Monday, January 23, 2012

Five soldiers buried in Kashmir avalanche

Five soldiers buried in Kashmir avalanche

Five soldiers buried in Kashmir avalanche

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:31 PM PST

Five soldiers and two troopers were buried under an avalanche in north Kashmir's Kupwara district today, an official said.

Let him throw more shoes: Rahul

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 05:13 PM PST

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday joined the burgeoning list of political figures that have had a shoe hurled at them.

Opinion poll gives Punjab to Cong & Uttarakhand to BJP

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 05:05 PM PST

Cong is poised to wrest Punjab from Akali Dal-BJP, but will have to see BJP holding on to power in Uttarakhand, according to a STAR News-Nielsen opinion poll.

Uttarakhand polls: BJP deletes former CM Nishank

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:57 PM PST

Many in BJP call previous CM kalank but they know the damage is done, and Khanduri is solace for a party hoping to put up a serious fight. BJP's campaign has obliterated Nishank.

Uttarakhand polls: Rahul rakes up corruption during Nishank's tenure

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:39 PM PST

Picking on Nishank, Khanduri's predecessor, Rahul blamed the ex-CM for squandering Rs 620 cr allocated by UPA govt in 2010 for the three-month-long Mahakumbh.

Parachute scare in Uttrakhand

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

A 'parachute' candidate is one who has not been associated with a particular constituency in the past but has jumped into the fray because of some organizational directive.

Mamata's 'paribartan' spearhead in Manipur

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 03:47 PM PST

Leading the Trinamool Congress in Manipur is a woman walking in Didi's footsteps, from her battle-cry for change to her simple ways.

Punjab polls: Dera defers decision on support

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:52 PM PST

Dera Sacha Sauda's political wing has postponed its decision on extending its support for candidates and parties in Punjab.

Tibetan parliament condemns firing incident

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:51 PM PST

Tibetan parliament-in-exile, in a statement issued on Monday, condemned the alleged open firing incidence inside Tibet claiming the lives of six peoples.

Head constable suspended for beating up a woman over theft

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:49 PM PST

A head constable of Mansa Police, who was caught on camera beating up a woman accused of snatching, theft and sale of illicit liquor, has been placed under suspension.

Kingpin of Assam Rifles job scam remanded to Jail

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:48 PM PST

Kingpin of the Assam Rifles job scam, Archana Singha, who was under custody of Delhi police, was produced in a local court at Dehra and sent to three-day police custody.

Teacher booked for criminal breach of trust

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:46 PM PST

Director education O P Sharma lodged a complaint at police station (Shimla east) against Bhawan Sharma on the basis of which a case of criminal breach of trust by public servant was registered under Section 409 of IPC.

Fresh snowfall paralyzes Kinnaur

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:42 PM PST

Kalpa and its adjoining areas on Monday received fresh spell of snowfall, which added to the problems of people residing in the tribal Kinnaur district.

13/7 case cracked, but big fish still at large

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:10 PM PST

The three main conspirators, mastermind Yasin Bhatkal and two bomb planters, have been named as wanted accused and are on the run.

India objects to Leno’s ‘Golden Temple’ joke

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

Vayalar Ravi has directed the Indian Embassy in Washington to lodge a protest with NBC over a skit on Jay Leno's 'Tonight Show'.

2G case: NGO says Khurshid batting for companies

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:47 PM PST

NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation on Monday accused law ministry of overlooking Attorney General's opinion to take a view that "no case was made out against Loop-Essar".

VLS Finance wants CBI probe in hotelier case

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:41 PM PST

VLS Finance, the company that opposed withdrawal of prosecution against Delhi based hotelier S P Gupta (an ex-client of P Chidambaram) on Monday approached the Delhi HC.

CBI widens NRHM probe to include Mulayam’s tenure

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:38 PM PST

CBI has expanded the scope of its investigation into the NRHM scam in UP, probing into `irregular' expenses to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore and also including the tenure of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

UP health scam death queers BJP’s anti-graft pitch

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:35 PM PST

Soon after the news of Verma's suicide broke on Monday, BJP targeted Congress wondering whether CBI was deliberately not catching the "major political players".

Centre looking into MPVs’ vulnerability in anti-Naxal war

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:31 PM PST

Centre will advise states to be careful in using MPVs considering their vulnerability as reflected by the Saturday's incident of Jharkhand.

Hizb ut-Tahrir, group behind failed Bangla coup plot, growing in stature in India

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:22 PM PST

Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), the aggressive political group behind the recent failed Bangladesh coup, has been active in India for at least two years.

Did police infighting help Bhatkal flee?

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:14 PM PST

While the police departments in past few weeks have squabbled, Ahmad Siddi Bappa alias Yasin alias Shahrukh has gone underground

India takes up fight against mental disorders at WHO summit

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:09 PM PST

India has pushed the world into joining hands to fight against mental disorders like depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.

Pay wages on a par with states: SC to Centre

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:07 PM PST

MGNREGA payments are fixed taking into account the Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour (CPIL-AL) and is Rs 82 per day.

BJP, JD (U) play down Gadkari’s pro-Modi remarks

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:02 PM PST

JD(U), which has been distancing itself from Modi, refused to attach any significance to Gadkari's remarks favouring the Gujarat CM.
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