Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Five people dead, four injured in building collapse in Delhi

Five people dead, four injured in building collapse in Delhi


Five people dead, four injured in building collapse in Delhi

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Five people were killed and four others injured when a building collapsed today after a LPG cylinder exploded in its premises in the Mundka area in the national capital.


Cousin held for Delhi siblings' murder

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:18 AM PST

A cousin of a young woman and her brother, both found murdered in their house in central Delhi, has been arrested for the killings, police said on Tuesday. They said a property dispute was the motive ...


21 cops involved in Jaya's personal security transferred

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:14 AM PST

Twenty one policemen involved in the personal security of Chief Minister Jayalalitha were given transfer orders today, police sources said. This transferred personnel include 17 Sub-Inspectors and fou...


Chennai professor invents plastic monoblock technology

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:09 AM PST

With his plastic tar technology put to use in laying roads in the country, the man behind the project today claimed he has developed plastic monoblocks that can replace traditional bricks. "Plastic mo...


UPA government should continue UIDAI project beyond 200m enrolments

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:13 AM PST

The Bangalore chamber of Commerce and Industry today urged UPA government to immediately accord cabinet sanction to continue the Unique Identification Authority of India project beyond 200 million enr...


Woman sets herself ablaze

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:10 AM PST

Frustrated by her alcoholic husband not taking care of her and her three children, a 35 year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by setting herself ablaze at her rented house in Chennammanakere earl...


Karunanidhi to visit cyclone-hit areas Wednesday

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:52 AM PST

DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi on Wednesday, will tour the state's districts devastated by Cyclone Thane, the party said Monday. Former party legislator T. Velmurugan...


Cong expects snap poll in Karnataka, getting ready with candidates

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:50 AM PST

The opposition Congress in Karnataka will complete the process of identifying probable candidates in 150 assembly segments in the state by March-end in anticipation of a snap poll this year. Karnataka...


Two die in accidents

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:49 AM PST

Two persons died in two separate accidents in the city today, police said.


Working hours extended in schools

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:47 AM PST

Working hours of the elementary and middle schools have been extended by 30 minutes till 4.40 pm, a government circular said here today.


Majid Hussain is the new Mayor of Greater Hyderabad

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:45 AM PST

Mohammed Majid Hussain of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) is the new Mayor of Greater Hyderabad. He was unanimously elected the Mayor and Rajkumar of the Congress party the Deputy Mayor by the ...


FICCI for release of AMRI directors

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:11 AM PST

Nearly a month after directors of AMRI Hospital were arrested in connection with the devastating fire, industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has urged the West B...


Judicial remand for Jagan's aide Vijay Sai Reddy

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:57 AM PST

The CBI court has ordered judicial remand for Vijay Sai Reddy, who was arrested yesterday by the CBI in an illegal assets case against YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy. The hearing on th...


Delhi Police launches new people-friendly e-initiative

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:10 AM PST

Having trouble finding your way to a police station in the national capital? An interactive map unveiled by Delhi Police today on its web site will help you find the route to the nearest police sta...


Swedish woman arrested at Goa airport with cartridge

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:56 PM PST

A Swedish woman, who claims to be an arms instructor with the Swedish Army, was arrested on Monday at Goa's Dabolim airport for carrying a live cartridge while boarding a flight to Mumbai. She will be...


Students fall ill after having dinner at boarding school

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:09 PM PST

About 40 children of "Undu Uraivida Palli" (boarding and lodging school), run with government subsidy, at Theeyanoor in the district fell ill after taking food tonight, official sources said.


Casual workers were also entitled to paid maternity leave: HC

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:05 PM PST

Stating that casual workers were also entitled to three-month's paid maternity leave if they had worked for 80 days in 12 months preceding child birth, the Madras High Court today told the state gover...


Cyclone-hit TN: People making quick buck

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:02 PM PST

Shrewd operators in cyclone Thane devastated Cuddalore district have cashed in on people's woes to make money, asking for exorbitant rates to bring in generators to fill water tanks and steeply chargi...


85-year old woman, servant found murdered

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:59 PM PST

An 85-year old woman and her servant were murdered allegedly by another servant, hired just two days back, yesterday in her house while her son was abroad on a business trip.


No timeframe on MLAs' disqualification petitions: Manohar

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:58 PM PST

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker N Manohar today said that no time-frame could be put for taking a decision on the disqualification petitions pending with him against some MLAs.


Corporation fined Rs 5 lakh for dog bite

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:55 PM PST

The Karnataka High Court today ordered the city corporation to pay Rs five lakh compensation to a five-year-old boy, who survived an attack by a pack of canines and take necessary steps to check dog m...


Tumour behind 7-yr-old's weight gain, moustache

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:51 PM PST

Painful and embarrassing stories about one's childhood years, when inexplicable physical changes take place, are not uncommon. But for Mohammad Abdulrazaq Jussa, a resident of Tanzania, it wasn't just...


Visakhapatnam Steel Plant hails PSU's performance

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:50 PM PST

Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) A P Choudhary today appealed to the employees to inculcate and evolve new work culture in expansion units so as to emerge as a tr...

Money-lender stabbed to death

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:46 PM PST

A 48-year-old man was stabbed to death by six persons here, police said today.


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