Saturday, January 21, 2012

Police info about threat not true, am very angry: Rushdie

Police info about threat not true, am very angry: Rushdie


Police info about threat not true, am very angry: Rushdie

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:12 PM PST

Rushdie took to microblogging site Twitter to vent his anger and responded to reports in Indian media that said "Rajasthan police invented plot to keep away Rushdie."


Naib tehsildar lands in police net in Sonipat

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:11 PM PST

Naib tehsildar Inder Singh, who was posted at the Indri Block in Karnal district, was arrested by the economic crime branch of the Sonipat police on Thursday.


55 schools get notices in Karnal

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:10 PM PST

Showing no leniency in the drive against traffic violations by schools buses, the district authorities have slapped notices on 55 schools to either comply with the norms or face action.


Bandh, protests by INLD in Dabwali

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:06 PM PST

Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda visited Sirsa district on Friday and was greeted by the bandh called by the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Dabwali.


Snow cuts off 58 villages from Kullu

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:02 PM PST

It is not just people on the other side of Rohtang and Kunzum passes in Lahaul-Spiti that are cut off from the rest of the nation when winter snowfall arrives. Jalori pass in Kullu has its own connectivity problems.


Himachal: Snow brings cheer for winter-sport enthusiasts

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:59 PM PST

Heavy snowfall in Shimla and its nearby areas this month has brought cheer for winter-sport lovers as five-six foot snow on the slopes of Narkanda has raised hopes for prolonged sessions of skiing.


Lawyer moves CBI against SAD govt

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:58 PM PST

More trouble is brewing for the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal as the assembly elections draw closer.


IIT Ropar students claim their share of job pie

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:50 PM PST

Indian Institute of Technology, established here in 2009, has brought its first crop of students to the corporate world and they are fetching good packages.


Forest department for chargesheet against DFO M S Malik

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:44 PM PST

State forest minister Captain Ajay Singh Yadav on Saturday confirmed the development but added that chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would take a final decision on the chargesheet.


Bus with 45 students overturns, 12 badly hurt

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:41 PM PST

A school bus carrying 45 children overturned near Nara village on Assandh road in Panipat on Saturday morning.The students were from BSRK School, Safidon.


Lady luck smiles on vegetable seller, wins Rs 1 crore lottery

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:36 PM PST

Lady luck smiled on a roadside vendor when he got a call about winning a Rs 1 crore lottery on Friday evening.A resident of Kalanwali, he has won the Lohri bumper lottery of Punjab state lotteries.


Miscreants stop Muslims from offering Namaz at Jind village mosque

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:34 PM PST

Sources in the village said that this turn of events happened following the eviction of a family and removal of a bank from the premises of the village mosque.


Haryana: Civic amenities provided by developers under scanner

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:31 PM PST

Town and country planning department of the state has started auditing records maintained by builders in connection with providing civic amenities and community services in colonies.


'Let us see if we can get us some seats'

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:21 PM PST

Many dalit ideologues, activists may be finding fault with BSP supremo Mayawati and her style of working, but her party cadres and supporters venerate her.


Khangura gets 2nd notice for party at Park Plaza on nomination eve

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST

Jassi Khangura, Congress candidate from Dakha constituency in Ludhiana, is under EC scrutiny over a dinner he had hosted at his five-star hotel, Park Plaza, in Ludhiana on the eve of his nomination.


Himachal: Decision to lease out hydel project faces opposition

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:14 PM PST

State government is facing opposition over its decision to lease out 4.5-MW Thirot hydel project in Lahaul-Spiti district to a private company.


Bishnois threaten road blocks against poaching

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:09 PM PST

In no mood to give up against alleged poaching of black bucks in Adampur area of Hisar district, Bishnoi community on Saturday threatened to block roads if government failed to take steps to stop the killings.


Maoists show off strength, blow up 13 Jharkhand cops

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:28 PM PST

In yet another gruesome operation, Maoists on Saturday triggered a landmine blast near Garhwa district's Lalmatia village on Jharkhand's border with Chhattisgarh, killing 13 policemen.


Rahul Gandhi ups ante against Mayawati

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:19 PM PST

Not letting his guard down in the electoral bout against Mayawati and her party symbol 'haathi' (elephant), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi dubbed the pachyderm as "Jaadu ka haathi jo sab kuch kha jaata hai.


PM: Punjab's poor growth due to SAD

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:12 PM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday slammed Punjab's Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government "for not taking interest in Punjab's development" .


Shoe hurled at Arvind Kejriwal in Dehradun

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:02 PM PST

A shoe was hurled at Team Anna members at a public rally in Dehradun on Saturday.


Won't join Anna's poll drive: Sri Sri

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:56 PM PST

Refusing to join the Anna-Ramdev combine's campaign in the five poll-bound states, Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar proposed instead to work with the Maoists, provided they shun violence.


Uma Bharti: Congress deviating from core poll issues

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:48 PM PST

BJP leader Uma Bharti on Saturday accused the Congress of maligning her and urged Rahul Gandhi to "stop trivialization and consequent digression from serious poll issues in UP".


Congress ticks off Mamata Banerjee on farmer suicides

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:34 PM PST

The Congress in West Bengal on Saturday slammed the state government about farmer suicides.


Maoist attack: Anti-mine van no guarantee for safety

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:31 PM PST

Anti-landmine vehicle is no guarantee for safety in Maoist-infested Jharkhand was proved again on Saturday when suspected Maoists triggered a landmine blast killing 13 policemen in Jharkhand's Garhwa district.


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