Sunday, January 22, 2012

On campaign trail in Punjab, Mayawati talks about UP

On campaign trail in Punjab, Mayawati talks about UP

On campaign trail in Punjab, Mayawati talks about UP

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 05:00 PM PST

Addressing a rally in Chhapar on Sunday, the UP chief minister slammed Congress and BJP, but did not utter a word against ruling SAD.

Can't remove AFSPA from Manipur yet: Okram Ibobi Singh

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:24 PM PST

Okram Ibobi Singh has been Manipur CM for 10 years. On one hand his government is credited with bringing stability, on the other it's been accused of failing to provide good governance. Seven rebel outfits have banned Congress in the elections, restricting movement of party workers. Oinam Sunil talks to Ibobi

Assembly elections: Anna Hazare tries to put parties on the mat over Lokpal

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:12 PM PST

In a bid to project a non-partisan face, Anna Hazare and his team on Sunday shot off a series of letters to leaders , including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi and BJP president Nitin Gadkari.

TMC vs Cong in Manipur

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:06 PM PST

In the 60-seat Manipur assembly, TMS has fielded 47 candidates, including its lone MLA K Sharat Singh and three legislators who recently joined Trinamool.

UP polls: In country's sugar bowl, ganna scores over Anna

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:01 PM PST

Everyday hassles bother people, a dismal power scenario top of mind. Cane- growers are the hardest hit. From sowing to harvesting , nothing moves without electricity.

Age row: Former Army chief backs Gen VK Singh

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 03:15 PM PST

Former Army chief Gen Shankar Roychoudhary said Gen Singh was justified in approaching the highest court of the country to maintain his honour.

85000 buses to improve public transport in rural areas

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 03:11 PM PST

The government plans to roll out at least 85,000 buses in rural areas in the next five years in its bid to improve public transport.

Joshi, Vasan meeting to push TN road project

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 03:06 PM PST

The project has faced hurdles due to non-availability of land on certain stretches of this 19-km corridor, out of which 17 km will be elevated.

Missing farm hands have Punjab farmers worried

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 03:00 PM PST

MGNREGS, which has helped the government deal with poverty and unemployment in other states, has failed miserably in Punjab with hardly one-tenth of the funds meant for the state being utilized.

CBI to study CAG report, dig deeper in NRHM probe

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:57 PM PST

The CBI will take into consideration the CAG report on National Rural Health Mission fund implementation in Uttar Pradesh.

Kashmiri student attacked in Ujjain, Omar calls MP CM

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:50 PM PST

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah spoke to Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday inquiring about the shooting of a Kashmiri M Phil student in Ujjain.

Soon, safety in the sky as GPS-aided Gagan set to take off

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:33 PM PST

Gagan will help aircraft take shortest possible routes, saving fuel & time, with GPS data provided by satellites. Aircraft will not need ground-based navigational aids.

Blast at Manipur speaker’s house

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:23 PM PST

Militants stepped up their attacks on Congress candidates triggering an IED blast near the gate of Manipur assembly speaker Irengbam Hemochandra Singh's residence at Singjamei in Imphal West on Sunday evening.

SC defines property will rules for wife

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 01:26 PM PST

A Hindu woman who gets property from her husband through a will cannot have absolute right over it unlike property inherited by her through succession.

Amul to hot up frozen yogurt market

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 01:21 PM PST

Amul's move comes at a time when a string of frozen yogurt chains are entering the country riding on the healthier, guilt-free dessert plank.

PAC steps up heat on AI’s fleet purchase

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 01:06 PM PST

PAC is stepping up its probe into AI's controversial fleet acquisition programme and has called for details regarding the rationale and selection of Boeing and Airbus aircraft.

Kashmir zealots push Christians into valley of fear

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 12:29 PM PST

Two missionary schools in Srinagar are now facing calls to include Islamic prayers as part of the curriculum and prove they do not promote Christianity.

Vote against corruption, drug addiction, says marathon man Fauja Singh

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 11:49 AM PST

Expressing his views over the scheduled election in Punjab, Fauja said, ""Every person must vote in coming assembly elections. And we shall vote for a candidate who is capable of eradicating corruption and drug addiction from Punjab."

ND Tiwari hopeful of Congress return in Uttarakhand

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

A four-time chief minister of UP with another term in Uttarakhand, Tiwari admits he is lonely. All his contemporaries are gone.

Gadkari backs Narendra Modi for PM's post

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 10:52 AM PST

BJP president Nitin Gadkari has endorsed Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for the top posts of prime minister and party head.

Elections in Punjab but the UP tadka persisted

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:36 AM PST

The elections in Punjab show scene of Uttar Pradesh upon party president and UP chief minister Mayawati landing here to campaign for party candidates.

Youth team asking people to vote for congress making fun of SAD’s development agenda

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:19 AM PST

Theatre is said to be best medium in attracting the fancy of masses. Taking it seriously the two types of theatre teams are out in entertaining people but with different motives.

Rushdie issue has been politicised, says Anupam Kher

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:10 AM PST

As the Salman Rushdie episode looms large on the Jaipur Literature Festival, actor Anupam Kher today said the issue has been "politicised".

Disabled to get limbs at doorsteps in Gurgaon, Faridabad

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:53 AM PST

From now on, physically handicapped persons in four districts of Haryana - Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mewat and Palwal - need not go to hospitals to get artificial limbs.

One killed in Manipur explosion

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:42 AM PST

At least one person was killed and three others injured in a powerful explosion today evening outside the residence of a Congress party candidate in election-bound Manipur.
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