Thursday, January 5, 2012

Spurt in gross enrolment ratio raises question

Spurt in gross enrolment ratio raises question


Spurt in gross enrolment ratio raises question

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:19 PM PST

It has been decided to curtail the higher education cycle to five years from the existing six-year cycle. The jump in Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) currently pegged at 17.2% from 12.5% at the beginning of 11th Plan has been ascribed to the new method of calculation.


Chidambaram unveils e-office project for BSF personnel

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:17 PM PST

Union home minister P Chidambaram on Thursday inaugurated an e-office initiative, Intranet Prahari Project, for Border Security Force that is aimed at providing online access to personnel, operational and administrative works.


UP Polls: Mayawati creates a district, stops at that

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 03:02 PM PST

Maya memsaab made her bastion a district, but it's not enough for those who voted her to power in 2007. Maya's men emerged victorious in assembly segments of Akbarpur, Tanda, Jalalpur, Katehri and Jahangirpur , and three of the winners Dharmraj Nishad, Ram Achal Rajbhar and Lalji Varma hold key portfolios in the current Mayawati cabinet.


There's a Badal burst over Lambi

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 02:59 PM PST

Lambi is under a thick Badal cover. It always was, having elected CM Parkash Singh Badal thrice to the assembly. This time around, the blanket is thicker than ever, given that two men bearing the Badal surname are in the fray. A third is likely to be the Congress nominee.


'People should suggest the way ahead for Team Anna’

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 02:51 PM PST

"Where do we go from here? We are conscious that a wrong decision at this stage could prove disastrous for the movement," asks Arvind Kejriwal.


Moving pawns on UP chessboard

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 02:48 PM PST

UP's complex electoral calculus is proving to be as confusing for political parties as it is for voters. With less than a month to go for the first phase of polling in what is being billed as a crucial election, the four main players — BSP, SP, Congress and BJP — are still in the throes of finalising their lists of candidates, making it virtually impossible for voters to discern a trend or make a choice.


Team Anna confused, does not know the way forward

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST

The anti-graft movement of Anna has self-confessedly come to a point from where it doesn't know the way forward & has invited suggestions from the public.


Mudslinging, character assassination help voters decide: Bhatti

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

Sporting a bright pink turban, Bhatti was a huge draw on Thursday at the strategically located office of the Election Commission in the Sector 17 main plaza.


Fresh snowfall lashes Shimla

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:56 PM PST

Snowfall also started in Shimla's surrounding areas, including Kufri and Naldehra.Tourists, who had come to Shimla, were delighted to find white flakes covering the tourist town of Kufri during the morning hours.


Fresh snowfall lashes Shimla

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:56 PM PST

Snowfall also started in Shimla's surrounding areas, including Kufri and Naldehra.Tourists, who had come to Shimla, were delighted to find white flakes covering the tourist town of Kufri during the morning hours.


Congress faces a royal dilemma over Patiala seat

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:54 PM PST

Patiala has become Captain's 'fiefdom' with Amarinder Singh contesting from Patiala Urban.His wife and Union minister Preneet Kaur is MP from Patiala.

Patiala remains Captain's fiefdom

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:54 PM PST

Patiala has become Captain's 'fiefdom' with Amarinder Singh contesting from Patiala Urban.His wife and Union minister Preneet Kaur is MP from Patiala.


Snow trap rattles Rohtang tourists

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:52 PM PST

As many as 500 tourists had a narrow escape after being trapped for hours in blizzards on the highway between Kothi and Marhi on Wednesday night.


Punjabis scramble for Canadian 'super visas'

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:52 PM PST

Punjabis are jumping at the 'super visa' introduced by the Canadian government recently, which is providing an opportunity for immigrant families to get together with their aged parents and grandparents, back in Canada.


Haul of Rs 1.42cr foreign currency from Jagraon

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:50 PM PST

A big haul of foreign currency amounting to over Rs 1.42 crore was made in Jagraon, near Ludhiana, on Thursday.The matter has been brought to the notice of enforcement directorate for probe.


1,500 litres of illicit liquor buried in farm land seized, but owner missing

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:49 PM PST

The recovery of 1,500 litres of illicit liquor from Achrala village and subsequent failure of excise authorities to find the owners of seized stock has raised questions.


Punjab polls: After Gill now Guru's public activities to be videographed

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:48 PM PST

he two babus-turned-netas are once again on the election commission's radar. After former top cop, former Punjab director general of police (DGP) Paramdeep Singh Gill, now former top bureaucrat, ex-principal secretary Darbara Singh Guru too has been put under the election commission's scanner.


Sant Samaj too opposes Teenu's candidature from Adampur

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:46 PM PST

The Shiromani Akali Dal leaders who have revolted against candidature of Pawan Teenu from Adampur have not won the support of Damdami Taksal led Sant Samaj also.

Punjab polls: 1 nomination on day one in Moga

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:46 PM PST

The day one of filing of nominations saw only one independent filing papers from across Punjab.


Rail Roko call: Rail traffic paralysed in Haryana

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST

Thousands of passengers on board at least 32 trains, apart from those waiting on platforms, had a horrifying time on Thursday as schedules went awry due to a 'rail roko' by Bhartiya Kisan Union.


Rail blockade by BKU Lokhowal at 16 poll-bound Sangrur areas

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:41 PM PST

More than dozen trains running between Bathinda-Ambala section along with Amritsar-Dadar express running via Dhuri and trains on Ludhiana-Hisar running through Dhuri were disturbed.


Court comes down heavily on 'unfair' SHO

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:40 PM PST

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday ordered to place the SHO of Amritsar (B-division) police station under suspension for acting in defiance of judicial orders.


2 more kids succumb to injuries; death toll 13

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:39 PM PST

Three days after the school van they were travelling in met with an accident, two more students of Arjun Public School succumbed to injuries.They were in the ICU of PGI Chandigarh.


Arms case: Daljit Bittu, 4 others acquitted, one gets 3-year jail

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:38 PM PST

After completion of trial against the remaining six accused on Thursday, the court acquitted Bittu, Bhau, Sukhi, Buta Singh and Dekwala, while sentencing Cherrian to three years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000.


Woman loses twins due to docs 'negligence'

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST

The alleged negligence of the health authorities and incompetence in dealing with delivery cases has cost a couple their twins.


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