Thursday, January 26, 2012

In Malwa, candidates promise cancer hospitals for votes

In Malwa, candidates promise cancer hospitals for votes

In Malwa, candidates promise cancer hospitals for votes

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:42 PM PST

Punjab's Malwa region that has produced maximum number of CMs including Parkash Singh Badal and Amarinder Singh, but people of the region travel to Bikaner in Rajasthan for affordable cancer treatment.

Punjab polls: In Malwa, candidates promise cancer hospitals for votes

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:42 PM PST

Punjab's Malwa region that has produced maximum number of CMs including Parkash Singh Badal and Amarinder Singh, but people of the region travel to Bikaner in Rajasthan for affordable cancer treatment.

In Uttarakhand, politicians ignoring farmers' issues

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:34 PM PST

Man-animal conflict is a problem that has stumped policy makers for years, says B K Joshi, ex- VC of Kumaon Univ, who has extensively studied agriculture in the mountains.

Uttarakhand polls: Khanduri sweats amid rebellion, strong opponent

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:28 PM PST

Kotdwar is no ordinary election ground. Chief minister B C Khanduri is the BJP candidate here. His earlier constituency of Dhumakot has ceased to exist after delimitation.

Punjab polls: Muktsar's Cong candidate likes votes & diamonds

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:24 PM PST

Karan Brar, 60, has ruby and diamond sets worth Rs 10 lakhs, gold jewellery worth Rs 27 lakhs and a diamond ring worth Rs 5 lakhs but prefers simple attire.

Netas are shameless, says Irom Sharmila

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:11 PM PST

Sharmila said promises made by politicians during campaigning were a mockery of a democratic country and condemned politicians for failing to repeal the AFSPA despite "countless promises".

Govt to get tough on overloading of trucks

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:08 PM PST

In a move to curb overloading of trucks on national highways (NHs), the highways ministry has asked NHAI to crack down on such vehicles.

Railways to raise Rs 6,300 cr from bond issue

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:00 PM PST

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) expects to raise Rs 6,300 crore from tax-free bonds to fund rail construction projects.

NHAI’s 12th plan target: More roads in Naxal-hit areas

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:56 PM PST

In its document submitted to the Planning Commission, the highways ministry has proposed to complete 4,426km in left wing extremism (LWE) affected areas by 2015.

FCI pays 30% less, forces distress sale

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:48 PM PST

A team from the Centre that visited Bihar and Uttar Pradesh last week found that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) was paying nearly 30% less.

Poor labourers pledged Rs 100, get Re 1 for day's work under govt's employment guarantee scheme

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:14 PM PST

While Rs 100 is publicized as guaranteed MNREGA pay, it is actually the maximum the poor can get & it depends on district administration if the worker will get it at all.

Dowry death: One bride burnt every hour

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:02 PM PST

In 2010, there were 8391 reported cases of dowry death in the country. That works out to a shocking one death every hour approximately.

Picasso, Van Gogh art in online auction in India

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:41 PM PST

The Van Gogh landscape "L'Alee aux deux promeneurs" and the 1953 Picasso oil "Le Transformateur" are highlights of a Saffronart online auction in February.

Gram sabhas above Lok Sabha: Anna

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:46 PM PST

Team Anna chose Republic Day to advocate radical ideas like putting gram sabhas above Lok Sabha & establishing a referendum commission along the lines of EC.

MoEF’s web content not available after office hours

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:40 PM PST

The Central Information Comm has ordered environment and forests ministry to put detailed info on environmental clearances on website to be made available round the clock.

Become ‘junglee’ to take on Reds: CRPF DG

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:29 PM PST

"Let us also modify our tactics- be like hunters, hide in his area and hit him hard. Learn to be a junglee," Kumar said in his recent official communication to his troops.

Russian prosecutors to move higher court on Gita

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:24 PM PST

Prosecutors in the Siberian city of Tomsk argue that the Russian translation of "Bhagvad Gita As It Is" promotes "social discord" and hatred towards non-believers.

CBI to file final report in Bhanwari case early next month

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:16 PM PST

The CBI will file its final report in the Bhanwari Devi case in the first week of February.

2G scam: Essar, Loop honchos to appear in court today

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:13 PM PST

The promoters of Essar and Loop Telecom, who have been named as accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, are likely to appear before a special CBI court on Friday.

Defence ministry looking into data leak by naval officers

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:10 PM PST

The defence ministry has sought details of the probe against four naval officers in the dock for allegedly divulging classified information and data on social media.

Insider trading case: Rajat Gupta’s friends rally for support ahead of trial

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:54 AM PST

A site set up to garner support for Gupta has an open letter signed by top business leaders like K P Singh, Adi Godrej, Yogi Deveshwar, Analjit Singh, Vijay Thadani.

G-4 nations put joint bid for Security Council expansion

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:30 AM PST

India, Japan, Brazil and Germany chose the Indian Republic Day to launch a fresh offensive in the UN for expansion of the Security Council.

Activists urge Chhattisgarh to reduce RTI fees

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

The National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) expressed "dismay" over the Chhattisgarh assembly's decision to increase RTI application fees.

Govt firm on decision to ban ex-Isro chief Madahavan Nair

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:48 AM PST

Probe ordered by govt concluded that Nair had seriously erred in withholding details of the agreement between Isro's commercial arm Antrix and Devas for use of S-band airwaves.

CBI lens on graft cases in MTNL, BSNL, DoT

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:26 AM PST

The Central Vigilance Commission has referred three major cases involving officials of MTNL, BSNL and Department of Telecom to the CBI for criminal investigations.
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