Friday, January 6, 2012

'Major expansion, modernisation of coast guard underway'

'Major expansion, modernisation of coast guard underway'

'Major expansion, modernisation of coast guard underway'

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 06:55 PM PST

Indian Coast Guard is in the process of activating four new stations and two air stations besides inducting over 12 ships and 10 aircraft in its force.

New, deadlier form of TB hits India

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:09 PM PST

A new entity—ominously called Totally Drug-Resistant TB (TDR-TB )—has been isolated in the fluid samples of 12 TB patients in the past three months alone at Hinduja Hospital at Mahim .

Adarsh panel term extended to May 31

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:03 PM PST

A day before the expiry of its term, chief minster Prithviraj Chavan on Friday extended the term of the judicial commission set up to probe the Adarsh housing society scam to May 31, 2012.

Bidve parents visit killing site; funeral in Pune today

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:13 PM PST

British PM David Cameron on Friday condemned 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve's unprovoked murder on Boxing Day in Manchester as "an absolutely horrific act'' and asked the police "to do everything'' to ensure "very tough punishment'' to his killer.

Cong-CPI divide in Manipur widens, to contest separately

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:50 PM PST

Cracks in Manipur's Congress-CPI coalition have led the parties to decide not to contest the assembly polls together.

Punjab Polls: Sons & daughters tilt in Cong list

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:47 PM PST

Seething Congressmen, who were denied tickets , were swearing revenge and sending ultimatums to the high command. With thousands clamouring for 114 Congress tickets, those left out in the cold are expected to create trouble for their own party.

UP polls: Congress focus on reserved seats

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:45 PM PST

Congress has turned its focus on reserved seats to boost its revival efforts in UP, taking a leaf out of Mayawati's book whose 2007 surge was powered by all-Scheduled Caste contests across the state.

Punjab polls: Off their high horses & never out of the EC’s hawk eye

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:42 PM PST

Not very long ago, P S Gill was Punjab DGP. Darbara Singh Guru was principal secretary to the CM. They were powerful men. Then, the politics bug bit them. Both got Shiromani Akali Dal tickets. Nothing has looked the same ever since.

Of criminal pasts and crorepati MLAs

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:41 PM PST

Money and muscle power play a dominate factor in electoral politics with over 65% of the Punjab assembly and half the Goa House dominated by crorepatis.

Election Commission’s jumbo shocker for Mayawati

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:35 PM PST

The Election Commission has decided in principle to have all statues of Mayawati & that of her party symbol, the elephant, covered ahead of the polls in the state.

Young diplomat feted

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:24 PM PST

Venkatesh Varma, joint secretary in MEA, responsible for disarmament and nuclear policies became the first young diplomat to receive an award for excellence. The first-of-its-kind award — named after S K Singh, one of India's most famous foreign secretaries — was given away on Friday evening by Congress party president Sonia Gandhi.

No rift with Trinamool, says Congress

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:22 PM PST

Congress does not want to confront West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee considering crucial assembly polls in five states, including UP.

Panchayat diktat: Youth gets donkey ride, 2-year exile for affair with widow

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:17 PM PST

The panchayat issued the diktat on Thursday after which police also went to the village.But no police action could be taken as no one had complained to police about the incident.

5 days after, school owner nowhere in sight

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:16 PM PST

It has been five days when several students got killed in a school van and truck collision, however, the police have not been able to catch the owner of Arjun Public School, Ajmer Singh.

Haryana schools continue to function on Friday

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:14 PM PST

A day after the Haryana government announced holidays in schools till January 16, number of schools were found to be functional in various cities across the state on Friday.

Haryana schools continue to function on Friday

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:14 PM PST

A day after the Haryana government announced holidays in schools till January 16, number of schools were found to be functional in various cities across the state on Friday.

Class VIII girl pregnant, cops yet to arrest youth

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:13 PM PST

Police took two months to book an 18-year-old youth for violating a motherless 13-year-old girl, who is now 8 months pregnant.

Snowfall rejuvenates tourism in Himachal

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:11 PM PST

Good amount of snowfall has not only rejuvenated the glaciers of Himachal Pradesh, but also proved beneficial for tourism industry of the state, with scores of tourists heading to the hill state.

Deserted McLeodganj upsets tourists

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:07 PM PST

Dominated by Tibetan community, this hill station is currently upsetting the plans of tourists arriving here to see snowfall, as most residents have gone to Bodh Gaya in Bihar to attend Kalchakra teachings.

Hail, sharp shower give reprieve to Amritsar residents

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:06 PM PST

Early rain and thick layer of fog that enveloped the city plummeted the temperature of holy city Amritsar, giving much reprieve to the residents of city from dry spell of cold.

China at it again, denies visa to Arunachal officer

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 12:55 PM PST

India has put "on hold" the visit of a 30-strong military delegation to China next week after Beijing refused to issue a visa to one member.

Raza new star at Sotheby’s

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 12:44 PM PST

A painting billed as the Rockefeller Raza is the star of an art auction next month. "Village With Church," a 1958 landscape by India's most expensive modern artist Sayed Haider Raza, was once owned by the American philanthropists John D Rockefeller III and his wife, Blanchette, and it's been named after its famous collectors.

India hopes Turkey won’t choke oil supply

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 12:43 PM PST

Fresh US and EU sanctions on Iran's oil trade could create more hurdles for India in routing payments to Teheran, but New Delhi does not expect any immediate disruption in supplies since it feels a blockade of the key shipping route of Hormuz Straits is unlikely.

Unitech boss asks HC to quash case

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST

Unitech boss Sanjay Chandra moved Delhi High Court on Friday seeking quashing of charges against him in the 2G spectrum scam case.

‘Chandolia property rented to D B Realty’

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 12:41 PM PST

Vijender Kumar Sharma, D B Realty vice president (regulatory) and the eighth prosecution witness, on Friday told a special CBI court that that Associated Hotels (P) Ltd, to which 2G scam accused A Raja's former private secretary R K Chandolia had rented his property, was linked to D B Realty.
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