intellectuals seek criterion for Panth Rattan

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:39 PM PST

Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Gurbachan Singh is going to bestow title of Panth Rattan Fakhar-e-Quom to chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday.


Punjab: Another babu takes to politics

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:37 PM PST

Politics appears to be a promising and best "future sport" for retired, power addicted bureaucrats in Punjab.


Punjab: Legalization of unauthorized colonies is just revival of old policy

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:34 PM PST

Punjab Cabinet's approval to local government department for regularization of unauthorized colonies is revival of an old policy formulated by the housing department, which had earlier been shelved.


Pak traders want Indian counterparts to sell their products for mutual benefit

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:31 PM PST

Notwithstanding the decision on most favoured nation(MFN) status, Pak businessmen want their Indian counterparts to trade their products in the Pakistani market for mutual benefit.


Missing 3-yr-old found dead in Ambala

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:29 PM PST

A three-year-old child, who had been missing from his house since November 20, was found in a drain near Rail Vihar colony of Ambala Cantt on Saturday.


New terror modules operating on kinship ties

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:09 PM PST

Investigators unravelling the new Indian Mujahideen terror network stretching across Chennai, north Bihar and Delhi are finding a new characteristic to the terror module, unlike terror groups busted in the past.


Rajdhanis get security cover in Red zones

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:35 PM PST

Fearing sabotage by Maoists, the railways have started running goods trains ahead of high-speed trains like the Rajdhanis in parts of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.


SC steers clear of PIL on N-liability

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:31 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Monday said it was not an expert in the nuclear field to issue a direction to the government on the nuclear liability issue.


Snake bites kill 46K in India yearly

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:28 PM PST

Fatal snake bites have become a major public health concern in India. What's worse, it is vastly under-reported, according to a study presented on Monday.


Snake bite fatalities are under reported in India

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:02 PM PST

Fatal snake bites have become a major public health concern in India. What's worse, it is vastly under-reported, according to a study presented on Monday.


Now, drinking water in all govt schools

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:00 PM PST

India on Monday crossed a major milestone by being able to provide drinking water in all government run schools, though it took 65 years since independence and a lot of persuasion followed by coercion from the Supreme Court.

India crosses a milestone, drinking water in all govt schools

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 02:00 PM PST

India on Monday crossed a major milestone by being able to provide drinking water in all government run schools, though it took 65 years since independence and a lot of persuasion followed by coercion from the Supreme Court.


Kiran Kumar govt survives no-confidence motion in Andhra Pradesh

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:56 PM PST

Kiran Kumar Reddy survived the no-confidence motion but not without high drama and loud protests from TDP members.


Do not view Lokpal and nuclear regulator with the same lens: SC

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:56 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Monday said it was not an expert in the nuclear field to issue a direction to the government on the nuclear liability issue.


Maoist-hit states asked to beef up security

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:53 PM PST

"All affected states and ministry of railways have been advised not to lower their guards and asked to deploy additional forces and intensify vigil along railway tracks to avoid any sabotage attempts by ultras," said an official.


UGC overrules EIILM varsity's Mauritius campus degrees

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:48 PM PST

The legal status of off-shore campus of EIILM University, Sikkim, in Mauritius set up in 2007 has snowballed into a political issue.


P-vivax malaria strain can be lethal

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:45 PM PST

The world, including India, is waking up to plasmodium vivax's increasing notoriety.


Lokpal panel to adopt final report on Wednesday

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:18 PM PST

The parliamentary panel examining the Lokpal bill will meet on Wednesday to adopt the final draft, following which the much-awaited report could be presented in Parliament next week.


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