Saturday, February 18, 2012

Road accidents cost India $20 bn every year

Road accidents cost India $20 bn every year

Road accidents cost India $20 bn every year

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 08:23 PM PST

India suffers a staggering hit of Rs.1 lakh crore ($20 billion) every year due to road accidents, according to the International Road Federation (IRF), which says the country lacks "political will" to tackle the menace.

Polling begins for UP election's fourth phase

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 06:22 PM PST

Polling for the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh's staggered elections in 56 assembly seats began Sunday at 7 am.

'Bogus' certificates of West Asian students under lens

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 05:51 PM PST

Even as officials probing the Monday's attack on the wife of an Israeli diplomat in the national Capital are largely focusing on foreign students, evidence shows that certificates submitted by students from some of the Asian countries are inconsistent. Sources said that they suspect that some of the certificates could be bogus.

Centre-states' face-off in offing over amendment to RPF Act

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 05:47 PM PST

Another stand-off between the Centre and states is building up, and this time around the bone of contention is amendment to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Act that will empower central force under railways with policing power to effectively deal with crimes in trains and railway stations.

Lakhimpur CMO booked for clerk's murder

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:56 PM PST

Police on Friday night registered a case of conspiracy and murder against the chief medical officer (CMO) Lakhimpur and his five subordinates in connection with the death of health department clerk Mahendra Sharma.

Furnish details of medical faculty, CIC tells MCI

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:54 PM PST

In a significant order that will help eradicate fake faculty members in private medical colleges, the Central Information Commission has directed the Medical Council of India (MCI) to furnish details of faculty members, their designations and their joining dates on its website and update the information every quarter.

Soon, herbal energy bars to help jawans keep off hunger, sleep

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:52 PM PST

Traditional herbs that helped sages to go without food for months may come in handy for jawans of paramilitary forces to beat hunger and sleep as they lie in wait during operations in conflict zones.

EC notice to Beni Prasad on Muslim quota remarks

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:49 PM PST

When the Election Commission sent a notice on Saturday to minister for steel Beni Prasad Verma for violating the model code of conduct, the minister said he did not remember his remarks on reservation for minorities or the context in which he had been speaking.

Could have done better in tennis than politics: Chidambaram

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:25 PM PST

Union home minister P Chidambaram quips he could have shined better as a tennis player than as a politician and that "perhaps I have chosen a wrong path".

Goa carnival called off after bus tragedy

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:23 PM PST

Goa on Saturday called off one of the biggest events in its cultural calendar after a school bus plunged into the Mapusa River, 22 km from Panjim, leaving four kids among the seven dead. The Carnival was cancelled minutes before the floats' parade was to commence.

Ship GPS holds key to Italians' trial in India

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 03:41 PM PST

The GPS (global positioning system), the space-based satellite navigation system, on board Italian tanker Enrica Lexie holds the key to determine whether six Italian naval personnel could be prosecuted in Indian courts or it should be left to Rome to act against them.

India rejects Italy offer for joint probe

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 03:37 PM PST

As the diplomatic row between India and Italy threatened to worsen over the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian naval officials on board of tanker Enrica Lexie, Rome on Saturday offered to send a team of officials to jointly investigate the matter. The offer was made in a letter to foreign minister S M Krishna by his Italian counterpart Giulio Terzi.

India may not be able to try Enrica accused

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 03:34 PM PST

Italian navy personnel on board the Enrica Lexie may have shot two Indian fishermen on Wednesday outside Indian territorial waters and the accused may have to be tried, according to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, in Italian courts. That, too, will happen only if the Italian government wants it.

More states oppose NCTC, govt in fire-fighting mode

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 02:48 PM PST

With Chhattisgarh and Karnataka on Saturday joining the ranks of those opposed to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) for being "violative" of the federal structure and Farooq Abdullah saying the Centre must address the states' concern, the Centre struck a reconciliatory note, saying the fight against terrorism was a shared responsibility.

More states oppose NCTC, govt in fire-fighting mode

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 02:48 PM PST

With Chhattisgarh and Karnataka on Saturday joining the ranks of those opposed to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) for being "violative" of the federal structure and Farooq Abdullah saying the Centre must address the states' concern, the Centre struck a reconciliatory note, saying the fight against terrorism was a shared responsibility.

Make picking red sandalwood a penal offence: SC

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 01:50 PM PST

Large scale smuggling of endangered red sandalwood, which grows only in Indian forests and commands a princely price in markets of China, Japan and Western countries, has forced the Supreme Court to try and save it from extinction by making its picking or uprooting from wild a penal offence under the Wildlife Protection Act.

Flyers hit as Kingfisher cancels flights, stops ops

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 01:43 PM PST

Kingfisher flyers across the country were in for a rough haul on Saturday as the airline abruptly suspended operations in Kolkata till February 24 — following a flash strike by unpaid employees.

Kingfisher Airlines crippled as a/cs attached for tax dues

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 01:39 PM PST

The account attachment has crippled the almost bankrupt airline's cash flow. Some bases were badly hit as some airline ground staff has been unpaid for months.

Indore corporator's son among 15 who allegedly raped 2 teens

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST

Two teenaged schoolgirls were allegedly raped by at least 15 men in broad daylight in a deserted farm at Betna, near Indore. One of the accused is the son of a corporator in the local municipal council.

Corporator’s son, 14 others rape 2 teens among 15 who raped 2 teens

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 01:20 PM PST

Two teenaged schoolgirls were allegedly raped by at least 15 men in broad daylight in a deserted farm at Betna, near Indore. One of the accused is the son of a corporator in the local municipal council.

Cheque bounce case: Warrant against Azharrudin

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 01:07 PM PST

A Delhi court on Saturday issued non-bailable warrant against Congress MP Mohd Azharrudin for his failure to appear before it in connection with a cheque bounce case.

Italian foreign minister calls Krishna on fishermen killing issue

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 08:23 AM PST

During the telephonic talk, Krishna told Giulio Terzi that the people onboard the ship 'Enrica Lexie', particularly the captain of the ship and the two personnel involved in the shooting, should fully cooperate with Indian investigating authorities.

Sasikala's husband M Natarajan arrested

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:47 AM PST

The husband of Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa's estranged aide Sasikala was arrested on Saturday in a land grabbing case, police said.

Sasikala's husband arrested

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:47 AM PST

The husband of Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa's estranged aide Sasikala was arrested on Saturday in a land grabbing case, police said.

Liquor to cost more in Haryana from April

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:33 AM PST

Liquor will be costlier in Haryana by up to 10 per cent from April as the state's new excise policy is aiming to collect Rs 3,000 crore in revenues in 2012-13.
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