Thursday, February 23, 2012

Thakurs dominate poll fray in Phoolan land

Thakurs dominate poll fray in Phoolan land

Thakurs dominate poll fray in Phoolan land

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:22 PM PST

For an outsider, it could just be another non-descript village with tell-tale signs of deprivation and desperation in the badlands of Uttar Pradesh riven by caste divides.

UP assembly election: Likely scenarios after polls

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 05:34 PM PST

Depending on how many seats four main parties — SP, BSP, Congress & BJP — get, there are four likely scenarios in UP after assembly elections.

Hats off to mother of 57 'daughters': Nita Ambani

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 05:17 PM PST

When Nita Ambani, wife of the world's richest Indian Mukesh Ambani, visited Unique Home in Jalandhar on Thursday, she was humbled by the greatness of its founder Parkash Kaur, who has 57 'daughters'.

Harbhajan's namesake in visa fraud: Police probe role of bank staff

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 05:16 PM PST

The manager of HDFC Bank branch in Civil Lines has confirmed to police that the account statement used by cricketer Harbhajan Singh's namesake for getting US visa had actual details of his account.

Tunes of friendship

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 05:15 PM PST

The dew-drenched lawns of the Tollygunge Club provided the perfect setting for a musical union between neighbours India and Bangladesh.

Himachal: Khimi inducted as forest, tribal affairs minister

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 05:14 PM PST

Former BJP state chief Khimi Ram, who was inducted into the Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Thursday to fill the lone vacant berth, has been made the forest minister with additional responsibility as minister for tribal development.

Dhumal questions land allocations to Tibetans

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 05:13 PM PST

A question mark has been raised over land bought by Tibetans after Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal stated on Thursday that the BJP government would not hesitate to cancel the allocation should the courts uphold the illegality.

Haryana assembly: Opposition stages walkout over 'fewer sittings'

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 05:10 PM PST

Opposition parties in Haryana assembly on Tuesday staged a walkout to protest the "few sittings" of the house during the budget session of the Haryana assembly which began here with the governor's address.

Rice-wheat rotation: Few takers for Shergill report

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 05:08 PM PST

As expected, the recommendation by economist H S Shergill to continue wheat-paddy crop rotation in Punjab and to bring more area under the two crops in the coming years is ruffling feathers besides facing flak from several noted agro-economists.

Whistleblower IFS officer gets award for crusade against graft

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 05:02 PM PST

Haryana's whistleblower IFS officer, Sanjiv Chaturvedi, who had exposed various irregularities in the forest department involving top politicians and bureaucrats, was conferred the "S R Jindal prize-2011" for his "crusade against corruption".

Violation of ban on polythene: Notices served

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:51 PM PST

The state pollution control board has served notices on the chief medical officers of 21 districts as well as the top brass of the state health department for violating the ban on use of polythene banners.

UP polls: Voters in Mahoba and Hamirpur express their resentment

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:50 PM PST

Voters' resentment with the candidates in fray was witnessed in some parts of Mahoba and Hamirpur which went to polls on Thursday.

Six-year-old student's death: Panchayat to decide future course of action

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:47 PM PST

Mahipal Singh, paternal uncle of Pankaj, said that village elders would assemble right after the bhog ceremony of the boy, which would be held at the village grounds on Friday.

UP polls: Bundelkhand votes for development

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:44 PM PST

Hoping that development will not be relegated to the background at the cost of politics, voters in the three districts of Bundelkhand -- Jhansi, Jalaun and Lalitpur -- turned up in large numbers at polling booths on Thursday.

Land acquisition near Haryana MP's colleges under HC lens

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:24 PM PST

Acquisition of a chunk of land in Uchana village of Jind district of Haryana, allegedly to benefit Congress stalwart and Rajya Sabha MP, Birender Singh, has come under the scanner of Punjab and Haryana high court.

UP polls: Mulayam silent, Akhilesh hopeful

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST

Mulayam and his entire family including heir apparent Akhilesh Yadav cast their votes at their native place in Saifai. Mulayam's younger brother and the party nominee from Jaswantnagar, Shivapal Yadav, is the only family member contesting the assembly polls.

UP voters do not trouble poll staff at 9 polling stations in fifth phase

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:04 PM PST

Poor governance and lack of roads kept voters away in nine polling stations of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.

Chaos in Congress: Now, Sriprakash Jaiswal joins CM’s race in UP

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:58 PM PST

The infighting within the Congress over its chief ministerial candidate once again came to the fore on Thursday, when Union coal minister and Kanpur MP, Sriprakash Jaiswal, said that he is ready to serve the state as chief minister.

Hurriyat hawks split as Geelani 'softens'

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:35 PM PST

The Muslim League, which is an important constituent of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference, has distanced itself from hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani following his involvement with track-II initiatives to find a solution to the J&K issue.

Kapil Sibal may write book on Gujarat riots

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:24 PM PST

Poetry and politicians seem to make perfect bedfellows in India. Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who joined this select group of poet-politicians three years ago, is back with a second collection of verse titled, 'My world within'.

Kerala fishermen killings: HC refuses to stay probe into firing

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:21 PM PST

The Kerala HC on Thursday advised the Italian government and its two navy guards to cooperate with the probe.

Don't accept untaxed cash, Swiss to banks

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:18 PM PST

In a move that has implications for India's fight against black money, the Swiss government has asked its banks to prevent acceptance of "untaxed assets" in their accounts without violating client confidentiality.

Subhash Ghai's Haryana project stalled

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:12 PM PST

A court in Haryana has stayed Bollywood filmmaker Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts from performing any type of activity on the 20 acres of land it purchased from the gram panchayat of Badhsa village in Jhajjar district.

Fatalities in India didn't stop during recession

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:09 PM PST

While the number of road accidents and fatalities has reduced in developed countries such as the US, the UK and Germany between 2008 and 2010 due to financial meltdown, the toll has increased significantly in India.

31 accused in Kandhamal riots acquitted

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:08 PM PST

A fast track court has acquitted 31 persons who had been accused of being involved in communal violence in Orissa's Kandhamal district in August 2008.
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