Thursday, January 19, 2012

Fog hits train traffic in North India

Fog hits train traffic in North India


Fog hits train traffic in North India

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:40 PM PST

Dense fog in many parts of North India today affected rail traffic with 30 trains running late.


Inside Mamata's mind: Sense of destiny and faith in providence drives Didi

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:01 PM PST

According to her memoirs titled My Unforgettable Memories, due for launch next week, Banerjee sees herself as the perennial outsider in what she calls the "neatly manicured garden" of parliamentary politics.


Badal govt an all-round failure: Sonia

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:37 PM PST

Sonia Gandhi on Thursday urged Punjab voters to vote out the Badal government that only focuses on benefiting those who run it.


New EVMs to have paper trail

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:18 PM PST

Election Commission has ordered Bharat Electronics Limited to make electronic voting machines that will generate paper trail of the ballot cast.


Assembly elections: Uttarakhand freezes, campaign stalls

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:12 PM PST

Snowfall and non-stop rain for 12 days in large parts of Uttarakhand have hobbled electioneering. The state's upper reaches are snowed under and biting cold has crippled life.


Dream Girl Hema Malini wins hearts on Ibobi’s turf

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:01 PM PST

Hema Malini, who campaigned for lone BJP candidate Indira Oinam in Thoubal on Thursday, got a rousing welcome from the crowd.


Probe into allegations of use of substandard material in BPL housing scheme

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:27 PM PST

With allegations of use of substandard material in the construction of 318 houses meant for below poverty line (BPL) families surfacing, the district administration has ordered a probe into it.


Jailbreak: 2 'conspirators' nabbed

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:24 PM PST

The SIT however has failed to nab the escapee criminals while suspecting that they could have sneaked in Uttar Pradesh crossing the Yamuna border after fleeing from the jail.


Injured doctor in snow-hit Spiti faces administration's apathy

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:22 PM PST

It's not just the snow but the coldness of the administration which has left the people in the tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh a distressed lot.


Near blackout in 200 Chamba villages

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:16 PM PST

More than 200 villages, out of 1,113, in Chamba district have been facing power cuts since last week, making it difficult to for the people to beat the biting cold conditions.


Hooda coming to Sirsa, INLD calls Dabwali bandh

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:05 PM PST

With chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda scheduled to attend the convocation function of Chaudhary Devi Lal University at Sirsa, the main opposition party in Haryana, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), has given a call for Dabwali bandh.


UP assembly elections: BJP hopes drawn-out poll in UP will help dilute Kushwaha damage

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:49 PM PST

In its attempt to contain the Congress, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari will spend 20 days in UP to campaign. Other leaders like Sushma and Advani will also campaign extensively.


UP assembly elections: BJP hopes drawn-out poll in UP will help dilute Kushwaha damage

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:49 PM PST

In its attempt to contain the Congress, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari will spend 20 days in UP to campaign. Other leaders like Sushma and Advani will also campaign extensively.


Govt files caveat even in PIL on Army chief’s age

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:38 PM PST

The Centre is willing to take no chances in any case relating to Army chief Gen V K Singh's age issue.


WW II graves exhumed as Japan seeks remains

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:29 PM PST

The exhumation of the remains of 11 Japanese soldiers killed in the Second World War began on Thursday at the Guwahati War Cemetery .


Rushdie tweets, but stays mum over visit

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:24 PM PST

Booker-winning author Salman Rushdie seemed in the mood for fun when he tweeted, "Simi said the only Salman she liked, worked in Bollywood".

Rushdie tweets, but stays mum over visit

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:24 PM PST

Booker-winning author Salman Rushdie seemed in the mood for fun when he tweeted, "Simi said the only Salman she liked, worked in Bollywood".


3 Christian priests told to leave J&K

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:21 PM PST

A self-styled Sharia court in Srinagar on Thursday issued a fatwa asking three Christian priests to leave Jammu & Kashmir for "luring the Valley's Muslims to Christianity".


India 6th on innovative list: Study

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:19 PM PST

India has been ranked the sixth most "innovative" country in the world in multinational conglomerate GE's Annual Global Innovation Barometer.


Politicians to play key roles in Naxal areas

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:10 PM PST

The government may allow local elected persons to decide the nature of works to fill the development gap in areas reeling under Maoist menace.


Reds go one-up on forces

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:03 PM PST

The BSF, deployed for anti-naxal operations, has recently recovered a huge cache of 'state-of-the-art' Chinese-made communication gadgets in Maoists-affected Koraput.


Teach For India grads add value to their lives

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:54 PM PST

A break from a bluechip job to teach kids who are not even counted as significant by the system, initially, sounded like an idea similar to losing one's balance.


Bihar IM module was active before 2008

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:52 PM PST

Sources have also confirmed that at least two members of the present module were present near L-11, Batla House, the encounter site on September 13, 2008.


Make ramps compulsory in all airlines, demands social justice minister

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:47 PM PST

Union social justice minister Mukul Wasnik has asked civil aviation minister Ajit Singh to make ramps compulsory in all airlines to facilitate boarding by physically challenged persons.


NRHM scam: CBI searches 40 sites, files 3 cases

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:40 PM PST

A UP revenue board member and five others were on Thursday booked by the CBI in three new cases for 'fudging' funds to the tune of about Rs 250 crore in NRHM projects.


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